Internazionale vs River Plate, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Club World Cup
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2 - 0
2 - 0
Inter Milan knock out River Plate, advance as group winners
Inter Milan scored twice in the last 18 minutes to beat River Plate 2-0 on Wednesday and progress to the knockout stage of the Club World Cup as Group E winners and send the Argentines home.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Borja (River Plate).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Marcos Acuña (River Plate).
- 6': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
- 6': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 7': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
- 7': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 10': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 11': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 12': Attempt saved. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Maximiliano Meza.
- 13': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
- 13': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 16': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 17': Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña following a corner.
- 17': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate).
- 20': Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
- 22': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 23': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 26': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
- 26': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 30': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 30': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball.
- 33': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 34': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 34': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Miguel Borja (River Plate).
- 36': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
- 38': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 39': Corner,River Plate. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 39': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 41': Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 45'+1': Offside, River Plate. Maximiliano Meza is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
- 45'+2': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
- 45'+3': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, River Plate 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, River Plate 0.
- 48': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 48': Miguel Borja (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Paulo Díaz (River Plate) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza.
- 51': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
- 51': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (River Plate).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 52': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 53': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
- 55': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Franco Armani (River Plate). Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a through ball.
- 55': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
- 55': Substitution, River Plate. Ignacio Fernández replaces Maximiliano Meza.
- 56': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 56': Rodrigo Aliendro (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 56': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Facundo Colidio (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 58': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 60': Foul by Facundo Colidio (River Plate).
- 60': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 61': Substitution, River Plate. Manuel Lanzini replaces Rodrigo Aliendro.
- 62': Substitution, River Plate. Giorgio Costantini replaces Matías Kranevitter.
- 62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 64': Attempt saved. Facundo Colidio (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Manuel Lanzini with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Manuel Lanzini (River Plate).
- 64': Petar Sucic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 65': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate).
- 65': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown the red card.
- 68': Substitution, River Plate. Germán Pezzella replaces Facundo Colidio.
- 68': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Foul by Germán Pezzella (River Plate).
- 69': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Goal! Inter Milan 1, River Plate 0. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petar Sucic.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Valentín Carboni replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 76': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (River Plate).
- 76': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
- 77': Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (River Plate) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
- 79': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Matteo Darmian because of an injury.
- 83': Foul by Giorgio Costantini (River Plate).
- 83': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Giorgio Costantini (River Plate).
- 83': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Inter Milan).
- 85': Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
- 86': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Franco Mastantuono (River Plate).
- 87': Foul by Germán Pezzella (River Plate).
- 87': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Paulo Díaz (River Plate) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Corner,Inter Milan. Conceded by Manuel Lanzini.
- 89': Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 89': Miguel Borja (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Petar Sucic with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Goal! Inter Milan 2, River Plate 0. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Marcos Acuña (River Plate) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Paulo Díaz (River Plate).
- 90'+5': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second yellow card to Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, River Plate 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, River Plate 0.
Statistics
 RIV |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 341 |
| 322 | Passes | 413 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 17 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 45,135
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 45,135
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
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni  |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 94 | Francesco Esposito |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
River Plate (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 17 | Paulo Díaz |
| 28 | Lucas Martínez Quarta  |
| 21 | Marcos Acuña |
| 4 | Gonzalo Montiel |
| 5 | Matías Kranevitter |
| 29 | Rodrigo Aliendro |
| 8 | Maximiliano Meza |
| 9 | Miguel Borja |
| 11 | Facundo Colidio |
| 30 | Franco Mastantuono |
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