Overview
- A seventh-minute left-footed finish at Chase Stadium after Sergio Reguilón's pass put Inter Miami ahead in the second leg.
- Cristian Espinoza equalized around the 74th minute, yielding a 1-1 aggregate after a 0-0 first leg and sending Nashville through on the away-goals tiebreaker.
- Messi's career tally now stands at 672 for Barcelona, 32 for Paris Saint‑Germain, 81 for Inter Miami, and 115 for Argentina.
- He reached 900 in his 1,142nd match at age 38, doing so in nearly 100 fewer games than Ronaldo needed to hit the same mark in 2024.
- Nashville advances to the quarterfinals to face the winner of Club América vs. Philadelphia Union, as Miami shifts focus back to MLS play this weekend.