Tata Martino to be the new Messi coach

Inter Miami reported today that it had hired ex-Barcelona and Atlanta United manager Gerardo Martino to take over as the head coach of the MLS team.

Tata Martino takes over at #InterMiamiCF

The Argentine coach won an MLS Cup as head coach with Atlanta United in 2018 and also managed Newell’s Old Boys, Paraguay, Barcelona and Mexico. pic.twitter.com/wPT99Y7JpK

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 28, 2023

Tata (60) was free after he worked for the last time as Mexico’s national men’s team head coach, but after the nation was eliminated in the group stage at the World Cup in Qatar, he decided to part ways with Mexico. Martino will replace Phil Neville, fired at the beginning of the month.

With Inter Miami appointing Tata Martino, he and Lionel Messi unite for a third time.

But their first two experiences with Barcelona and Argentina were far from idyllic.@FelipeCar on the rumors of hometown bias, discord and navigating Messidependenciahttps://t.co/8xTiKniGcq

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— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) June 28, 2023

“We are delighted to welcome Tata to our club. We feel he is a manager who matches Inter Miami’s ambitions as an organization, and we can’t wait to see what we can achieve with him as the head coach.

“Martino has experience at the highest levels, and that experience will hugely benefit our club as we aim to lift titles soon.

“We 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 we’re optimistic about what we can accomplish together. Tata has coached at the highest levels and we believe that experience will be hugely beneficial to… pic.twitter.com/KkBrgoq0pZ

— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) June 28, 2023