With Messi out, Muriel leads Orlando in rout of Inter Miami - ESPN

ORLANDO, Fla. — Luis Muriel scored a goal in each half and Martín Ojeda had a goal and an assist to lead Orlando City SC to a 4-1 victory over Inter Miami CF on Sunday night.

Miami star Lionel Messi did not play because of a leg injury he sustained last Saturday in a Leagues Cup match against Necaxa.

«Today there are no excuses. Football is about tactics, organization, talent, but you also know that in one-on-one situations, they were better,» Miami coach Javier Mascherano said. «And having the hunger and desire that you're not going to beat me, and today we clearly didn't have that. We didn't have that.

»Unfortunately, it hurts me a lot because afterward, let's say, in football, you can either lose or you can be beaten, let's say, but I think today the team didn't have the intensity that the game needed."

Muriel scored in the second minute to give Orlando City (9-6-8) a lead that lasted only three minutes after Yannick Bright scored unassisted for his first career goal in his 40th appearance to pull Inter Miami (12-5-6) even.

Ojeda collected his 13th assist on Muriel's goal, extending his club-record streak with a goal contribution to 14.

Orlando City took a 2-1 lead five minutes into the second half on Muriel's eighth goal of the season.

Ojeda found the net for the 14th time this season to give Orlando City a 3-1 lead in the 58th minute. His 27 goal contributions lead the league.

Marco Pašalić scored unassisted in the 88th minute for a three-goal advantage. It was his 10th goal in his first season in the league.

Pedro Gallese totaled four saves in goal for Orlando City, including a brilliant save from a long-range Luis Suárez shot that the home keeper just managed to tip over the crossbar.

Óscar Ustari turned away