Lionel Messi held out of Miami -Sejr after Oscar Ustari Red

Inter Miami CF -Head coach Javier Mascherano said he changed the game plan by goalkeeper Oscar Ustari Received a red card in the first half of the match against Charlotte FC at Chase Stadium, which prevented Lionel Messi From coming from the bench as a replacement.

“The reality is that in the event of Leo we might have thought of giving him minutes in the game,” Mascherano said after the match. “But since the game was played with a man less and taking into account the time he has without playing, we thought the best thing was to preserve it. We wouldn’t risk it.”

Ustari was sent off in the 35th minute for an error on Charlotte’s Wilfried Zaha In a one-on-one situation where Zaha would have had a clear path to the goal.

Messi was included in the Inter Miami troop for the first time since February 25th. He missed the matches against Houston Dynamo FC and Cavalier FC due to load management.

Mascherano made it clear last week that Messi had suffered any harm but had to rest to avoid future complications.

Despite the absence of his star player, Miami managed to prevail without Messi for the third time. The team defeated Charlotte 1-0 with a goal from new Signee Tadeo Allende In the 46th minute before defending well to avoid admitting an equalization.

“I want to keep resilience. Try to move forward,” Mascherano said. “I think we showed a lot of team spirit today. We have to continue this way. Continue working together and working hard. We know we may think we think we are lovely and beautiful. We are wrong. We have to continue to in the future.”

Inter Miami, who has not lost a game in all competitions this season, is now preparing to travel to Jamaica for the second stage of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round-of-16 series against Cavalier. Miami leads the series 2-0 after defeating cavalis in the first leg at Chase Stadium on March 6th.

“It’s a long season for us. We have a hard game Thursday. Will be difficult, difficult in Jamaica,” added Mascherano. “So we have to be ready. It’s not easy. We play every three, four days. We’re tired. The team isn’t too long. We have some injuries but we continue to move on.

“In football we have two ways: excuses or results. And we have to choose results.”