Inter Miami had a party. By the last date of the regular season of the MLS the whole of Florida destroyed the New England by 6 to 2 as a local and in addition to conquering the Supporters’ Shield surpassed the historical record of units with no more and no less than 74. Once the victory was achieved, Tata Martino spoke to the media.
These were sensations: “For the team it is an injection of more confidence. As we said before, these 74 points were not something planned or something we had as a goal when the season started. But as it became within reach we tried to achieve it and today we were able to do it. It is a triumph for all of us who make up the Inter Miami family. It is everyone’s triumph”.
He also added the following about the classification Club World Cup 2025: “When the possibility arose that there was room for an MLS team, what we immediately thought about was having the sporting merits to be able to go in search of that spot. Today we value the fact that the club with such a short life is playing in the Club World Cup. It is a very important fact not only for the club, but for all of Florida.”.
When do the Playoffs start?
After the victory against New England and the close of the season, the MLS Playoffs will begin, where the best from the Western and Eastern Conference will face each other. First there will be two “Wild Card Matches” on Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd in order to define the last two places.
While on Friday, October 25, the quarterfinals or “First Round” will officially begin, where Inter Mami will face Montreal FC or Atlanta United starting at 9:30 p.m. in Florida. The series will be very particular since a “Best of Three” will take place. That is, the team that wins two of three games will qualify for the semifinals.
Tata was asked about his preference for Atlanta or Montreal: “We have suffered with both of them, even in the games where we haven’t lost. I don’t want to go into too much detail about what each other can produce. But surely we have a lot of material in the four games played to prepare it with a margin of precision that gives us the possibility of being able to advance to the next round.”.
Finally he closed with these words: “Obviously there is an important difference and it is the trip, probably the weather conditions.. That is to say, the trip to Montreal would be much longer and we would probably encounter much colder weather than perhaps what we would find in Atlanta, which even being a closed stadium is not affected. From there we will prepare for the game tomorrow or Monday thinking about either of the two.”