Lionel Messi signed a Miami victory after Oscar Ostari Reed

Javier Maskrano, coach of the Inter Miaami CF team, said that he changed the game plan after goalkeeper Oscar Ostari received a red card in the first half of the match against Charlotte FC at the Chase Stadium, which prevented Lionel Messi from leaving the seat as a substitute.

“The truth is that in the case of Liu, we may have thought about giving him minutes in the game,” said Massrano after the match. “But since the game was played with one lower man, taking into account the time he had without playing, we thought the best thing was to keep it. We didn’t want to risk it.”

Ustari was sent in the 35th minute of a mistake on Wilfrid Zaha from Charlotte in one position on one where Zaha had a clear way for this goal.

Messi was included in the Inter Miyami team for the first time since February 25, after he missed the matches against Houston Dyamo FC and Cavalier FC due to pregnancy management.

Mascherano explained last week that Messi did not suffer from any kind of injuries, but he needed to rest to avoid any future complications.

Despite the absence of the star player, Miami managed to win without Messi for the third time. The team defeated Charlotte 1-0 with a goal of a new Tadeo Allende in the 46th minute, before defending well to avoid a draw.

“I want to stay flexibility. Try to move forward,” said Mastersano. “I think we have shown a lot of team spirit today. We need to continue this way. Keep working together, and hard work. We know that we may think we are nice and beautiful. We are wrong. We need to go forward.”

Inter Miyami, who has not lost a game in all competitions so far this season, is now preparing to travel to Jamaica in the second stage of the Concacaf Cup of 16 series against Cavalier FC. Miami leads the series 2-0 after CAVALIER’s defeat in the first stage at Chase on March 6.

“It is a long season for us. We have a difficult game on Thursday. It will be difficult, difficult in Jamaica,” added Mastersano. “So we must be ready. It is not easy. We play every three days, four days. We are tired. The team is not long. We have some injuries, but we continue to move forward.

“In football, we have two ways. Excities or results. We must choose the results.”