{"id":827422,"date":"2025-02-16T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/inter-miami-close-preseason-with-draw-vs-orlando-city-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:12:32","slug":"inter-miami-close-preseason-with-draw-vs-orlando-city-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/inter-miami-close-preseason-with-draw-vs-orlando-city-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Miami close preseason with draw vs. Orlando City\u00a0 | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/orlando-city-sc\/\">Orlando City SC<\/a> played to an entertaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/friendly\/2025\/matches\/orlvsmia-02-14-2025\/\">2-2 draw<\/a> as both sides closed out their preseasons with Friday night&#8217;s Florida Derby at Raymond James Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The in-state rivals traded goals in the opening half-hour, with Orlando&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/martin-ojeda\/\">Mart\u00edn Ojeda<\/a> finding the opener on a 15th-minute breakaway, only to have it canceled out by a 22nd-minute leveler by Miami winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/tadeo-allende\/\">Tadeo Allende<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando regained the lead in the 54th minute as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/ramiro-enrique\/\">Ramiro Enrique<\/a> capitalized on a giveaway from Miami defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/david-martinez\/\">David Mart\u00ednez<\/a>. But Miami&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/fafa-picault\/\">Faf\u00e0 Picault<\/a> pounced for a rebound finish just seconds from the final whistle to end the match on level terms.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Both clubs fielded first-choice starting XIs, with Inter Miami deploying their entire &#8220;Core Four&#8221; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/luis-suarez\/\">Luis Su\u00e1rez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/sergio-busquets\/\">Sergio Busquets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jordi-alba\/\">Jordi Alba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Miami now shift focus to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-league\/\">Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> Round One opener at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/sporting-kansas-city\/\">Sporting Kansas City<\/a> on Feb. 18. They begin their MLS slate on Feb. 22 by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-york-city-football-club\/\">New York City FC<\/a> (2:30 pm ET | <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/inter-miami-cf-vs-new-york-city-football-club\/umc.cse.5r8waii5qml4k030gldnaxi3q?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.7000\">MLS Season Pass<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Orlando kick off their 2025 campaign at home vs. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/philadelphia-union\/\">Philadelphia Union<\/a> on Feb. 22 (7:30 pm ET | <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/orlando-city-vs-philadelphia-union\/umc.cse.9rlqefqnd6vt3sj2vu1n4flm\">MLS Season Pass<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>15&#8242; &#8211; ORL &#8211; Mart\u00edn Ojeda | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/video\/#goal-m-ojeda-vs-mia-15\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>22&#8242; &#8211; MIA &#8211; Tadeo Allende | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/video\/#goal-t-allende-vs-orl-22\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>54&#8242; &#8211; ORL &#8211; Ramiro Enrique | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/video\/#goal-r-enrique-vs-mia-54\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>90+3&#8242; &#8211; MIA &#8211; Faf\u00e0 Picault | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/video\/#goal-f-picault-vs-orl-90-3\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Lineups<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MIA:<\/strong> \u00d3scar Ustari &#8211; Marcelo Weigandt (Julian Gressel, 75&#8242;), Gonzalo Luj\u00e1n (Ian Fray, 64&#8242;), David Mart\u00ednez (Noah Allen, 55&#8242;), Jordi Alba &#8211; Sergio Busquets (Federico Redondo, 64&#8242;), Yannick Bright (Leo Afonso, 75&#8242;), Telasco Segovia (Faf\u00e0 Picault, 64&#8242;) &#8211; Lionel Messi (Santiago Morales, 75&#8242;), Luis Su\u00e1rez (Benjamin Cremaschi, 75&#8242;), Tadeo Allende (Robert Taylor, 76&#8242;)<\/li>\n<li><strong>ORL:<\/strong> Pedro Gallese &#8211; Dagur Dan Th\u00f3rhallsson (Alex Freeman, 71&#8242;), Rodrigo Schlegel (Kyle Smith, 76&#8242;), Robin Jansson, Rafael Santos &#8211; C\u00e9sar Ara\u00fajo (Colin Guske, 80&#8242;), Eduard Atuesta (Nicol\u00e1s Lodeiro, 80&#8242;) &#8211; Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107 (Nicol\u00e1s Rodr\u00edguez, 71&#8242;), Mart\u00edn Ojeda (Joran Gerbet, 76&#8242;), Iv\u00e1n Angulo (Gustavo Caraballo Delgado, 81&#8242;) &#8211; Ramiro Enrique (Luis Muriel, 71&#8242;)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/inter-miami-strike-late-to-close-preseason-with-draw-vs-orlando-city\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Camellia Pingree<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC played to an entertaining 2-2 draw as both sides closed out their preseasons with Friday night&#8217;s Florida Derby at Raymond James Stadium. 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