{"id":5461,"date":"2025-08-24T17:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/maschelano-makes-a-dangerous-decision-with-messi-and-his-stars-on-forced-reasons\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T17:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:18:38","slug":"maschelano-makes-a-dangerous-decision-with-messi-and-his-stars-on-forced-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/maschelano-makes-a-dangerous-decision-with-messi-and-his-stars-on-forced-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Maschelano makes a dangerous decision with Messi and his stars on forced reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">I<\/span>Nter Miami drew 1-1 with DC United. The Sagi played without their star players. Mascano chose a large rotation and insisted that every member of the team must play regardless of who plays or not.<\/p>\n<p>It was already known that former FC Barcelona player Lionel Messi was not available to the coach due to injuries. But the big surprise came when players like Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Rodrigo de Paul were not in start 11.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">The Magical Premier League goal by Tottenham strikers may be the best of this year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the match, Mascano said: &#8220;We played 41 games. We wanted to give other players a chance. We needed an entire team. That was a clear decision for us and I think it was the right thing to do at the end of the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, when Maschelano replaced him and played the most important names in the team, he made team equalizers and improvements. Even the assist in the goal scored by Baltasar Rodriguez was from Rodrigo de Paul, who came in the 56th minute. Rodriguez also appeared in the same change window. &#8220;If we had played the same strength from the start, we might have won the game,&#8221; Mascherano said at a post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Latest information on Lionel Messi status<\/h2>\n<p>The Argentine talisman appeared as a replacement in a 3-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on August 16, but when it was not featured in the League Cup quarterfinals on August 20, the alarm bell rang.<\/p>\n<p>After the victory, Javier Mascherano&#8217;s technical assistant (sent in the match) explained why Messi didn&#8217;t play.<\/p>\n<p>Messi scored 25 goals and assisted 11 times in 32 Miami games in all competitions this season. 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