Miami, Nashville and Lionel Messi
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Both Inter Miami and Nashville SC have six days to prepare for the postseason clash. Then, they will get a week-long break before Game 2 unfolds at GEODIS Park on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.
Nashville SC and Inter Miami will begin a best-of-three MLS Cup playoffs on Oct. 24 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Nashville SC and Inter Miami will be playing in the MLS playoffs after this match, and their opponents will be determined based on their Eastern Conference standings. Inter Miami currently sits 3rd with 62 points and could potentially finish 2nd with a win.
Hany Mukhtar opened the scoring for Nashville before Austin equalized in the first half, shifting the momentum in a wild affair. With two players being tangled in the box, a penalty was called in the second half and Nashville wouldn't look back from there.
Here is Sports Illustrated’s guide to the Decision Day matchup between Nashville SC and Inter Miami. Nashville SC are looking to ensure their spot beyond the play-in round at home against Inter Miami, while striker Surridge looks to erase the three-goal gap between him and Messi in the MLS Golden Boot race.
Nashville SC and Inter Miami played each other on July 12, 2025, at Chase Stadium, where Inter Miami beat them 2-1. Lionel Messi scored a brace while Hany Mukhtar scored for Nashville. Midfielders: Tadeo Allende, Sergio Busquets, Rodrigo De Paul, Baltasar Rodriguez
Nashville (16-12-6) will face a huge challenge in Miami (19-8-7), which is paced by international superstar Lionel Messi, the league’s reigning player of the year. Messi, the favorite to be named MLS MVP for a second straight season, collected a hat trick in Miami’s win at Geodis on Saturday and won the league’s Golden Boot award with 29 goals.
Nashville SC play against Inter Miami in a 2025 MLS regular season game. Get all the details on when, where, and how to catch this must-watch game live in the USA.
Taylor Washington, the longest-tenured player in Nashville SC history, is retiring from soccer after eight seasons with the club.
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