Inter Miami 0-3 Orlando City Highlights, MLS 2025: Messi & Co Suffer Yet Another Defeat In Major League Soccer

Hello and welcome, this is the beginning of our live coverage of the Inter Miami vs Orlando City, MLS 2025 match. The match will start at 4:30 AM IST on Monday, 19 May 2025.

You can watch the match live in India on the Apple TV app after purchasing an MLS Season Pass. There will be no TV broadcast of this match.

Before the starting XIs are released, let’s have a look at all the players who will be missing out on tonight’s match due to injury or suspension:

Inter Miami: Baltasar Rodriguez (hamstring), David Ruiz (hamstring), Drake calendar (hernia)

Orlando City: Eduard Atuesta (neck), Nicolas Rodriguez (thigh), Yutaro Tsukada (cruciate ligament)

Inter Miami have faced Orlando City in 16 matches.

• Inter Miami Wins: 5

• Orlando City Wins: 5

• Draws: 6

Last Five Results:

• Orlando City 0-0 Inter Miami (MLS, 19 May 2024)

• Inter Miami 5-0 Orlando City (MLS, 3 Mar 2024)

• Orlando City 1-1 Inter Miami (MLS, 25 Sep 2023)

• Inter Miami 3-1 Orlando City (League Cup Final Stage, 3 Aug 2023)

• Inter Miami 1-3 Orlando City (MLS, 21 May 2023)

This is how the MLS 2025 Eastern Conference points table looks like before tonight's game:

Inter Miami: Oscar Ustari; Noah Allen, Maximiliano Falcon, Gonzalo Lujan, Ian Fray; Yannick Bright, Sergio Busquets; Jordi Alba, Lionel Messi, Tadeo Allende; Luis Suarez

Orlando City: Pedro Gallese; David Brekalo, Robin Jansson, Rodrigo Adrian Schlegel, Alex Freeman; Ivan Angulo, Cesar Araujo, Joran Gerbet, Marco Pasalic; Luis Muriel, Martin Ojeda

Inter Miami: Rocco Rios Novo, Tomas Aviles, David Martinez, Marcelo Weigandt, Benjamin Cremaschi, Telasco Segovia, Federico Redondo, Fafa Picault, Allen Obando

Orlando City: Javier Otero, Kyle Smith, Zakaria Taifi, Rafael Santos, Dagur Dan Thorhallsson, Favian Loyola, Colin Guske, Duncan McGuire, Ramiro Enrique

With about 10 minutes to go until kick-off time, the players are warming up at the Chase Stadium.

Inter Miami: 🔴L 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L ⚫D

Orlando City: 🟢W ⚫D 🟢W ⚫D 🟢W

This is the MLS 2025 win probability for tonight's game:

• Inter Miami: 53.7%

• Draw: 23.0%

• Orlando City: 23.3%

Referee Guido Gonzalez blows his whistle, and the Florida derby is underway at the Chase Stadium. Stay tuned for live updates from the game.

MIA 0-0 ORL (0')

Despite being the underdogs, it's Orlando City who have started strongly, and almost went ahead in the second minute. After a drive through the middle of the park by Freeman, the full-back lays it off for Pasalic. The winger tries to cross it into the box towards Muriel, but the striker completely fluffs his shot, and Inter Miami clear.

MIA 0-0 ORL (3')

After some intense pressure from Orlando in the first five minutes, Inter Miami push forward with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez combining well. After some ping-pong in front of the penalty box, the ball comes to Noah Allen, and the left-back shoots. It goes over the bar, but not by much.

MIA 0-0 ORL (7')

Noah Allan has been a really lively for the home side, and he combines with Lionel Messi. The Argentine, who saw his shot blocked off by the defence a couple of minutes ago, now passes on towards Fray on the right, and the right-back shoots towards the far corner, but it goes just wide.

Allan, however, gets his name taken by the referee after bringing down Pasalic, with the Croatian attempting to get ahead of him in a counter-attacking move.

MIA 0-0 ORL (11')

Good play by Messi and Busquets. After most of Inter Miami's attack coming in from the left side, this time Fray goes forward down the right. He plays it to Lionel Messi in the centre, and he gets it back from Busquets and hits it first time. The curling shot has Gallese diving, but it goes wide. Messi was hoping for a run from his strikers, but it never comes, and it's a goal-kick.

