The stage was set for the Herons to pick up where they left off this season, especially after winning the offseason. The club extended Luis Su\u00e1rez\u2019s contract, signed 2025 MLS<\/a> Goalkeeper of the Year Dayne St. Clair and added Germ\u00e1n Berterame as their third Designated Player, joining Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul.<\/p>\n Yet just four months after their MLS Cup triumph<\/a>, the defending champions are in disarray\u2014and without a trusted face in the dugout to get them out of trouble. <\/p>\n Miami\u2019s Poor Run of Form Without an End in Sight Inter Miami have just three league wins this season. | Chris Arjoon\/Icon Sportswire\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Alarms bells sounded back in February when LAFC demolished Inter Miami 3\u20130<\/a> in their season opener. Failing to even contend with their biggest competitors for the MLS Cup was a concerning look for the Herons, but there was no real cause for panic. After all, it was the first game of the season, and there were a lot of new faces in pink on the pitch.<\/p>\n Except the team failed to trend in the right direction. Mascherano\u2019s men crashed out of the Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a>\u2014a competition co-owner Jorge Mas set as the team\u2019s primary goal in 2026\u2014in the round of 16 at the hands of Nashville SC. They also only tallied three league wins in their first seven games, dropping points to Charlotte FC, Austin FC and most recently, Red Bull New York. <\/p>\n Inter Miami sit third in the Eastern Conference standings with 12 points through seven games, a worrisome total for a team with arguably the best player of all-time leading its line. <\/p>\n With fast-coming matches against Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake, who both look more than capable of hanging with the Herons, it\u2019s hard to imagine the defending champions breaking out of their poor spell without Mascherano there to lead the way. <\/p>\n New Signings Under More Pressure Than Ever Germ\u00e1n Berterame has scored just one goal since joining Inter Miami. | Shaun Clark\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Now that Mascherano is no longer there to shoulder blame for the team\u2019s shortcomings in 2026, attention will quickly shift to the new faces underwhelming in their debut campaigns.<\/p>\n Berterame leads the way with just one goal in his first nine appearances for Inter Miami. The club deemed the striker worthy of taking up a DP spot, but he has completely failed to return that trust. <\/p>\n The 27-year-old only just scored his first goal in a pink shirt at the weekend in the Herons\u2019 2\u20132 draw with Red Bull New York<\/a>. Even worse, he has only tallied five shots on target across 422 minutes in MLS so far. <\/p>\n St. Clair will come under more fire as well. Inter Miami have kept one clean sheet in MLS this season\u2014and it came with the Canadian on the bench. Otherwise, the former Minnesota United standout has conceded 12 goals in his six league starts. <\/p>\n The two big signings need to get back to the form that saw them previously claim so much success in their careers, or else Inter Miami will continue to spiral. <\/p>\n A New Face on the Touchline? Wilfried Nancy previously led the Crew to MLS Cup glory. | Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Inter Miami announced former sporting director Guillermo Hoyos will take Mascherano\u2019s place for the time being. The club did not hint at who would replace the Argentine permanently, but it will no doubt be scouring the market for a worthy new manager to right what is suddenly a sinking ship.<\/p>\n The unexpected nature of Mascherano\u2019s departure leaves the Herons reeling and without the luxury of searching for the perfect candidate, especially when so many are already attached to teams. In fact, nine MLS clubs appointed new managers<\/a> ahead of the 2026 season. <\/p>\n One name currently unattached is Wilfried Nancy. The Frenchman previously led Columbus Crew to to the 2023 MLS Cup and 2024 Leagues Cup, before he left in December to manage Celtic. He only lasted 33 days, though, before he was let go.<\/p>\n Despite his poor stint in Scotland, Nancy knows exactly what it takes to win in MLS\u2014and he never even had a squad as talented as Inter Miami\u2019s. <\/p>\n Only time will tell if the Herons pursue the 49-year-old or look elsewhere for a new leader, but they will want a stabilizing force in the dressing room and on the touchline as soon as possible. <\/p>\n![\"Rodrigo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kp6kb7qt3pwedas04m.jpg\" "\\"Rodrigo")
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