Lionel Messi, Telasco Segovia rally Inter Miami to 4-2 victory over Orlando City

Lionel Messi scored two goals, leading Inter Miami to a 4-2 comeback victory over Orlando City. Telasco Segovia also played a pivotal role with a goal and two assists, helping Inter secure their first-ever win at Inter Miami Stadium

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

Messi took a pass from Segovia and scored in the 57th minute to pull Inter Miami (1-1-0) level at 2-2, and Segovia scored unassisted in the 85th minute to give his team the lead.

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Messi put the finishing touch on the victory when he scored from a free kick in the 90th minute. The reigning MVP’s first two goals of the season give him 52 in his first 55 regular-season MLS matches, 51 of them coming in his last 49 appearances.

Marco Pasalic took a pass from Ivan Angulo and scored in the 18th minute to give Orlando City (0-2-0) a 1-0 lead. Pasalic has scored in four straight matches against Inter Miami.

Defender Griffin Dorsey set up Martin Ojeda for a goal six minutes later to make it 2-0, and the lead stood through half-time.

Inter Miami cut it to 2-1 four minutes into the second half through 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 of the season.

Dayne St. Clair, the reigning Goalkeeper of the Year, turned away three shots, all in the second half of his second start with Inter Miami.

Maxime Crepeau had four saves in his second start for Orlando City.

Teenager Colin Guske, 19, will miss Orlando City’s next match after the rookie picked up two yellow cards in his first start. The second led to his exit in the 88th minute.

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. Orlando City swept Inter Miami during the regular season last year and leads the all-time series 8-7-4.