Overview
- Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass as the Florida rivals meet on Sunday Night Soccer.
- Inter Miami fell 3-0 at LAFC in the opener, while Orlando City lost 2-1 to the Red Bulls as new goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau matched a franchise record with 11 saves.
- The defending MLS Cup winners led MLS with 81 regular-season goals last season, raising expectations after a shutout to start 2026.
- Messi has six goals in four meetings against Orlando, and new signing Germán Berterame from Monterrey is expected to feature after scoring in preseason.
- In a Puerto Rico friendly last week, pitch invaders briefly knocked Messi down without injury, and a club source told USA TODAY the team plans a White House visit that has not yet been announced.