Inter Milan beat River Plate with an extra player and secured leadership of Group E of the Club World Cup
In the last round of Group E of the Club World Cup, Inter de Milão beat River Plate 2-0 at Lumen Field on Wednesday (26/6). Esposito e Bastoni scored the goals in the match. With the result, the Italian team will face Fluminense in the round of 16 of the tournament, while the Argentine team says goodbye to the tournament.
With the result, Group E ended with Inter Milan in the lead, with seven points, followed by Monterrey, with six. The eliminated River Plate (3rd) and Urawa Red Diamonds (4th) finished with four goals and zero, respectively.
Inter Milan will face Fluminense next Monday (30), at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Bank of America Stadium. In turn, River Plate turns its attention to the Argentine Championship, where it will host Platense on July 13, at a time to be defined.
The match between Inter Milan and River Plate
The first half was tight, with neither team managing to create any real opportunities. Inter Milan had its best chance in the 30th minute, when Mkhitaryan passed to Lautaro Martínez, who shot wide. In the second half, Inter Milan went on the attack and took control of the game.
In the fifth minute, Lautaro Martínez made a great individual play, invaded the area and shot, hitting Armani’s post. In the 20th minute, River Plate, which had already been under pressure, was left with one less player: defender Martínez Quarta brought down Mkhitaryan and was sent off.
With an extra player, Inter Milan scored in the 26th minute of the second half. Sucic passed to Esposito, who dribbled past Paulo Díaz and shot past Armani to score. The Italian team continued to press and sealed the game in the 47th minute. After a great individual play, Bastoni hit a low shot and extended the lead.
After Inter’s second goal, a brawl broke out at Lumen Field. In the midst of the fight, defender Montiel was sent off before the final whistle, leaving River with two players less. After the match ended, the players continued to argue.
