Nashville SC’s flight to south Florida this weekend might feel a bit lighter than usual.

The Boys in Gold, after all, won’t be checking the baggage of a lengthy winless streak against Inter Miami CF.

All that changed last Saturday in Game 2 of the team’s best-of-three, first-round MLS playoff series. NSC knocked off Lionel Messi and his talented teammates 2-1, beating Miami for the first time in 11 contests and forcing Saturday’s decisive Game 3 at 7 p.m. (MLS Season Pass/Apple TV +)

“It [was] a good feeling, especially in a win or go home game,” said Nashville defender Josh Bauer, who scored the game-winning goal.

“We knew what we were up against. Our backs were against the wall.”

The result not only evened the series, but the way the game played out — with Nashville holding Miami of

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