MLS champions Inter Miami will play Liga MX champions Cruz Azul for the Campeones Cup Final.

New Inter Miami head coach Cristian "Kily" González said he feels blessed at being given the opportunity to lead the club and coach Lionel Messi, after formerly taking up the role on Tuesday.

Matias Galarza made his Inter Miami debut over the weekend, logging his first minutes for the club during Saturday’s matchup against Nashville SC. Following the fixture, the Paraguayan international revealed that Lionel Messi ‘s cousin played a pivotal role behind the scenes and “was a key step” in facilitating his move to the Herons.

Nashville has a 4-1 win and a pair of ties in three games against Inter Miami this year heading into Saturday’s match at Nu Stadium.

Lionel Messi scored a second-half goal, but Nashville SC struck back in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw at Inter Miami and maintain its nine-point lead at the top of the Eastern Conference.

Michelle Kaufman covered Messi since his arrival in South Florida, but like most Inter Miami reporters, rarely got to talk to him.

Lionel Messi collected his league-leading 13th assist of the season when he set up Carlos Casemiro for the equalizer early in the second half, and Inter Miami tied the Chicago Fire 1-1

Robert Lewandowski produced something outrageous, and this time the Chicago crowd got to see it. The 38-year-old opened the scoring for the Fire with a stunning volley against Inter Miami.