FIFA Club World Cup: Inter Milan held by Monterrey; River Plate beat Urawa

A stunning header from the seasoned Spanish defender delights the pro-Mexican fans arsenic the European giants are held.

Sergio Ramos rolled backmost the years to people a superb header arsenic Monterrey held Inter Milan to a 1-1 gully successful their FIFA Club World Cup clash astatine the Rose Bowl Stadium successful Pasadena, United States.

The erstwhile Spain and Real Madrid defender towered supra the Inter defenders to find the backmost of the nett and springiness his Mexican nine a pb successful the 25th infinitesimal of their Group E fixture, overmuch to the delight of the thousands of Monterrey fans gathered astatine the celebrated venue successful Southern California connected Tuesday.

European giants Inter levelled the scoreline successful the 42nd minute, arsenic Lautaro Martinez tapped successful from adjacent scope from a Carlos Augusto walk successful a superbly crafted squad goal.

However, it was Ramos’s extremity and ensuing celebrations – some by the subordinate and the Monterrey fans – that stole the limelight connected the 4th time of the nine competition.

“There is ever joyousness to lend to the squad by scoring, but if we tin get points, that’s adjacent better,” the Monterrey skipper said aft the match.

“We played precise good arsenic a team. Of course, shot showcases the goal, but we’re present to stock this experience.”

Both sides had plentifulness of opportunities to instrumentality the pb successful the 2nd fractional but missed their chances, with a Martinez onslaught being called offside successful the 68th minute.

It was a hard-fought gully for Inter, who mislaid the UEFA Champions League last against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) connected May 31 and welcomed caller manager Cristian Chivu.

According to the 39-year-old Ramos, his squad lacked the vigor successful the last moments of the game.

“For astir of this match, we created rather a fewer chances, but astatine this moment, we don’t person overmuch energy,” helium said.

Fans of Monterrey cheer for their squad during the crippled [Yuri Cortez/AFP]

Monterrey and Inter person 1 constituent apiece successful the radical led by River Plate, who bushed Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 successful the earlier crippled successful Seattle.

Goals from Facundo Colidio (12 minutes), Sebastian Driussi (48 minutes) and Maximiliano Meza (73 minutes) helped the Argentinian nine bushed their Japanese opponents with ease, but they mislaid their guardant to an ankle wounded portion scoring the 2nd goal.

A successfully converted 58th-minute punishment from Yusuke Matsuo brought Urawa backmost into the crippled momentarily, but Meza’s extremity 15 minutes aboriginal consolidated River Plate’s pb again.

On the 2nd lucifer time for the radical connected Saturday, Inter instrumentality connected Urawa, and Monterrey look River Plate.

In the Group F fixtures connected Tuesday, Brazilian Serie A broadside Fluminense held German nine Borussia Dortmund to a goalless gully astatine the MetLife Stadium successful New Jersey, portion Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa bushed South Korean broadside Ulsan HD 1-0 successful Orlando, Florida.

Iqraam Rayners scored successful the 36th infinitesimal for Mamelodi, who present pb Group F with 3 points. Dortmund and Fluminense person 1 constituent each.

Urawa Red Diamonds’ Yoichi Naganuma, right, successful enactment with River Plate’s Franco Mastantuono during their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group E lucifer astatine the Lumen Field stadium successful Seattle [Pablo Porciuncula/AFP]

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