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FT Saturday, November 8, 2025
Nashville SC DLLWL 0
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Inter Miami CF WWWLW 4
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Match Report

Messi leads Miami to East semifinals with win over Nashville

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are three wins away from an MLS Cup title.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
4
50
Possession
50
12
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
370
Accurate Passes
373
429
Passes
433
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
5
11
Effective Clearances
15
11
Clearances
15

Highlights

00:58 Inter Miami CF vs. Nashville SC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:36 Messi breaks deadlock with clever finish Watch on ESPN 00:36 Messi scores again to make it 2-0 Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 4-1

Lineups

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. 24Mateo SilvettiCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Oscar UstariSUB
  2. 14Fafà PicaultSUB
  3. 8Telasco SegoviaSUB
  4. 57Marcelo WeigandtSUB
  5. 81Santiago MoralesSUB
  6. 6Tomás AvilésSUB
  7. 29Allen ObandoSUB
  8. 2Gonzalo LujánSUB
  9. 42Yannick BrightSUB

NSH · 4-3-3

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 5Jack MaherCD-L
  3. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 22Josh BauerLB
  5. 31Andy NájarRB
  6. 20Edvard TagsethCM
  7. 16Matthew CorcoranLM
  8. 8Patrick YazbekRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 10Hany MukhtarLF
  11. 19Alex MuylRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Daniel LovitzSUB
  2. 99Brian SchwakeSUB
  3. 12Teal BunburySUB
  4. 3Tate SchmittSUB
  5. 7Gastón BrugmanSUB
  6. 28Wyatt MeyerSUB
  7. 14Jacob ShaffelburgSUB
  8. 11Tyler BoydSUB
  9. 6Bryan AcostaSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tadeo Allende.
  2. 34' Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Silvetti.
  4. 43' Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Matthew Corcoran.
  7. 45' Substitution, Nashville SC. Gastón Brugman replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  8. 45' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Josh Bauer.
  9. 60' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  10. 67' Jack Maher (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 73' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 0. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  13. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Mateo Silvetti.
  14. 75' Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Alex Muyl.
  15. 76' Goal! Inter Miami CF 4, Nashville SC 0. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
  16. 77' Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 79' Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 80' Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 83' Substitution, Nashville SC. Tyler Boyd replaces Sam Surridge.
  20. 90'+1' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Tadeo Allende.

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