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Messi's goal not enough as Miami blow 3-0 lead to Orlando

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Lionel Messi's Inter Miami squandered a 3-0 lead to fall 4-3 to Orlando City on Saturday and remain in search of a first win at their new Nu Stadium.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Miami[/a] appeared to be on their way in Argentine superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a]'s 100th match with the South Florida side.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-city/rsHkUNCo/"]Orlando[/a] scored the final four goals to hand the Herons their second defeat of the Major League Soccer season.[/p][p]Messi's brilliant strike in the 33rd minute gave the hosts a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/orlando-city-rsHkUNCo/?mid=258TuxPH"]3-0[/a] lead, the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] star curling a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area past Orlando goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crepeau-maxime/bTqrxMoS/"]Maxime Crepeau[/a].[/p][embed guid="b53a56c8-9810-4c63-bdc2-6a96558cfee3" url="https://x.com/InterMiamiCF/status/2050729812830957883?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fray-ian/CSNYauv4/"]Ian Fray[/a] had opened the scoring for Miami in the fourth minute, and Venezuelan [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/segovia-telasco/MiX2hxf7/"]Telasco Segovia[/a] doubled the score in the 25th.[/p][p]But the team coached by Argentine Guillermo Hoyos couldn't maintain the pace.[/p][p]Argentine [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ojeda-martin/zLUoizhj/"]Martin Ojeda[/a] scored Orlando's first three goals, pulling one back in the 39th minute with a brilliant long-range strike.[/p][p]Ojeda repeated the formula with another shot from the edge of the box in the 68th minute.[/p][p]He delivered the equalizer in the 79th minute from the penalty spot, taking his tally to seven goals in 11 matches this season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/spicer-tyrese/WSKByXG4/"]Tyrese Spicer[/a] completed the spectacular comeback in second-half injury time, latching onto a long ball in behind the center backs and finishing between the legs of goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.[/p][embed guid="746ce23d-f3ad-407a-935c-f0010e4a2f56" url="https://x.com/MLS/status/2050756049875943501?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]

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