Orlando City vs Inter Miami Live Score: Florida Derby Underway at 0-0 as Messi, Berterame Seek First 2026 MLS Goals
The Orlando City vs Inter Miami live score stands at 0-0 as the Florida Derby is underway at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida on Sunday night, March 1, 2026. Kickoff was at 7:00 p.m. ET with referee Ismail Elfath officiating, and both sides entered the match without a point after opening-weekend defeats.
Inter Miami lost 3-0 to LAFC on Matchday 1, while Orlando City fell 2-1 at home to the New York Red Bulls. The pressure on both coaching staffs to deliver three points in this fixture is acute — neither club can afford consecutive losses this early in the MLS regular season.
Inter Miami Live Starting XI Features Messi, De Paul, and Berterame Up Front
Javier Mascherano has named Lionel Messi in a 4-2-3-1 alongside Telasco Segovia and Tadeo Allende behind striker Germán Berterame. Rodrigo De Paul and Yannick Bright anchor the double pivot, with the back four of Noah Allen, Maximiliano Falcón, Ian Fray, and one of the regular fullbacks protecting goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.
Berterame — signed from CF Monterrey for a reported $15 million — is still without a competitive goal in Miami colors after being held scoreless against LAFC. Messi scored in Miami's midweek friendly against Independiente del Valle in Puerto Rico but enters the Derby without a league goal yet in 2026.
Inter Miami hold a commanding edge in the most recent head-to-head data, winning 3-1 in the Leagues Cup semifinal on August 27, 2025, with Messi scoring twice. Orlando's last competitive win over the Herons came September 27, 2025, a 2-1 MLS home victory decided by Benji Michel late on.
Orlando City SC Line Up to End Six-Match Winless Run in MLS
Óscar Pareja's Orlando side have not won a competitive match since September 2025 — a run of 11 games across all competitions without a victory. The Lions are fielding Marco Pašalić in the ten role, a player who has scored in each of his last three appearances against Inter Miami across all competitions and will be Orlando's most dangerous creative threat tonight.
Duncan McGuire leads the line for Orlando, with Martín Ojeda and Iván Angulo providing width. Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau — who made 11 saves in the Red Bulls defeat yet still conceded twice — starts in goal behind a back four tasked with containing Messi's movement between the lines.
The Lions' home record in this specific fixture is notable: Orlando had been unbeaten at Inter&Co Stadium against Inter Miami in MLS play prior to tonight. Protecting that record while breaking their winless run represents the clearest path to the points Pareja needs.
