COLUMBUS, Ohio — Diego Rossi scored late in the second half to rally Columbus to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Sunday night after the Crew lost Wessam Abou Ali to a first-half injury.

Midfielder Marco Pašalić used nifty assists from rookie Tiago Souza — his first — and Iván Angulo — his fourth — in the 14th minute to score for the second time this season and give Orlando City a 1-0 lead. It was the Lions’ first away goal of the season

It was the Lions’ first goal since scoring twice March 14 in a 2-1 victory over Montreal. Orlando City was outscored 11-0 in its next two matches — a 6-0 loss in Los Angeles versus LAFC and a 5-0 loss in Nashville, before Pašalić pushed a left-footed shot from the center of the goal box into the bottom right corner of the net.

Abou Ali, who scored two of his team-high five goals in the Crew’s first victory of the season last week when they beat Atlanta United 3-1 on the road, left on a stretcher in the 35th minute with an apparent right leg injury. He was replaced by Taha Habroune.

Rossi ended a four-match streak without a goal contribution when he took a pass from Habroune in the 80th minute and scored the Crew’s first home goal of the season for the equalizer. It was Rossi’s third goal this season and Habroune’s first assist.

Patrick Schulte finished without making a save for Columbus (1-3-3), as Orlando City’s score was its lone shot on goal.

Maxime Crépeau saved six shots — five in the second half — in his 141st career start and fifth with Orlando City (1-5-1). The draw gave the Lions their fourth point of the season. They are 13th in the MLS Eastern Conference standings.

The Crew are still looking for their first win at home — going 0-1-2 so far — under Henrik Rydström, who took the reins after Wilfried Nancy left to coach Scotland’s Celtic FC.

Orlando City came in having been outscored 16-0 in its last three road matches. The first loss — 5-0 to New York City FC — cost Oscar Pareja his job and led to Martín Perelman taking over as the interim coach. The result was an improvement over the Lions’ last outing against LAFC, which resulted in the largest margin of defeat in club history.

Up next

Orlando next plays Wednesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at FC Naples in southwest Florida. The Lions return to MLS action when they host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.

Columbus competes in the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday at Richmond, then visits the New England Revolution on Saturday in MLS play.