MLS

FT Saturday, August 15, 2026
Inter Miami CF DWLLL 1
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Nashville SC DLWLW 4
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MIA101
NSH134
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Match Report

Mukhtar brace helps 1st-placed Nashville rout Miami

Hany Mukhtar scored a pair of second-half goals and Nashville SC beat Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 4-1 on Saturday night in a match featuring the top two teams in the Eastern Conference to remain atop the MLS standings.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
3
55.2
Possession
44.8
16
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
430
Accurate Passes
323
499
Passes
394
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
38
Long Balls
44
26
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
21
22
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:12 Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami CF - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:53 Andy Najar scores goal for Nashville SC Watch on ESPN 00:20 Telasco Segovia finds the back of the net for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN 00:25 Inter Miami keeper's awful mistake leads to Hany Mukhtar's second goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NSH · 4-3-3

  1. 99Brian SchwakeG
  2. 3Maxwell WoledziCD-L
  3. 4Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
  4. 27Reed Baker-WhitingLB
  5. 31Andy NájarRB
  6. 16Matthew CorcoranCM
  7. 11Elias SaadLM
  8. 20Edvard TagsethRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 10Hany MukhtarLF
  11. 7Cristian EspinozaRF

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 34Rocco Ríos NovoG
  2. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-L
  3. 17Ian FrayCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 4Facundo MuraRB
  6. 42Yannick BrightCM-L
  7. 5CasemiroCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Elias Saad with a cross.
  2. 23' Penalty missed. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
  3. 25'
  4. 26'
  5. 29' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  6. 29'
  7. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 31'
  9. 33' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Maximiliano Falcón replaces Facundo Mura.
  10. 45'+3' Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  11. 45'+6' Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 47' Casemiro (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 49' Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elias Saad.
  14. 56' Goal! Nashville SC 3, Inter Miami CF 1. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  15. 56'
  16. 59'
  17. 59' Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 63' Goal! Nashville SC 4, Inter Miami CF 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Schwake following a fast break.
  19. 71' Delay in match because of an injury Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC).
  20. 71'
  21. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 71'
  23. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Jack Maher replaces Jeisson Palacios because of an injury.
  24. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Elias Saad.
  25. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.
  26. 74' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  27. 74'
  28. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Sergio Reguilón.
  29. 75' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ruíz replaces Ian Fray.
  30. 75' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  31. 75'
  32. 78' David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  33. 84' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Andy Nájar.
  34. 86' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Lovend's Delinois replaces Telasco Segovia.
  35. 87' Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.

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