Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi and Cruz Azul's midfielder #17 Amaury Garcia fight for the ball during the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi falls after Cruz Azul's midfielder #06 Erik Lira pushed him during the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi and Cruz Azul's midfielder #06 Erik Lira fight for the ball during the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami players Casemiro (L), Dayne St. Clair (C) and Lionel Messi (R) stand on the field ahead of the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami players pose for a team photo ahead of the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi takes the field ahead of the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Palmeiras players celebrate their victory in the penalty shootout during the Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg football match between Ecuador's Liga de Quito and Brazil's Palmeiras at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's first goal, his 100th for the club, during the Campeones Cup final football match between Inter Miami CF and Mexico's Cruz Azul at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, on September 16, 2026. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)