Inter Miami had a lucky 2-2 draw against Nashville in the first leg of the 1/8 round of CONCACAF Champions League. Messi and Suarez are Inter Miami’s heroes in this match.

Inter Miami is eligible to participate in the CONCACAF Champions League starting from the 1/8 round as the Leagues Cup champion. It was a coincidence that their opponent was the Leagues Cup runner-up, Nashville. However, in the next meeting, Nashville created many difficulties for Messi and his teammates.

Messi took a shot outside the penalty area and scored for Inter Miami (Photo: Getty).

Nashville even took a 2-0 lead over their opponents, but fortunately, the brilliance of stars like Messi and Suarez helped Inter Miami level the score at 2-2. In the context of the CONCACAF Champions League applying the away goals rule, David Beckham’s club has a huge advantage.

Entering this match, Inter Miami received cold water when Shaffelburg scored the opening goal for Nashville in the 4th minute. The early defeat made Inter Miami “shocked” and did not play as planned.

Messi is still a dynamic factor on Inter Miami’s side, but the satellites around him are not playing well. That made this club’s playing style in the first half appear quite fragmented. Meanwhile, Nashville mainly plays stalker.
Messi gets angry when his opponent plays badly (Photo: Getty).

At the beginning of the second half, Nashville continued to cause Inter Miami pain when Shaffelburg scored the second goal, giving the home team a 2-0 lead. At this point, Inter Miami woke up and attacked with nothing left to lose.

In the 52nd minute, Messi rekindled hope of equalizing for Inter Miami when he scored with a long shot from outside the penalty area. In the following minutes, the Florida State team diligently attacked but could not overcome Nashville’s defense.

Luckily escaping defeat in this match, Inter Miami needs to play carefully despite holding a big advantage before the return match. This is the first time this club has participated in the CONCACAF Champions League in history.