The match between Orlando City and Inter Miami in round 13 of the MLS 2024 ended without any goals scored. Thus, Inter Miami’s streak of 5 consecutive wins was interrupted on the day superstar Lionel Messi could not play due to injury.

Messi was kicked on the knee by CF Montreal’s George Campbell in Inter Miami’s 3-2 win on May 12. The Argentine superstar lay on the field after the ball but then continued to play until the end of the match. However, he was unable to play in the match against Orlando City.

Without their number-one star, Inter Miami encountered many difficulties in finding a way into the opponent’s goal. Although Luis Suarez tried very hard, he could not make a difference for the away team.

On Orlando’s side, they also created many opportunities in the first half but could not concretize them into goals due to the carelessness of Inter Miami defender and goalkeeper Callender. The first half ended without any goals scored.

Entering the second half, the game still did not have much difference. Inter Miami was still the team that controlled the match and launched many shots but were unsuccessful. The most unfortunate situation was the one in the 84th minute. Campana headed close to Orlando City’s net, but the goal was not recognized because the Inter Miami player had committed a foul earlier.

On the home team’s side, striker Luis Muriel posed quite a danger to Inter Miami’s defense. However, he could not even put his name on the scoreboard once.

The final result of this match was 0-0. Inter Miami still maintains the top spot in the MLS 2024 Eastern rankings but is only 1 point ahead of second-placed team Cincinnati and is playing 1 more match. In addition, their streak of 5 consecutive wins was also interrupted.

Orlando City vs Inter Miami lineup

Orlando City: Gallese, Brekalo, Cartagena, Schlegel, Torres, Lodeiro, Araujo, Angulo (Santos 79′), Ojeda, McGuire (Lynn 85′), and Muriel (Thorhallsson 79′)Inter Miami: Callender, Weigandt, Aviles (Kryvtsov 86 ‘), Freire, Negri (Alba 64′), Gressel, Busquets, Cremaschi (Ochoa 80′), Rojas, Taylor (Afonso 80′), Suarez (Campana 64’)