{"id":10773,"date":"2024-11-23T05:17:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T05:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=10773"},"modified":"2024-11-23T05:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T05:17:09","slug":"lionel-messis-ex-teammate-javier-mascherano-close-to-becoming-inter-miami-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=10773","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi&#8217;s ex-teammate Javier Mascherano close to becoming Inter Miami coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Lionel Messi\u00a0is on the cusp of reuniting with former\u00a0Argentina\u00a0national teammate\u00a0Javier Mascherano\u00a0with\u00a0Inter Miami, this time as player and coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Multiple reports out of Argentina said Mascherano has already agreed to take over as coach at Inter Miami as the replacement for Gerardo &#8220;Tata&#8221; Martino \u2014 who stepped down citing personal reasons. Mascherano emerged as Inter Miami&#8217;s frontrunner earlier this week, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because no decision has been revealed by the team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tweet-1859958209110519911\" class=\"lozad fs-ia-twtter-container mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-tweet-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1859958209110519911\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=foxsports&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1859958209110519911&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com%2Fstories%2Fsoccer%2Flionel-messis-ex-teammate-javier-mascherano-close-become-inter-miami-coach&amp;sessionId=9195ce3ad86a63249230b0cc1997fb5c5fdfea67&amp;siteScreenName=foxsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1859958209110519911\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas said the team had three finalists in mind for the job, made a pick on the replacement Wednesday \u2014 but would not confirm that the deal with Mascherano is done, or that he even was the final selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">&#8220;We are very near the end of the process,&#8221; Mas said. &#8220;We will be announcing a new coach for Inter Miami in the upcoming days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Messi and Mascherano were teammates both for Argentina and with\u00a0Barcelona; for the Spanish club, Mascherano also played alongside current Inter Miami standouts\u00a0Jordi Alba,\u00a0Sergio Busquets\u00a0and\u00a0Luis Suarez. Mascherano, at one time, was the all-time leader for Argentina&#8217;s national team in international appearances; Messi has since broken that record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Mas said he spoke with Messi last week about the coaching search. It&#8217;s not known if Messi played an active role in recruiting Mascherano, who currently is Argentina&#8217;s U-20 national coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">&#8220;This is an extremely attractive position for a coach,&#8221; Mas said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Martino guided Inter Miami to the best regular season record in\u00a0Major League Soccer\u00a0history this season. He was hired in July 2023, right around the time that Messi debuted for the club and insisted Friday that he needs to leave for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Inter Miami \u2014 which won the 2023\u00a0Leagues Cup\u00a0and MLS Supporters Shield this season under Martino \u2014 was eliminated in the first round of this year&#8217;s MLS Cup playoffs. The team&#8217;s 2025 season starts with training camp in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Martino also had deep ties to Messi before coming to Inter Miami; he coached the world&#8217;s most decorated men&#8217;s player and eight-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner with Barcelona and Argentina&#8217;s national team before reuniting with him in South Florida. Martino said Friday he decided just before the start of the playoffs that he would not be back with Inter Miami next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">&#8220;Needless to say, we&#8217;ve enjoyed it a lot and I&#8217;m grateful for the opportunity, on behalf of my entire coaching staff, to have been able to work at this club,&#8221; Martino said Friday in his farewell news conference. &#8220;The truth is that it&#8217;s been very captivating because being part of the change during this year and a half.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">Inter Miami was 26-9-12 in MLS regular season matches in the Martino era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-d5a9a63a=\"\">The 40-year-old Mascherano also played for five seasons in the\u00a0Premier League, most of that with\u00a0Liverpool. 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