A game that is not suitable for people with fainting spells, and a drama in the purest Hollywood style. Lionel Messi did his job, as always before, but an experienced Nashville fought until the end, equalized and forced a penalty shootout, in which another supporting actor appeared: Drake Callender; with two key saves and the win in hand so that the League Cup trophy takes a plane to Florida.
In the GEODIS park the scenario was given in the first minutes: dominance of Inter, resistance of the locals, and Messi’s first leading scene. He took a rebound on the edge of the area, dribbled past the two central defenders and finished with his exquisite left foot to make it 1-0. From there the film was called Inter Miami.
But in the second act, the tables turned. Nashville started to matter more, more arrivals and in the end he got his prize. A corner that Fafa Picault headed in from six yards, Callender blocked and ended up at the bottom of the goal. From there on there were more yellow-blacks. Two basic attacks were repelled by its goalkeeper heronswhich left the best for the final frame.
In the batch, Víctor Ulloa lost the final 5-3 on the bill, which forced the sudden death in which Drake Callender cut the last charge, from his colleague Panicco, to give him the first ever trophy for David Beckham’s team. Cinema, in the best American style.
Yes, we are champions 🏆 pic.twitter.com/uWMwD4wmAO
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 20, 2023
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How was Inter Miami vs. Nashville SC; Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
| Inter Miami | 1 | 0 | 1 (10) |
| Nashville SC | 0 | 1 | 1 (9) |
Objectives:
- INT – Messi – Min. 24
- NSH – D. Callender (own goal) – Min. 57
Match Summary and Penalties of Inter Miami vs. Nashville SC
| Equipment | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | eleven |
| Inter Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nashville | 0 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
Nashville fails. Callender covers Panicco and Inter Miami celebrates.
Inter Miami went with Callender and converted.
Nashville goes again. Schaffelburg scores.
Inter Miami converts. Yedlin scores from 11 meters.
Nashville continues. Davis tied the game at 8-8.
Inter Miami is ahead. David Ruiz hits the net.
Nashville persists. MacNaughton moves up the middle and converts.
Inter Miami scores. Diego Gomez puts it in the middle of the area.
Nashville scores a goal. Lovic nailed it into the right corner.
Inter Miami converts. Jordi Alba puts his team on.
Nashville doesn’t give up. Moore opens the spike wide at an angle.
Inter Miami scores. Kryvtsov defines it in an excellent way.
Nashville is calling. Surridge converts and 4-4 in the account.
Inter Miami fails. Víctor Ulloa is a victim of Panicco.
transformation of nashville. Zimmerman converts.
Inter Miami is coming. Miller makes it 4-2
Nashville is converting. Aníbal Godoy Sale.
Inter Miami scores. Leonardo Campana executes and leads 3-1.
Nashville to collect. Callender holds on and stops Leal’s penalty with his feet.
Inter Miami is kicking. Busquets executes and converts.
Nashville scores. Mukhtar cashes in big and calls.
Charges for Inter Miami. Messi, calm, scores the first.
Penalties start from Geodis. Inter Miami kicks first.
Minute 90+3. End of the 90 regulations! There will be penalties at GEODIS park.
Minute 90+3. Bell on the Stick He tried to beat Panikos one-on-one, but he was too late and in his attempt to put the ball in, he ended up hitting the crossbar.
Minute 90+2. Surridge in and Callender saves.
Minute 90+1. Mukhtar narrowly but Callender in the background commands over the goal.
minute 90. The referee adds three points.
Minute 89. Yellow card to Victor Ulloa.
Minute 83. Excellent foul from Mukhtar that approaches Callender’s goal.
81 minutes. Randall Leal takes over from Alex Muyl.
Minute 79. Changes in Miami. Robert Taylor (in discomfort) and Dixon Arroyo leave to make way for Víctor Ulloa and David Ruiz.
minute 76. Callender saves from the second. Great counter from Nashville with Zimmerman passing to Mukhtar who turns and leaves Miller behind, it goes to Sarridge but the keeper makes a great save. the rebound was for the German, but in the end the defense blocked his shot and it went for a corner.
Minute 74. Inter Miami now have the ball, while the locals wait.
Minute 71. Double shift in Nashville. Fafa Picault and Dax McCarty leave and Jacob Shaffelburg and Sean Davis enter.
70 minutes. Touch by Messi, who breaks out with his left foot and hits the ball into the left crossbar.
minute 66. Good minutes from the locals pressing, stealing and attacking Inter. Therefore, Martino makes two changes: Diego Gomez and Leonardo Cabana come on for Josef Martinez and Benjamin Kremaski.
Minute 65. Great possession from the home side that ends with a long ball for Mukhtar, but Callender revives and gets first.
Minute 61. Foul by Zimmermann on Martinez which set up a frontal foul for Inter Miami. Messi attacks quickly, trying to surprise Panikos, but the ball ends up in the stands.
