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FT Saturday, October 18, 2025
Inter Miami CF WDLWW 5
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Nashville SC WLWWD 2
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MIA145
NSH202
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Match Report

Messi's hat trick gives Miami win over Nashville

Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick, propelling Inter Miami to a 5-2 win over Nashville SC on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
4
59.7
Possession
40.3
17
SHOTS
15
9
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
574
Accurate Passes
367
629
Passes
420
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.4
33
Long Balls
43
21
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
5
17
Effective Clearances
22
17
Clearances
22

Highlights

01:19 Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:54 Messi opens the scoring with great goal for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 00:46 Messi equalizes from the penalty spot for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 00:58 Messi seals his hat trick with nice goal for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NSH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 5Jack MaherCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 31Andy NájarRB
  6. 20Edvard TagsethCM-L
  7. 8Patrick YazbekCM-R
  8. 19Alex MuylLM
  9. 14Jacob ShaffelburgRM
  10. 9Sam SurridgeCF-L
  11. 10Hany MukhtarCF-R

MIA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 5Sergio BusquetsLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 11Baltasar RodríguezAM-L
  11. 21Tadeo AllendeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Goal! Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  3. 43' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  4. 45'+6' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  5. 56' Substitution, Nashville SC. Tyler Boyd replaces Jacob Shaffelburg because of an injury.
  6. 63' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  7. 63' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Marcelo Weigandt.
  8. 63' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Gonzalo Luján.
  9. 64' Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 67' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  11. 68' Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 73' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  13. 73' Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Alex Muyl.
  14. 73' Substitution, Nashville SC. Gastón Brugman replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  15. 81' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 4. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Fray.
  16. 82' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Tadeo Allende.
  17. 88' Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Edvard Tagseth.
  18. 88' Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  19. 90'+1' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 5. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.

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