Inter Miami continues to go winless in their new stadium, Nu Stadium, as they lost 4-3 to Orlando City in the Florida Derby.
The MLS champions were 3-0 up against Orlando City, with Lionel Messi scoring the third in the 33rd minute. Before halftime, Orlando scored a goal back in the 39th minute through a goal from Martin Ojeda.
In the second half, Ojeda scored two more goals to equalize the game for Orlando and complete his hat trick. In the 93rd minute, Tyrese Spicer scored the winner for Orlando City.
This result marks four home games for Inter Miami at Nu Stadium without a win, and Messi's reaction after the full-time whistle suggested anger. Messi walked off the pitch and was the first player heading towards the dressing room.
After the match, the only Inter Miami players to talk to the media were Ian Fray, who scored today, and Noah Allen.
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Fray was asked about the team's reaction towards the result, and the defender revealed what Messi said to the team since he is the team captain.
Lionel Messi's Reaction to Inter Miami 3-4 Orlando City
After the match, Ian Fray revealed that Lionel Messi was not happy after the match and sent a strong message to the team following the loss to Orlando City, where at one point they were leading 3-0.
Fray said, "Our captain spoke, and obviously gave us a bunch of words. He encouraged us for the next game and said this is unacceptable. We all agreed with him, it is unacceptable, and it won't happen again for sure."
Noah Allen gave his thoughts on how the team reacted during the game and said, "The way the whole team was after the third goal was devastating, that's something that needs to change...It was very poor from everyone, so we just got to move on from this."
