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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM SIX KINGS SLAM TENNIS EXHIBITION FINAL BETWEEN JANNIK SINNER AND CARLOS ALCARAZ SHOWS: RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (NETFLIX – Must on screen courtesy Netflix. No monetisation. Editorial use only. No archive.) 1. VARIOUS OF JANNIK SINNER AND CARLOS ALCARAZ POSING FOR PHOTO BEFORE START 1ST SET 2. SINNER WITH BACKHAND WINNER 3. SINNER AND ALCARAZ WITH NICE RETURNS AND THEN SINNER DROP SHOT WINNER 4. REPLAY OF SINNER DROP SHOT WINNER 2ND SET 5. SINNER WITH NICE RETURN BUT ALCARAZ WINS POINT WITH FOREHAND 6. SINNER WITH NICE RETURN AND THEN BACKHAND WINNER 7. ALCARAZ CHASES DOWN DROP SHOT BUT SINNER WINS POINT WITH VOLLEY 8. SINNER WITH VOLLEY WINNER 9. ALCARAZ HITS INTO NET ON MATCH POINT, SINNER WINS 6-2 6-4 10. PLAYERS HUGGING AT NET 11. REPLAY OF PLAYERS HUGGING AT NET 12. VARIOUS OF SINNER POSING FOR PHOTOS ON PODIUM WITH GOLDEN RACQUET TROPHY STORY: Jannik Sinner cruised past Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to retain his crown at the second edition of the Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition on Saturday (October 18) in Saudi Arabia. Italy's Sinner, currently ranked number two in the world behind Spaniard Alcaraz, took home a reported $6 million prize for his 6-2 6-4 victory in Riyadh. The three day event also featured Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIVER PLATE AT TALLERES CORDOBA IN ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISION MATCH SHOWS: CORDOBA, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ARGENTINA SOCCER DISTRIBUTION, LLC – No use Argentina. 90 Seconds use only. No use until two hours after final whistle. 72 hours use only (no use after 0130GMT October 22, 2025).  No archive. No commercial use. No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation) RIVER PLATE (WHITE/RED JERSEYS) AT TALLERES CORDOBA AT ESTADIO MARIO ALBERTO KEMPES 1. FIREWORKS GOING OFF, PLAYERS WALKING ONTO FIELD BEFORE MATCH 1ST HALF 2. REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE FOR OPENING KICKOFF 3. TALLERES RICK TAKES SHOT THAT DEFLECTS OFF RIVER DEFENDERS AND GOES JUST WIDE OF GOAL 4. REPLAY OF RICK SHOT DEFLECTING OFF RIVER DEFENDER AND GOING JUST WIDE 5. RIVER GOAL – MILTON CASCO TAKES SHOT THAT BOUNCES OFF POST TO GONZALO MONTIEL WHO TAKES SHOT THAT TALLERES GOALKEEPER GUIDO HERRERA TRIES TO SAVE BUT KICKS IT INTO NET IN 37TH MINUTE. RIVER 1-0 TALLERES 6. REPLAYS OF CASCO SHOT BOUNCING TO MONTIEL FOR GOAL 2ND HALF 7. RIVER GOAL – FACUNDO COLIDIO WITH NICE MOVE AND CENTERING PASS TO MAXIMILIANO MEZA WHO SCORES PAST TALLERES GOALKEEPER HERRERA IN 68TH MINUTE. RIVER 2-0 TALLERES 8. REPLAYS OF COLIDIO NICE MOVE THROUGH LEGS OF DEFENDER AND PASS TO MEZA FOR GOAL 9. REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE TO END MATCH, RIVER WINS 2-0 10. VARIOUS SCORE AND RIVER PLAYERS AFTER MATCH STORY: River Plate got a much needed 2-0 win at Talleres Cordoba Saturday (October 18) night to break their four match losing streak in the Argentine Primera Division Clausura tournament. River's Gonzalo Montiel opened the scoring in the 37th minute, knocking in the rebound from Milton Casco's shot off the post and Talleres goalkeeper Guido Herrera last second kick save ensured the ball found the back of the net. Augusto Schott appeared to equalize in first half stoppage time but his goal was waved off after a VAR check found Talleres offsides. River doubled their lead in the 68th minute on a tally by Maximiliano Meza after a nice move and centering pass from Facundo Colidio. Goalkeeper Franco Armani was barely tested the rest of way as River's defense tightened up to finish out the 2-0 win at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIVER PLATE AT TALLERES CORDOBA IN ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISION MATCH SHOWS: CORDOBA, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ARGENTINA SOCCER DISTRIBUTION, LLC – No use Argentina. 