Inter Miami welcomed Nashville, the opponent they defeated in the 1/8 round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup more than a month ago. However, the surprise happened in the 2nd minute, when the away team opened the score from Negri’s own goal.

Messi shined with 2 goals and 1 assist

The loss did not make Inter Miami flinch, the next period even became a “nightmare” for Nashville. In the 11th minute, Lionel Messi scored to equalize 1-1. Not stopping there, the Argentine superstar also made a “set-up” for Sergio Busquets to increase the score to 2-1 in the 39th minute.

Entering the second half, Nashville rose strongly to find an equalizer. The away team even had more shots in this match than Inter Miami (13 compared to 10), although the difference between the two teams was main. is Messi . In the 81st minute, the World Cup champion ended a dream day by scoring on the penalty spot, sealing a 3-1 victory for Inter Miami.

With this result, coach Tata Martino and his team remained firmly at the top of the MLS Eastern rankings (18 points/10 matches), 3 points ahead of the team behind New York Red Bulls but played 2 more matches.

Final:  Inter Miami 3-1 Nashville (first half score: 2-1)

Scored:

Inter Miami: Messi 11′ 81′ (pen), Busquets 39′

Nashville:

Starting lineup:

Inter Miami: Callender, Weigandt, Aviles, Freire, Negri, Gressel, Busquets, Ruiz, Messi, Suarez, Gomez

Nashville: Panicco, Lovitz, MacNaughton, Bauer, Shaffelburg, Davis, Godoy, Yearwood, Muyl, Surridge, Mukhtar