The Miami International team scored 74 points this season, rewriting the highest scoring record in the USL regular season, but unexpectedly crashed and burned in the first round of the playoffs, with head coach Martino leaving the team for "personal reasons". With the support of top stars such as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, the Miami Internationals are expected to hire another heavyweight coach to take the helm.
Martino, who has managed Barcelona and the Argentine national team in the past, has a long history of working with Messi. It is reported that the team's senior management made a careful layout for the arrival of Messi last summer. Together, the two sides managed to win the North American League Championship last year. This year, Maia Miura International team, with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 4 draws in 34 rounds of regular season matches, topped the league with 74 points, surpassing the record of 73 points of the New England Revolution in 2021.
Just when the world was optimistic that Miami International would win the playoffs, the team was eliminated by Atlanta United in the first round, an unexpected result that may have triggered Martino's resignation. As for the new coach, MIA may need to consult with Lionel Messi, and may even let the Argentine star take the helm himself.
