Nashville SC vs Inter Miami CF, 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round of 16

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1st Leg

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Nashville SC held Inter Miami CF to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 match with the defending MLS champions on Wednesday night at GEODIS Park.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Nashville SC. Warren Madrigal is caught offside.
4': Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
4': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Maximiliano Falcón because of an injury.
8': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Warren Madrigal.
11': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek following a fast break.
12': Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
19': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Patrick Yazbek with a cross.
19': Attempt missed. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
21': Foul by Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC).
21': Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Noah Allen.
22': Attempt missed. Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Schwake (Nashville SC).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Foul by Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF).
30': Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
35': Foul by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF).
35': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Handball by Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC).
38': Attempt saved. Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Sam Surridge with a through ball.
39': Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).
39': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
42': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Jeisson Palacios.
42': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Dayne St. Clair.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Facundo Mura.
45'+3': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
45'+3': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
50': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Micael.
51': Foul by Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF).
51': Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Telasco Segovia.
57': Attempt missed. Germán Berterame (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
58': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
60': Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).
60': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
61': Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
63': Attempt missed. Facundo Mura (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
64': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
64': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Micael.
65': Attempt saved. Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
65': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Dayne St. Clair.
67': Handball by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF).
68': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Warren Madrigal.
68': Substitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Matthew Corcoran.
70': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Nájar.
72': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Mateo Silvetti replaces Telasco Segovia.
72': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Facundo Mura.
73': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
73': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxwell Woledzi.
79': Attempt missed. Mateo Silvetti (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
80': Attempt blocked. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Attempt blocked. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Gonzalo Luján.
83': Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Andy Nájar.
87': Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
87': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Micael (Inter Miami CF).
90': Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Woobens Pacius replaces Sam Surridge.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Woobens Pacius (Nashville SC).
90'+2': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC).
90'+3': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
0': Match ends, Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 0.

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 25,616

Line-Ups

Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Brian Schwake (GK)
3	Maxwell Woledzi
4	Jeisson Palacios
27	Reed Baker-Whiting
31	Andy Nájar
10	Hany Mukhtar
16	Matthew Corcoran
8	Patrick Yazbek
9	Sam Surridge
41	Warren Madrigal
7	Cristian Espinoza

Nashville SC Substitutes:

Ahmed Qasem, Thomas Williams, Daniel Lovitz, Josh Bauer, Bryan Acosta, Woobens Pacius, Jack Maher, Joe Willis, Xavier Valdez, Edvard Tagseth, Alex Muyl, Jordan Knight.

Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
97	Dayne St. Clair (GK)
16	Micael
37	Maximiliano Falcón
32	Noah Allen
4	Facundo Mura
10	Lionel Messi
42	Yannick Bright
7	Rodrigo De Paul
19	Germán Berterame
8	Telasco Segovia
21	Tadeo Allende

Inter Miami CF Substitutes:

David Ayala, David Ruiz, Alexander Shaw, Gonzalo Luján, Rocco Ríos Novo, Mateo Silvetti, Ian Fray, Luis Barraza, Dániel Pintér, Luis Suárez, Santiago Morales, Sergio Reguilón.

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