Wilfried Nancy described Columbus Crew’s Hell is Actual victory over FC Cincinnati as “unbelievable”, however urged his gamers to construct on that outcome.
Nancy watched on as two targets in 5 minutes from Pavel Bucha and Evander had Cincinnati in management, however they went into half-time degree due to Diego Rossi and Max Arfsten.
And Columbus carried on that momentum after the break as they sealed all three factors by way of a Miles Robinson own-goal and a high quality end from substitute Taha Habroune.
Their win stored them fourth within the Japanese Convention, two factors adrift of leaders Philadelphia Union, with Nancy impressed with the resilience proven by his staff.
“It is a good instance of the place we acquired beat to start with, and we fought, and we fought, and after that, the followers have been with us, they usually had emotion, and we gave them emotion,” Nancy mentioned.
“On the finish, the connection, that’s why we do that job. Sure, we gained, however the efficiency was additionally unbelievable. I believe that the followers are actually happy with us, and that is an important.
“It is a good feeling clearly for the gamers as a result of, once more, they’re so robust mentally. We attempt to problem them on a regular basis that the distinction between greatness and being good is that psychological side.
“If we’re capable of do it constantly, it may be actually fascinating. I’m pleased for the followers, I’m pleased for the membership, and I’m pleased for the gamers.”
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— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) July 13, 2025
The Crew tackle fellow high-flyers Nashville SC subsequent within the MLS, with B.J. Callaghan’s staff seeing their 12-match unbeaten league run ended by the magic of Lionel Messi final trip.
Inter Miami rode out 2-1 winners, with Messi netting a brace for a fifth successive MLS fixture, although Hany Mukhtar had levelled the sport 4 minutes after the restart.
Nashville are degree on factors with Columbus within the Japanese Convention however one place forward due to their superior objective distinction after 22 matches of their marketing campaign.
And whereas Callaghan was disenchanted to see Nashville’s streak come to an finish, he was centered on the larger image shifting ahead.
“After we began the season, we didn’t speak about profitable streaks,” Callaghan informed reporters shortly after their defeat on the Chase Stadium.
“We talked about wanting to determine ourselves, our fashion of play, how we play and the way we act on and off the sphere.
“We need to make the MLS playoffs and compete for trophies. All through this time period, we’ve been capable of put ourselves within the alternative to realize these aims.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Nashville – Hany Mukhtar
Mukhtar scored Nashville’s solely objective of their defeat to Miami final trip, citing his fifteenth objective involvement (10 targets, 5 assists) this season.
Both the German (5) or the MLS’s joint-leading goalscorer, Sam Surridge (10), have scored Nashville’s final 15 regular-season targets, with the final participant aside from the duo to attain for the membership being Patrick Yazbek towards the New York Pink Bulls on Could 14.
Columbus Crew – Daniel Gazdag
Gazdag has recorded simply 5 objective involvements (two targets, three assists) in 20 MLS appearances this season, however he will probably be hoping to vary that towards Nashville.
He has loved fixtures towards the Coyotes, netting six regular-season targets towards them, greater than every other MLS opponent. Certainly, no participant has scored as many targets towards Nashville because the membership joined the competitors in 2020.
MATCH PREDICTION: COLUMBUS CREW WIN
Nashville are unbeaten in three all-time residence matches towards the Crew (W1 D2). In actual fact, the one highway win within the 10 all-time conferences between the perimeters was a 1-0 victory for the Coyotes in Columbus in 2022.
Callaghan’s facet are additionally unbeaten in 9 straight residence matches in all competitions (W7 D2), having not misplaced at GEODIS Park since March. They’re searching for the third double-digit residence unbeaten run in membership historical past and the primary since a 10-match stretch between April and July 2023.
However Columbus are a staff in type, profitable 4 of their final 5 matches (D1) following a 4-2 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday. The Crew have scored in 13 straight matches however have additionally conceded at the very least as soon as in 12 of these.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Nashville – 33.7%
Draw – 25.7%
Columbus Crew – 40.6%
