“Tata” Martino attacks the MLS after the elimination of Inter Miami – 2024-04-13 13:31:25

The coach of Inter Miami, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, indicated in a post-match press conference on the night of this Wednesday, April 10, that the current budget restrictions of the MLS are possibly one of the reasons why his team has been eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup against Monterrey of Mexico, paradoxically when it was the American club, one of those that invested and reinforced the most in the current campaign throughout the continent.

“I maintain that the teams with the best squad in Mexican soccer accessed this instance of the Champions Cup. I’m talking about America, Monterrey and Tigres. As long as the MLS does not release rules to have better squads and that absences and injuries can be replaced more easily, there will be an advantage“, the Argentine attacked the board of directors of the North American soccer entity.

Excuse or reality

When many thought that there would be some self-criticism in the face of the painful elimination after losing both games in the quarterfinals and showing inferior and insecure football, Tata ended up blaming current American policies.

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According to his statements, as long as the MLS does not end with a salary cap that does not allow its teams to spend freely on the formation of the squads, except with three designated players who can be paid any amount, it will be difficult for American teams to compete. in the Champions Cup and be on par with the Mexican clubs.

Regarding the controversy in the first match in which he, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and the “Rayados” coach, Fernando Ortiz, were involved, Martino again publicly refused to comment on what happened and furthermore, he did not give his opinion on why he did not want to shake hands with his colleague and compatriot.