The Argentine coach Gerardo Martino He explained this Saturday that the absence of his countryman Lionel Messi and from Spanish Jordi Alba of the party Inter Miami lost 5-2 to Atlanta United This was because they were both suffering from muscle fatigue, and he didn’t want to put them in danger.
“They both have muscle fatigue. We risk a worse outcome if they come to play this match. It has nothing to do with the synthetic pitch,” explained the former coach of Argentina, Paraguay and Mexico.
Martin RHe recalled that his team would play in the final of the US Open Cup in ten days against the Houston Dynamo.
“We are looking to try to reach the playoffs, but we have a game on the 27th and sometimes it is difficult to make decisions. “These are decisive matches, but the truth is that there is a final,” he explained. Martin.
“Leo will practice tomorrow with Jordi. The rest is free. We see it every day. We don’t have an emergency. If he is fit and confident then he will be able to play, but if it doesn’t happen he will have to wait a few more days. It was very difficult because the final was one game and we were there. It’s very tempting to get a title,” said ‘Dad’.
Regarding the defeat suffered at atlantaconsidered “painful, but it cannot be decided.”
“There are seven dates, and even if we win all of them, we cannot be sure that we will enter. We started this race, unfortunately, very far. We will not let it go but clearly our sights are set on the 27th,” he announced.
As for the controversy of the provisional tying goal, where it was unclear whether the ball had gone in, he took it with a certain humor.
“Obviously I have doubts about the tie, whether the ball went in or not. The referee said, there is no image to show that the ball did not go in and I believe there is no image to show that the ball did go in. It was one on one and as a result of that we became disorganized,” he noted.
Said atlantathe club he led to the title of MLS Cup, is a candidate for everything this season. And he admits it’s very special to be back in his home city.
“It’s a city and a club where we spent two wonderful years, we felt respect and love. I’m obviously sad because the team lost and we always fight. But the truth is always to return to Atlanta, regardless of the situation, is very special for the entire coaching staff,” he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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