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Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi Fire Inter Miami into CONCACAF Champions Cup Quarter-Finals
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Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi each delivered a goal and an assist as Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 on Wednesday night to qualify for the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Both former Barcelona frontmen had also been on target in Tennessee last week when Miami came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the first leg.

Miami made a much better start in Florida.

The game was less than eight minutes old when a Suarez dummy allowed Messi to collect the ball 30 yards from goal before rolling a perfect pass to the Uruguayan, who beat the keeper with the outside of his right boot.

Captain Messi then scored himself to make it 2-0 midway through the first half with a powerful finish following an impressive run into the box from Diego Gomez.

With his side in a strong position, Miami boss Gerardo Martino opted to give Messi a rest and subbed him off five minutes into the second half.

But Suarez stayed on the field and set up Robert Taylor for Miami's third goal with a fine cross shortly after the hour-mark.

Hany Mukhtar thought he had scored an away goal for Nashville in the 80th minute but a VAR review eventually ruled that he had been offside.

Former Premier League striker Sam Surridge then scored a legitimate goal in added time but Miami still prevailed 5-3 on aggregate and will play either FC Cincinnati or Monterrey in the last eight.

This article first appeared on FanNation Futbol and was syndicated with permission.

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