Replay: Diego Rossi records both goals in Columbus Crew 2-0 victory over Orlando City SC

The Crew's Diego Rossi has been on a hot streak the last three matches.

He scored both goals in Columbus's 2-0 win over Orlando City SC on Saturday. It was, perhaps not coincidentally, the Crew's third straight win.

Rossi also scored a goal in each of the other two games during the club's current streak. Those were his first two goals in the MLS regular season. Including all the Crew's contests, both MLS and CONCACAF Champions Cup, Rossi is now Columbus' leading scorer with 7 goals, one more than Cucho Hernandez.

This marks the first time Rossi has recorded a brace for the Crew.

(82) Marino Hinestroza replaces Diego Rossi

Diego Rossi's night came to an end for the Crew when Wilfried Nancy substituted him out of the match for forward Marino Hinestroza. Rossi finished with both of Columbus' goals in its current 2-0 lead over Orlando.

(73) Patrick Schulte makes save right in front of goal line

Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte recorded his fourth save of the match, stopping Orlando forward Ramiro Enrique from scoring with a shot right in front of Columbus's goal line.

(69) Columbus Crew and Orlando City SC both use second substitution window

Orlando was first to use the second substitution window, putting in Martin Ojeda for Nico Lodeiro. The Crew followed, adding Malte Amundsen into the lineup for Steven Moreira.

(62) Columbus Crew make replacements in lineup following Rossi's goal

Following their second goal of the night, the Crew had three lineup changes made by coach Wilfried Nancy. Sean Zawadzki replaced Rudy Camacho, Mo Farsi replaced Max Arfsten and Christian Ramirez replaced Jacen Russell-Rowe.

(61) Diego Rossi scores second goal vs Orlando, Crew take 2-0 lead

For the second time in the match, Diego Rossi has put the Crew on the board.

The second goal was off an assist from Yaw Yeboah, who found Rossi ahead in Orlando's box. With goalkeeper Pedro Gallese playing too high, Rossi was able to flick the ball into the goal, putting Columbus ahead 2-0.

(59) Orlando City SC makes first three substitutions

Orlando made the first three substitutions of the match, replacing forward Jack Lynn with Ramiro Enrique, midfielders Cesar Araujo with Felipe Martins and Dagur Dan Thorhallsson with Rafael Santos.

(56) Rudy Camacho given a yellow card

Rudy Camacho was given a yellow card for a foul against Luis Muriel as the Orlando forward was working his way up field with the ball. This is the Crew's first yellow card of the match.

(45) Columbus Crew go into halftime ahead 1-0 vs Orlando City SC

The Crew recorded only one shot in the first half, off a Diego Rossi penalty kick, but was able to walk off the field in the first half ahead 1-0.

Orlando took four shot attempts in the half, one on goal.

(45+1) Columbus awarded penalty kick, Diego Rossi give Crew 1-0 advantage

What originally looked like a penalty kick for Orlando City after Steven Moreira seemingly fouled Luis Muriel in Columbus' box ended up being a penalty kick for the Crew. Before the Moreira play in the box, Cesar Araujo fouled Aidan Morris in Orlando's box on the other side of the field.

Upon VAR review of Araujo's foul, the Crew was awarded a penalty kick, which Diego Rossi took and drilled past goalkeeper Pedro Gallese to give Columbus a 1-0 lead.

(24) Orlando City commits first foul against Columbus Crew

Midfielder Cesar Araujo commits the first foul for Orlando with a hit to Crew forward Alex Matan near midfield.

Orlando was able to hold off being handed a foul for over 20 minutes against the Crew, who are on pace to suffer the most fouls against in MLS regular season history.

(16) Orlando City defender Wilder Cartagena misses shot attempt

Orlando City had another opportunity to score off a corner kick minutes after Luis Muriel was called offsides in his attempt for a corner. Defender Wilder Cartagena took a header shot just feet away from Columbus' goal that bounced on the ground and over the net.

(12) Orlando City records offside penalty

Orlando City's Luis Muriel thought that he might have had the first goal of the night after scoring off a corner kick play, but the goal was quickly overruled by the sideline official due to him being offsides.

