‘A movie’ – Inter Miami boss Tata Martino reacts to Lionel Messi’s last-minute heroics on debut against Cruz Azul
Inter Miami boss Gerardo Martino hailed Messi as the GOAT as he claimed that his debut goal for Inter Miami was like a movie that he has seen before.
WHAT HAPPENED? Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a brilliant 92nd-minute free-kick goal from 20 yards out on his Inter Miami debut as the MLS side beat Mexico’s Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup tie.
As the Argentina skipper got off to a flying start in the US, Inter Miami manager Gerard Martino hailed him as the greatest of all time (GOAT) and suggested that watching Messi scoring world-class goals is something that he is used to.
WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking to reporters, Martino said, “It’s a movie that we have seen before. It’s common for him, you know. It looks absolutely normal, but it’s not … we’re speaking about the GOAT.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Martino managed Messi at Barcelona during the 2013/14 season and then worked with him at the Argentina national team between 2014 to 2016.