Miami vs Nashville 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Messi scores 2, assists Busquets goal as Miami beats Nashville
Lionel Messi continued his red-hot start to the season, scoring twice and laying on an assist for Sergio Busquets as Inter Miami came from behind to beat Nashville SC 3-1.
Match Commentary
- 2': Own Goal by Franco Negri, Inter Miami CF. Inter Miami CF 0, Nashville SC 1.
- 11': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 27': David Ruíz (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1. Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Leo Afonso replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Joe Willis replaces Elliot Panicco.
- 50': Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jack Maher replaces Lukas MacNaughton because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Julian Gressel.
- 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. Amar Sejdic replaces Dru Yearwood.
- 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. Brian Anunga replaces Sean Davis.
- 81': Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 85': Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Aníbal Godoy.
- 88': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Luis Suárez.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 3, Nashville SC 1.
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 21,550
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 21,550
Statistics
 NSH |
MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 336 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 413 | Passes | 478 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 31 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 5 | Clearances | 26 |
Inter Miami CF (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 21 | Nicolás Freire |
| 6 | Tomás Avilés |
| 33 | Franco Negri |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt  |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 41 | David Ruiz |
| 24 | Julian Gressel |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 20 | Diego Gómez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Nashville SC (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Elliot Panicco (GK) |
| 3 | Lukas MacNaughton |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 22 | Josh Bauer |
| 54 | Sean Davis |
| 16 | Dru Yearwood |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 14 | Jacob Shaffelburg |
| 19 | Alex Muyl |
| 9 | Sam Surridge |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
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