Overview
- The match is set for Saturday, Sept. 12 at Nu Stadium with a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff and live coverage on Apple TV.
- Nashville lead the Eastern Conference with 53 points while Inter Miami sit on 44, leaving Miami nine points behind the Supporters' Shield pace.
- Lionel Messi is expected to start for Miami as the league's highest-scoring attack (59 goals) faces Nashville's stingy defense, which has conceded 19 goals this season.
- Inter Miami will be without recent signings Matias Galarza and Riquelme Fillipi because of visa delays, and several players including Mateo Silvetti, Sergio Reguilon and Tadeo Allende are listed as unavailable.
- Nashville arrive after a 2-1 loss at Toronto that ended a long unbeaten run and prompted coach BJ Callaghan to demand better execution in both penalty boxes, with the two teams already meeting four times this year including Nashville's 4-1 league win and a CONCACAF Cup elimination of Miami.