Tiago Souza celebrated the first of his two goals by tucking the ball under his shirt and placing his right thumb in his mouth.The Brazilian attacker starred in Orlando City’s 4-1 win over rival Atlanta United in Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup match at Inter&Co Stadium, helping the Lions advance to the tournament semifinals.David Brekalo opened the scoring in the fourth minute, heading in a ball from Braian Ojeda. Griffin Dorsey doubled the lead in the 15th minute after finishing a pass from Ivan Angulo.In the 24th minute, an Atlanta giveaway by goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert allowed Tiago to capitalize and make it 3-0 as he appeared to announce that he and his wife are expecting a baby.The Brazilian winger added another goal before halftime to complete his brace.Emmanuel Latte Lath scored a consolation goal for Atlanta United in the 85th minute.Orlando City will travel to face the winner between the Columbus Crew and New York City FC in the semifinals sometime in September.Up next, the Lions travel to face FC Cincinnati on Saturday.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Tiago Souza celebrated the first of his two goals by tucking the ball under his shirt and placing his right thumb in his mouth.
The Brazilian attacker starred in Orlando City’s 4-1 win over rival Atlanta United in Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup match at Inter&Co Stadium, helping the Lions advance to the tournament semifinals.
David Brekalo opened the scoring in the fourth minute, heading in a ball from Braian Ojeda. Griffin Dorsey doubled the lead in the 15th minute after finishing a pass from Ivan Angulo.
In the 24th minute, an Atlanta giveaway by goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert allowed Tiago to capitalize and make it 3-0 as he appeared to announce that he and his wife are expecting a baby.
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Tiago Souza celebrating his first of two goals as Orlando City defeated Atlanta United on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
The Brazilian winger added another goal before halftime to complete his brace.
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored a consolation goal for Atlanta United in the 85th minute.
Orlando City will travel to face the winner between the Columbus Crew and New York City FC in the semifinals sometime in September.
Up next, the Lions travel to face FC Cincinnati on Saturday.