Overview

• Nashville raced to a 4-0 halftime lead at Geodis Park as Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar each netted a brace.
• Surridge reached 20 goals for the season, moving one ahead of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race.
• The result ended Nashville’s three-game skid and improved the club’s home record to 10-1-3.
• Orlando’s four-match league winning run ended despite a 76th-minute strike from Luis Muriel; one outlet reported he was later shown a red card, a detail not cited by the AP.
• Josh Bauer recorded his first career assist and Jeisson Palacios scored his first Nashville goal in stoppage time, with Jacob Shaffelburg providing two assists.