Columbus CrewvsNashville SC
CLB 2/NSH 3
Things to say
Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3-2 at GEODIS Park.
01
opener
Nashville took the Crew 3-2 at home. Wild one, back and forth all night. Nashville's just relentless right now.
02
key player
Mukhtar was everywhere, led the shots and made things happen. That guy carries this team.
03
hot take
Columbus is a mess, five wins and eleven draws? They can't close games out.
04
deep cut
Palacios had 10 defensive interventions and 77 accurate passes. Quietly ran the whole back line.
05
exit
Nashville at 15-4-2 is scary. Whoever draws them in the playoffs is in trouble.
The recap
Nashville outlasted Columbus 3-2 in a proper end-to-end affair at GEODIS Park, trading blows before finally seeing it out. Hany Mukhtar was the driving force up top, peppering the goal and pulling the strings for a home side that keeps piling up wins.
Columbus threw bodies forward and Cesar Ruvalcaba scrapped for everything at the back, but they couldn't quite claw level down the stretch. That win pushes Nashville to a gaudy 15-4-2, while Columbus stay mired in a season that's gone sideways.