Why Nashville SC is banking on experience for second leg vs Club America
Nashville SC finds itself in a familiar position after tying Club America 0-0 in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
History, Nashville SC coach B. J. Callaghan said after a preseason training session in January 2025, "gives you the shock absorbers for the future.
" It was Callaghan's way of expressing the value of experience — once you do something once, it's easier to do it again. After an 0-0 tie with Club América at Geodis Park on April 7 in the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series, Nashville has a chance to prove that statement true. Nashville reached the quarterfinals by winning its round-of-16 series against longtime rival Inter Miami.
It played Lionel Messi and the Herons to a scoreless draw at home in the first leg before a 1-1 tie in Florida in the second leg, advancing on away goals. NSC will go into the second leg against América, in Mexico City on April 14, in the exact same scenario. "One thing I know about this team is we take things from the past and we learn from them," said midfielder Matthew Corcoran.
"... We left the game knowing we could have got a little more and wanted a little more. But the good thing is there's a second game.