The reigning MLS Cup Champions will have a new head coach at the helm.
Javier Mascherano has stepped down as the club’s head coach for personal reasons, Inter Miami announced Tuesday. Guillermo Hoyos will assume the role of First Team head coach for the upcoming matches after previously being responsible for overseeing and advancing the club’s professional pathway development structure and serving as sporting director.
Chief Soccer Officer Alberto Marrero will assume Hoyos’ previous duties of sporting director as part of the front office moves.
“I want to let everyone know that, for personal reasons, I have decided to end my tenure as head coach of Inter Miami CF,” Mascherano said in a statement. “First and foremost, I would like to thank the Club for the trust they placed in me, every employee who is part of the organization for the collective effort, but especially the players, who made it possible for us to experience unforgettable moments.
“I also want to thank the fans and La Familia, because none of this would have been possible without them,” he added. “I will always carry with me the memory of our first star, and wherever I am, I will continue to wish the Club all the best moving forward. I have no doubt that the Club will continue to achieve success in the future. Sending you all a big hug, and thank you for everything.”
Mascherano guided the Herons to two major trophies in 2025; the club’s first ever MLS Cup title and an Eastern Conference Championship. Inter Miami scored 101 goals across regular season and postseason play, the most in a single season in MLS history, including a postseason record 20 goals.
The Herons became the first MLS club to reach the knockout stage of the FIFA Club World Cup competition while also becoming the first CONCACAF team to defeat a European opponent in an official international match.
Inter Miami sit third in the MLS standings to date, registering a 3-3-1 record through seven league matches played this spring. The Herons also suffered elimination from this season’s CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament in the Round of 16 phase.
Hoyos first match in charge will come on Saturday as Inter Miami visits the Colorado Rapids.
Huh….. well seems Argentine coaches dont like to stick around long. Might want to try a different nationality Miami.
Mascherano realizing that Argentina job will be open after the WC. Lol.
Apparently, Mascherano did not want Beterame and that caused discord with him and management. Seems like more a “I told it wouldn’t work/we told YOU to make it work” situation. Than he’s looking to take over Argentina.
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The problem I saw there was this: the issue has been less about Berterame’s quality and more about the attacking geometry he creates. Silvetti and Allende constantly threaten the back shoulder and attack space on through balls, and Messi is elite at threading passes into those runs. Just as importantly, those runs force defenders to drop rather than step, which opens the pockets Messi likes to receive in and dictate play from.
Berterame sort of plugs things. A more central, conventional No. 9 changes the spacing because he occupies central lanes that would otherwise stay open, and draws play into more crowded feet-to-feet combinations.
So from Mascherano’s view, Berterame may not have worked the way he (and Messi) like to play. So the disagreement probably was about system design…and of course, management may have wanted to justify a pricey striker signing by making Berterame more central to the attack.
You have to have a fit. From early returns, anyhow, Berterame doesn’t look like one.
Mascherano out after 7 games with 12 pts yet good old Brad still in charge in Philly with just 3 pts.
Since he won Coach of the Year after last season, he is probably being given a long leash. I thought Varas should have won last year and yet this season SDFC aren’t doing nearly as well either. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
He was a finalist for manager of the year in 2023 and St Louis fired him July 1 the next season. Brad does have a pattern.