Messi beat him in the World Cup, now the Inter Miami coach praises him

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami place themselves in an important way in a new final, now of the US Open Cup. However, prior to the match, the Argentine player remains a doubt to play this game. Messi has not been present in the club's last duels due to injury and in a press conference, Gerardo Martino assured that they will continue waiting until the last minute to see if Mesi will be able to start, or have minutes in the game.

The captain of the world champion Argentine team already won the Leagues Cup with the Garzas in the first competition he played. At the same time that it leads the attempt to qualify for the MLS Playoffs having started from the last place in the Eastern Conference (today it is five points behind the Montreal Impact, owner of the last play-off place to access the postseason), has the chance to add a new star.

Before the game, the Inter Miami coach also had a few words for a player whom he knows well from his time in the Mexican National Team. It is worth remembering that before arriving at Inter Miami, Gerardo Martino was the coach of the Mexican National Team, but he did not manage to complete his objectives and had one of Mexico's worst participations in a World Cup. Now, in the US Open Cup final, his team will face a player he coached in Mexico, midfielder Hector Herrera.

Gerardo Martino's message to Héctor Herrera

"What he says is a product of the great relationship we have, he knows what I think of him as a person and as a footballer I have said it a thousand times, he is a star. It is good to have him in the league and face him in a Final and we will try to limit him in the game because everything he starts depends a lot on the evolution of Houston's attacking game," he said at a press conference. Furthermore, Busquets confessed that he knows him since they faced each other on multiple occasions in the Spanish league and it is very clear to him that he is a player "with a lot of quality." Furthermore, he has great respect for him.