Monterrey vs Internazionale, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Club World CupInter held to draw by Monterrey in Club World Cup opener
Champions League finalist Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw by Monterrey in their Club World Cup opener, with goals from Sergio Ramos and Lautaro Martínez.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Inter Milan. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 13': Offside, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 13': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 16': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
- 18': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Jorge Rodríguez.
- 20': Offside, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan).
- 21': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
- 24': Corner,Monterrey. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 25': Goal! Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 0. Sergio Ramos (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Óliver Torres with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Esteban Andrada (Monterrey). Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
- 28': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Offside, Inter Milan. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
- 36': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 38': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey).
- 41': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 41': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Goal! Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 1. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Augusto following a set piece situation.
- 44': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 44': Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
- 45': Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
- 45': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Offside, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 48': Foul by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
- 48': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
- 54': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Óliver Torres.
- 55': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 56': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 56': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Monterrey. Érick Aguirre replaces Ricardo Chávez.
- 58': Substitution, Monterrey. Nelson Deossa replaces Óliver Torres.
- 58': Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 58': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
- 61': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Germán Berterame following a fast break.
- 61': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 62': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 62': Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 63': Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Sergio Canales (Monterrey) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nelson Deossa following a set piece situation.
- 64': Attempt missed. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 65': Esteban Andrada (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 68': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Kristjan Asllani.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Carlos Augusto.
- 69': Corner,Monterrey. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 73': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
- 74': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 74': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 77': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicola Zalewski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 79': Substitution, Monterrey. Fidel Ambríz replaces Germán Berterame.
- 80': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 81': Corner,Monterrey. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 84': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 86': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
- 88': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 88': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Monterrey. Jordi Cortizo replaces Lucas Ocampos.
- 90': Substitution, Monterrey. Johan Rojas replaces Sergio Canales.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Johan Rojas (Monterrey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo.
- 90'+1': Corner,Monterrey. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Johan Rojas following a corner.
- 90'+3': Offside, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Rojas.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Jordi Cortizo (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 90'+5': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Stefan Medina (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Érick Aguirre with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Monterrey 1, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
 INT |
MTY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 9 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 478 | Accurate Passes | 263 |
| 550 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.7 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 13 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Attendance: 40,311
Venue: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Attendance: 40,311
Club World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | River Plate | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Monterrey (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Andrada (GK) |
| 93 | Sergio Ramos |
| 4 | Víctor Guzmán |
| 33 | Stefan Medina |
| 8 | Óliver Torres |
| 10 | Sergio Canales |
| 30 | Jorge Rodríguez  |
| 3 | Gerardo Arteaga |
| 2 | Ricardo Chávez |
| 7 | Germán Berterame |
| 29 | Lucas Ocampos |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 70 | Sebastiano Esposito |
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