{"id":178973,"date":"2026-03-05T07:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178973\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T07:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:27:40","slug":"messi-brace-fuels-inter-miamis-mls-4-2-comeback-over-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178973\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi brace fuels Inter Miami\u2019s MLS 4-2 comeback over Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi scored twice, Telasco Segovia netted the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute and added two assists, and Inter Miami rallied for a 4-2 victory over Orlando City on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing 2-0 at halftime, the Herons responded with four unanswered goals in the second half. Mateo Silvetti sparked the comeback with a goal and an assist as Miami erased the deficit. The victory moved Inter Miami to 1-1-0 for three points, a strong response after a 3-0 season-opening loss to Los Angeles FC.<\/p>\n<p>Messi began the rally with a goal in the 57th minute and added another in the 90th, giving him eight goals in five career meetings with Orlando City in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Pasalic and Martin Ojeda scored for Orlando City, which fell to 0-2-0 after losing control in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando failed to clear its defensive third on the decisive sequence. Miami\u2019s Germ\u00e1n Berterame gained possession to start the play. Segovia eventually received the ball and fired a right-footed shot into the net in the 85th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes later, Orlando City\u2019s Colin Guske was shown a second yellow card for pulling down Messi. The automatic red card reduced the Lions to 10 men for the remainder of the match, which included 10 minutes of stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Messi converted a free kick in the 90th minute, curling a left-footed shot past the wall and inside the left post to extend Miami\u2019s lead to two goals.<\/p>\n<p>Dayne St. Clair made three saves for Miami, which outshot Orlando City 16-12 and put eight shots on target to the Lions\u2019 five. Maxime Crepeau finished with four saves for Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando City won both regular-season meetings last season, 4-0 and 3-1.<\/p>\n<p>Silvetti cut the deficit in the 49th minute, striking a right-footed shot from outside the box into the left corner. Messi equalized eight minutes later, placing a left-footed shot inside the right post.<\/p>\n<p>Ojeda nearly restored Orlando City\u2019s lead in the 70th minute, but St. Clair made a kick save on his close-range attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Ivan Angulo set up Pasalic, whose left-footed shot deflected off St. Clair and into the net. Six minutes later, the Lions doubled the lead as Ojeda completed a give-and-go with Griffin Dorsey and sent a right-footed shot into the right corner.<\/p>\n<p>Crepeau made three saves in the first half, including one on Messi in the 28th minute. 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