MLS

FT Saturday, November 1, 2025
Inter Miami CF LWWWW 1
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Nashville SC WWDLL 2
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Match Report

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Messi scores late but Nashville forces Game 3 with Miami

Lionel Messi's thunderous late goal wasn't enough as Nashville SC scored a 2-1 home win over Inter Miami on Saturday to force a decisive Game 3 of their first-round MLS playoff series.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
60.6
Possession
39.4
11
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
435
Accurate Passes
254
526
Passes
339
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
44
38
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
13
11
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
9
10
Effective Clearances
23
10
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:14 Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:52 Messi's sensational strike finds top corner for Inter Miami Watch on ESPN 02:31 Are Inter Miami too reliant on Lionel Messi? Watch on ESPN 01:54 Is Javier Mascherano doing a good job at Inter Miami? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 5-0

Lineups

NSH · 3-4-3

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD
  3. 22Josh BauerCD-L
  4. 4Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
  5. 20Edvard TagsethCM-L
  6. 8Patrick YazbekCM-R
  7. 16Matthew CorcoranLM
  8. 31Andy NájarRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 10Hany MukhtarCF-L
  11. 19Alex MuylCF-R

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 32Noah AllenCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 11Baltasar RodríguezLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 9' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 15' Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 0. Josh Bauer (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Noah Allen.
  6. 54' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Mateo Silvetti replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  7. 63' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Edvard Tagseth.
  8. 77' Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Substitution, Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem replaces Alex Muyl.
  10. 79' Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  11. 83' Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Sam Surridge.
  12. 84' Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  14. 90'+6' Bryan Acosta (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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