🎥 Messi marks 22 years of scoring with brace in extraordinary derby win 🐐 | OneFootball

With Inter Miami 2-0 down to rivals Orlando City at half-time, Lionel Messi's side were on the verge of a second-straight defeat to start the 2026 MLS Season.

What happened next will go down in Florida Derby folklore.

Miami came out flying in the second-half and quickly pulled a goal back.

Then, flocked by defenders on the edge of the box, Messi fired a beautiful strike into the top-right corner to equalise for Miami.

It was Messi's first MLS goal of the season and his first of the calendar year.

Remarkably, the 38-year-old has now scored in 22 consecutive years (2005-2026); a mark of his sustained excellence.

Miami completed the comeback in the 85th minute as Telasco Segovia gave them the lead off of a Messi assist.

However, the Argentine wasn't done as he snuck a well-placed free-kick into the bottom-left corner to seal the result.

Going into the match, Inter Miami had never won away to Orlando in club history (five losses and four draws in all competitions).

But, thanks to two goals and an assist from their Argentinian superstar, Miami finally broke their derby curse to secure their first MLS win of the season.

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