90 Seconds use only. No use until two hours after final whistle. 72 hours use only (no use after 0130GMT October 22, 2025).  No archive. No commercial use. No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation) RIVER PLATE (WHITE/RED JERSEYS) AT TALLERES CORDOBA AT ESTADIO MARIO ALBERTO KEMPES 1. FIREWORKS GOING OFF, PLAYERS WALKING ONTO FIELD BEFORE MATCH 1ST HALF 2. REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE FOR OPENING KICKOFF 3. TALLERES RICK TAKES SHOT THAT DEFLECTS OFF RIVER DEFENDERS AND GOES JUST WIDE OF GOAL 4. REPLAY OF RICK SHOT DEFLECTING OFF RIVER DEFENDER AND GOING JUST WIDE 5. RIVER GOAL – MILTON CASCO TAKES SHOT THAT BOUNCES OFF POST TO GONZALO MONTIEL WHO TAKES SHOT THAT TALLERES GOALKEEPER GUIDO HERRERA TRIES TO SAVE BUT KICKS IT INTO NET IN 37TH MINUTE. RIVER 1-0 TALLERES 6. REPLAYS OF CASCO SHOT BOUNCING TO MONTIEL FOR GOAL 2ND HALF 7. RIVER GOAL – FACUNDO COLIDIO WITH NICE MOVE AND CENTERING PASS TO MAXIMILIANO MEZA WHO SCORES PAST TALLERES GOALKEEPER HERRERA IN 68TH MINUTE. RIVER 2-0 TALLERES 8. REPLAYS OF COLIDIO NICE MOVE THROUGH LEGS OF DEFENDER AND PASS TO MEZA FOR GOAL 9. REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE TO END MATCH, RIVER WINS 2-0 10. VARIOUS SCORE AND RIVER PLAYERS AFTER MATCH STORY: River Plate got a much needed 2-0 win at Talleres Cordoba Saturday (October 18) night to break their four match losing streak in the Argentine Primera Division Clausura tournament. River's Gonzalo Montiel opened the scoring in the 37th minute, knocking in the rebound from Milton Casco's shot off the post and Talleres goalkeeper Guido Herrera last second kick save ensured the ball found the back of the net. Augusto Schott appeared to equalize in first half stoppage time but his goal was waved off after a VAR check found Talleres offsides. River doubled their lead in the 68th minute on a tally by Maximiliano Meza after a nice move and centering pass from Facundo Colidio. Goalkeeper Franco Armani was barely tested the rest of way as River's defense tightened up to finish out the 2-0 win at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF BELGRANO'S 2-1 WIN AWAY AT BOCA JUNIORS IN THE ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISION SHOWS: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ARGENTINA FOOTBALL DISTRIBUTION LLC – See restrictions) 1. BOCA JUNIORS CAPTAIN, LEANDRO PAREDES, AND INTERIM HEAD COACH, CLAUDIO UBEDA, LETTING OFF BOCA COLOURED BALLOONS CARRYING A BOCA JERSEY IN MEMORY OF THEIR LATE COACH, MIGUEL ANGEL RUSSO 2. BALLOONS FLYING OFF WITH JERSEY ABOVE A PICTURE OF RUSSO ON THE CENTRE CIRCLE 3. BALLOONS AND JERSEY 4. FAN TIFO READING (Spanish) "Forever grateful Miguel" WITH A BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF RUSSO 5. BELGRANO FORWARD, LUCAS PASSERINI, FALLS DOWN AS HE RECEIVES THE BALL IN THE BOX 6. (SLOW MOTION) REPLAY SHOWING BOCA DEFENDER, LAUTARO DI LOLLO, STAMPED ON PASSERINI AFTER HE FELL 7. REFEREE CONSULTING VAR REPLAYS 8. REFEREE AWARDING A PENALTY 9. GOAL/ PASSERINI SENDS GOALKEEPER, AGUSTIN MARCHESIN, THE WRONG WAY. 0-1 10. GOAL/ PAREDES DEFLECTS A BELGRANO FREE KICK INTO HIS OWN NET. 0-2 11. (SLOW MOTION) VARIOUS REPLAYS OF PAREDES OWN GOAL 