NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2026) – Nashville Soccer Club earned a scoreless draw versus Club América Tuesday night at GEODIS Park in the first leg of its Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinal Round series. Goalkeeper Brian Schwake recorded four saves for his fourth shutout in five CCC matches and his seventh clean sheet in 2026.
Vamos a Mexico City: Nashville SC will face Club América in the decisive second leg of its home and away series when it plays its first-ever match in Mexico at the historic Estadio Banorte next Tuesday, April 14 at 10:30 p.m. CT.
Welcome to our Castle: The Boys in Gold are unbeaten at home in 2026 across all competitions at 4W-0L-3D and unbeaten all-time at GEODIS Park in the Concacaf Champions Cup (2W-0L-3D).
He’s a keeper: Nashville SC goalkeeper Brian Schwake recorded four saves to remain unbeaten in tournament play since joining the Boys in Gold prior to the 2025 season with a record of 7W-0L-3D in the Concacaf Champions Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Next up: Nashville SC will continue a stretch of three-straight MLS road matches when it visits Charlotte FC on Saturday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. CT in Matchday Seven’s Walmart Saturday Showdown.
Notes:
Nashville SC
- is unbeaten all-time in Concacaf Champions Cup matches at GEODIS Park at 2W-0L-3D
- is 4W-1L-4D all-time in the Champions Cup
- recorded its sixth all-time Concacaf Champions Cup shutout
- is the first MLS team to keep a clean sheet against Club América in Concacaf Champions Cup play since Atlanta United FC in 2020
Jeisson Palacios earned Concacaf Champions Cup Player of the Match honors
Brian Schwake
- is 7W-0L-3D in tournament play (CCC, U.S. Open Cup) for Nashville SC
- recorded his fourth shutout in five CCC matches this season
- made four saves
Maxwell Woledzi led the match with 95.8% passing accuracy
Box score:
Nashville SC (2W-0L-3D in Concacaf Champions Cup) vs. Club América (2W-0L-3D in Concacaf Champions Cup)
April 7, 2026 – GEODIS Park
Final score:
NSH: 0
AME: 0
Discipline:
NSH: Hany Mukhtar (Caution) 53’
AME: Rodrigo Dourado (Caution) 77’
AME: Miguel Vazquez (Caution) 85’
Lineups:
NSH starters: Brian Schwake; Reed Baker-Whiting, Maxwell Woledzi, Jeisson Palacios, Andy Najar; Matthew Corcoran, Patrick Yazbek (Eddi Tagseth 78’); Warren Madrigal (Alex Muyl 60’), Hany Mukhtar (C), Sam Surridge, Cristian Espinoza (Ahmed Qasem 83’)
Substitutes: Joe Willis, Xavier Valdez, Dan Lovitz, Jack Maher, Bryan Acosta, Shak Mohammed, Woobens Pacius, Thomas Williams, Josh Bauer
AME starters: Rodolfo Cota; Israel Reyes, Sebastian Caceres, Ramón Juárez, Miguel Vazquez; Isaias Violante (Vinicius Lima 90’), Rodrigo Dourado, Raphael Veiga (Raul Zuniga 74’); Patricio Salas, Erick Sánchez (Aaron Mejia 90’), Alex Zendejas (C) (Jonathan Dos Santos 90’)
Substitutes: Fernando Tapia, Brian Rodriguez, Alan Cervantes, Nestor Araujo, Alexis Gutierrez, Thiago Espinosa
Match officials:
Referee: Oshane Nation
AR1: Caleb Wales
AR2: Ojay Duhaney
4TH: Steffon Dewar
VAR: Daneon Parchment
AVAR: Benjamin Whitty
Weather: 63 degrees and clear skies
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