ESPN.com · Apr 11, 2024
MLS needs new roster rules to compete vs. Liga MX - Martino
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Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino blamed Major League Soccer roster rules for the team's inability to compete "at the same level as Liga MX," after being eliminated 5-2 on aggregate in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal series to CF Monterrey.
"I mentioned this earlier, if MLS doesn't ease the various rules it has to have deeper rosters, with injuries and suspensions, Liga MX will continue to have the advantage," Martino said in his postgame news conference. "Still, I've always thought, even while working in Mexico and now working in the U.S., that the comparison between the two leagues is useless.