12. GOAL/ BOCA WINGER, EXEQUIEL ZEBALLOS, RECEIVES THE BALL IN THE BOX, TAKES A TOUCH AND FINDS THE FAR BOTTOM CORNER WITH HIS SHOT. 1-2 13. BOCA FANS CELEBRATING 14. UBEDA 15. (SLOW MOTION) REPLAY OF ZEBALLOS GOAL 16. BELGRANO GOALKEEPER, THIAGO CARDOZO, HANDING BALL OVER TO REFEREE/ REFEREE BLOWING FULL-TIME WHISTLE/ SCORE GRAPHIC 17. SCORE GRAPHIC/ BELGRANO HEAD COACH, RICARDO ZIELINSKI 18. SCORE GRAPHIC/ BOCA FANS LOOKING DEJECTED STORY: Boca Juniors were beaten 2-1 at home against Belgrano on Saturday (October 18) in their first match since the passing of head coach Miguel Angel Russo after a long battle with prostate cancer. Prior to kick-off, interim head coach Claudio Ubeda and Leandro Paredes, who wore the captain's armband in place of the injured Edinson Cavani, let off blue and yellow balloons carrying a Boca jersey in memory of Russo.  After a goalless first half, Lucas Passerini opened the scoring for the visitors in the 58th minute from the penalty spot. Paredes then deflected a Belgrano free kick into his own net four minutes later to make it a two goal deficit.  Boca would grab one back though Exequiel Zeballos in the 66th minute but couldn't find an equaliser. The result leaves Boca 7th in Group A with 17 points, one behind fourth-place Belgrano.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF BELGRANO'S 2-1 WIN AWAY AT BOCA JUNIORS IN THE ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISION SHOWS: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (ARGENTINA FOOTBALL DISTRIBUTION LLC – See restrictions) 1. BOCA JUNIORS CAPTAIN, LEANDRO PAREDES, AND INTERIM HEAD COACH, CLAUDIO UBEDA, LETTING OFF BOCA COLOURED BALLOONS CARRYING A BOCA JERSEY IN MEMORY OF THEIR LATE COACH, MIGUEL ANGEL RUSSO 2. BALLOONS FLYING OFF WITH JERSEY ABOVE A PICTURE OF RUSSO ON THE CENTRE CIRCLE 3. BALLOONS AND JERSEY 4. FAN TIFO READING (Spanish) "Forever grateful Miguel" WITH A BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF RUSSO 5. BELGRANO FORWARD, LUCAS PASSERINI, FALLS DOWN AS HE RECEIVES THE BALL IN THE BOX 6. (SLOW MOTION) REPLAY SHOWING BOCA DEFENDER, LAUTARO DI LOLLO, STAMPED ON PASSERINI AFTER HE FELL 7. REFEREE CONSULTING VAR REPLAYS 8. REFEREE AWARDING A PENALTY 9. GOAL/ PASSERINI SENDS GOALKEEPER, AGUSTIN MARCHESIN, THE WRONG WAY. 0-1 10. GOAL/ PAREDES DEFLECTS A BELGRANO FREE KICK INTO HIS OWN NET. 0-2 11. (SLOW MOTION) VARIOUS REPLAYS OF PAREDES OWN GOAL 12. GOAL/ BOCA WINGER, EXEQUIEL ZEBALLOS, RECEIVES THE BALL IN THE BOX, TAKES A TOUCH AND FINDS THE FAR BOTTOM CORNER WITH HIS SHOT. 1-2 13. BOCA FANS CELEBRATING 14. UBEDA 15. (SLOW MOTION) REPLAY OF ZEBALLOS GOAL 16. BELGRANO GOALKEEPER, THIAGO CARDOZO, HANDING BALL OVER TO REFEREE/ REFEREE BLOWING FULL-TIME WHISTLE/ SCORE GRAPHIC 17. SCORE GRAPHIC/ BELGRANO HEAD COACH, RICARDO ZIELINSKI 18. SCORE GRAPHIC/ BOCA FANS LOOKING DEJECTED STORY: Boca Juniors were beaten 2-1 at home against Belgrano on Saturday (October 18) in their first match since the passing of head coach Miguel Angel Russo after a long battle with prostate cancer. Prior to kick-off, interim head coach Claudio Ubeda and Leandro Paredes, who wore the captain's armband in place of the injured Edinson Cavani, let off blue and yellow balloons carrying a Boca jersey in memory of Russo.  After a goalless first half, Lucas Passerini opened the scoring for the visitors in the 58th minute from the penalty spot. Paredes then deflected a Belgrano free kick into his own net four minutes later to make it a two goal deficit.  Boca would grab one back though Exequiel Zeballos in the 66th minute but couldn't find an equaliser. The result leaves Boca 7th in Group A with 17 points, one behind fourth-place Belgrano.  (Production: Conal Quinn)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM INTER MIAMI AT NASHVILLE SC MLS MATCH (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 18, 2025)(SOCCER UNITED MARKETING – Editorial use only. No more than two minutes use per match. Must on screen courtesy 'MLS on Apple'. No use after December 31, 2025. No monetisation. No resales. No sublicensing) 1. STORY: Lionel Messi recorded a hat trick and added an assist and Baltasar Rodriguez scored the tiebreaking goal as visiting Inter Miami used a second-half assault to defeat Nashville SC 5-2 in a Decision Day matchup on Saturday (October 18)  night. Telasco Segovia also scored for Inter Miami (19-7-8, 65 points), who won their third straight game. Miami will be the No. 3 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs and faces a rematch with No. 6 Nashville in the first round. Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg scored goals for Nashville (16-12-6, 54 points), which didn't allow a shot over the first 34 minutes before being badly exposed in the second half. Messi finishes the regular season with 29 goals while all but clinching the Golden Boot. Surridge and Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga each have 24 with the latter in action against the Colorado Rapids later Saturday night. Rocco Rios Novo made five saves for Miami, while Nashville's Joe Willis had four stops. Nashville was nursing a 2-1 lead in the second half until Andy Najar was called for a hand ball. Messi took the ensuing penalty kick in the 63rd minute and easily sent a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net to tie the match. The goal energized Miami and it moved ahead just four minutes later. Luis Suarez took a right-footed shot that Willis knocked away. But the ball bounced over toward Rodriguez, who sent a right-footed shot past Willis to give Miami a 3-2 lead. Messi was at it again in the 81st minute as he booted a left-footed shot into the lower left corner to make it 4-2. In the first minute of second-half stoppage time, Messi had possession and closed in on Willis before feeding the wide-open Segovia, who kicked the ball into the net to finish off the flurry. Miami outshot Nashville 17-15 and had a 9-7 edge in shots on target. Nashville dominated play in the first half but led just 2-1 at halftime. Miami's initial shot came on Messi's goal in the 34th minute. He received the ball from Jordi Alba and had three defenders to maneuver around before sending a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net. Nashville responded in the 43rd minute when Hany Mukhtar sent a short centering pass to Surridge, who knocked in a header. Nashville struck again in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time. Mukhtar took a shot that caromed off the right goalpost and the ball went directly to Shaffelburg, who knocked it home to put Nashville ahead. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM INTER MIAMI AT NASHVILLE SC MLS MATCH (SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 18, 2025)(SOCCER UNITED MARKETING – Editorial use only. No more than two minutes use per match. Must on screen courtesy 'MLS on Apple'. No use after December 31, 2025. No monetisation. No resales. No sublicensing) 1. STORY: Lionel Messi recorded a hat trick and added an assist and Baltasar Rodriguez scored the tiebreaking goal as visiting Inter Miami used a second-half assault to defeat Nashville SC 5-2 in a Decision Day matchup on Saturday (October 18)  night. Telasco Segovia also scored for Inter Miami (19-7-8, 65 points), who won their third straight game. Miami will be the No. 3 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs and faces a rematch with No. 6 Nashville in the first round. Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg scored goals for Nashville (16-12-6, 54 points), which didn't allow a shot over the first 34 minutes before being badly exposed in the second half. Messi finishes the regular season with 29 goals while all but clinching the Golden Boot. Surridge and Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga each have 24 with the latter in action against the Colorado Rapids later Saturday night. Rocco Rios Novo made five saves for Miami, while Nashville's Joe Willis had four stops. Nashville was nursing a 2-1 lead in the second half until Andy Najar was called for a hand ball. Messi took the ensuing penalty kick in the 63rd minute and easily sent a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net to tie the match. The goal energized Miami and it moved ahead just four minutes later. Luis Suarez took a right-footed shot that Willis knocked away. But the ball bounced over toward Rodriguez, who sent a right-footed shot past Willis to give Miami a 3-2 lead. Messi was at it again in the 81st minute as he booted a left-footed shot into the lower left corner to make it 4-2. In the first minute of second-half stoppage time, Messi had possession and closed in on Willis before feeding the wide-open Segovia, who kicked the ball into the net to finish off the flurry. Miami outshot Nashville 17-15 and had a 9-7 edge in shots on target. Nashville dominated play in the first half but led just 2-1 at halftime. Miami's initial shot came on Messi's goal in the 34th minute. He received the ball from Jordi Alba and had three defenders to maneuver around before sending a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net. Nashville responded in the 43rd minute when Hany Mukhtar sent a short centering pass to Surridge, who knocked in a header. Nashville struck again in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time. Mukhtar took a shot that caromed off the right goalpost and the ball went directly to Shaffelburg, who knocked it home to put Nashville ahead. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM INTER MIAMI AT NASHVILLE SC MLS MATCH (RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST) SHOWS: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 18, 2025)(SOCCER UNITED MARKETING – Editorial use only. No more than two minutes use per match. Must on screen courtesy 'MLS on Apple'. No use after December 31, 2025. No monetisation. No resales. No sublicensing) INTER MAIMI (BLACK JERSEYS) AT NASHVILLE SC AT GEODIS PARK 1ST HALF 1. OPENING KICKOFF 2. MIAMI GOAL – LIONEL MESSI WITH NICE MOVE AND SCORES PAST NASHVILLE GOALKEEPER JOE WILLIS IN 35TH MINUTE. MIAMI 1-0 NASHVILLE 3. REPLAYS OF MESSI GOAL 4. NASHVILLE GOAL – HANY MUKHTAR WITH CENTERING PASS TO SAM SURRIDGE WHO HEADS IT PAST MIAMI GOALKEEPER ROCCO RIOS NOVO IN 43RD MINUTE. MIAMI 1-1 NASHVILLE 5. REPLAY OF MUKHTAR CENTERING PASS TO SURRIDGE FOR HEADER 6. NASHVILLE GOAL – MUKHTAR TAKES SHOT THAT BOUNCES OFF POST TO JACOB SHAFFELBURG WHO KNOCKS IN REBOUND PAST MIAMI'S RIOS NOVO IN 45+6 STOPPAGE TIME. MIAMI 1-2 NASHVILLE 7. REPLAY OF MUKHTAR SHOT OFF POST AND SHAFFELBURG KNOCKING IN REBOUND FOR GOAL 2ND HALF 8. NASHVILLE'S ANDY NAJAR IS WHISTLED FOR A HAND BALL IN PENALTY BOX AND REFEREE AWARDS MIAMI A PENALTY KICK 9. REPLAY OF BALL HITTING ARM OF NASHVILLE'S NAJAR IN PENALTY BOX 10. MIAMI PK GOAL – MESSI SCORES PK PAST