The Colombian Luis Fernando Muriel scored two goals in the triumph of Orlando City over Inter Miami, in the MLS.
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The Colombian Luis Fernando Muriel, with a double, was the star of the Orlando City this Sunday in the beating 4-1 against Inter Miami, who played his second game followed without Lionel Messi, absent by a muscle injury.
The Argentine Martín Ojeda was also fundamental and scored the third goal of the Orlando team. The cherry in the cake was put by Marco Pašalić.
Muriel arrived at this MLS Florida derby with excellent sensations after signing a triplet in the 5-1 of the Orlando team against Necaxa in the Leagues Cup. Ojeda then sealed the other two goals.
This Sunday night, Muriel did not waste time and in minute 2 he advanced to his team after an excellent Ojeda pass, which opened the way through the center of the visiting rear so that Muriel, entering like a train, beat the Argentine Óscar Ustari.
Three minutes later, Inter Miami matched the score through Yannick Bright, which hunted a rejection on the front of the area and surpassed the Peruvian Pedro Gallese with a great shot.
The match was vibrant, with multiple occasions for both teams and also with a controversy dose.
But in the resumption, the Orlando City, which is directed by the Colombian Óscar Pareja, shook Inter Miami again. Muriel appeared again in the 50th minute. In a corner rehearsed, the striker received in the first stick, turned great before a Jordi Alba too confident and sent the ball to the net.
They were very good minutes from the local team and Ojeda achieved 3-1 in 58. Ustari, which had several merit interventions throughout the night, clearly failed in the shot of his compatriot.
In the opposite arch, Gallese starred in one of the most spectacular actions of the evening in the 67th minute with a paradon throughout the squad after a fabulous shot from the middle of the court of Luis Suárez.
But Orlando City kept going to the attack and in 89 Pašalić rounded the win.
This bulky defeat leaves the team led by the Argentine Javier Mascherano as sixth of the East Conference with 42 points in 23 matches. Philadelphia Union is the leader of that area with 51 points in 26 games.
For its part, the Orlando City, who had already defeated those of Rosa in May 0-3, advanced to Inter Miami and now is the fourth of the East with 44 points in 26 games.
They were also played in the MLS this Sunday on the 2-1 of New York Red Bulls against Real Salt Lake, the surprising 0-1 triumph of the Charlotte against Cincinnati and the unexpected 1-2 victory of the Colorado Rapids against the Minnesota United.
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