Inter Miami's head coach Javier Mascherano addressed the heightened emotions following Lionel Messi's controversial celebration during a friendly against Club América. Messi's gesture, referencing Argentina's World Cup wins over Mexico, provoked the Mexican fan base, but Mascherano downplayed its significance, emphasizing that more pressing issues are at hand. He acknowledged the longstanding 'hostile' attitude of Mexican teams towards Argentinians post-World Cup, especially after their 2022 match. Despite the tension, Mascherano praised the tactical execution of his team, noting areas for improvement, particularly in ball possession.
Messi incited the Club América fan base attending the friendly at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas after scoring in the 34th minute and making a "3-0" hand gesture in reference to Argentina's three World Cup victories against Mexico's zero.
We know that they are usually hostile towards us Argentines and well I think that also after the World Cup that wound is still open.
Perhaps, obviously, if there is some aspect we are going to focus on is having the ball more, we weren't able to have a clean start and that perhaps did not allow us to have the possession.
I have not spoken to Leo, so I have not given it more importance; I think that we have more important issues to deal with.
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