Minute 57. Nashville goal! Fafa Picault capitalizes on a corner with a header inside the box without much power, but it’s enough to cause havoc, complicating Callender and ending up on goal.
Fafá Picault’s effort that ends up on goal #All together. We have a game! 🙌#LeaguesCup2023 pic.twitter.com/jh4CStkHab
— MLS Spanish (@MLSes) August 20, 2023
Minute 55. Kremaski’s central shot from the right that narrowly missed Panikos.
Minute 53. Yellow card to Godoy for a foul on Busquets.
Minute 49. Great ball from Kremaski to Jordi Alba on the wing, and the Spaniard crosses the area to find Martinez’s shot, but Zimmerman closes at the last minute and sends home a corner.
Minute 48. High pressure from Nashville to quickly recover the ball. As a result, Fafa manages to get a shot from outside the area that goes over the top.
Minute 45. The ball is rolling again in GEODIS Park! The second part of the League Cup final begins.
Leading at half time, another 45 to come 👊#NSHvMIA pic.twitter.com/vSPcZ0Ejjy
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 20, 2023
Minute 45+1. End of the first part at GEODIS Park! With a great goal by Messi, the Garzas keep the advantage on the board.
minute 45. The referee adds the unit.
Minute 39. Third corner from Nashville, but no problems for Callender who rejects with his fists.
minute 35. After the goal, Nashville is the one who has taken control of the game and has already warned on a few occasions. Muyl with the clearest header which Miller saved for a corner.
Minute 22. Goal Inter Miami! Excellent goal from Lionel Messi! Left-footed shot from the edge of the Argentinian goal that sinks into the corner. Fearful!
⚽️ The magic of 10 opens the final of the League Cup!
🌟 Messi put Inter Miami 1-0 against Nashville.pic.twitter.com/57GpopCQNi
— Sportingnewsar Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) August 20, 2023
20 minutes. First feeling of the night: long shot from Robert Taylor that Elliott Panniko stops by throwing himself to his left. No one can capture the rebound. Nashville was saved.
16 minutes. Good cut by Mukhtar from the center of the pitch to the right, he receives a through ball and looks for the center. The rebound sends the ball into the corner.
minute 13. A worthy final match of the championship with the title at stake: the emotions have so far not reached the goals.
minute 6. After the first few minutes, now Nashville looks very well planted. Obviously, coach Gary Smith has noted the difficulties of garza’s defense because his team came out to press early, trying to get the ball to less skilled players and not let the opposition get comfortable. Good approach to facilities.
minute 2. Inter Miami start with ball control in this start of the match. Will it be the tonic that will last through the game? Hand-in-hand with Busquets in midfield and Messi later on, this is how the game is expected to play out. Although Inter cannot lose concentration: it is known that their back line is the weakest part of the team.
Minute 0. Game on!
Messi and Walker Zimmerman have already entered the initial draw. Inter Miami will move the ball at the start of the first 45 minutes. Looking for a champion at Geodis Park in Tennessee.
After accentuating his stanzas Banner with stars, everything is getting ready for the start of the game. One of these teams will lift the first trophy in its history tonight!
The teams are already on the pitch! Inter and Nashville crests adorn both sides of the pitch, with the tournament logo in the middle, as all eyes turn to the 22 players, especially Messi, before the US national anthem is played.
That’s how Inter reached the stadium.
Messi & @InterMiamiCF they have arrived. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/BwHuc58Jmv
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 19, 2023
The family in the stands.
#TheFamilyIMCF she is ready. pic.twitter.com/zJimp2ZSCT
— MLS Spanish (@MLSes) August 19, 2023
His followers herons in music city.
#InterMiamiCF takes Nashville 🤠 pic.twitter.com/lejRZcuwUN
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 19, 2023
Welcome to GEODIS Park! At home in Nashville, Lionel Messi and company will be looking to upset Inter Miami, but the locals will also be fighting to keep the trophy in their hands.
The Inter Miami line-up
Tonight’s @LeaguesCup Final XI vs. Nashville SC ⚽#NSHvMIA | 21:00 ET | 📺#MLSSeasonPass on @AppleTV pic.twitter.com/jPlmVBzHuj
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 20, 2023
Total Nashville SC
Final eleven ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/QPKE3wSo1Q
— Nashville SC (@NashvilleSC) August 20, 2023
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When do you play, where and how to watch Inter Miami? Day, time, TV channels and online streaming of Leagues Cup final vs. Nashville SC
- Day: Saturday, August 19
- Time: 19:00 CDMX | 9:00 p.m. ET | 22:00 ARG | 03:00 ENG (Sunday)
- Stage: GEODIS Park
- Opponent: Nashville SC
- TV channels:
- Spain: –
- USA: TUDN | univision
- Mexico: Channel 5, Azteca 7
- Argentina: –
- Flow:
- Spain: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
- USA: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+, Fubo
- Mexico: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
- Argentina: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+
