Gerardo Martinotechnical director of Inter Miami, assured this Saturday that the recovery of Lionel Messi It goes “day by day” and will only define on Tuesday whether the captain of the Argentine National Team will be able to return to the fields for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League against Monterrey.
He did it after the 1-1 draw in the MLS against New York City in a match that he considered “very positive” due to the level shown by his team, which has two games without victories in line with the absence of the Rosario star.
“Leo and Nico Freire would tell you that now they are going day by dayDepending on what happens in these three or four days we will define whether they are there or not. Wednesday’s game is a game against a very important team, but we have to think about the entire year“said Martino in the post-match press conference.
“Y If we understand that the players will take a risk, they will not play. On Tuesday we will define,” he added.
Tata Martino left Chase Stadium satisfied with his team’s result despite not getting the three points. “For me today what the team did was very commendable, it created many scoring situations, I think the New York City goalkeeper was the figure of the game,” he said.
Inter Miami did not go beyond 1-1 at home against New York City in the third game of their season without Leo Messi – a win, a draw and a loss.
Luis Suárez put Martino’s team ahead after a quarter of an hour, but Costa Rican Alonso Martínez equalized in the 34th minute.
Marcelo Weigandt debuted, recently arrived from Boca Juniors, still the owner of his pass, in an unprecedented lineup by Martino with the Spanish Sergio Busquets as the central marker.
“We had high expectations for him (Weigandt) and I think he fulfilled it in the best way. I think his performance was very commendable,” he said.
“Busi He plays with the category, at some moments in Barcelona, I don’t remember that he started, but at times in the game he went to play as a right center back. “He did very well,” he concluded.