Gerardo Tata Martinocoach of Inter Miami, highlighted this Saturday the fabulous connection between Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the 6-2 win against the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer (MLS) and made reference to the great duo that the Argentine and the Uruguayan formed in Barcelona.
“Messi always makes the difference. Today the partnership between him and Luis in the second half worked very well, as in old times. “They really were very influential in the game,” said Martino at a press conference, on a night in which Messi had a spectacular performance with five assists (an MLS record in a game) and a goal, while Suárez also gave a sensational level with a hat-trick (his first hat-trick with the Florida team).
The Paraguayan Matias Rojas He completed the recital with a double for an Inter Miami that came back and scored all its goals in the second half.
“The truth is that They all had a phenomenal impact within the party, but Leo has probably done something historic with five assists and one goal,” said Martino.
And he added: “I always say the same thing: it is redundant to talk about him (Messi) because it seems like he always does something new. If something was missing it was this: having an impact on the six goals that a team scores. This, ugh, it’s going to be difficult to see him again“.
Regarding the development of the match, which Inter Miami, once again, started losing the match and reached halftime with 0-1, Martino indicated: “I think that in the first half we couldn’t find the passes between the lines.”
We couldn’t progress on the outside either because they jumped well with the winger from one side to the other,” reflected Martino, who acknowledged that the New Yorkers were “superior” before the break and whom he praised as “one of the most intense teams in the league.” “.
“There was also a question of cheering up, of taking the risk of putting the ball in difficult places,” added the coach, emphasizing that, after achieving the tie, “circulation improved” in the second half and his team’s attack flowed with more peace of mind.
In this sense, Martino stressed that Inter Miami has “many players with the ability to score goals” but must learn to better manage the stretches in which the rival dominates them.
“At some point in the game we are going to find favorable moments. The issue is how we get through the unfavorable moments and that does not mean that we always have to turn the game around because sometimes we will not be able to. We have been overcoming adversity for four games in a row” , he indicated.
With four wins in a row, Inter Miami is the leader of the East with 24 points after 12 games. Cincinnati is second in that conference with 21 points after 11 games.
