The coach of Inter Miamithe Argentine Javier Mascheranosaid Wednesday that his team achieved the goal set at the CUP Leagues by sealing the pass to the quarterfinals after beating Pumas 3-1. “We have fulfilled the goal of qualifying,” said Mascherano after the game. He praised the ability of his pupils to overcome a complicated first half, for the opposition of the rival. “It has been a great second half in which the team had the prominence, we had the determination to go in search of the game,” he added.
From Uruguayan Luis Suárez, who scored a goal and gave two assists, Mascherano said he made “a great game” and helped the team in difficult times. He also praised his compatriot Rodrigo de Paul, recent signing, whom he said, “infects the rest” with his energy and was key to “sink Pumas in the second half”, when Inter Miami achieved the second and third goal of the night. “We were lucky to hit in the right moments,” he admitted.
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He did not forget the absence of Lionel Messi, who suffered an injury in the right leg in the last game, but admitted that he allowed him to make variants in the eleven to find the spaces that, usually, is responsible for creating the 10 of the Albiceleste. “When Leo plays we have an ace of swords that can open the game many times,” he said. “When he is not, we have to look for something else,” he concluded.
