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Japan Times
6 hours ago
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- Japan Times
Inter Milan strikes late to beat Urawa Reds at Club World Cup
Valentin Carboni struck the winning goal in stoppage time as Inter Milan came from behind to beat Urawa Reds 2-1 on Saturday and knock the J. League team out of the 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. | AFP-JIJI "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.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Inter 2-1 Urawa
INTER 1-1 URAWA RED DIAMONDS | LIVE Goalscorers: 11' Watanabe (U), 78' Lautaro (I) INTER (3-4-2-1): 1 Sommer; 36 Darmian, 6 De Vrij, 30 Carlos Augusto; 11 Luis Henrique (8 Sucic 87'), 23 Barella, 21 Asllani (45 Carboni 72'), 32 Dimarco ( 95 Bastoni 72'); 70 S. Esposito (94 F. Esposito 46'), 59 Zalewski (22 Mkhitaryan 46'); 10 Lautaro. Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 J. Martinez, 40 Calligaris, 15 Acerbi, 42 Palacios, 48 Re Cecconi, 49 De Pieri, 52 Berenbruch, 58 Cocchi. Head Coach: Cristian Chivu. Advertisement URAWA RED DIAMONDS (4-2-3-1): 1 Nishikawa; 4 Ishihara, 3 Danilo Boza, 5 Høibråten, 88 Naganuma (26 Ogiwara 87'); 11 Gustafson (9 Haraguchi 87'), 25 Yasui; 77 Kaneko (14 Sekine 66'), 8 Matheus Savio (6 Matsumoto 79'), 13 Watanabe; 24 Matsuo (12 Thiago Santana 79'). Substitutes: 16 Niekawa, 31 Yoshida, 10 Nakajima, 17 Komori, 18 Takahashi, 21 Okubo, 28 Nemoto, 35 Inoue, 39 Hayakawa, 41 Nitta. Head Coach: Maciej Skorza. Booked: Nishikawa (U), Sekine (U), Thiago Santana (U) Stoppage time: 2' One booking away from suspension: Asllani, Barella, Lautaro (I); Gustafson, Watanabe (U) Suspended: - Referee: Beida (MTN) Assistants: Santos (ANG) - Yiembe (KEN) Fourth official: Kawana-Waugh (NZL) VAR: El Fariq (MAR) AVAR: Soto (VEN) SVAR: Dankert (GER) LIVE UPDATES SECOND HALF All over: Inter come from behind to beat Urawa! 90+2' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL! Carboni pounces on the loose ball and fires home in stoppage time! We lead! 90+1' Mkhitaryan plays in a cross for Esposito, who heads into Nishikawa's arms. 83' Barella heads narrowly off target. 80' Esposito nods wide. Inter are now pushing for a winner! 78' GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL! Lautaro with a brilliant overhead kick to level the match! 1-1! 71' A huge chance for Mkhitaryan, who shoots wide from inside the box. 70' Watanabe fires over on the counter for Urawa. 65' A F. Esposito header from a Dimarco corner lands on the roof of the net. 60' Asllani has another go from outside the box: the ball flies narrowly over. 58' Esposito with an acrobatic effort from a Dimarco cross: off target. 56' Dimarco volleys a Barella cross over the bar. 54' Asllani shoots wide with his right foot. 46' The second half kicks off. Two changes at the break: Francesco Pio Esposito and Mkhitaryan are on for Sebastiano Esposito and Zalewski. FIRST HALF 45+2' The first half comes to an end. 45' Two minutes added on. 42' After a lull in the game, Carlos gets his cross wrong following some good build-up play by Inter. 24' Zalewski makes a threatening run forward but fails to control the ball, allowing the Urawa defence to clear. 19' CLOSE! Lautaro heads an Asllani cross against the bar! 15' A scramble ensues in the Urawa box, with Carlos failing to direct a header on target. Inter want to respond immediately. 11' GOAL. Kaneko sets up Watanabe to open the scoring for the Japanese side. 2' Luis Henrique can't quite get on the end of Zalewski's dangerous ball across the six-yard box. 1' Away we go: Urawa get the ball rolling! Everything is ready at Lumen Field in Seattle for Inter vs. Urawa Red Diamonds. GRUPPO E: GARE E CLASSIFICA 1° GIORNATA GRUPPO E River Plate - Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 (12' Colidio (R), 48' Driussi (R), 58' rig. Matsuo (U), 73' Meza (R)). Advertisement Monterrey - INTER 1-1 (25' S. Ramos (M), 42' Lautaro (I)). 2° GIORNATA GRUPPO E 21 giugno, ore 12:00 (locali, 21:00 in Italia) INTER - Urawa Red Diamonds - Lumen Field, Seattle 21 giugno, ore 18:00 (locali, 03:00 del 22 giugno in Italia) River Plate - Monterrey - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles 3° GIORNATA GRUPPO E 25 giugno, ore 18:00 (locali, 03:00 del 26 giugno in Italia) INTER - River Plate - Lumen Field, Seattle 25 giugno, ore 18:00 (locali, 03:00 del 26 giugno in Italia) Urawa Red Diamonds - Monterrey - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles CLASSIFICA River Plate 3 CF Monterrey 1 Inter 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 0 INTER VS. URAWA RED DIAMONDS, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV Inter vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, on Matchday 2 of Group E of the 2025 Club World Cup, will be streamed live on DAZN. All 63 matches will be streamed live and for free on DAZN, thanks to an exclusive agreement with FIFA. Every fan can follow Inter and the excitement of the Club World Cup wherever you are, in many languages, and on every device: smart TV, smartphone, tablet or console. Advertisement The match between Inter and Urawa Red Diamonds will also be live on Mediaset channels (Canale 5). On Infinity, you can watch it on the app or on REFEREE The referee of Inter vs. Urawa Red Diamonds, on Matchday 2 of Group E of the 2025 Club World Cup, will be the Mauritian Dahane Beida. His assistants will be Jerson Santos (Angola) and Stephen Yiembe (Kenya), with the New-Zealander Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh as fourth official. Referee: Beida (MTN) Assistants: Santos (ANG) - Yiembe (KEN) Fourth Official: Kawana-Waugh (NZL) VAR: El Fariq (MAR) AVAR: Soto (VEN) SVAR: Dankert (GER)
