This collage of image exhibits Argentine celebrity Lionel Messi (left) and Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano. — Reuters/File
Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano has rubbished the media experiences claiming that there’s rift between him and Argentine celebrity Lionel Messi.
Mascherano and Messi have been concerned in a heated debate throughout the 5-3 defeat to Chicago Hearth final week on the Chase Stadium.
Miami have been 2-0 down within the match earlier than Tomas Aviles put them again on observe. They tied 3-3 within the second half when Luis Suarez scored a brace.
Nevertheless, the visiting staff scored two extra targets to clinch the victory within the last section of the sport.
Miami’s coach and Lionel Messi have been captured by the cameras having an intense change, which sparked hypothesis of a rift between the 2.
Mascherano has downplayed the rumours circulating, saying he was discussing ways with Messi.
“There’s no problem with Leo…It came out in the press that he was challenging me, which is really nonsense,” stated Mascherano.
“We were talking about Chicago’s low block. If you look at the game, after their first two goals, they played a very low block, and there was little space to find between the lines.
“It was a space problem, because they had dropped back very well, and it was very difficult to find space between the lines. It was a problem that I saw and that we tried to talk about in the locker room.”
Inter Miami secured a 4-1 victory over New England on Sunday and have already certified for the Main League Soccer playoffs.
Jordi Alba and Tadeo Allende every scored two targets; Messi didn’t rating for the second consecutive match, however he contributed by helping on three of the 4 targets.
