Desk Report:
Inter Miami lost 5-3 to Chicago in their last match in Major League Soccer (MLS). According to Argentine media, Lionel Messi and head coach Javier Mascherano got into a fight in that match. However, the Miami coach has dismissed the media claims as false. At the same time, he expressed his anger.
Miami lost the match held at Chase Stadium by conceding two goals in the 80th and 87th minutes. After initially falling behind, the Florida club came back into the match thanks to Tomas Aviles and Luis Suarez. Messi and Mascherano exchanged heated words in the eight-goal match. Such a scene was caught on camera. The matter was reported in the Argentine media. Fans assumed that there was a rift in the relationship between the two former teammates. Although Mascherano claimed that it was a tactical discussion with Messi due to the situation of the match.
Mascherano said, “I have no personal problem with Messi. There were reports in the media that he challenged me; which is really nonsense. There is no basis for it.’
Explaining the incident in question, Mascherano said, ‘We were talking about Chicago’s low block. If you watched the match, after the first two goals they played a very low block. That left very little space to play in the middle. The main problem was space. They were very well behind. That made it impossible to advance the ball in the gaps between the lines. I understood that during the match. We even discussed it in the dressing room.’
