Inter Milan was able to prove his favoritism to the group and the club’s World Cup leadership and secured a 2-1 win in the second round in the FIFA competition.
Championship runner-up, the Italian team pressed Japanese Urawa Red Diamonds and dominated the ball during the 90 minutes of Saturday’s match on the Lumen Field in Seattle, United States.
The dispute, valid for the 2nd round of the group phase of the Club World Cup, began with good movement of the Italian team, which dominated the possession of the ball the first minutes of play and put pressure on the attack.
The first goal of the match, however, came 10 minutes into the first half, from the feet of Ryoma Watanabe, striker of Urawa Reds, in a counterattack play.
The match continued with Italian pressure and dominance of ball possession throughout the first half and second half, but without any kick from the milanese, who bittered frustrated attempts of finishing and difficulties to overcome the Japanese defense.
The equalizer came at the feet of top scorer Lautaro Martínez, 33 minutes into the second half, after a corner of the Italian team. In additions, the club of Milan shook the net with the goal turned by Valentín Carboni.
Inter Milan entered the lawn by carrying a draw against Mexican Monterrey in the first round of the Club World Cup, and a bitter sequence of results, after the exquisite start of the 2024-2025 season.
Between April and May, the Italian team was surpassed by Napoli by a point in the title of the Italian championship, was eliminated by rival Milan in the Italian Cup semifinal and defeated 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, which culminated in the departure of coach Simone Inzaghi.
Urawa Reds, in turn, managed to reverse in this second round of the world competition the negative result of the first game, when they lost the debut match to River Plate, ranked by the 3-1 Conmebol ranking.
The Japanese team faces Mexican Monterrey, winner of the 2021 Concacaf Champions League, next Wednesday (25), from 10 pm. Still in group E, also next Wednesday, Internationale plays against River Plate.
