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

· 1st Leg
Nashville SC
  • 4': Jacob Shaffelburg
  • 46': Jacob Shaffelburg
FT
2 - 2
1st Leg
Inter Miami CF
  • 52': Lionel Messi
  • 90'+5': Luis Suárez

Miami earn late draw with Nashville on Luis Suarez strike

Luis Suarez scored in stoppage time and Lionel Messi scored shortly after half-time to help Inter Miami tie Nashville 2-2 Thursday night in the Concacaf Champions Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Nicolás Freire (Inter Miami CF).
  • 3': Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaq Moore.
  • 10': Offside, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Noah Allen.
  • 14': Hand ball by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 15': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 15': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Alex Muyl.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 17': Sean Davis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 23': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Drake Callender.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 25': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Lukas MacNaughton.
  • 26': Foul by Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF).
  • 26': Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF).
  • 31': Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Offside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Allen.
  • 41': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Tomás Avilés.
  • 43': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 43': Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Tyler Boyd (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+2': Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Julian Gressel (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Serhii Kryvtsov with a headed pass.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
  • 46': Offside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
  • 46': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 0. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sean Davis.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
  • 52': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 53': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF).
  • 53': Foul by Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 53': Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Diego Gómez is caught offside.
  • 63': Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 63': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Nicolás Freire (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 67': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Sean Davis.
  • 71': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 71': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Diego Gómez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 72': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Daniel Lovitz.
  • 75': Substitution, Nashville SC. Dru Yearwood replaces Aníbal Godoy.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Julian Gressel.
  • 82': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jack Maher replaces Walker Zimmerman.
  • 82': Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  • 82': Substitution, Nashville SC. McKinze Gaines replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 83': Offside, Nashville SC. Shaq Moore is caught offside.
  • 83': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 85': VAR Decision: No Goal Nashville SC 2-1 Inter Miami CF.
  • 89': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Lukas MacNaughton.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lawson Sunderland replaces Federico Redondo because of an injury.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
70.2 Possession 29.8
12 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
629 Accurate Passes 219
705 Passes 296
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 6
0.4 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 41
31 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 2
17 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
9 Interceptions 14
9 Effective Clearances 16
9 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 31,109

Line-Ups

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

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

MIA Inter Miami CF (5-3-2)

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

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