Messi, Casemiro score as Inter Miami claims Campeones Cup

BREAKING: Lionel Messi scores his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the club beats Cruz Azul 2-0 to lift the Campeones Cup.

One hundred goals in pink. Lionel Messi just hit triple digits for Inter Miami, and he picked a trophy night to do it.

Miami beat Cruz Azul 2-0 in the Campeones Cup final on Wednesday, that's the MLS champion against Liga MX's best, played at home in Miami. Messi opened it in the 24th minute for goal number one hundred, and there he is, the man himself. Then Casemiro, yes, that Casemiro, sealed it in the 81st.

Here's the detail I love. This was Javier Mascherano out, new boss González in, and the man won silverware in his very first match in charge. Some managers wait years for a trophy. This one needed ninety minutes.

Messi joined this club in 2023 when it was a punchline. A hundred goals later, they're collecting cups against Mexican champions. Whatever they're paying him, it's starting to look like a bargain.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.