Nashville SC To Face FC Cincinnati In Leagues Cup Round Of 32

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After much anticipation, Nashville SC finally knows its fate and is headed to the Round of 32 of the Leagues Cup to face FC Cincinnati at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Aug. 4 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Boys in Gold clinched their knockout stage appearance with a 2-1 win over Colorado on July 23, before narrowly falling 4-3 to Liga MX club Toluca. Fans waited late on Monday night (July 31) to watch Toluca beat Colorado Rapids 4-1, securing NSC’s second place finish in the group.

NSC and Cincinnati met on July 15, just before the kickoff of Leagues Cup, in a dramatic rivalry match that saw Nashville experience a loss at Cincinnati for the first time in MLS history. Walker Zimmerman opened the scoring in the 32nd minute for the first of his two goals in the past three weeks but Cincinnati retaliated with a penalty goal by Luciano Acosta in the 42nd minute after Alex Muyl was penalized for a handball.

Cincinnati took advantage of its numerical superiority, scoring the next two goals, including one in injury time, to secure the 3-1 victory, a fate that has plagued Nashville over the last eight games. 

Following the Group Stage, the Round of 32 transitions into a single-match elimination system, with four games in each region for a total of 16 matches. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, the match winner will be determined by penalty kicks. The winner will then move into the Round of 16 which will be played between Aug. 6-8.

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