COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus opened the scoring on Brayan Angulo’s own goal in the fourth minute and the defending MLS champion Crew beat Cruz Azul of Mexico 2-0 on Wednesday night in the Campeones Cup.
Jonathan Mensah scored in the 74th on a header to seal it.
Cruz Azul won LIGA MX’s Campeón de Campeones to qualify for the game.
Atlanta United beat Club America 3-2 in 2019 the last time the event was played.