‘Tata’ will inspire Miami

Inter Miami have appointed former Barcelona and Argentina coach Gerardo Martino to take charge of the Major League Soccer team setting up a reunion with compatriot Lionel MessiMartino widely known as Tata coached Messi with both the Spanish club and his countryrsquos national team He was most recently in charge of Mexico and previously worked in MLS with Atlanta United winning the title in 2018Martinorsquos arrival was widely expected after Miami rock bottom of the Eastern Conference fired their English coach Phil Neville Martino 60 will take over the team from interim Javier MoralesldquoWe are very happy to be able to welcome Tata to Inter Miami We feel he is a coach who matches our ambitions as a club and wersquore optimistic about what we can accomplish togetherrdquo said Inter Miami Managing Owner Jorge MasCoach of the highest levelldquoTata has coached at the highest levels and we believe that experience will be hugely beneficial to us as we aim to compete for titles hererdquo he addedMessi had revealed earlier this month that he was joining Miami coowned by David Beckham having opted to leave Paris SaintGermain at the end of his contract Martino played for and coached Argentine club Newellrsquos Old Boys where Messi played as a schoolboy ldquoTata is a highly respected figure in our sport whose track record speaks for itself We are confident that his achievements in the game and experience as a head coach will inspire our team and excite our fans and look forward to seeing the impact he will have on and off the fieldrdquo said BeckhamThe South Florida club also expect to complete the signing of another of Martinorsquos former charges at Barcelona Spanish midfielder Sergio BusquetsMartino has been out of work since his contract with Mexico ended after a disappointing World Cup campaign where El Tri failed to get out of the group stagelsquoExcited about new jobrsquoldquoIrsquom very excited to join a big club like Inter Miami and I know together we can accomplish many great thingsThe club has the necessary infrastructure to be a major competitor in the region and I believe that with everyonersquos hard work and commitment we can get thererdquo said Martino who made his mark as a coach in Paraguay leading the national side to the runnersup spot in the 2011 Copa AmericaAfter impressing at Newellrsquos he had a season in charge of Barca in 201314 before taking over the Argentine national side for two years and then joined Atlanta in 2016Martino will also be reunited with Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez whose 31 goals in 2018 were crucial to Atlantarsquos MLS Cup triumphAlso Read Ticket sales anticipation high ahead of Lionel Messirsquos arrival at Inter MiamiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever