MLS

FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Nashville SC WWWLL 0
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Inter Miami CF WWWWW 0
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Chase Stadium · 20,452 att.

Match Report

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Inter Miami held to draw with Nashville in Messi's home MLS debut

Lionel Messi finally had an off night -- by his standards -- as Inter Miami CF was held to a 0-0 draw by Nashville SC at DRV PNK Stadium on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
31
Possession
69
7
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
247
Accurate Passes
658
315
Passes
718
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
0
8
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.0
39
Long Balls
34
23
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
10
16
Effective Clearances
5
16
Clearances
5

Highlights

00:33 Messi sees last-ditch effort denied Watch on ESPN 00:16 Messi, Inter Miami show off Leagues Cup trophy to its fans Watch on ESPN 00:17 Messi's free kick saved by the Nashville keeper Watch on ESPN 00:33 Hany Mukhtar sees his goal ruled off for offsides Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 3Dixon ArroyoLM
  8. 8Diego GómezRM
  9. 17Josef MartínezF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Christopher McVeySUB
  2. 13Victor UlloaSUB
  3. 32Noah AllenSUB
  4. 30Benjamin CremaschiSUB
  5. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB
  6. 22Nicolás StefanelliSUB
  7. 41David RuizSUB
  8. 11Facundo FaríasSUB
  9. 29CJ dos SantosSUB

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Elliot PaniccoG
  2. 5Jack MaherCD-L
  3. 3Lukas MacNaughtonCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 18Shaq MooreRB
  6. 7Fafà PicaultAM
  7. 27Tah AnungaLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 12Teal BunburyF
  10. 8Randall LealAM-L
  11. 19Alex MuylAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Josh BauerSUB
  2. 11Ethan ZubakSUB
  3. 54Sean DavisSUB
  4. 20Aníbal GodoySUB
  5. 1Joe WillisSUB
  6. 23Taylor WashingtonSUB
  7. 26Luke HaakensonSUB
  8. 14Jacob ShaffelburgSUB
  9. 10Hany MukhtarSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+1' Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar replaces Teal Bunbury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Randall Leal.
  5. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Farías replaces Dixon Arroyo.
  6. 50' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 59' Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aníbal Godoy replaces Dax McCarty.
  9. 65' Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Alex Muyl.
  10. 70' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
  11. 70' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamin Cremaschi replaces Diego Gómez.
  12. 70' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Robert Taylor.
  13. 77' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 81' Jack Maher (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Fafá Picault.

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