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FT Saturday, September 12, 2026
Nashville SC WWWDL 2
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Inter Miami CF DLWDD 2
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MIA112
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Match Report

Messi scores his 19th MLS goal as Inter Miami draws 2-2 with Nashville

Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 19th goal of the season as Inter Miami played first-place Nashville to a 2-2 tie on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
37.7
Possession
62.3
18
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
496
321
Passes
550
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
0
15
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.0
28
Long Balls
37
15
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
4
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
16
15
Tackles
20
0.3
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
18
17
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:26 Sam Surridge gets on the scoresheet for Nashville SC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NSH leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-L
  3. 5CasemiroCD-R
  4. 15Fricio CaicedoLB
  5. 17Ian FrayRB
  6. 42Yannick BrightCM
  7. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 19Germán BerterameLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Brian SchwakeG
  2. 3Maxwell WoledziCD-L
  3. 4Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
  4. 27Reed Baker-WhitingLB
  5. 31Andy NájarRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 16Matthew CorcoranLM
  8. 8Patrick YazbekRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 19Alex MuylAM-L
  11. 7Cristian EspinozaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Nashville SC 1. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Nájar.
  2. 9' Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 19' Own Goal by Reed Baker-Whiting, Nashville SC. Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 1.
  4. 41' Fricio Caicedo (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Maxwell Woledzi (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Substitution, Nashville SC. Elias Saad replaces Alex Muyl.
  7. 62' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  8. 64' Delay in match because of an injury Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
  9. 64'
  10. 66' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Facundo Mura replaces Ian Fray because of an injury.
  11. 66' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Matías Galarza replaces Telasco Segovia.
  12. 66' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 66'
  14. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.
  15. 72' Substitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  16. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Matthew Corcoran.
  17. 81' Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.
  18. 86' Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90' Matías Galarza (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+1' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 2. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

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