The Montreal Impact defeated Nashville SC 2-0 on Wednesday in action in Preseason presented by Advocare in Bradenton, Fla.
Both goals were scored late in the second half, as Zakaria Diallo, out all of the 2018 season due to injury, opened the scoring in the 71st minute, before newcomer Harry Novillo scored from a half-volley nine minutes later.
Nashville, playing in the USL Championship this season, will become an MLS expansion team in 2020. Neither of their signings for the MLS side, Daniel Rios and Cameron Lancaster, played in Wednesday's match.
Goals
- 71' – MTL – Zakaria Diallo
- 80' – MTL – Harry Novillo
Montreal lineups
First half: GK - Evan Bush; Zachary Brault-Guillard, Zakaria Diallo, Jukka Raitala, Emile Legault^; Samuel Piette, Saphir Taider, Amar Sejdic, David Choiniere^, Maxi Urruti, Chris Wehan^
Second half: GK - James Pantemis; Clement Bayiha, Zakaria Diallo, Rudy Camacho, Bacary Sagna; Micheal Azira, Ken Krolicki, Shamit Shome, Mathieu Choiniere (29), Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Harry Novillo
^ - Trialist
- Unsigned SuperDraft pick
