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LIONEL MESSI’S GOAL NOT ENOUGH AS INTER MIAMI FACES NASHVILLE DEFICIT
Lionel Messi scored his 27th goal, but Inter Miami lost 2-1 to Nashville SC in the regular-season finale. Messi leads the Golden Boot race as the playoffs begin next week.
File Photo: Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF
In Saturday night's regular-season finale between Inter Miami and Nashville, SC, Lionel Messi had every cause to be fired up as he took the pitch at Geodis Park.
The No. 2 Eastern Conference playoff spot was up for grabs for his squad.
Personally, the Argentine icon was the front-runner to earn back-to-back MVP awards, making him the first player in MLS history to achieve this feat. Additionally, he was almost certain to win the MLS Golden Boot trophy.
In the 34th minute, he gave Inter Miami a 1-0 lead with a well-placed left-footed strike that grazed the inside of the net, increasing his chances of winning both trophies. However, Nashville led 2-1 at the half thanks to goals from Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg, and it was Miami's only attempt on goal during the first half.
With 12 first-half shots to four, including six on target, Nashville dominated right away. Miami's defence appeared weak, and if it were not for three crucial saves by Rocco Rios Novo, who started in goal for Inter Miami for the third consecutive game after Oscar Ustari left, the score would have been more lopsided.
Messi scored his 27th goal of the year. He led Surridge by three goals in the Golden Boot race going into the match, and he was ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC by two goals.
Messi has the advantage on both tiebreakers, which are assists and the fewest minutes played, even if Bouanga or Surridge were to tie him. Messi had played 2,330 minutes and had 18 assists, which equalled him for the most in MLS. Bouanga played 2,569 minutes and contributed eight assists. Surridge played 2,850 minutes and contributed five assists.
"It would be great if we could assist Leo in winning the Golden Boot," Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano stated before the match. "We will make every effort to assist him in his attempt to win that."
If that was not enough to ignite a fire under Messi, it was the final regular-season match he would play with teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets of FC Barcelona, who both declared in recent weeks that they would be retiring at the end of the current campaign.
Along with Luis Suarez, who played with them at Barcelona, Messi, Busquets, and Alba are great friends, and they would be thrilled to win the MLS Cup together.
Ríos Novo, right back Marcelo Weigandt, centre back Maxi Falcon, centre back Gonzalo Lujan, midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, midfielder Tadeo Allende, and midfielder Baltasar Rodriguez were among the four players who started on Saturday.
Rios Novo, 23, started for the third consecutive game after taking over for Oscar Ustari, 39, who started for most of the season. This season, Ríos Novo has participated in nine games, and Miami has won all of them.
Mascherano trusted Ríos Novo because of his recent performances. He recorded a clean sheet in a 4-0 victory over Atlanta United and gave up one goal in a 4-1 win over the New England Revolution.
In the opening 20 minutes of the game against Nashville, he was put to the test and had to make three huge stops, including one from Surridge that Rios Novo dove to save with his outstretched fingertips.
Following the Atlanta game, Mascherano was questioned regarding the goalie situation. "Rocco had a very excellent game," he stated. He got called up and did a great job. Increasing healthy internal competition at every level is crucial for us. It is then my duty to determine what I believe to be the greatest for each game. Having this problem is a positive thing.
Ustari agreed to a contract extension with Inter Miami in May, which would keep him employed until the 2026 campaign and guarantee him $744,000 this year.
Rios Novo joined the team in January with a guaranteed compensation of $122,866 and a base salary of $104,000.
With just three points separating them from the three teams below them in the rankings, Nashville started the evening in sixth place in the East.
Due to its greater number of victories, Nashville had an advantage over Columbus Crew, who were in ninth position. Nashville would lose to the play-in game if Orlando City and Chicago Fire were to surpass them.
Miami and Nashville would play each other again in the first round of the playoffs, a three-game series that would start next weekend with a home game at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, if the regular season ended with them in their current places.
RED BULL STAY CALM, COOL, AND CONFIDENT DESPITE MCLAREN MOMENTUM
Red Bull's Laurent Mekies denies their 2025 car focus is due to 2026 PU concerns, calling it a strategic choice to improve development tools. As Lando Norris retakes the title lead, the F1 championship battle intensifies.
Red Bull Unfazed by McLaren Rise - COURTESY/PHOTO
In Mexico, McLaren CEO Andrea Stella implied that Red Bull's choice to continue working on its 2025 vehicle was a reflection of a lack of clarity surrounding the upcoming Red Bull-Ford power unit.
However, that notion has been rejected by team manager Laurent Mekies and Dr. Helmut Marko.
Mekies stated it has nothing to do with 2026.
"We would have too many unanswered questions going into 2026 if we did not get the most out of this car by the end of the season. We made the decision to spend more money on this vehicle in order to fix its shortcomings and increase its speed.
It greatly increases our confidence in our 2026 tools, strategies, and techniques. Yes, the new project will require less time and effort, but it was a deliberate choice. Performance has nothing to do with it.
