Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino called Jordi Alba in for praise for his record-breaking four assists in a 4-3 victory over Toronto FC in the Leagues Cup round of 32, labeling the player a “number 10 who plays at left-back.”
Alba provided the assists on all of Miami’s goals at Chase Stadium to propel the reigning champions to the round of 16 of the competition.
“I said this I think two games ago, a number 10 who plays as a left-back and so we have a great assister from that side,” Martino said with a smile.
Despite the triumph, the Herons struggled defensively inside their own penalty area. Miami gave up two penalties to Toronto in the first half and Hector Martinez was handed a red card for a challenge inside the box to give the visitors a man advantage for most of the game.
“This was new in the team, that is, the reckless marking inside the area did seem to me to be something that I had not seen very well,” Martino said. “We have made mistakes many times, but we have rarely done it before being reckless inside the area and today we were reckless.
