2023-08-24 11:16:54
After Lionel Messi led another victory on penalties for Inter Miami, coach Gerardo Martino warned this Wednesday of the physical wear and tear to which the Argentine captain is subjected, to whom he could begin to give breaks. Words that cause concern.
In his eighth match in 34 days, Messi led the way to a 5-4 victory on penalties (3-3 in 120 minutes) against FC Cincinnati in the semifinal of the US Open Cup, a tournament on the American calendar.
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Except for his debut on July 21 against Cruz Azul, when he started on the bench and entered the complement to give his team the victory, Messi played all six games in the Leagues Cup, the joint tournament of the MLS and the Mexican league , and the duel on Wednesday for the US Open Cup.
“Both Leo and many other players are reaching an important physical limit”
“Both Leo (Messi) and many other players are reaching an important physical limit and from today we will evaluate how we face the next three games,” acknowledged Tata.
Lionel Messi will play a new final with Inter Miami (Photo: AFP).
Inter Miami is already thinking about Saturday’s game against New York Red Bulls in the resumption of the MLS regular season, although Inter, which occupies the last overall place, is forced to start climbing positions if it wants to qualify for the playoffs.
Martino pointed to the general fatigue in his team as a determining factor in the agonizing victory against FC Cincinnati, in which they forced extra time with a goal in the 90+7 minute by the Ecuadorian Leonardo Campana after a spectacular assist from Messi.
“We do not give up and compete until the end”
“Today we lacked greater lucidity,” he said. “We were moving slowly, with one gear less than our rival, but the good thing is that we didn’t give up, we kept trying and we competed until the end”.
Tata Martino, coach of Inter Miami (Photo: AFP).
“Many games we have carried out more by character than by game and by having the best in the world playing with us,” said Martino before describing the impact of his star.
Messi today did “more as a facilitator than as a definer,” he said. “He has naturalized plays so much that they are very difficult to make that we see them as normal, but that last assist is super crack.”
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