One of Inter Miami's first moves of the Lionel Messi era will be a reunion.
Three weeks after pulling off Major League Soccer's coup of the decade with the signing of the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, Inter Miamiit has hired Gerardo Martino, Messi's former manager at FC Barcelona and the Argentinean national team.
Martino was the manager at Barcelona from 2013 to 2014, a span of time in which the club went 40-11-8 with a win in the Spanish Super Cup before he resigned to take the Argentina job. Leading their home country's national team, Martino and Messi reached the finals of the Copa América twice but lost to Chile both times. Martino resigned in 2016.
The player and coach met up Tuesday night at the stadium of Newell's Old Boys, an Argentinean club they both played for and for whom Martino managed.Tata Martino greeting Leo Messi at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa last night.
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