MIA 0-0 ORL (20')

The first big chance of the game, and it falls to Lionel Messi. The Argentina pulls two defends towards himself and then opts to shoot with his right foot, and Gallese has to be at full stretch to protect his far post. Messi is growing into the game, and Orlando have to be careful.

MIA 0-0 ORL (22')

It's end to end stuff here. Ojeda plays Angulo through with a fantastic through ball. The Colombian gets ahead of Fray and then cuts it back, showing terrific footwork, and shoots towards the far post with his right. Ustari, however, is alert to the trickery, and goes down to keep it out with his fingertips.

MIA 0-0 ORL (24')

Inter Miami are doing well at the moment, with most of the game being played in the visitor's half. The Herons have almost 60% of ball possession, and have had six shots. However, Messi, despite trying hard to give his team a breakthrough, have been neutralised by the defence so far.

A terrible corner kick from Messi, which is a shocker really, as the Argentine hits the roof of the goal from the corner flag.

Meanwhile, Orlando are trying to soak Miami's pressure and then outnumber the home side during counter attack. Considering the poor form of Inter Miami's defence, they are looking flimsy every time Muriel and Co. push forward.

MIA 0-0 ORL (37')

A fantastic long ball from goalkeeper Gallese finds Luis Muriel in the Inter Miami half. The Colombian gets the better of the onrushing Lujan, and shoots towards the far side past Ustari. A terrific finish from the Colombian, and Inter Miami are NOT happy.

The home side want Gallese to be penalised after what they think was a deliberate back-pass that was picked up by the goalkeeper before dispatching it to Muriel for the assist. The goal stands, despite complaints from Messi and Mascherano.

MIA 0-1 ORL (43')

Just one minute of added time indicated by the fourth official, and nothing comes off it. The referee blows for half-time, and Orlando lead by one goal at the break.

MIA 0-1 ORL (HT)

The second half is underway at the Chase Stadium, with the visitors leading courtesy of Luis Muriel's goal right before the break. Can Inter Miami find the equaliser soon?

MIA 0-0 ORL (45')

What a terrific counter-attacking move by Orlando City! It all starts from an Inter Miami corner, and Jansson clears it. It reaches Angulo, who plays Ojeda through. The Argentina starts his run from his own half, and keeps running without a single Miami defender near him. He has all the time in the world to place his shot, but, with only the goalkeeper to beat, shoots it over the bar. A glorious opportunity goes begging.

MIA 0-1 ORL (48')

Orlando have doubled their advantage against the home side, and it's Pasalic, who has been one of the best players for the Lions, who gets the second goal. After a miss from Ojeda squandering two golden opportunities, Orlando get their second goal.

It comes from the resulting corner, and Muriel drives inside the box and passes it to Ojeda, who crosses it back in the box. After a fortunate deflection, it falls to Pasalic, who drives the ball first time towards goal. It's straight at Ustari, but somehow the goalkeeper completely messes it up and it creeps up between his legs and into the goal.

MIA 0-2 ORL (53')

The home team are on the backfoot being 0-2 down and now need to find two or even more, to get a result here. The Herons have conceded yet again in the MLS and piles even more pressure on under-fire boss Javier Mascherano.

It's Messi vs Orlando now with the Argentine being the only concrete threat for the home team. The former PSG and Barcelona forward's shot is saved by the Orlando keeper to keep the score at 0-2. A tough, chastening evening for the hosts.

Dagur Thórhallsson replaces Marco Pasalic.

Lionel Messi is awarded yet another yellow card for protesting and is back-to-back for the Argentine in the MLS 2025. Messi takes the free-kick and the misses the target.

We are in the last 10 minutes of the game and Inter Miami are heading to yet another defeat unless Lionel Messi weaves his magic. But despite the great man's great prowess, the Herons look clueless in the midfield and their attack has been blunt to say the least.

Orlando City are defending for their lives against Inter Miami as Suarez and co look to attack and pile up the pressure. If City do hang onto a victory, they will climb up the table in fourth, toppling the Herons in the standings.

Ramiro Enrique's right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. That could have been the cherry on the top for the visitors.

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of extra time and end Inter Miami's misery.

Game, set and match for Orlando City! Dagur Thórhallsson adds the third goal of the match and compounds Inter Miami's misery. The Herons last win came on 4th May against NY Red Bulls.

Inter Miami CF 0, Orlando City SC 3.