2-0, 4-0! Club World Cup Strange Scenery: Inter Milan surpassed the top and advanced to the top 16

Inter Milan: The final battle of the Club World Cup group stage - defeating River Plate 2-0, locking in the top spot in the group

2024/25 season is undoubtedly a challenging year for Inter Milan. The disastrous defeat in the Champions League final and the departure of Inzaghi Jr. have brought the Serie A giants into the reconstruction period ahead of schedule. However, under the leadership of interim coach Zivo, Inter Milan embarked on the journey of the Club World Cup. During the group stage, the Nerazzurri experienced ups and downs and finally advanced strongly as the first in the group.

The opponent I face in this game is the powerful River Plate team from Argentina. Both teams scored 4 points in the first two rounds of the group stage, and He Phu temporarily ranked first with his goal difference. For both teams, a draw is likely to ensure advancement. However, Zivo was not conservative, but instead lined up a strong starting lineup: Sommer guarded the goal, Archerby and Bastoni formed a central defender combination, Dumfries and Dimarco were on the two wings; in the midfield, Barrera and Mkitalian were in the middle and delivered shells for Lautaro and rising star Pio Esposito on the front line. At the beginning of the game, both sides launched an active attack. In the 11th minute, Dimarco made an accurate cross, and Aslani's long shot was slightly higher than the crossbar; just one minute later, Mastantono's inward long shot was easily confiscated by Sommer. In the 21st minute of the game, Riverbed player Borja collided with Bastoni in the penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty, causing controversy. Since then, Inter Milan has many excellent scoring opportunities: in the 26th minute, Dumfries accurately passed the inverted triangle, and Pio Esposito's powerful shot was bravely resolved by the riverbed defender; in the 43rd minute, Dimarco's cross, and Pio Esposito's shovel shot came out of the post. In the second half, Lautaro's strong shot bounced out from the post, Mkhitaryan's shot was blocked, Lautaro's single shot was also resolved by goalkeeper Almani, and Inter Milan missed many good opportunities to score. The turning point of the

match appeared in the 67th minute. River Plate player Quarta made a mistake in the backcourt stop, and then knocked down Mkhitaryan, who was about to form a single shot, and was sent off with a red card. The riverbed with one less hit was unable to resist, Inter Milan finally broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute: Mkhitaryan's wonderful pass, Sucic's backward pass, 19-year-old star Pio Esposito calmly pushed the ball, scoring a goal, scoring his personal blue-black career victorious goal, 1-0! Zivo then replaced Lautaro with Calbonni to further consolidate the victory. In stoppage time, Bastoni made a wonderful personal breakthrough, calmly pushed the ball and scored another goal, locking the score at 2-0.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated River Plate 2-0 and advanced to the top 16 of the Club World Cup as the first in the group. At the same time, Monterrey defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0 and advanced thrillingly as the second in the group. He Piao was eliminated unfortunately. After experiencing the trough at the beginning of the season, Inter Milan showed strong resilience and strength in the Club World Cup, injecting a shot of a booster into the team's reconstruction. The rise of young players such as Pio Esposito has also added unlimited hope to Inter Milan's future.

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