Inter Miami Vs Orlando City: Messi scores twice in 4-2 rally
inter miami vs orlando city featured a four-goal second half as Lionel Messi scored twice and Telasco Segovia supplied a goal and two assists to spark defending champion Inter Miami to a 4-2 comeback win on Sunday night. The victory was Inter Miami's first at Inter&Co Stadium.
Early Orlando City lead
Orlando City opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Marco Pašalić took a pass from Iván Angulo and finished to put Orlando City (0-2-0) up 1-0. Six minutes later, defender Griffin Dorsey set up Martín Ojeda for the second Orlando goal, a lead that held through halftime.
Second-half surge and goals
Inter Miami cut the deficit four minutes into the second half when Mateo Silvetti scored his first career goal. The 20-year-old forward found the net in his fifth career appearance with assists from Telasco Segovia and Facundo Mura. Messi then leveled the match in the 57th minute after taking a pass from Segovia, pulling Inter Miami (1-1-0) even at 2-2.
Inter Miami Vs Orlando City turnaround
Segovia scored unassisted in the 85th minute to put Inter Miami ahead, and Messi sealed the win with a free-kick goal in the 90th. Messi, the reigning MVP, netted his first two goals of the season to reach 52 in his first 55 regular-season MLS matches, 51 of them in his last 49 appearances. Segovia finished the match with a goal and two assists.
Goalkeeping and discipline
Dayne St. Clair, the reigning goalkeeper of the year, made three saves — all in the second half — in his second start with Inter Miami. Maxime Crépeau had four saves in his second start for Orlando City. Teenager Colin Guske, 19, will miss Orlando City's next match after receiving two yellow cards in his first start; the second yellow led to his exit in the 88th minute.
Roster notes and recent form
Orlando's weekend came amid roster turnover. The club has transferred homegrown right back Alex Freeman to LaLiga side Villarreal and moved on from goalkeeper Pedro Gallese. Orlando added winter signing Tiago — one of three U22 Initiative additions from Brazil alongside midfielder Luis Otávio and center back Iago Teodoro — and Tiago scored late in second-half stoppage time on Matchday 1 in a 2-1 home loss to Red Bull New York. Orlando have made the last six Audi MLS Cup Playoffs under head coach Oscar Pareja, the league's longest active postseason streak.
Miami lineup and recent struggles
Miami were coming off a 3-0 road loss to Los Angeles FC and had their vaunted attack largely checked earlier, following a season in which the team scored a combined 101 regular-season and playoff goals in 2025 en route to the league title. In the LAFC match, Messi was limited to four shots, none on target, and DP signing Germán Berterame managed one attempt on frame. Berterame was one of three newcomers in Miami's lineup who made their first official starts, alongside goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and center back Micael. Coaches are weighing options: Mascherano is exploring his best XI and the former Celta de Vigo forward Will Allende could get a start after Miami were blanked at LAFC.
Additional roster uncertainties for Orlando heading into the weekend included midfielder Eduard Atuesta, who missed opening day with hamstring tightness, and Wilder Cartagena, who left Matchday 1 with an injury; Colin Guske replaced Cartagena in midfield. Marco Pašalić has now scored in four straight matches against Inter Miami. Defender Telasco Segovia entered the match with a strong rookie résumé, having had eight goals and six assists last season, while Facundo Mura collected his first assist in his first season.
