Overview
- Lionel Messi scored in the 7th minute from a Sergio Reguilón cross following Rodrigo De Paul’s build-up to record his 900th goal for club and country.
- Nashville advanced to the quarterfinals after Espinoza’s 74th-minute equalizer made it 1-1 on aggregate, with the away-goals tiebreaker eliminating Inter Miami.
- Messi became the second men’s player to reach 900 goals, doing so in his 1,142nd match, nearly 100 fewer than Cristiano Ronaldo, who is on 965.
- His career tally is reported as 672 with Barcelona, 32 with Paris Saint‑Germain, 81 with Inter Miami and 115 with Argentina.
- Inter Miami now refocus on MLS play with New York City FC up next, in a week that may also have marked their final match at Chase Stadium ahead of the move to Miami Freedom Park.