From Miami are set to Columbus crew On Saturday at Cleveland Brown’s Stadium in an important match for 2025 Ml season. With the hedges who want to climb back to the top of the eastern conference, Head coach Javier Mascherano addressed Lionel Messi’s availability before the game.
After a speechless move last week toward Chicago fireInter Miami fell to fourth in the scaffolding and could not find the back of the net in spite of MessiThe Luis Suarezand Sergio Busquets Playing 90 minutes. Almost a week later, Mascherano gave a promising update when asked about the availability of his stars:
“The idea is to go with the best possible team, and if all of them are available we go in. Then we’ll see if we rotate in any position or not, but it is a very important game for us, and we want to play it seriously“Pronounced the coach to the media on Friday.
Since the season began on February 19, Inter Miami has played 13 matches—As only four days between games. Mascherano emphasized the importance of managing players’ workloads in view of the tight schedule: “We know we have to handle workloads because we have had a very demanding calendar in the past two months. “
South Floridas Club enters yet another intense stretch, with a Champions Cup Semifinal collision against Vancouver Whitecaps coming up on Thursday. With such a packed schedule, proper rotation and planning will be crucial to avoid setbacks against Columbus crew.
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Potential June signings?
One of Inter Miami’s biggest challenges early in the season has been a lack of troop depth compared to 2024. The question has become obvious in matches where Mascherano had few options from the bench to change the course of the game.
With the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on the horizon, FIFA and MLS have approved a special transfer window from June 1-10, which allows teams to strengthen their playing plans. Mascherano expressed its openness to new signings – but with clear conditions:
“We are always open to what can happen in the market. Until the window closes, I always think an opportunity can come up. But the idea is that if someone comes in, it is to strengthen us and make us better –not just to get someone in for it. “
But he drove back against the idea of signing a player solely for the Club World Cup. “Both FIFA and MLS have approved this transfer window, but my opinion is it If a player is coming, it should be for the whole season – not just for the Club World Cup. It would be disrespectful to those who have been with me since day one“Masca pronounced.
