Nashville SC toppled yet another North America gigante on Tuesday night, defeating C.F. Monterrey by a 2-0 scoreline. With the win, Nashville advanced to their first ever cup final and secured Concacaf Champions Cup soccer for next season.
Beyond the baseline excitement of hosting a final at GEODIS Park, the opponent, Inter Miami, will bring their bevy of stars, including one Lionel Messi, to the Music City.
Nashville arrived here by sticking to their identity and long-held tactical ethos as a club. For stretches, they willingly ceded possession to Monterrey. Yet it was NSC who came away with more shots on goal, higher expected goals, and of course more actual goals tallied on the scoreboard.
The three giants of Liga MX over the past ~dozen years, as the league has lost parity and become more stratified, are Club America, Tigres and Monterrey. They have been levels above the rest of North America.
— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) August 16, 2023
Nashville eliminates two of them en route to the final.
Here are my thoughts on the match.
