One of the league’s higher-scoring teams for most of the season’s first half, Nashville SC has struggled offensively since the end of the two-month World Cup break.
The Boys in Gold have scored just two goals in three contests, suffering their fourth shutout of the season last Saturday at the hands of Orlando City SC.
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