National aside, Leo Messi is leaving its legendary and unmistakable mark also in MLS and atInter Miami. With Tata Martino at the helm, the Argentine champion collected 74 points, the most in the team’s short history, winning the Supporter’s Shield and placing himself as one of the favorites to triumph in the championship: “We were happy”, he said in an interview with 433. “And we celebrated the result, because it was something difficult and important. We are aware that the real title we want is the MLS.”
But there is always room for improvementespecially in this final phase of the tournament: “During the year we have made many stupid mistakes that we can avoid and which we cannot afford in these playoffs, because they could cost us elimination.” However, without prejudice to the fact that Inter Miami is a powerhouse: “I think we are among the favourites. There are also strong teams that won’t give us anything, but I think the other teams also respect us.”
Revealing that he was impressed by the MLS and the following of the fans: “There is a lot of passion, which I partly didn’t know. I knew about the passion for other sports such as baseball or basketball, but perhaps for football it was a little less, and instead it surprised me very much. It is a very competitive, where playing on the road is difficult. All the teams become strong at home. You go anywhere in the United States and the stadiums are very passionate about their teams, it surprised me because I didn’t know that.”
Inter Miami needed such a charismatic figure and the Pulga he needed to step away from center stage for a while. So he flew overseas: “The moment the club was in, just starting out, and the moment I was in coincided in many things for it to come true. The idea of contributing to this growth attracted me and I’m happy. The “The club does not set limits, this is the philosophy. It has been demonstrated by everything they have done so far. We must continue to grow in order to become great in the MLS and why not, in the world.”