{"id":11522,"date":"2025-10-25T11:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/mascherano-says-messis-contract-renewal-was-agreed-a-long-time-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:25:36","slug":"mascherano-says-messis-contract-renewal-was-agreed-a-long-time-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/mascherano-says-messis-contract-renewal-was-agreed-a-long-time-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Mascherano says Messi&#8217;s contract renewal was agreed a long time ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">I<\/span>Miami coach Javier Mascherano said Friday in a press conference following the team&#8217;s first-round MLS playoff victory over Nashville that he is &#8220;completely comfortable&#8221; with Leo Messi renewing his contract with the team through 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Messi scores twice to give Miami the lead | Inter Miami 3-1 Nashville | Highlights and goals | MLS<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\"><span>MLS Apple TV<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>We were fully confident that he would update<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Mascherano<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The club did not communicate the decision until Thursday, but the Argentine manager explained that everything had been &#8220;agreed for some time&#8221; despite &#8220;noise&#8221; around the Argentine star.<\/p>\n<p>Mascherano added that it &#8220;made sense&#8221; to sign Messi to stay in the team before the play-offs started<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>The team&#8217;s defense was very strong.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Mascherano<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The coach said of today&#8217;s game, &#8220;The team was very solid defensively,&#8221; and that they &#8220;controlled the Nashville players very well.&#8221; Coach Mascherano praised his opponents, pointing out that &#8220;they have a way and a way of playing that can do a lot of damage&#8221; if they are not in the block.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Argentine believes there is &#8220;a lot of room for improvement&#8221; and believes &#8220;we need everyone&#8221; to win the title this season.<\/p>\n<p>Nashville will host the next game in the series on Nov. 1, at the same field where Inter Miami won 5-2 a week ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/mls\/2025\/10\/25\/68fcab66e2704e760c8b45b3.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMiami coach Javier Mascherano said Friday in a press conference following the team&#8217;s first-round MLS playoff victory over Nashville that he is &#8220;completely comfortable&#8221; with Leo Messi renewing his contract with the team through 2028. 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