Inter Miami held off the scoreboard against Nashville in Champions Cup first leg

[p]The 38-year-old Argentine superstar striker was tightly marked throughout the match, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/nashville-sc-84yIDQMe/?mid=YuxJ8zxe"]a first leg showdown[/a] in the round of 16 in the North American club showdown.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Inter Miami[/a] will host the second leg next Wednesday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a] moved within one goal of the milestone 900th career tally after netting his 80th goal for Miami, and 899th of his career, last Saturday in an MLS triumph over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dc-united/O6hjfSXE/"]DC United[/a].[/p][embed guid="07e0022f-3e02-4073-84b3-74752666b7a7" url="https://x.com/TheChampions/status/2031904543957532971?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The eight-time Ballon D'Or winner, who turns 39 in June, scored 672 goals for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] earlier in his career and 32 at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a], with a further 115 international goals for Argentina.[/p][p]Rain arrived after a scoreless first half but defenders still dominated.[/p][p]Messi was denied in the 57th minute by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-sc/84yIDQMe/"]Nashville[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwake-brian/fDbFeqY3/"]Brian Schwake[/a]'s save on a right-footed shot from the right side of the box.[/p][p]Inter Miami keeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ter-stegen-marc-andre/byxc46yl/"]Dayne St. Clair[/a] denied a header by Nashville's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baker-whiting-reed/Q7VP1SXe/"]Reed Baker-Whiting[/a] in the 65th minute off a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/espinoza-cristian/jLvCo8Tr/"]Cristian Espinoza[/a] cross to keep the match scoreless.[/p]