{"id":174924,"date":"2026-03-02T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174924\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:56:07","slug":"inter-miami-rally-leads-to-4-2-victory-over-orlando-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174924\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami rally leads to 4-2 victory over Orlando City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi<\/a> scored twice in a four-goal second half, defender Telasco Segovia added a goal and two assists and defending champion Inter Miami<\/a> rallied to beat Orlando City 4-2 on Sunday night, winning for the first time at Inter&Co Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Messi took a pass from Segovia<\/a> and scored in the 57th minute to pull Inter Miami (1-1-0) even at 2-2 and Segovia scored unassisted<\/a> in the 85th for the lead. Messi put the finishing touch on the victory<\/a> when he scored off a free kick in the 90th. The reigning MVP’s first two goals of the season give him 52 in his first 55 regular-season MLS matches \u2014 51 of them in his last 49 appearances.<\/p>\n

Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107 took a pass from Iv\u00e1n Angulo<\/a> and scored in the 18th minute to give Orlando City (0-2-0) a 1-0 lead. Pa\u0161ali\u0107 has scored in four straight matches against Inter Miami. <\/p>\n

Defender Griffin Dorsey set up Mart\u00edn Ojeda for a goal six minutes later for a 2-0 advantage that stood through halftime. <\/p>\n

Inter Miami cut it to 2-1 four minutes into the second half on Mateo Silvetti’s first career goal. Defenders Segovia and Facundo Mura had assists as the 20-year-old forward found the net in his fifth career appearance. Segovia had eight goals and six assists as a rookie last season, while Mura collected his first assist in his first season.<\/p>\n

Dayne St. Clair, the reigning goalkeeper of the year, turned away three shots \u2014 all in the second half of his second start with Inter Miami. <\/p>\n

Maxime Cr\u00e9peau had four saves in his second start for Orlando City.<\/p>\n

Teenager Colin Guske, 19, will miss Orlando City’s next match after the rookie picked up two yellow cards in his first start \u2014 the second one led to his exit in the 88th minute.<\/p>\n

Inter Miami, which had never won in its previous nine trips to Orlando, was coming off a 3-0 road loss to Los Angeles FC.<\/p>\n

Orlando City swept Inter Miami during the regular season last year and leads the all-time series 8-7-4.<\/p>\n

Inter Miami: At D.C. United on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Orlando City: At New York City FC on Saturday.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/soccer<\/p>\n

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