Nashville SC will play Birmingham Legion in final preseason friendly

Nashville SC announced Thursday that they’ve added a final match to their 2021 preseason. The second-year MLS side will take on USL Championship’s Birmingham Legion in a closed-door friendly at Nissan Stadium on April 10.

Nashville’s preseason in Bradenton, FL, was cut short, with all three of their scheduled matches against MLS opponents cancelled due to unspecified “health and safety” concerns. They played a single match against Tampa Bay Rowdies, a 1-0 win for the Boys In Gold. Their only prior contest was a 4-0 win over Louisville City at their Currey Ingram Academy training facility.

With Nissan Stadium open to 33% capacity for their April 17th season opener, the club once again cited Covid concerns in their decision not to allow fans or media to attend the match.

Author: Ben Wrightis the Director of Soccer Content and a Senior MLS Contributor for Broadway Sports covering Nashville SC and the US National Team. Previously Ben was the editor and a founder of Speedway Soccer, where he has covered Nashville SC and their time in USL before journeying to Major League Soccer since 2018. Raised in Louisville, KY Ben grew up playing before a knee injury ended his competitive career. When he is not talking soccer he is probably producing music, drinking coffee or hanging out with his wife and kids. Mastodon

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