Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down to complete a 4-2 victory over Orlando City in Major League Soccer’s Florida derby on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Reigning MLS champions Miami, beaten in their season-opener last week, looked to be heading for another defeat after dominant Orlando raced into a 2-0 first-half lead in front of their home fans.<\/p>\n
Croatian international winger Marco Pasalic opened the scoring after 18 minutes, sweeping in a low finish from Ivan Angulo’s cross after Miami gave away possession in midfield.<\/p>\n
Orlando made it 2-0 six minutes later after a surging run from right back Griffin Dorsey, who laid off into the path of Argentine striker Martin Ojeda to bury the finish.<\/p>\n
Miami rallied and both Messi and Argentina international team-mate Rodrigo DePaul went close to pulling a goal back midway through the first half.<\/p>\n
De Paul saw his rasping long-range effort parried away from Orlando’s Canadian international goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in the 28th minute. Crepeau then pulled off another superb save to deny Messi inside the area moments later.<\/p>\n
Yet the game was transformed after half-time, with substitute Mateo Silvetti giving Miami a lifeline with a 25-yard screamer in the 49th minute.<\/p>\n
Messi then made it 2-2 eight minutes later, gathering the ball on the edge of the area and whipping a left foot shot past Crepeau.<\/p>\n
The Argentine maestro was then instrumental in putting Miami 3-2 up in the 85th minute, laying off a deft pass for Telasco Segovia to finish into the corner.<\/p>\n
Messi then put the icing on the comeback in the 90th minute, his low, long-range free-kick sneaking beneath Crepeau to make it 4-2.<\/p>\n
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