Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - NSH advance on away goals · Chase Stadium · 17,263 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Nashville bounces Inter Miami, Messi from Champions Cup

Messi got the 900th goal of his career, but Cristian Espinoza scored in the 74th minute to give Nashville a good-enough-to-advance 1-1 tie with Inter Miami in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup on Wednesday night.

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Head to Head

MIA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-3-1-2

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 16MicaelCD-L
  3. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-R
  4. 3Sergio ReguilónLB
  5. 4Facundo MuraRB
  6. 19Germán BerterameM
  7. 42Yannick BrightCM
  8. 10Lionel MessiAM
  9. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  10. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  11. 21Tadeo AllendeCF-R

NSH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Brian SchwakeG
  2. 3Maxwell WoledziCD-L
  3. 4Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
  4. 2Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 31Andy NájarRB
  6. 10Hany MukhtarAM
  7. 16Matthew CorcoranLM
  8. 8Patrick YazbekRM
  9. 9Sam SurridgeF
  10. 41Warren MadrigalAM-L
  11. 7Cristian EspinozaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 0. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
  2. 38' Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Sergio Reguilón because of an injury.
  4. 58' Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Warren Madrigal.
  5. 58' Substitution, Nashville SC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Daniel Lovitz.
  6. 61' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Mateo Silvetti replaces Telasco Segovia.
  7. 71' Substitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Matthew Corcoran.
  8. 74' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 1. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  9. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez replaces Facundo Mura.
  10. 78' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. David Ayala replaces Yannick Bright.
  11. 85' Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  12. 85' Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Andy Nájar.

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