Leagues Cup

FT Saturday, August 19, 2023
Inter Miami CF WWWWW 1
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Nashville SC WWWWL 1
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Inter Miami CF win 10-9 on penalties · GEODIS Park · 30,109 att.

Match Report

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Messi scores as Inter Miami lift Leagues Cup

Lionel Messi scored early in regulation and converted the first shot in penalty kicks as Inter Miami CF beat Nashville SC 10-9 on penalties in the Leagues Cup final on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
58.5
Possession
41.5
6
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Highlights

01:18 Inter Miami wins Leagues Cup in incredible 11-round PK shootout Watch on ESPN 00:55 Messi curls in sensational opening goal for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 00:45 Messi's go-ahead goal attempt clanks off the post Watch on ESPN 00:51 Messi in disbelief as Inter Miami's game-winning chance just misses Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NSH · 4-4-2

  1. 30Elliot PaniccoG
  2. 3Lukas MacNaughtonCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 18Shaq MooreRB
  6. 20Aníbal GodoyCM-L
  7. 6Dax McCartyCM-R
  8. 7Fafà PicaultLM
  9. 19Alex MuylRM
  10. 10Hany MukhtarCF-L
  11. 9Sam SurridgeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Taylor WashingtonSUB
  2. 22Josh BauerSUB
  3. 26Luke HaakensonSUB
  4. 16Laurence WykeSUB
  5. 12Teal BunburySUB
  6. 67Ben MartinoSUB
  7. 5Jack MaherSUB
  8. 54Sean DavisSUB
  9. 14Jacob ShaffelburgSUB
  10. 1Joe WillisSUB
  11. 27Tah AnungaSUB
  12. 8Randall LealSUB

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 3Dixon ArroyoLM
  8. 30Benjamin CremaschiRM
  9. 17Josef MartínezF
  10. 16Robert TaylorLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 41David RuizSUB
  2. 4Christopher McVeySUB
  3. 6Tomás AvilésSUB
  4. 20Harvey NevilleSUB
  5. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB
  6. 99Cole JensenSUB
  7. 19Robbie RobinsonSUB
  8. 13Victor UlloaSUB
  9. 32Noah AllenSUB
  10. 8Diego GómezSUB
  11. 11Facundo FaríasSUB
  12. 29CJ dos SantosSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  2. 54' Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Fafá Picault (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Surridge following a corner.
  4. 68' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  5. 68' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
  6. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Fafá Picault.
  7. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dax McCarty.
  8. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Víctor Ulloa replaces Dixon Arroyo.
  9. 81' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Robert Taylor.
  10. 82' Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Alex Muyl.
  11. 89' Víctor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90' Penalty Shootout begins Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
  13. 106' Penalty Shootout ends, Nashville SC 1(9), Inter Miami CF 1(10).

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