Orlando City SC starting lineup vs Columbus Crew

Here is the starting 11 for Orlando vs Columbus:

• GK: Pedro Gallese

• DF: David Brekalo

• DF: Wilder Cartagena

• DF: Rodrigo Schlegel

• MF: Ivan Angulo

• MF: Cesar Araujo

• MF: Nico Lodeiro

• MF: Dagur Dan Thorhallsson

• FW: Jack Lynn

• FW: Luis Muriel

• FW: Facundo Torres

Columbus Crew starting lineup vs Orlando City SC

Here is the starting 11 for Columbus vs Orlando:

• GK: Patrick Schulte

• DF: Rudy Camacho

• DF: Yevhen Cheberko

• DF: Steven Moreira

• MF: Max Arfsten

• MF: Aidan Morris

• MF: Darlington Nagbe

• MF: Yaw Yeboah

• FW: Alex Matan

• FW: Diego Rossi

• FW: Jacen Russell-Rowe

Orlando City SC injury report vs Columbus Crew

Here is Orlando's official availability report:

• Ramiro Enrique (ankle): Questionable

• Mikey Halliday (knee): Out

• Robin Jansson (ankle): Questionable

• Ducan McGuire (shoulder): Out

• Tahir Reid-Brown (thigh): Out

Columbus Crew injury report vs Orlando City SC

Crew coach Wilfried Nany confirmed Wednesday before the match that leading scorer Cucho Hernandez would be unavailable against Orlando, missing the third straight match due to a back injury.

Here is the Crew's official availability report:

• Evan Bush (arm): Out

• Cucho Hernandez (back): Out

Who are the referees for Columbus Crew vs Orlando City SC?

Here are the officials for the Crew vs Orlando on Saturday night:

• Referee: Jair Marrufo

• Assistant Referee 1: Jose Da Silva

• Assistant Referee 2: Tyler Wyrostek

• Fourth Official: Marcos De Oliveira

• VAR: Jorge Gonzalez

• Assistant VAR: Robert Schaap

Where does Orlando City SC rank in MLS Eastern Conference standings?

Orlando has had a rough start to the 2024 season, putting the club in tenth in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 4-5-4, which is good for 16 points.

Here are Orlando's most recent MLS results:

• May 18: Orlando 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0

• May 15: Orlando 0, Inter Miami 0

• May 11: Orlando 3, Philadelphia Union 2

• May 4: FC Cincinnati 1, Orlando 0

• April 27: Toronto FC 2, Orlando 1

Where do Columbus Crew rank in MLS Eastern Conference standings?

Despite picking up six points following two road victories last week, the Crew made little improvement in the standings. As Crew forward Christian Ramirez put it, "Whenever we win games, everybody above us wins."

The Crew started their two-game week in eighth in the Eastern Conference standings and are now entering their Orlando match this week in seventh with a record of 5-2-6, which is good for 21 points.

Here are the Crew's most recent MLS results:

• May 18: Columbus 3, Chicago Fire 1

• May 15: Columbus 3, CF Montreal 1

• May 11: FC Cincinnati 2, Columbus 1

• April 27: Columbus 0, CF Montreal 0

• April 20: Columbus 2, Portland Timbers 2

When do Columbus Crew play in CONCACAF Champions Cup final?

The Crew will compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final on Saturday, June 1 against Liga MX's CF Pachuca in Pachuca, Mexico.

This marks the club's first ever appearance in the tournament's final, as Columbus has only made it to the quarterfinals in the past. To advance to this stage, the Crew defeated Houston Dynamo in the round of 16, Tigres in the quarterfinals and CF Monterrey in the semifinals.

Due to the final taking place during MLS regular-season play, there were two changes made to the Crew's schedule. Columbus will now face New England Revolution (originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 29) on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Seattle Sounders (originally scheduled for June 1) on Saturday, Sep. 7.

Columbus Crew overall record vs Orlando City SC

The Crew are 6-9-4 overall against Orlando and 2-7-3 on the road.

How to listen to Columbus Crew vs Orlando City SC radio broadcast

The Crew vs. Orlando English-speaking radio broadcast will be on Alt 105.7 FM and available via the iHeartRadio app. Columbus' regular radio broadcaster Chris Doran will be on the call.

The Spanish radio broadcast can be found on La Grande 102.5 FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.

Columbus Crew vs Orlando City SC streaming information

The Crew-Orlando match will be available on Apple TV via the MLS Season Pass with a subscription. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:

• English broadcast: Steve Cangialosi (play-by-play), Danny Higginbotham (analyst)

• Spanish broadcast: Alejandro Figueredo (play-by-play), Jaime Macias (analyst)

When is the Columbus Crew vs Orlando City SC match?

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 25 at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.

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