Inter Miami CF's head coach Javier Mascherano expressed regret over the team's 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal. He cited missed opportunities for both the team and Lionel Messi to potentially secure a final spot. Despite an encouraging start with an early goal, defensive mistakes led to a disappointing aggregate defeat. Mascherano remained optimistic, highlighting the team's historical progress in the tournament and a focus on Major League Soccer in the future, emphasizing the importance of learning from the match to improve moving forward.
"It hurts because we wanted to reach the final. That would have placed the club in a very important position. Still, we have to accept that they were better."
"We were one goal away from tying the series and what we pretended to do is have a long game. The hardest part was done, which was to score the first goal."
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