Orlando’s Mascot Mocks Messi’s Absence as Inter Miami Struggle Without Him

Orlando made fun of Messi’s absence

Inter Miami saved the lead in the Eastern Conference of the MLS despite being unable to get past a goalless draw this Wednesday during their visit to Orlando, starring in yet another chapter of dependence on Leo Messi who did not travel due to knee discomfort.

Las Garzas average 2.12 points and 2.65 goals with the Argentine on the court, while without him the figures drop sharply to 0.92 and 1.38. Among other numbers, it is also worth remembering that in the last classic against the team led by Óscar Pareja at the beginning of March, those from Miami had won 5-0 with two goals from La Pulga.

Furthermore, of the 13 games that Beckham and the Más brothers’ franchise played without the Argentine, they only won two. An average that puts both his coach, Gerardo Martino, and the leaders on alert.

Although the captain of the Argentine team did not travel, his name was present at the Orlando City Stadium thanks to the local team’s mascot, who made fun of his absence. After the meeting, a video of the previous match began to circulate in which the lion appeared with a sign that said: “Lost goat. If he finds her, he should return to Argentina.” The term GOAT, goat in English, is used as a synonym for “Greatest of All Time.” That is why it is common for Messi to be referred to as “GOAT” in different parts of the world.

Orlando’s mascot made fun of Messi’s absence (@tusizi888)

“He was in discomfort, he trained every day within what was agreed upon with the medical team and according to the discomfort he had in his knee. He was calm, he did studies, the studies were very good,” Martino explained in the press conference after the match.

“The fact is that with three games in a week we understood that it was prudent for him not to play. The idea is for Messi to play on Saturday, but it depends on how he develops. “We are not going to take any kind of risk,” he added.

Regarding the duel, we only had to wait two minutes for the Uruguayan Luis Suárez to intimidate Pedro Gallese, the Peruvian reacted well. It was a first half with arrivals to the area but without success when it came to converting.

Orlando neglected its defense a lot, just a few breaths after Suárez’s shot, the Argentine Franco Negri appeared completely alone inside the area controlling a ball that he put to the Paraguayan Matías Rojas from the midfield. With good control he wanted to give the shot to the Finn Robert Taylor, who ran into the only attentive defender of the locals, the Slovenian David Brekalo.

Little by little, Orlando was acquiring more prominence in the match, and it had twenty minutes of gale for Colombian Óscar Pareja’s team, the ball was no longer the visitors’. Ojeda had the clearest shot after a fantastic combination by Orlando with passes through the central corridor that led to his cross shot and the highly demanded stretch from Drake Callender.

The scene did not change much after the break, Orlando dominated and frequently visited the rival area, but with very few units. They were more individual battles by Muriel, Ojeda or McGuire than collective actions, and Inter’s defenders resolved without problems.

Gerardo Martino moved the bench, bringing on Jordi Alba and the Ecuadorian Leo Campana, the latter replacing Suárez who was very upset with the substitution. But the changes did not influence activity in the areas.

2024-05-16 12:14:09
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