Comments and predictions for Inter Miami vs Nashville: Messi scores a double

Latest Inter Miami vs Nashville squad information

Coach Javier Mascherano admitted he initially wanted to rest Messi, but ended up playing the full 90 minutes against New England. He also said that Messi – who is 38 – “will need rest in the near future.”

However, Messi is likely to start alongside Luis Suarez up front. Mascherano could also use Tadeo Allende or Allen Obando if needed.

Goalkeeper Oscar Ustari is suffering a minor injury from the win over New England and is doubtful of playing. Benjamin Cremaschi is hoping to start in place of Federico Redondo, partnering Sergio Busquets in midfield.

For Nashville, Tyler Boyd, Maximus Ekk, Taylor Washington (knee) and Tate Schmitt (hamstring) remain sidelined with injuries. Wyatt Meyer (hamstring) and Jacob Shaffelburg (hip) will be evaluated further before game time.

Jonathan Perez is suspended after his red card against Philadelphia, so Ahmed Qasem could be recalled to start on the right wing, with Alex Muyl continuing to play on the left wing.

Sam Surridge leads the MLS scoring charts with 16 goals, including 10 in his last seven games. The English striker will continue to play alongside captain Hany Mukhtar, who has scored nine goals and provided eight assists this season, contributing to at least one goal in his last seven games.

Inter Miami vs Nashville latest predicted lineup

Inter Miami:

Ustari; Weigandt, Martinez, Falcon, Alba; Allende, Cremaschi, Busquets, Segovia; Messi, Suarez

Nashville SC:

Willis; Najar, Palacios, Maher, Lovitz; Qasem, Yazbek, Brugman, Muyl; Mukhtar, Surridge

Latest Inter Miami vs Nashville football review

Since their 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup round of 16, Inter Miami have quickly recovered with two consecutive away wins in MLS, against CF Montreal and New England Revolution in just five days.

They came from behind to beat Montreal 4-1 last weekend, then beat New England 2-1 on Wednesday. Lionel Messi set a new MLS record by becoming the first player to score at least two goals in four consecutive games, including a first-half double in his most recent game.

Head coach Javier Mascherano stressed that Inter Miami is “lucky” to have a “special player” like Messi, who leads the team’s scoring charts with 14 goals in 15 MLS games. That form has helped Inter Miami climb to fifth place in the Eastern Conference, seven points behind leaders Cincinnati but with three games in hand.

Winning 13 of a possible 15 points in recent games has given Inter Miami a huge advantage heading into the final round of games and given them a leg up in their hopes of defending the Eastern Conference title. However, the test is coming, as they face both top teams – Nashville this weekend and Cincinnati twice – in their next four games.

Inter Miami have every reason to be confident against Nashville, as they are unbeaten in their last seven encounters with this team in all competitions, winning their last three matches by a combined score of 8-3.

Meanwhile, Nashville continued to extend its club-record unbeaten streak to 15 games in all competitions (W11 D4) after coming from behind to win 5-2 against DC United in the US Open Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.

A brace from in-form striker Sam Surridge, along with goals from Jonathan Perez, Andy Najar and Walker Zimmerman, helped the team stage a dramatic comeback to set up a semi-final against either the Philadelphia Union or the New York Red Bulls. If they win, they will become the first professional sports team from Tennessee to win a title.

BJ Callaghan's men will have to wait until mid-September for the semi-finals, and will now turn their focus back to MLS – where they have won five of their last seven games (drawing two), including two consecutive 1-0 wins over DC United and Philadelphia.

After finishing 13th in the East last season, Nashville is now second with 42 points through 21 games – five more than in the entire 2024 season (34 games) – and just one point behind league-leading Cincinnati.

They travel to Florida this weekend on the back of a six-game unbeaten run away from home in MLS, scoring 10 goals. However, they have not won in their last four visits to Inter Miami since a 5-1 thrashing in September 2021.

Inter Miami vs Nashville latest score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Inter Miami vs Nashvilleas follows:

• Sportsmole:Inter Miami 2-1 Nashville

• WhoScore:Inter Miami 1-1 Nashville
• Our newspaper predicts:Inter Miami 2-2 Nashville

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