NASHVILLE'S WILLIS IN 63RD MINUTE. MIAMI 2-2 NASHVILLE 11. REPLAYS OF MESSI PK GOAL 12. MIAMI GOAL – MESSI WITH PASS TO LUIS SUAREZ WHO TAKES THAT NASHVILLE GOALKEEPER WILLIS TRIES TO KICK AWAY BUT REBOUND GOES TO MIAMI'S BALTASAR RODRIGUEZ WHO SCORES IN 67TH MINUTE. MIAMI 3-2 NASHVILLE 13. REPLAYS OF SUAREZ SHOT, WILLIS KICKING IT AWAY AND RODRIGUEZ SCORING GOAL 14. MIAMI GOAL – MESSI WITH PASS TO IAN FRAY WHO TAPS IT BACK TO MESSI WHO SCORES PAST NASHVILLE'S WILLIS IN 81ST MINUTE FOR HAT TRICK. MIAMI 4-2 NASHVILLE 15. REPLAYS OF FRAY NICE PASS TO MESSI FOR HIS THIRD GOAL OF MATCH 16. MIAMI GOAL – FRAY WITH PASS TO MESSI WHO PASSES TO TELASCO SEGOVIA WHO SCORES PAST NASHVILLE'S WILLIS IN 90+1 STOPPAGE TIME. MIAMI 5-2 NASHVILLE 17. REPLAYS OF FRAY PASS TO MESSI WHO PASSES TO SEGOVIA FOR GOAL 18. REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE TO END MATCH, MIAMI WINS 5-2 19. NASHVILLE HEAD COACH B.J. CALLAGHAN HUGGING MIAMI HEAD COACH JAVIER MASCHERANO 20. MESSI AND NASHVILLE'S GASTON BRUGMAN AFTER MATCH STORY: Lionel Messi recorded a hat trick and added an assist and Baltasar Rodriguez scored the tiebreaking goal as visiting Inter Miami used a second-half assault to defeat Nashville SC 5-2 in a Decision Day matchup on Saturday (October 18)  night. Telasco Segovia also scored for Inter Miami (19-7-8, 65 points), who won their third straight game. Miami will be the No. 3 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs and faces a rematch with No. 6 Nashville in the first round. Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg scored goals for Nashville (16-12-6, 54 points), which didn't allow a shot over the first 34 minutes before being badly exposed in the second half. Messi finishes the regular season with 29 goals while all but clinching the Golden Boot. Surridge and Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga each have 24 with the latter in action against the Colorado Rapids later Saturday night. Rocco Rios Novo made five saves for Miami, while Nashville's Joe Willis had four stops. Nashville was nursing a 2-1 lead in the second half until Andy Najar was called for a hand ball. Messi took the ensuing penalty kick in the 63rd minute and easily sent a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net to tie the match. The goal energized Miami and it moved ahead just four minutes later. Luis Suarez took a right-footed shot that Willis knocked away. But the ball bounced over toward Rodriguez, who sent a right-footed shot past Willis to give Miami a 3-2 lead. Messi was at it again in the 81st minute as he booted a left-footed shot into the lower left corner to make it 4-2. In the first minute of second-half stoppage time, Messi had possession and closed in on Willis before feeding the wide-open Segovia, who kicked the ball into the net to finish off the flurry. Miami outshot Nashville 17-15 and had a 9-7 edge in shots on target. Nashville dominated play in the first half but led just 2-1 at halftime. Miami's initial shot came on Messi's goal in the 34th minute. He received the ball from Jordi Alba and had three defenders to maneuver around before sending a left-footed shot into the left corner of the net. Nashville responded in the 43rd minute when Hany Mukhtar sent a short centering pass to Surridge, who knocked in a header. Nashville struck again in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time. Mukhtar took a shot that caromed off the right goalpost and the ball went directly to Shaffelburg, who knocked it home to put Nashville ahead. (Production: David Grip)

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