On Aug. 8, 2023, Lovitz and his Nashville SC teammates braved a storm of trash as they walked toward the locker room at Geodis Park after beating Club América to advance to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup. Angry América fans hurled beverages onto the field in protest of a match they felt was stolen from them. Three years later, Nashville will face América once again, this time in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. "I think there were a lot of eyebrows raised and people ready to make their judgments on Sam when he entered that game," Lovitz said. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville SC, Club America meet over two years after epic Leagues Cup match

Source: The Guardian April 08, 2026 07:24 UTC