Gerardo Martinotechnician Inter Miamiassured this Saturday that many of his players “have gone through much more difficult situations” than the one his team is experiencing, after losing 1-2 at Atlanta United and having to play for a place in the second round of the MLS playoffs in the third game.
“We have the advantage of hierarchy in the team, with many players who have been through much more difficult situations than this, although we would have liked it all to end today. We are very frustrated with the final result,” said Martino in the press conference after the meeting. The Argentine coach considered that his team did “merits to win the game” in Atlanta and that there was optimism on the bench even in the event of going to penalties.
Martino acknowledged that he does not consider the MLS playoff rules to be completely correct, which provides for an unusual best-of-three series that potentially allows a team to advance without winning a game, even if its rival does win one. of them.
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“It does not seem fair to us that Orlando without losing can be left out, it is good that teams that entered the postseason from lower down are given the opportunity, but it is also true that it is not good that a team that does not win can eliminate one that does. won a game,” Martino said.
