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. 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. Miami rallied and both Messi and Argentina international team-mate Rodrigo DePaul went close to pulling a goal back midway through the first half. De Paul saw his rasping long-range effort parried away from Orlando's Canadian international goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in the 28th minute. 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.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 02, 2026 04:16 UTC