After being crowned in the League Cup, the former Albiceleste coach assured to remember the crosses against La Roja in the middle of the final against Nashville.
Gerard Martino and Lionel Messi they made history at Inter Miami . Led by the Argentine star, the Florida team won the first title in their fledgling history after beating Nashville on penalties in the League Cup final.
In this sense, after the definition of heart attack, Tata spoke about the importance of getting the trophy. However, he also stopped to remember the final lost by the Argentine team against La Roja at the 2015 Copa América in Chile and the 2016 Centenario in the United States.
Actually, The sensation could have arisen when, in the last minute of added time, the Argentinian Leonardo Campana missed an unbeatable chance. He went hand in hand with the rival goalkeeper, he beat him with a hat, but the ball was long for him and, despite the stretch, his shot went into one of the verticals. A fact as unusual as it is incredible. Even, it reminded some of the missed opportunities by Gonzalo Higuaín who also spent time with Inter Miami.
“When Leo Campana missed the goal on the hour mark and we went to penalties. I crossed paths with Chile during the 2015 and 2016 Copa América finals; luckily i was wrong said the quarterback after being crowned after an intense shootout, which ended 10-9 in favor of Inter Miami.
Martino praises Messi
The former Albiceleste strategist, who was also a Barcelona manager, surrendered to Lionel Messi and the influence he had. It should be noted that Inter Miami is last in the Eastern Conference, but managed to win the League Cup: “I think when you name Leo you say ‘the best player in the world’. There is no greater praise than that. And he does it game after game “, said the Argentinian in statements to Apple TV +.
He also mentioned the incorporations of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. “What he expressed to tell people and Inter Miami fans that he came to win seems very important to me. who came to compete. Busquets and Jordi Alba said the same thing, that they came to compete well . You can win and you can lose, of course, but They came to compete and this time they had to win “, he completed.
Finally, Martino mentioned the difficulty imposed by Nashville in the final: “It was difficult, even very complicated on a field where, in addition to the rival, people make themselves felt. It was our turn (to win), but it could easily have been for Nashville as well,” he said.
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