INTER MIAMI DEFEATED MEXICAN PUEBLA
Jordi Alba y Luis Suárez hacen olvidar a Leo Messi
Published:28/07/2024 - 10:05h
Updated:29/07/2024 - 05:05h
Inter Miami debuted with victory in the Leagues Cup on its visit to the Mexican Puebla (0-2). With Leo Messi in the stands, still injured, Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba led 'Tata' Martino's team to begin the defense of their title
In spite of the drop of Leo Messi by the injury in the right ankle suffered during the final of the Glass America, the Inter Miami keeps the firm step led by the ex players of the FC Barcelona. The Saturday (morning of the Sunday in Spain), the ones of Gerardo 'Tata' Martino debuted with victory in the Leagues Cup like visitors in front of the Populates Mexican (0-2), a party where Jordi Alba assisted to Luis Suárez to seal the triumph.
The meeting was favourable for the ones of the Florida from the beginning. In the minute 9, Robert Taylor assisted to the mediocentro Paraguayan Matías Rojas to open the marker in the first occasion of danger of the night. The Populates reacted with some clear arrivals, but paid expensive his fault of puntería. The Inter, by his part, did with the control of the balloon and also generated several occasions taking advantage of the good work by the sides of Taylor and Julian Gressel.
The Inter Miami imposed his hierarchy thanks to his ex referents Barça
With Sergio Busquets of head office beside the new reinforcement of the 'seagulls', the Paraguayan Héctor Martínez, the ones of Miami controlled the actions without too many sobresaltos until the rest. In the complement, the pink group took advantage of the spaces freed by a Populates that it needed to go to by the tie and, in the 72', Alba assisted to 'Struggle' to put the 0-2 definite. The advantage could be greater for the ones of Martino in the final stretch, but the result finish being just.
For the Inter, his next rival will be Tigers of Mexico, a duel where neither will be available Leo Messi. To the '10' saw him very encouraged in the terracings of the stadium of Populate, although it still uses a splint to protect his right ankle. In principle, 'The Flea' will be drop at least a pair of weeks more, although the 'Tata' showed optimist with his recovery. "Leo is every time better", commented the Argentinian trainer on the star of the team.