Mascherano praises Inter Miami in a draw with Palmeiras in the World Cup: “We played against a very good team”

Mascherano praises Inter Miami in a draw with Palmeiras in the World Cup: “We played against a very good team”


Luis Suárez, better elected on the field, recognizes the team’s effort, who will face the PSG in the eighth

Even with the bitter taste of the draw suffered in the last minutes, the Inter Miami He left the Hard Rock Stadium lawn with his head. 2-2 against Palmeiras marked the classification of the American team up to the round of 16 World clubsIn a duel marked by intensity, physical sacrifice and an opponent who grew up late in the game.

For the technician Javier MascheranoThe classification is a source of pride for the Major League Soccer. “We played against an excellent team,” he reiterated while talking about Palmeiras. “We are among the 16 in the world, this shows that MLS is growing. We play with the heart, seriously. And when we had the ball, we played football,” he concluded.

Inter Miami, who opened 2-0 and dominated the game for more than 70 minutes, ended up attracting two moves of inattention and lost the leader of the group in Palmeiras. However, mask, CazetvHe made a point to praise collective performance and underline the difficulties faced.

“It has been a great game of our team. In the last 15 minutes the players were very tired. In our championship it is different, we are not used to keeping this intensity for so long, but we had a huge game,” said the coach.

TO Luis SuárezThe best elected on the field, the performance was worthy of the size of the tournament and the evolution of local football. “It is a competition in which you must be concentrated, using the tools you have. We have weak points that we have to improve, but if we are concentrated, we can beat any rival,” said Suárez after the game, enhancing the competitive spirit of the team.

The great goal of Uruguayan in the second half and was one of the salient points of the field, not only for the technique, but for the commitment. “The South American DNA is so. We play with sacrifice, intensely. The game is resolved on the pitch, and it is there that we show our strength.”

With the result, Inter Miami ends second in Group A and will face Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday in Atlanta. The other game between keys A and B will be Brazilian. Palmeiras and Botafogo face each other on Saturday at 13 hours (Brasilia), in Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia.

Source: Terra

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