3 months ago
1
Lionel Messi scored doubly successful a four-goal 2nd half, defender Telasco Segovia added a extremity and 2 assists and defending champion Inter Miami rallied to bushed Orlando City 4-2 connected Sunday (March 1, 2026) night, winning for the archetypal clip astatine Inter&Co Stadium.
Messi took a walk from Segovia and scored successful the 57th infinitesimal to propulsion Inter Miami (1-1-0) adjacent astatine 2-2 and Segovia scored unassisted successful the 85th for the lead. Messi enactment the finishing interaction connected the triumph erstwhile helium scored disconnected a escaped footwear successful the 90th. The reigning MVP’s archetypal 2 goals of the play springiness him 52 successful his archetypal 55 regular-season MLS matches — 51 of them successful his past 49 appearances.
Marco Pašalić took a walk from Iván Angulo and scored successful the 18th infinitesimal to springiness Orlando City (0-2-0) a 1-0 lead. Pašalić has scored successful 4 consecutive matches against Inter Miami.
Defender Griffin Dorsey acceptable up Martín Ojeda for a extremity six minutes aboriginal for a 2-0 vantage that stood done halftime.
Inter Miami chopped it to 2-1 4 minutes into the 2nd fractional connected Mateo Silvetti's archetypal vocation goal. Defenders Segovia and Facundo Mura had assists arsenic the 20-year-old guardant recovered the nett successful his 5th vocation appearance. Segovia had 8 goals and six assists arsenic a rookie past season, portion Mura collected his archetypal assistance successful his archetypal season.
Dayne St. Clair, the reigning goalkeeper of the year, turned distant 3 shots — each successful the 2nd fractional of his 2nd commencement with Inter Miami.
Maxime Crépeau had 4 saves successful his 2nd commencement for Orlando City.
Teenager Colin Guske, 19, volition miss Orlando City's adjacent lucifer aft the rookie picked up 2 yellowish cards successful his archetypal commencement — the 2nd 1 led to his exit successful the 88th minute.
Inter Miami, which had ne'er won successful its erstwhile 9 trips to Orlando, was coming disconnected a 3-0 roadworthy nonaccomplishment to Los Angeles FC.
Orlando City swept Inter Miami during the regular play past twelvemonth and leads the all-time bid 8-7-4.
Inter Miami: At D.C. United connected Saturday.
Orlando City: At New York City FC connected Saturday.
