Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC, 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Inter Miami CF advance 5-3 on aggregate
Inter Miami CF
  • 8': Luis Suárez
  • 23': Lionel Messi
  • 63': Robert Taylor
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Inter Miami CF advance 5-3 on aggregate
Nashville SC
  • 90'+3': Sam Surridge

Inter Miami advances in CCC as Lionel Messi scores, exits early

Lionel Messi set up an early goal then scored one before leaving Inter Miami CF's Concacaf Champions Cup win over Nashville SC on Wednesday night, as it advanced to the quarterfinals of the regional club tournament.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC).
  • 2': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
  • 3': Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
  • 4': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 8': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 0. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 11': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 11': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 13': Foul by Serhii Kryvtsov (Inter Miami CF).
  • 13': Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Hand ball by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 18': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 18': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 21': Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
  • 25': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 26': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 31': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 31': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF).
  • 41': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC).
  • 41': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 41': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 45': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sean Davis (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Washington with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Taylor Washington.
  • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Sam Surridge replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 49': Foul by Josh Bauer (Nashville SC).
  • 49': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robert Taylor replaces Lionel Messi.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
  • 53': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 54': Offside, Nashville SC. Lukas MacNaughton is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
  • 59': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Julian Gressel is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
  • 60': Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Sean Davis (Nashville SC).
  • 63': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 0. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC).
  • 66': Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
  • 67': Offside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Nashville SC. Dru Yearwood replaces Sean Davis.
  • 68': Substitution, Nashville SC. Brian Anunga replaces Aníbal Godoy.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 70': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Offside, Nashville SC. Sam Surridge is caught offside.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 75': Substitution, Nashville SC. McKinze Gaines replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 77': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Serhii Kryvtsov because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaq Moore with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 80': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 80': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 83': VAR Decision: No Goal Inter Miami CF 3-0 Nashville SC.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Taylor with a headed pass.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by McKinze Gaines with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leonardo Campana replaces Luis Suárez.
  • 86': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Diego Gómez.
  • 87': Foul by David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF).
  • 87': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Campana.
  • 88': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF).
  • 88': Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. McKinze Gaines (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Brian Anunga.
  • 90': Foul by David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+1': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 1. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaq Moore.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dru Yearwood.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
54.9 Possession 45.1
15 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
494 Accurate Passes 407
561 Passes 481
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
31 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.7
37 Long Balls 47
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 11
6 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 11
8 Effective Clearances 30
8 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 18,143

Line-Ups

MIA Inter Miami CF (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Drake Callender (GK)
27 Serhiy Kryvtsov
21 Nicolás Freire
6 Tomás Avilés
18 Jordi Alba
24 Julian Gressel
5 Sergio Busquets
20 Diego Gómez
55 Federico Redondo
9 Luis Suárez
10 Lionel Messi
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
Leonardo Campana, Carlos Dos Santos, David Ruiz, Shanyder Borgelin, Robert Taylor, Ryan Sailor, Noah Allen, Cole Jensen, Lawson Sunderland.

NSH Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
2 Daniel Lovitz
3 Lukas MacNaughton
23 Taylor Washington
18 Shaq Moore
10 Hany Mukhtar
20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow Card
54 Sean Davis
11 Tyler Boyd
14 Jacob Shaffelburg
19 Alex Muyl
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Brian Anunga, Teal Bunbury, Dru Yearwood, McKinze Gaines, Josh Bauer, Amar Sejdic, Forster Ajago, Elliot Panicco, Ben Martino, Jack Maher, Brent Kallman, Sam Surridge.

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