Nashville SC remembers epic 2023 win over Club America ahead of CONCACAF Champions Cup
Nashville SC and Club America meet in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup over two years after their epic Leagues Cup game in 2023.
Dan Lovitz wasn't concerned for his safety. Actually, he thought it might have been fun. On Aug.
8, 2023, Lovitz and his Nashville SC teammates braved a storm of trash as they walked toward the locker room at Geodis Park after beating Club América to advance to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup. Angry América fans hurled beverages onto the field in protest of a match they felt was stolen from them. Then-NSC coach Gary Smith stood tall amidst the debris and pumped his fists.
"I felt like King Leonidas in '300' with the arrows coming down," Lovitz told the Tennessean. "It was a really cool moment. ...
(Philadelphia Eagles general manager) Howie Roseman, when the Eagles won the Super Bowl, got hit in the head with a full beer. He had, like, a ring gash on his head, and he wore it like a badge of honor. Maybe we were ready for something like that.
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