Toronto FC put an end to Lionel Messi’s scoring streak as Inter Miami had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the MLS encounter between the sides on Sunday.
Tadeo Allende’s opener was cancelled out by Dorde Mihailovic as Messi’s run of five goals in three games came to a halt.
“I think we deserved to win, we had the most real chances during the game, maybe we had 10-15 minutes in the second half that we were in a bit of confusion, but at the end we had the game under control," Mascherano said.
“I think their goalkeeper was the man of the match."
“It’s hard because we came here to win. We wanted to go up in the standings but we have to move forward. We have more four games, so we will try to win all the games and try to finish as high as possible," the Argentine added.
Despite the 38-year-old