Tata Martino is pure caution when he talks about Lionel Messi and questions him on Wednesday: “It goes day by day”

Gerardo Martinotechnical director of Inter Miami, assured this Saturday that the recovery of Lionel Messi It goes “day by day” and it will only be defined on Tuesday whether the captain of the Argentine national team will be able to return to the pitch for the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarter-finals against Monterrey.

He did so after the 1-1 MLS draw against New York City, in a match that he considered “very positive” for the level shown by his team, which has two games without a win in line with the absence of the star of Rosary. .

“Leo and Nico Freire would tell you that they are now taking it day by dayDepending on what happens in these three or four days we will define whether they will be there or not. Wednesday’s match is a match against a very important team, but we have to think about the whole year“said Martino in the post-match press conference.

“AND If we understand that players will take risks, they won’t play. We will define on Tuesday,” she added.

Tata Martino left Chase Stadium satisfied with his team’s result despite not getting the three points. “For me today what the team did was really commendable, they created a lot of scoring situations, I think the New York City goalkeeper was the figure of the game,” he said.

Inter Miami did not go beyond a 1-1 draw at home against New York City in the third match of the season without Leo Messi: a win, a draw and a defeat.

Luis Suárez gave Martino’s team the lead after a quarter of an hour, but Costa Rican Alonso Martínez equalized in the 34th minute.

Marcelo Weigandt made his debut, having just arrived from Boca Juniors, still starting his pass, in a new formation signed by Martino with the Spaniard Sergio Busquets as central scorer.

“We had high expectations for him (Weigandt) and I think he met them in the best way. I think his performance was really commendable,” he said.

“busi He plays with the category, in some moments at Barcelona, ​​I don’t remember him being a starter, but in some moments of the match he went to play as a right central defender. “He did very well,” he concluded.

Source: EFE