In Nashville SC’s first October meeting with Inter Miami CF, the Boys in Gold stuck with their formula for success this season, playing an aggressive, offensive-minded game.

The result was a multiplicity of scoring chances for the Boys in Gold, but too many wasted opportunities in a 5-2 loss to the Herons to close the regular season.

In the teams’ second October meeting, the opening leg of a first-round MLS playoff series, Nashville took a more defensive-minded approach, seeking to limit the time and space of Lionel Messi and his skilled teammates.

The result was fewer offensive chances for Miami, but also too few for Nashville, which led to a 3-1 defeat and a 1-0 playoff deficit.

Is there a third option for NSC, as it seeks to avoid playoff elimination at the hands of the Herons on Sa

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