ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Lionel Messi scored four goals, including two in the second half, defender Telasco Segovia added a goal and two assists, and defending champion Inter Miami rallied to beat Orlando City 4-2 on Sunday night for its first win at Inter&Co Stadium.
Messi receives a pass from Segovia He scored in the 57th minute to put Inter Miami (1-1-0) within 2-2. Segovia scores unassisted He took the lead in the 85th inning. Messi put the finishing touches on the victory When he scored a free kick in the 90th minute. The reigning MVP’s first two goals of the season give him 52 goals in the first 55 MLS regular season games, with 51 of those goals coming in the last 49 games.
marco Pasalic receives a pass from Ivan Angulo He then scored in the 18th minute to give Orlando City (0-2-0) a 1-0 lead. Pašarić scored in four consecutive games against Inter Miami.
Defender Griffin Dorsey set up Martin Ojeda’s goal six minutes later, giving the Reds a 2-0 advantage going into halftime.
Inter Miami made it 2-1 with Matteo Silvetti’s first career goal four minutes into the second half. The 20-year-old forward found the back of the net in just his fifth career appearance, with assists from defenders Segovia and Facundo Moura. Segovia had eight goals and six assists as a rookie last season, while Mura recorded his first assist in his first year.
Reigning goalkeeper of the year Dane St. Clair had three shots in the second half of his second start for Inter Miami.
Maxime Crepeau made four saves in his second start for Orlando City.
19-year-old teenager Colin Gasque will miss the next match against Orlando City after receiving two yellow cards in his first start. A second yellow card led to his sending off in the 88th minute.
Inter Miami, who had never won in their previous nine trips to Orlando, bounced back from a 3-0 road loss to Los Angeles FC.
Orlando City dominated Inter Miami in last year’s regular season, taking the lead in series history with 8 wins, 7 losses, and 4 losses.
to the next
Inter Miami: against DC United on Saturday.
Orlando City: against New York City FC on Saturday.
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