The Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs are underway! And for Round One, at least, we’re settling into a Best-of-3 grind in which we’ll see adjustments and counter-adjustments as underdogs try to pull off the upset and favorites try to hold serve and make it chalk.
With that in mind, let’s take a spin around the Eastern Conference and see what we saw in Game 1s. INTER MIAMI CF 3-1 NASHVILLE SC
Game 1 in a nutshell: Nashville came out ultra-defensive after they got blasted in the second half of their Decision Day loss to the Herons , and thus let Leo Messi & Friends dictate terms.
This was all pretty one-sided, and I think the momentum chart and stats do a good job of telling the story:
One point I want to make is that while Miami are generally thought of as a pretty, high-possession t

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