Overview
- Returning from a recent right-leg issue, Lionel Messi converted a 77th-minute penalty and finished an 88th-minute move with Jordi Alba to overturn the deficit.
- Orlando City had led at halftime through Marco Pašalić, with the goal upheld after a VAR check for a possible handball.
- The turning point came when David Brekalo was shown a second yellow for pulling Tadeo Allende, a decision that reduced Orlando to 10 men and led to the spot kick.
- Telasco Segovia added a stoppage-time third as Miami advanced to face the Seattle Sounders in Sunday’s final in Fort Lauderdale.
- Assistant Javier Morales managed the semifinal with Javier Mascherano suspended, and the tournament’s top three finishers will earn 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup berths.