“Tomorrow’s game can be marked before and after [the club’s] The legendary former Uruguayan international told reporters on the eve of the highly anticipated clash at Chase Stadium.
“Obviously, this is the final because there is no turning back.”
The third time is charm?
The League Cup represents Miami's third competition to compete in international competitions this year. Herons entered the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals before entering the FIFA Club World Cup knockout stage.
For Suarez, the club's performance in the latter match provides a blueprint for success for teams looking to repeat the 2023 League Cup championship and surpass its record 2024 supporters' Shield Championship Champions League campaign.
“If we face all these games like we are facing the club World Cup, I think we can win the League Cup and the MLS perfectly [Cup],” said El Pistolero. “But it depends on us. ”
In the first phase, the Heron performed 2W-0L-1D on Atlas, Necaxa and Pumas Unam, respectively. But tiger skin shows opponents to varying degrees.
The Mexican team has a star-studded roster Ángel Correa, who scored four combined goals in the league, where his playmaker Juan Brunetta is one of the outstanding midfielders of the game.
Head coach Javier Mascherano warned: “They are a team, if you give them the ball, give them the protagonist,” usually you have a bad time. ”
Messi's identity
Miami has its own weapons, which are more dangerous than Lionel Messi.
However, the legendary Argentina No. 10 is questionable after a stellar 1G/1A performance on Saturday’s 3-1 league bench, which is his first game to suffer a hamstring injury in the first phase of the League Cup.
“It's roughly the same as what I described in the first few days after the game: He felt uncomfortable within 45 minutes of the game,” Mascherano said of Messi. “We'll monitor it.” [him] The remaining day and tomorrow, but he was not excluded.
“I can’t say if he can play, but [the decision] It will boil down to his feelings. ”
With or without Messi, Mascherano has the core four of Suárez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, and Marquee Summer Summer signed with Rodrigo de Paul, which has been linked to Miami's toughest League Cup tests so far.
“Our path is clear. We know where we have to go if we want to succeed tomorrow,” Mascherano said. “It's up to us.”