ShareLionel Messi helped to add another trophy to Inter Miami's cabinet and reached another milestone along the way, in the Campeones Cup.Lionel Messi scored his 100th Inter Miami goal and got an assist to secure the Campeones Cup in a 2-0 win over Cruz Azul.New head coach Cristian "Kily" Gonzalez lifted a trophy in his first match in charge, as Messi and Casemiro were on target at Nu Stadium.Cruz Azul started strongly, with Jose Paradela firing a pacy shot just wide of the right upright that had Dayne St. Clair worried, before Carlos Rotondi tested the goalkeeper.But it was Messi who opened the scoring in the 24th minute as he rose above his defender to get on the end of Luis Suarez's clipped delivery and nod past the unsuspecting Kevin Mier.Suarez saw an improvised lob cleared off the line by Willer Ditta less than 10 minutes later, while St. Clair stretched to tip over Agustin Palavecino's long-range strike at the other end to keep Miami in front at the break.Cruz Azul stepped up the pressure again in the second half, with Gabriel Fernandez's glancing header hitting the far post, but they could not find a way through.And their wastefulness was punished, as Casemiro was left unmarked at a corner, and he planted Messi's delivery into the bottom-left corner in the 81st minute.Paradela saw a late free-kick pushed away by St. Clair, but Miami held out to get their hands on the Campeones Cup for the first time in their history.Messi hits century to extend trophy haulMessi has lifted a trophy in each of his four seasons at Miami, and he has now extended his record trophy haul to 48 titles between club and country, with four of those coming in North America.He is not often known for his heading ability, and Cruz Azul were unable to stop him from netting his 100th goal for the Herons across all competitions.Messi reached that landmark in his 115th game for Miami, and it is one that no other player has reached in the club's history.He already has 23 goals in 2026 so far, but he also added an assist to his performance on Wednesday – having created a team-high three chances – to secure the victory.Cruz Azul will be disappointed, though, as they had17 shots in total, 10 more than Miami managed, but the Herons were clinical, converting two of their three efforts on target and overperforming their 1.21 expected goals (xG). The reigning Mexican champions only generated 0.63 xG.Lionel Messi helped to add another trophy to Inter Miami's cabinet and reached another milestone along the way, in the Campeones Cup.Lionel Messi scored his 100th Inter Miami goal and got an assist to secure the Campeones Cup in a 2-0 win over Cruz Azul.New head coach Cristian "Kily" Gonzalez lifted a trophy in his first match in charge, as Messi and Casemiro were on target at Nu Stadium.Cruz Azul started strongly, with Jose Paradela firing a pacy shot just wide of the right upright that had Dayne St. Clair worried, before Carlos Rotondi tested the goalkeeper.But it was Messi who opened the scoring in the 24th minute as he rose above his defender to get on the end of Luis Suarez's clipped delivery and nod past the unsuspecting Kevin Mier.Suarez saw an improvised lob cleared off the line by Willer Ditta less than 10 minutes later, while St. Clair stretched to tip over Agustin Palavecino's long-range strike at the other end to keep Miami in front at the break.Cruz Azul stepped up the pressure again in the second half, with Gabriel Fernandez's glancing header hitting the far post, but they could not find a way through.And their wastefulness was punished, as Casemiro was left unmarked at a corner, and he planted Messi's delivery into the bottom-left corner in the 81st minute.Paradela saw a late free-kick pushed away by St. Clair, but Miami held out to get their hands on the Campeones Cup for the first time in their history.Messi hits century to extend trophy haulMessi has lifted a trophy in each of his four seasons at Miami, and he has now extended his record trophy haul to 48 titles between club and country, with four of those coming in North America.He is not often known for his heading ability, and Cruz Azul were unable to stop him from netting his 100th goal for the Herons across all competitions.Messi reached that landmark in his 115th game for Miami, and it is one that no other player has reached in the club's history.He already has 23 goals in 2026 so far, but he also added an assist to his performance on Wednesday – having created a team-high three chances – to secure the victory.Cruz Azul will be disappointed, though, as they had17 shots in total, 10 more than Miami managed, but the Herons were clinical, converting two of their three efforts on target and overperforming their 1.21 expected goals (xG). The reigning Mexican champions only generated 0.63 xG.