MLS

FT Saturday, July 12, 2025
Nashville SC WWWWW 1
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Inter Miami CF WDLWW 2
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NSH011
MIA112
Chase Stadium · 21,108 att. · FS1

Match Report

Lionel Messi extends streak, Miami ends Nashville's run

Lionel Messi extended his MLS-record scoring streak with two more goals, which made the difference in a 2-1 victory for host Inter Miami over Nashville SC on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
1
46.8
Possession
53.2
8
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
441
Accurate Passes
535
505
Passes
591
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
58
21
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
8
10
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
7
3
Effective Clearances
22
3
Clearances
22

Highlights

01:53 Messi notches a brace in 5th straight game in Inter Miami's win Watch on ESPN 00:53 Messi curls in free kick for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 14Héctor MartínezCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 81Santiago MoralesSUB
  2. 6Tomás AvilésSUB
  3. 11Baltasar RodríguezSUB
  4. 55Federico RedondoSUB
  5. 7Fafà PicaultSUB
  6. 15Ryan SailorSUB
  7. 34Rocco Ríos NovoSUB
  8. 25William YarbroughSUB
  9. 22Leo AfonsoSUB

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 5Jack MaherCD-L
  3. 4Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 31Andy NájarRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 8Patrick YazbekLM
  8. 20Edvard TagsethRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 14Jacob ShaffelburgAM-L
  11. 37Ahmed QasimAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Walker ZimmermanSUB
  2. 16Matthew CorcoranSUB
  3. 22Josh BauerSUB
  4. 29Julian GainesSUB
  5. 12Teal BunburySUB
  6. 7Gastón BrugmanSUB
  7. 6Bryan AcostaSUB
  8. 99Brian SchwakeSUB
  9. 19Alex MuylSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 24' Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 49' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Nájar with a cross.
  4. 52' Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Jacob Shaffelburg because of an injury.
  6. 62' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 63' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Federico Redondo replaces Tadeo Allende.
  8. 63' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Baltasar Rodríguez replaces Telasco Segovia.
  9. 64' Substitution, Nashville SC. Gastón Brugman replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  10. 64' Substitution, Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman replaces Jeisson Palacios.
  11. 78' Substitution, Nashville SC. Julian Gaines replaces Ahmed Qasem.
  12. 78' Substitution, Nashville SC. Matthew Corcoran replaces Edvard Tagseth.
  13. 83' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Luis Suárez.
  14. 87' Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+3' Jack Maher (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+6' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ryan Sailor replaces Marcelo Weigandt because of an injury.

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