Inter Miami CF head coach Xavier Mantrano on Saturday to kick the 2025 MLS season against the team’s “soul” after leaving the first half red card of his players to earn a draw against New York City FC at Chess Stadium on Saturday. The team is praised.
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The first challenge of the night arrived five minutes later, however, on the new signature Faf Picault The game suffered a 10 -minute injury and had to replace them.
Shortly thereafter, Equelus brought NYCFC’s Alonso Martinez out of the box and a straight red card was shown.
Masterano adjusted the line to continue the match with 10 men before an injury Marcello Weigandt The Inter Miami forced Miami to make more strategic changes. NYCFC imposed capital on its profit, along with Mitja Ilanic And Martinez scored on both sides of half the time to give him a leadership that seemed to be caught till the last whistle.
Miami fought back at moments of dying, however, provides a pass for that pass with Messi again Telasco segoviaStopage equalizer in the tenth minute of time.
“Finally, the team ends scoring because it is a team that has a soul, whose heart is,” Mascherano said. “I think we have to live with positive. Less than 72 hours ago we played at minus 24 degrees and today they used to run like horses. We have to keep jumping through the obstacles that we will be in the way. .
“But I am one of the people who live with positive things. And today, beyond the result, which I think was clearly a result we deserved, or we were entitled to victory, I was a lot I live with positive things and the team is in the team, the team has life and we are going to fight. “
Mantrano revealed that Inter Miami requested that the match against NYCFC should be taken to the players on Sunday, who after facing the Sporting Canas City at the ConcacAF Champions Cup just 72 hours before the season-owner, after facing the players To adjust. The League rejected the request.
The Argentina coach said, “Tomorrow we will do the most intensive tests of what Picault and Weigandt have.” “This happens sometimes when the game goes on. We had nothing to do with Kansas being less than 20 degrees. We asked to play on Sunday, they did not accept it, we played.
“You play at minus 24 degrees, it’s less than 72 hours ago. Then, you travel and you get a three -hour trip. You reach there at five in the morning.
“Players are not robots. They are people, they are humans. And you have to understand that it is about players. Without players, football is not present. We are not all present here without players.”
Masterano said that his former Barcelona team partner and compatriot Messi remain the main person for Miami as they have seen to improve the success of the shield of their supporters since 2024.
“Messi is the soul of this team. You saw it on the pitch. He is playing a child and he doesn’t want to lose,” Mascherano said. “So this is a big advantage for us. So we just need to keep it with this feeling. Because it is not just what he does on the pitch.
“This is what he translates with his colleagues and all that he does with his 37 years. He is not just playing in the attack, he helps us in defense, running back to the center, Running completely in midfield. So, he is fantastic. “
Inter Miami will now prepare to host Sporting Casey on Tuesday, for the second phase of the first round CCC conflict at Floorida, Florida on 25 February.
Miami won 1–0 over Kansas in the first match through Messi goal.