Inter Miami vs. Orlando City updates: Inter Miami ahead 3-1, with Messi dominating
After finishing with three ties in a row in the first three games at Nu Stadium, Inter Miami is hoping it can finally get its first win in its new home since it opened on April 4.
Inter Miami will try to get that first victory at Nu Stadium in its fourth try when it hosts state rival Orlando City on Saturday (7:15 p.m., FS1, Apple TV).
Inter Miami is unbeaten in its past nine games and sits in second place in the Eastern Conference with 19 points from five wins, one loss and four ties..
Check back here for updates throughout the match:
3-1, INTER MIAMI
After failing to register a goal or an assist in two straight games, Lionel Messi is in the middle of another big night.
Messi scored on a left-footed shot from just outside the box, bending it by Orlando City goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in the 33rd minute to give Inter Miami a 3-0 lead over Orlando City. He has now been involved in each of Inter Miami’s first three goals, with one goal, one primary assist and one secondary assist.
Luis Suarez picked up the primary assist on Messi’s goal.
But Orlando City got on the board with a goal from Martin Ojeda in the 39th minute to cut the deficit to 3-1.
2-0, INTER MIAMI
Inter Miami extended its lead to 2-0 on a goal from Telasco Segovia in the 25th minute. Segovia, who wasn’t available for last week’s tie with the New England Revolution because of a suspension due to yellow card accumulation, also picked up an assist on Inter Miami’s first goal of the match.
Lionel Messi was credited with the primary assist on the goal. It marked Messi’s first assist of the season.
1-0, INTER MIAMI
It didn’t take long for Inter Miami to score its first goal of the night against a struggling Orlando City team, with Ian Fray scoring on a header in the fourth minute for his first goal of the season to give Inter Miami an early 1-0 advantage.
Telasco Segovia picked up the primary assist on the goal, with Lionel Messi getting the secondary assist.
Fray, a Coconut Creek native and member of the Jamaican national team, has overcome four knee surgeries since joining Inter Miami. He suffered three consecutive ACL tears in 2021, 2022, and 2023, followed by a right meniscus injury in October 2024 that required surgery.
STARTING LINEUPS
Against Orlando City, Inter Miami will go with a starting lineup of goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, centre back Micael dos Santos, right back Ian Fray, left back Noah Allen, centre back Maxi Falcon, midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, midfielder Telasco Segovia, midfielder Yannick Bright, left wing Luis Suarez, centre forward Lionel Messi and right wing German Berterame .
Bright and Segovia are back in the starting lineup after serving suspensions last weekend.
Suarez, 39, is making his second straight start. It marks just his third start of the season.
Inter Miami also announced Saturday that it signed midfielder Preston Plambeck and defender Daniel Sumalla on short-term agreements from the Club’s MLS NEXT Pro side Inter Miami CF II. The duo of Academy products is available for Inter Miami’s match against Orlando City.
This story was originally published May 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM.
