2023-07-24 17:46:08
Messi scored a strong start following entering a substitute in the 54th minute during his team’s victory over Cross Asol on Friday, where he scored the winning goal 2-1 in the fourth minute of stoppage time with a wonderful direct free kick.
Martino chose to keep Messi and Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets on the bench in their first appearance and pushed them in the 54th minute, but their performance left a distinct impression, as Martino said on Monday that he intends to include the former Barcelona duo as key players once morest his former club on Tuesday.
“Well, it’s very likely that both Leo and Busquets will play longer. I even think if they play more we’ll change the dynamic and they’ll probably start from the start. But we all know that when Leo starts, the time we’ll talk regarding is 90 minutes,” said Martino.
“But everything will depend on how they feel, it’s only the second match they will play,” added the former Barcelona and Argentina coach.
Inter Miami’s victory on Tuesday will guarantee its qualification to the final rounds of the new joint competition between the American and Mexican leagues.
And the American League competitions were suspended until August 20, which means that Messi and his companions may not play any matches for a period of a month in the event of failure to qualify.
Martino, who oversaw the training of Atlanta United in the 2017-2018 season, said that his players are continuing to work on the changes required to take advantage of the capabilities of the two new stars, who will soon be joined by the other former Spanish international, Jordi Alba, from Barcelona.
“We’ve already started working on changing the way we play, but it’s clear that with Busquets, Jordi and Leo, we’ll have to adjust the way we play and we’ll also have to raise the bar in general,” said Martino.
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