Inter Miami falls to Orlando City 3-0 Lionel Messi’s MLS era Deepen

Inter Miami falls to Orlando City 3-0 Lionel Messi’s MLS era Deepen

Lionel Messi held his arms up in the air in disbelief. The rest of his Inter Miami teammates joined him in complaint, and waited to see what would come from their contest with a referee.

No one was watching Orlando City’s Luis Muriel, who scored a goal just before halftime that kept the Inter Miami players fuming as they walked onto the pitch for the second half.

Orlando City’s Marco Pašalić doubled the lead (53’), Dagur Thorhallsson scored before the final whistle (90’+4’), and Inter Miami lost 3-0 at Chase Stadium on MLS Sunday Night Soccer.

,” Messi said during a post-match interview.

It’s easily the most difficult stretch Inter Miami has experienced in the Messi era – even more for first-year coach Javier Mascherano, whose lineup changes are not sparking enough fire offensively to keep up.

Las palabras de Leo Messi tras el encuentro entre Inter Miami y Orlando City.

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