MLS

Nashville SC vs Inter Miami CF, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Nashville SC
  • 43': Sam Surridge
  • 45'+6': Jacob Shaffelburg
FT
2 - 5
Inter Miami CF
  • 34': Lionel Messi
  • 63': Lionel Messi (P)
  • 67': Baltasar Rodríguez
  • 81': Lionel Messi
  • 90'+1': Telasco Segovia

Messi's hat trick gives Miami win over Nashville

Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick, propelling Inter Miami to a 5-2 win over Nashville SC on Saturday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
  • 5': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Edvard Tagseth with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 17': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Patrick Yazbek with a cross.
  • 18': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende is caught offside.
  • 19': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF).
  • 20': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edvard Tagseth with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Maximiliano Falcón.
  • 21': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rocco Ríos Novo.
  • 22': Foul by Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF).
  • 22': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 28': Foul by Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 28': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a headed pass.
  • 32': Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
  • 32': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Gonzalo Luján (Inter Miami CF).
  • 32': Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
  • 34': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Goal! Nashville SC 0, Inter Miami CF 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 37': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Andy Nájar.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 40': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende is caught offside.
  • 42': Offside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 43': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 45'+2': Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+4': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Sam Surridge following a fast break.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Sam Surridge (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+7': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 1.
  • 47': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 49': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 49': Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 53': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 53': Marcelo Weigandt (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Joe Willis (Nashville SC). Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 56': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tyler Boyd replaces Jacob Shaffelburg because of an injury.
  • 56': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
  • 59': Delay in match (Inter Miami CF).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 63': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Marcelo Weigandt.
  • 63': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Telasco Segovia replaces Gonzalo Luján.
  • 64': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joe Willis (Nashville SC). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 67': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 3. Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 68': Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joe Willis (Nashville SC).
  • 69': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Rocco Ríos Novo (Inter Miami CF). Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Yannick Bright replaces Baltasar Rodríguez.
  • 73': Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 73': Substitution, Nashville SC. Gastón Brugman replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  • 74': Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Tadeo Allende (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
  • 78': Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 81': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 4. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Fray.
  • 82': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Tadeo Allende.
  • 83': Offside, Nashville SC. Sam Surridge is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joe Willis (Nashville SC).
  • 84': Foul by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
  • 84': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Ian Fray.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Gastón Brugman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 88': Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Edvard Tagseth.
  • 88': Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  • 90': Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 5. Telasco Segovia (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Bryan Acosta (Nashville SC).
  • 90'+3': Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Luis Suárez is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 2, Inter Miami CF 5.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 4
59.7 Possession 40.3
17 SHOTS 15
9 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
574 Accurate Passes 367
629 Passes 420
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.4
33 Long Balls 43
21 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 22
17 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 30,109

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 34 +22 66
2 FC Cincinnati 34 +12 65
3 Inter Miami CF 34 +26 65
4 Charlotte FC 34 +9 59
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NSH Nashville SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
5 Jack Maher
25 Walker Zimmerman
2 Daniel Lovitz
31 Andy Nájar
20 Edvard Tagseth
8 Patrick Yazbek
19 Alex Muyl
14 Jacob Shaffelburg
9 Sam Surridge
10 Hany Mukhtar
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Jordan Knight, Josh Bauer, Teal Bunbury, Gastón Brugman, Tate Schmitt, Jeisson Palacios, Bryan Acosta, Tyler Boyd, Brian Schwake.

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

No. Name
34 Rocco Ríos Novo (GK)
37 Maximiliano Falcón
2 Gonzalo Luján
18 Jordi Alba
57 Marcelo Weigandt
10 Lionel Messi
5 Sergio Busquets
7 Rodrigo De Paul Yellow Card
9 Luis Suárez
11 Baltasar Rodríguez
21 Tadeo Allende Yellow Card
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
Telasco Segovia, William Yarbrough, Tomás Avilés, Noah Allen, Ryan Sailor, Oscar Ustari, Ian Fray, Yannick Bright, Fafà Picault.

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