FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - There was no Round One disaster this time for Inter Miami CF . Not even close.

Lionel Messi and Tadeo Allende both scored braces as the Herons crushed Nashville SC , 4-0 , in the decisive Game 3 of their Best-of-3 Series.

Saturday’s statement performance at Chase Stadium gave Miami their first-ever Conference Semifinal berth in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.

"I'm very grateful for these players," head coach Javier Mascherano told reporters post-match. "... [They] understood to perfection what we were playing for today. The importance of being able to put the club in a place it had never been before.

"They did a very, very good job."

Pressure lifted

With the ghosts of last year’s stunning Round One playoff exit against Atlanta United still lurking, the H

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