Inter Milan strikes late to beat Urawa Reds at Club World Cup
Ryoma Watanabe got an early opening goal for Urawa Reds, who were backed by a noisy contingent of their supporters at Lumen Field in Seattle.
But captain Lautaro Martinez had got Inter's equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Monterrey of Mexico in the club's first match at the tournament, and he repeated the trick to level matters on Saturday with 12 minutes to go.
Carboni, the 20-year-old Argentine who had not made an appearance for Inter in more than two years, then appeared in the 92nd minute to give the Italians the victory.
"Our opponents play with their hearts and to counter that as a team we need to play with more pride, be humble and know how to suffer," Martinez told broadcaster DAZN after Inter was made to work for the victory.
The result leaves Cristian Chivu's team in a good position to qualify for the last 16, while a second defeat in as many matches means Urawa won't continue beyond the group stage.
Urawa goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa after his club was defeated by Inter Milan on Saturday in Seattle. |
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"Our emotion is very bad after this game. We are out of the tournament so now we can only fight in the last game to achieve our one and only win," said Urawa's Polish coach Maciej Skorza.
Winners of the Asian Champions League in 2023, Urawa Reds were aiming to bounce back from a 3-1 loss against River Plate in their opening game and they went in front in the 11th minute.
Takuro Kaneko helped create the goal with a good run down the right before his low cross was swept home first-time by Watanabe.
Martinez hit the crossbar from a header for Inter soon after, and it looked as if the UEFA Champions League runner-up might slip to a shock defeat when Henrikh Mkhitaryan missed the target from a good position in the second half.
But they got the tying goal in the 78th minute when a Nicolo Barella corner from the left was deftly turned in by Martinez, who scored with an overhead kick.
The stage was then set for Carboni, who had not played a competitive game since early October after suffering a serious knee injury while on loan at Marseille.
He was on hand to sidefoot the ball into the net after a Petar Sucic shot hit teammate Francesco Esposito and the ball broke to Carboni inside the area.
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