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Lautaro hit the post, 22-year-old young player s first goal! Inter Milan 2-0 riverbed, won the top spot in the group and advanced

11:22am, 29 June 2025【Football】

Last season, Inter Milan, which opened high and ended up in the low four majors, parted ways with meritorious coach Inzaggi this summer, hired Zivo to take charge of coach Yin, and became the team's new helmsman. The Club World Cup became the first official match for Zivo to lead the team. He definitely hopes to lead the team to perform well. On this match day, Inter Milan ushered in the final game of the Club World Cup group stage, against Argentina's strong team River Plate. After the start of the game, the two teams had offensive and defense in the first half but had no achievements. In the second half, River Plate was sent off one person early, Inter Milan also seized the opportunity, and 22-year-old Esposito scored the first goal of the first team. At the last moment, Bastoni ended the suspense and helped the team defeat River Plate 2-0, and advanced to the knockout round with the first place in the group.

[Match Highlights]

Although I was unable to win any championship last season, Inter Milan reached the finals in the Champions League, which was gathered with powerful people, is enough to prove their strength. This is also the reason why fans are full of expectations for their Club World Cup prospects before the game. However, the record of 1 win and 1 draw in the group stage in the first two rounds was far from expectations.

In order to successfully break out of the group, Inter Milan sent all the main players to play in this game, using the team's most familiar 352 formation. Goal god Sommer started to guard the roster for the Nerazzurri. Bastoni, Archerby and Damian built a defense. Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Aslani, Barrera and Dumfries lined up in the midfield, and the double arrows were Lautaro Martinez and Esposito.

[Match Review]

With the referee's whistle, the two teams opened up their stance on the court to attack. In the 11th minute, Aslani completed a long shot at the front of the penalty area, but unfortunately he did not hold it down. The ball flew directly out of the baseline. One minute later, He Piao gave a strong response. Mastantono's long shot hit the target, but the angle was too straight and Somo held the ball firmly in his arms.

In the 26th minute, Inter Milan formed an offensive on the right. Esposito near the penalty point received a cross from the inverted triangle from his teammate, and shot directly. Unfortunately, the ball was blocked by the river bed defender with his body. In the 31st minute, Mkhitaryan's midfielder pretended to shake off the defender and sent a wonderful pass, but Lautaro Martinez's shot failed to hit the target. Before the half-time game, Esposito missed the opportunity again, and the pad shot in front of the goal kicked away, helping the opponent complete a clearance.

The side changes again, Inter Milan almost broke the balance on the court in the 51st minute. Lautaro Martinez received a very penetrating oblique plug from his teammate and completed a very threatening push shot, but he was not lucky. The ball hit the post and was bounced out. In the 64th minute, the riverbed hit the side and the middle combination. Montel's head-shot in the penalty area was resolved by Sommer. Riverbed, who missed the opportunity, suffered a heavy blow 2 minutes later. Quarta flew over Mkhitaryan and was directly sent off by the referee's red card. Inter Milan, which has the advantage in numbers, broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute. After Esposito received a pass from Susic, he turned around and created a space to kick off. Then he calmly shot low and helped Inter Milan take a 1-0 lead. At the last moment, Bastoni scored another goal and freed the score to 2-0.

In another game that started at the same time, Monterrey defeated Urawa Red Diamonds. After the final group stage, they surpassed Han Plate to qualify for the second place in the group. Inter Milan, which won the top spot in Group E, will face Brazilian team Fruminense in the 1/8 final.