Inter Miami CF Advances By Nashville SC

     Inter Miami CF eliminated Nashville SC 3-1 in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday night. Both teams tied 2-2 in the first leg last week in Nashville. Inter Miami CF, who had a 5-3 aggregate advantage, will move on to the CONCACAF Champions Cup Quarterfinals. 

     In the first half, Inter Miami CF motored out to a 1-0 lead during the eighth minute. Lionel Messi made a lead pass up the middle and Luis Suarez finished it with a shot off his outside right foot from nine yards away. 

     It became 2-0 for Inter Miami CF in the 23rd minute. Messi powered a left-footed shot from 14 yards out following a square pass from Diego Gomez. 

     Inter Miami CF expanded their lead to 3-0 in the 63rd minute. Suarez crossed the ball from the right side and Robert Taylor scored on a header into the top right side of the cage from 10 yards. 

     Nashville SC broke the shutout during stoppage time and were down 3-1. Sam Surridge put in a right-footed shot from three yards away.