Outbound Inter Miami head coach Tata Martino has confirmed that he does not plan to work for "several months" as he cited "personal reasons" for his departure from his role. The former Barcelona and Argentina manager reunited with Lionel Messi at Chase Stadium after taking over from Phil Neville in June,

Departing head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino said Friday that he is leaving Inter Miami CF with "nothing but gratitude."

When the MLS playoffs began late last month, everyone who follows Inter Miami assumed coach Tata Martino would be preparing his team for the conference semifinals this week. Instead, the runner up for MLS Coach of the Year was in the Chase Stadium interview room on Friday morning announcing his resignation two weeks after the team’s shocking first-round playoff exit.