Nashville, Aug. 16 -- Argentina icon Lionel Messi missed his third successive penalty as Inter Miami crashed out to a third successive loss against Nashville SC in their Major League Soccer (MLS) on Saturday.

Messi had a chance to level the scores at 1-1 in the third minute, but his penalty shot was saved by Nashville goalie Brian Schwake. Sergio Reguilon did put in an equaliser through a rebound, but it was disallowed for encroachment after a VAR, as per ESPN.

It is the first time that Messi has failed to score on three straight penalty kicks, missing both his attempts for Argentina against Austria in the group stage and against Egypt in the FIFA World Cup. It was also Messi's first penalty miss in MLS since September 13 last year.

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