NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored two objectives Saturday evening, Warren Madrigal added a objective and two assists, and Nashville SC beat the New England Revolution 4-1 within the season opener for each groups.
Surridge opened the scoring within the sixth minute and scored on the counter-attack within the sixteenth to make it 2-0.
Brian Schwake made his MLS debut. The 24-year-old goalkeeper didn’t report a save.
Hany Mukhtar blasted a rising first-touch shot from point-blank vary to offer Nashville a 3-0 lead within the thirty ninth minute and Madrigal capped the scoring within the forty ninth.
Leo Campana scored within the forty seventh minute for New England. Campana, who scored seven objectives final 12 months in an injury-plagued season, had 5 objectives in 5 preseason matches.
Matt Turner had 4 saves for the Revolution.
Surridge, who led Nashville with 24 objectives final season (tied with Los Angeles FC’s Denis Bouanga for second in MLS), signed a contract extension by way of the 2027-28 season with an possibility for the 2028-29 season, the membership introduced earlier Saturday.
Coach B.J. Callaghan signed an contract extension Monday with Nashville. In 2025, his first full season with the membership, Callaghan led Nashville to franchise data for single-season wins (22), longest unbeaten streak (15 video games) and most objectives scored (75). Nashville tied the membership’s single-season factors report with 54 however misplaced within the first spherical of the playoffs to eventual MLS Cup champions Inter Miami.
