{"id":53975,"date":"2024-06-13T11:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=53975"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:17:25","slug":"champions-cup-nashville-2-2-inter-miami-round-of-16-concachampions-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=53975","title":{"rendered":"Champions Cup | Nashville 2-2 Inter Miami | Round of 16 ConcaChampions 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/quTHss72lgU?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Game Highlights \ud83d\udcf9<\/p>\n<p>Nashville \ud83c\udd9a Inter Miami<\/p>\n<p>#ConcaChampions #championscup #nashville #intermiami #highlights #messi<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi&#8217;s first ever Concacaf Champions Cup goal and a stoppage time header from Luis Suarez earned Inter Miami a dramatic 2-2 draw at Nashville SC in the first leg of their 2024 Champions Cup Round of 16 series on Thursday night at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>2022 FIFA World Cup winner Messi added to his incredible legacy with his first Champions Cup goal, coming in the second half, but it was Nashville SC&#8217;s Jacob Shaffelburg who stole the show for much of the night with two electric strikes.<\/p>\n<p>However, decorated Uruguayan striker Suarez also notched his first ever Champions Cup goal with a header in the final minutes to hand Inter Miami a slight edge in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Nashville could not have asked for a better start, as they took an early 1-0 lead in the 4&#8242; when Shaffelburg received a pass from Shaq Moore and hammered a left-footed shot into net.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Miami went to work on finding the equalizer and Argentina superstar Messi nearly found it in the 13&#8242; with a curling left-footed that just missed wide.<\/p>\n<p>Messi then had another chance later in the half, but saw his right-footed effort blocked by Nashville SC GK Joe Willis.<\/p>\n<p>But Shaffelburg would not be denied and just over a minute after the re-start, the Canadian scored his second of the night with a right-footed rocket from the edge of the area to double the lead to 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Right when Inter Miami looked to be on the ropes, Messi rode to the rescue, taking a pass from Luis Suarez and serving up a perfectly placed left-footed shot that brought the visitors back to 2-1 in the 52&#8242;.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides traded punches in the final half-hour, and right when it looked like things would end in a Nashville victory, former Barcelona teammates Sergio Busquets and Suarez hooked up, with Busquets serving up a perfect cross for Suarez to head into net for a 2-2 final.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 Subscribe to our channel, and turn on notifications: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/concacaf\/view_as=subscriber?sub_confirmation=1 <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcbb You can also visit our website and enjoy our exclusive content: https:\/\/www.concacaf.com\/ <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf1 Follow us on our social networks:<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thechampions\/<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/thechampions<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thechampions<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=quTHss72lgU\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Highlights \ud83d\udcf9 Nashville \ud83c\udd9a Inter Miami #ConcaChampions #championscup #nashville #intermiami #highlights #messi Lionel Messi&#8217;s first ever Concacaf Champions Cup goal and a stoppage time header from Luis Suarez earned&#8230; 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