Nashville beat Inter Miami 4:1 at Park GEODIS in the MLS regular season. The hosts took control early with a goal from A. Najar in the seventeenth minute. Inter Miami had a penalty chance in the twenty-third but Lionel Messi missed. The visitors led 1:0 at the break thanks to two goals from T. Segovia in the forty-fifth minute.
And here's the thing about that twenty-third minute penalty miss. Messi's attempt would have changed everything, but Nashville held firm. Segovia's brace before half-time gave the visitors a cushion. The hosts needed to respond, and they did.
H. Mukhtar struck twice in the second half, first in the forty-ninth and again in the sixty-third. Sam Surridge added a goal for Inter Miami in the fifty-sixth minute to keep things interesting. The visitors showed quality but couldn't match Nashville's efficiency.
Inter Miami dominated possession with 55 per cent but wasted their chances. They created five big opportunities yet converted only one goal. Nashville's expected goals figure of 2.41 reflected their clinical finishing. Eight shots on target against four for the visitors told the story.
The result keeps Nashville top of the table with 53 points from 23 games. Inter Miami remain second but now trail by eight points. Both sides had mixed form coming into this fixture. The hosts lost their last outing but bounced back strongly.