Nashville SC vs Inter Miami CF, 2023 Leagues Cup, Final

· Inter Miami CF win 10-9 on penalties
Nashville SC
  • 57': Fafà Picault
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Inter Miami CF win 10-9 on penalties
Inter Miami CF
  • 23': Lionel Messi

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.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
  • 1': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
  • 3': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, Nashville SC. Fafá Picault tries a through ball, but Sam Surridge is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 17': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Robert Taylor.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas MacNaughton.
  • 20': Hand ball by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 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.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 26': Foul by Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 26': Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 27': Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Fafá Picault.
  • 34': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
  • 39': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 1.
  • 48': Fafá Picault (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Fafá Picault (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 50': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 52': Fafá Picault (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
  • 53': Offside, Nashville SC. Lukas MacNaughton tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
  • 54': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Dixon Arroyo.
  • 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.
  • 62': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 62': Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 68': Hand ball by DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
  • 68': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez replaces Benjamin Cremaschi.
  • 68': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Josef Martínez.
  • 69': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 69': Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Offside, Nashville SC. Shaq Moore tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 71': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 72': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Fafá Picault.
  • 72': Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dax McCarty.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Sergii Kryvtsov.
  • 78': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF).
  • 81': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Víctor Ulloa replaces Dixon Arroyo.
  • 81': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Robert Taylor.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 82': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 83': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 83': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 87': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 89': Foul by Víctor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
  • 89': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Víctor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Drake Callender.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Sergio Busquets following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1.
  • 91': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1(1). Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 91': Goal! Nashville SC 1(1), Inter Miami CF 1(1). Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Nashville SC 1(1), Inter Miami CF 1(2). Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 93': Penalty saved! Randall Leal (Nashville SC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 94': Goal! Nashville SC 1(1), Inter Miami CF 1(3). Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Nashville SC 1(2), Inter Miami CF 1(3). Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Nashville SC 1(2), Inter Miami CF 1(4). Kamal Miller (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Nashville SC 1(3), Inter Miami CF 1(4). Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 97': Penalty saved! Víctor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Nashville SC 1(4), Inter Miami CF 1(4). Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 98': Goal! Nashville SC 1(4), Inter Miami CF 1(5). Sergii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 99': Goal! Nashville SC 1(5), Inter Miami CF 1(5). Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 99': Goal! Nashville SC 1(5), Inter Miami CF 1(6). Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 100': Goal! Nashville SC 1(6), Inter Miami CF 1(6). Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 101': Goal! Nashville SC 1(6), Inter Miami CF 1(7). Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 102': Goal! Nashville SC 1(7), Inter Miami CF 1(7). Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 102': Goal! Nashville SC 1(7), Inter Miami CF 1(8). David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 103': Goal! Nashville SC 1(8), Inter Miami CF 1(8). Sean Davis (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 104': Goal! Nashville SC 1(8), Inter Miami CF 1(9). DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 104': Goal! Nashville SC 1(9), Inter Miami CF 1(9). Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 104': Goal! Nashville SC 1(9), Inter Miami CF 1(10). Drake Callender (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 105': Penalty saved! Elliot Panicco (Nashville SC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
  • 106': Penalty Shootout ends, Nashville SC 1(9), Inter Miami CF 1(10).
  • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 1(9), Inter Miami CF 1(10).

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 30,109

Line-Ups

NSH Nashville SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Elliot Panicco (GK)
3 Lukas MacNaughton
25 Walker Zimmerman
2 Daniel Lovitz
18 Shaq Moore
20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow Card
6 Dax McCarty
7 Fafà Picault
19 Alex Muyl
10 Hany Mukhtar
9 Sam Surridge
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Taylor Washington, Josh Bauer, Luke Haakenson, Laurence Wyke, Teal Bunbury, Ben Martino, Jack Maher, Sean Davis, Jacob Shaffelburg, Joe Willis, Brian Anunga, Randall Leal.

MIA Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Drake Callender (GK)
31 Kamal Miller
27 Serhiy Kryvtsov
18 Jordi Alba
2 DeAndre Yedlin
5 Sergio Busquets
3 Dixon Arroyo
30 Benjamin Cremaschi
17 Josef Martínez
16 Robert Taylor
10 Lionel Messi
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
David Ruiz, Christopher McVey, Tomás Avilés, Harvey Neville, Leonardo Campana, Cole Jensen, Robbie Robinson, Victor Ulloa, Noah Allen, Diego Gómez, Facundo Farías, Carlos Dos Santos.

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