jAvier Mascherano broke his silence after sanctions that ruled out Lionel Messi from Intermiami’s final game, not participating in the MLS All-Star Game. The Florida team coaches digged at what he considers unfair treatment of the captain.
“What if today’s game was away? Did you ask Leo not to play? This game was home to complain to anyone to fill the stadium and have a box office there. That’s the problem,” he said sternly at a post-match press conference.
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Mascano admitted they would accept the rules, but did not share the league’s decision: “I have an opinion on what happened yesterday. I commented on it. I didn’t come here. I didn’t come to criticize MLS or change the rules. “The team played a great game, but I felt Leo’s absence,” he added.
The Argentine coach also had the opportunity to praise Rodrigo de Paul’s signature, recently announced as a new InterMiami player.
In these statements, Mascherano revealed that he would defend his group on and off the field, and the arrival of players like De Paul would mark an ambitious path on the part of Intermiami who was determined to fight for everything.
