Javier Mascherano responded to criticism of Inter Miami's reliance on Lionel Messi following the team’s elimination from the Concacaf Champions Cup. Inter Miami, led by Lionel Messi, returned to training under head coach Javier Mascherano after a tough loss in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Javier Mascherano started the game by waving and shouting. Then he took to flailing his arms a bit. Then there were gestures of frustration, a few barks towards officials. By the end of it all - when Vancouver scored their second goal in what turned out to be a 5-1 aggregate thrashing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup - the Argentine stood around,