In the 11th minute, the Argentine was put through on a lovely through ball, but Nashville goalkeeper Elliot Panico tremendously saved his initial shot. The ball, however, was not cleared and, after a bit of chaos in the box, it landed back at Messi’s feet and he could not miss this time.
Sergio Busquets then stepped up, seemingly reading the mind of his longtime teammate, making a perfect near-post run off a corner kick to head home for his first MLS goal since his 2023 arrival.