Nashville ties Inter Miami 1-1, ousts Messi's club from CONCACAF Champions Cup
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi got a milestone. Messi got the 900th goal of his career, but Cristian Espinoza scored in the 74th minute to give Nashville a good-enough-to-advance 1-1 tie with Inter Miami in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup on Wednesday night. The teams tied both legs of the matchup, after a 0-0 game in Nashville started the series last week.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami's Lionel Messi got a milestone. And Nashville got a tie that felt like a win.
Messi got the 900th goal of his career , but Cristian Espinoza scored in the 74th minute to give Nashville a good-enough-to-advance 1-1 tie with Inter Miami in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup on Wednesday night. The teams tied both legs of the matchup, after a 0-0 game in Nashville started the series last week. Away goals were the tiebreaker, meaning Nashville will move onto the tournament's quarterfinals — denying the reigning MLS champions' bid for another trophy.
Espinoza scored on a wild play where he was in the right place at the right time. Nashville's Alex Muyl took a shot that was blocked by a sliding Inter Miami defender Gonzalo Luján. The ball ricocheted off Luján and into the air, the topspin carrying it toward the goal mouth and Inter Miami goalkeeper Dayne St.
Clair had to scramble to his feet in order to punch it away. He didn't punch it far. St.