According to the Frenchman, the team's strategy is centered on comprehension rather than risk. "We think there will be a net benefit, so we are doing this. We can apply our methods to 2026 and are now verifying them. If it led to difficulties, we would not do it.
Yes, there is a cost, but we think it is worthwhile.
Red Bull's momentum was halted by Mexico as Norris resumed his winning ways, despite Verstappen's recent race surge. Despite replacing an unproductive Oscar Piastri as the championship leader, Verstappen actually cut his overall lead to 36 points.
Norris' resounding win was a welcome change for Stella. Verstappen is still a competitor, but we have the advantage in the next races, he stated.
We have demonstrated that we have a car that can win races and, in some situations, dominate, which has boosted confidence in the championship.
This is the most crucial element that permits Lando and Oscar to compete for the Drivers' Championship, the Italian engineer continued. It has to do with competitiveness, not mathematics. Although the previous races in Austin, Baku, Singapore, and Monza were challenging, we have now once again proven our strength.
In Mexico, Piastri's decline worsened, but Stella stayed positive. Oscar claimed that despite losing some points to Verstappen, he gained a lot of knowledge this past weekend. To make sure you are competitive in every situation during the last stretch, you make that kind of investment. We are stronger and more hopeful when we leave Mexico.
Marko of Red Bull concurred that the battle is still open. "It is no longer assured that one team dominates at a circuit, and there are still 116 points available," he remarked.
We still have a shot. Since Max is the center of attention, I hope the two McLarens stick to their fair play policy.
Verstappen's pace in Mexico, according to Marko, was more powerful than it seemed. In race trim, we knew we would perform better. Max compared himself to a hunting hound, saying that once he scents anything, all else vanishes and he attacks.
But at McLaren, the focus is already shifting from gearboxes to mentalities. Now at the top of the rankings, Norris is under increased scrutiny after the Mexican fans jeered him.
"The question now is whether Norris can take use of his second chance as title leader - or if things will turn unstable again," former Formula One driver Timo Glock told Sky Deutschland. Has he comprehended why the pressure was too severe for him earlier, why he couldn't drive freely back then?
The odds are on his side if he has and has figured out how to deal with it, Glock continued. It is easier said than done, though. It is a completely different picture once the helmet is on and the pressure increases.
JANNIK SINNER BREAKS SILENCE ON POSSIBLE DAVIS CUP REVERSAL
Jannik Sinner is standing firm on his decision to skip the 2025 Davis Cup, showing frustration at repeated questions. The Italian star prioritises his off-season and 2026 Australian Open preparation over defending the title.
Jannik Sinner Addresses Buzz Around His Davis Cup Future - PHOTO: EPA
When Jannik Sinner's decision to skip the 2025 Davis Cup Finals next month was brought up again, he appeared a little miffed.
Top players commit to competing in the finals because of its scheduling, which runs from November 18 to November 23. They would only have a little more than a month off until 2026 starts if they played until late November.
During Team Italy's championship runs in 2023 and 2024, Sinner was their lucky charm. The nation's remarkable recent supremacy in the sport was established by the women's victories in the Billie Jean King Cup in 2024 and 2025.
Even if the 2025 finals will be placed in Bologna, Italy's chances of winning the Davis Cup for a third time in a row appear to be slim after Sinner declared he would not participate.
The four-time Grand Slam champion said he had previously won two Davis Cups with his Italian colleagues and that he planned to use the additional week to get ready for the Australian Open in 2026.
Nicola Pietrangeli, a fellow Italian legend and two-time French Open champion, was not pleased with Sinner's choice or his justification for it. He believes that modern players are more concerned with money than with patriotism and that it was disrespectful to their nation.
Sinner stated that while people have the right to their opinions, he did not wish to contribute anything further in reaction to the criticism. It is possible that the ATP world No. 2 assumed the topic would be abandoned at that point.
Rather, a reporter at the 2025 Paris Masters questioned Sinner about the possibility of changing his mind. It is still mathematically conceivable to finish as the year-end No. 1 because Sinner had stated that it would be impossible before Alcaraz's surprise defeat by Cameron Norrie in Paris.
Compared to his response to Pietrangeli's and others' criticism, Sinner's response was even more succinct and direct. The 24-year-old reiterated that he had nothing else to say and indicated the choice had been made.
"No, the choice has been made. However, I covered everything a few days ago.
Sinner's frustration with the inquiries surrounding his Davis Cup selection was evident. Even though it makes some sense, missing a home team event is an unavoidable consequence of being a top player.
Recently, Sinner criticised the four Grand Slams.
Sinner was irritated with the four Grand Slams in a different interview for not doing more to address concerns about prize money and other advantages, including healthcare and pensions, that were brought up by elite players earlier this year.
The Wimbledon champion this year expressed frustration that the major events wanted to address some other concerns before fully interacting with players and said that initially, encouraging conversations had not resulted in any follow-up steps.
Twenty elite athletes, 10 from the ATP and 10 from the WTA, wrote to the Grand Slams earlier this season to request a larger share of the money made to be distributed as prize money and other benefits.
It will be interesting to watch if the Grand Slams address those issues and make adjustments in 2026.
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