Overview
- Inter Miami beat Nashville SC 4-0 in the decisive Game 3 in Fort Lauderdale to win the series 2-1.
- Lionel Messi delivered two goals and two assists and was involved in all eight of Miami’s series goals, finishing with five goals and three assists.
- Tadeo Allende scored in the 73rd and 76th minutes, and goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo secured Miami’s first postseason clean sheet of 2025.
- The result gave Inter Miami its first playoff series victory and a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
- After Round 1’s best-of-three, Miami will visit higher-seeded FC Cincinnati for a single-elimination semifinal on Nov. 22–23 following the international break, with Suárez available after serving a one-match ban.