Overview

• Orlando struck first through Marco Pašalić in first-half stoppage time, with VAR confirming the goal after a handball check.
• The turning point came in the 74th minute when David Brekalo’s pull on Tadeo Allende drew a second yellow card and a penalty.
• Lionel Messi converted from the spot in the 77th minute and added the 88th-minute winner after combining with Jordi Alba, before Telasco Segovia finished it in stoppage time.
• Assistant Javier Morales managed Inter Miami with Javier Mascherano suspended, as a feisty derby produced nine yellow cards and left Orlando with 10 men.
• Inter Miami will face the Seattle Sounders on the road Sunday after Seattle beat the LA Galaxy 2-0, and the tournament’s top three finishers earn 2026 Champions Cup berths.