Inter Miami hosts Cruz Azul in the 2026 Campeones Cup at Nu Stadium on Wednesday.
The Herons enter the final as reigning MLS Cup champions and are currently second in the Eastern Conference with 45 points.
Miami is coming off a 2-2 draw with Nashville on Saturday. Lionel Messi has scored seven goals with four assists in his last seven games.
Watch Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul on Apple TV
Cruz Azul come to Miami as reigning Liga MX Clausura champions and sit fourth in the Apertura table.
La Máquina are on a three-match winning streak heading into the final. Cruz Azul hold a joint-record seven Concacaf Champions Cups.
Wednesday marks Inter Miami's first-ever battle for a trophy at Nu Stadium, which opened in April.
Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul prediction, pick
Messi is in fine form but Mexican teams
are dominant on U.S. soil when they choose to be. The visitors win a high-scoring final.
Prediction: Inter Miami 2, Cruz Azul 3
Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul channel, start time, streaming
- When: Wednesday, September 16
- Where: Nu Stadium (Miami, FL)
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: Apple TV (WATCH HERE)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul Campeones Cup prediction, start time, how to watch
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