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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Teenage Sensation To Start Inter Milan Vs Fluminense FIFA Club World Cup Showdown
Striker Francesco Pio Esposito will once again be in the Inter Milan starting eleven in their Club World Cup match against Fluminense. This according to today's print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. Advertisement Inter Milan striker Francesco Pio Esposito has really broken out in the last few weeks. Having enjoyed a stellar campaign on loan with Spezia last season, Pio Esposito has gotten his chance with Inter at the Club World Cup. And the 20-year-old striker has grabbed it with both hand. Pio Esposito came off the bench against Urawa Red Diamonds last weekend. He assisted the stoppage time winner. Then, Pio Esposito made his first ever senior start for Inter against River Plate. And he was Inter's outstanding performer, capping off his display with the decisive opening goal in a 2-0 win. Francesco Pio Esposito To Start For Inter Vs Fluminense SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 24: Francesco Pio Esposito of FC Internazionale faces the media during the Training/Press Conference ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match between FC Internazionale Milano and CA River Plate at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on June 24, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by) According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, meanwhile, Francesco Pio Esposito will soon get another opportunity to shine. Advertisement Inter take on Brazilian side Fluminense in the round of sixteen. That match will take place this Monday. And the Gazzetta report that Pio Esposito will be in the Inter starting eleven once again. The 20-year-old will lead the line alongside Nerazzurri captain Lautaro Martinez. Marcus Thuram should be back fit and available. However, the Frenchman will hardly be ready to come straight back into the starting eleven.
Telegraph
21 hours ago
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- Telegraph
Inter Milan vs Fluminense predictions: Club World Cup tips and odds
Our expert has three tips for Monday's Club World Cup round-of-16 tie between Inter Milan and Fluminense at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (kick-off, 8pm BST). We think that the Brazilian club could make life difficult for the European giants. Inter Milan vs Fluminense tips Draw @ 5/2 with talkSPORT BET Under 0.5 goals after 30 minutes @ 1/1 with talkSPORT BET Fluminense most corners @ 9/4 with talkSPORT BET Odds courtesy of talkSPORT BET. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change. Already a talkSPORT BET member? Check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. Extra time beckons in Charlotte Fluminense are arguably the weakest of the Brazilian clubs involved at the Club World Cup, but they appear to be a side aware of their limitations who have made themselves hard to beat. They held Borussia Dortmund to a 0-0 draw in their opening game and, after a 4-2 win over Ulsan HD, then shared another goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns. Inter's points have not come easily. They had to come from behind both to draw with Monterey and beat Urawa Red Diamonds, and they didn't score in their 2-0 win over River Plate until the opposition had been reduced to 10 men. Everything points to this one being tight and I'm taking a chance on this match going into extra time. Early goals look unlikely Given that two of Fluminense's three games have finished goalless, it's unsurprising that the bookies are expecting this to be a low-scoring match, with under 2.5 goals priced at 13/20. Of Inter's five goals in this tournament, only one has come in the first half of a match and even that was scored in the 42nd minute. I'm backing these trends to continue and for the score to be 0-0 after 30 minutes. Fluminense can corner market Corners markets are often priced similarly to the match results markets, seemingly without too much analysis of the respective statistics. The fact that Fluminense took the most corners when they faced Borussia Dortmund has caught my eye, the Brazilians winning seven to three for the Germans. Both Fluminense and Inter have conceded 11 corners in this tournament, but the South Americans have taken 20 compared with the Italians' 13. That suggests that there should be some value in the 9/4 available for the unexpected result in the most corners market. Fluminense vs Inter Milan odds All odds courtesy of talkSPORT BET. Correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Monterrey beats Urawa at the Rose Bowl and gets some help to advance in Club World Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds' Shusaku Nishikawa fails to block a goal by Monterrey's Germán Berterame during the Club World Cup Group E soccer match at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press) Mexico's Monterrey advanced to the round of 16 at the Club World Cup by thrashing Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0 on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl in the third and final match of the group stage, while Argentina's River Plate was eliminated with a 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in Seattle. As the third-place team in Group E, the Rayados needed to win, scoring as many goals as possible, and then hope for a winner at Lumen Field during the match between River Plate and Inter Milan, because if the match was tied 2-2, Monterrey would be eliminated no matter what happened in Pasadena. Advertisement But Inter Milan's win gave the club first place in the group with seven points, followed by Monterrey with five and River Plate with four points. Urawa did not earn any group points. Read more: FIFA Club World Cup casting some doubts over European soccer dominance 'We have to enjoy now, the present,' said Domenec Torrent, Monterrey's technical director. 'I'm very happy for the people who came here and for Mexican soccer in general.' Torrent added that he was happy to finish unbeaten during three group stage matches, earning one win and two draws. "We knew it was going to be a complex match. Urawa, despite being eliminated, we knew they were going to play a difficult game," Monterrey midfielder Óliver Torres said. "In fact, in the first few minutes they made it very difficult for us. After the goal, we started to grow in the match. We knew it was a very important day for all the club's workers, for all the fans who were here and at home, and well, for all of Mexico." Advertisement Monterrey settled the match in a matter of nine minutes. Monterrey's Germán Berterame, front, and Sergio Ramos embrace after winning their Club World Cup Group E match against Urawa on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl. (Jae Hong / Associated Press) Colombian Nelson Deossa fired a powerful shot from outside the box at Urawa goalkeeper Shūsaku Nishikawa, who could not block the shot as the ball rolled in for a goal in the 30th minute. Two minutes later, Argentine Germán Berterame fired a low shot on the right side of the Japanese goal and scored. Then, Jesús "Tecatito" Corona fired a long-range missile, extending Monterrey's lead to 3-0. The fourth goal came in stoppage time when Berterame finished off a diagonal cross from the right. 'I didn't expect what tonight was like,' said Berterame of his brace, the win and the qualification. 'We were coming to win, but I think it was a dream night.' Advertisement Monterrey will face Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta while Inter Milan will face Fluminense on Monday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., in the round of 16 of the tournament. Monterrey fans cheer for their team during a Club World Cup Group E soccer match against Urawa Red Diamonds at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday. (Jae Hong / Associated Press) "The next game we know is very difficult," said Torrent, who added Dortmund plays a style very similar to Inter Milan. "It's another European team that competes very well, they have won things. We already know how they play, I've seen them very well." 'Every game is like a chess match. Getting through the group was not easy. It's going to be very difficult for them to beat us and if they beat us, let the fans know that we're going to give everything." Advertisement Sergio Ramos' Monterrey and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami are the only two CONCACAF teams to survive the first round, as Pachuca, Seattle and LAFC were eliminated during the group stage. This article first appeared in Spanish via L.A. Times en Español. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
2 days ago
- Sport
Inter Milan advances at Club World Cup with 2-0 win over River Plate
SEATTLE -- Francesco Pio Esposito scored in the 72nd minute and Alessandro Bastoni added an insurance goal in stoppage time to lead Inter Milan to a 2-0 win over River Plate on Wednesday night and into the second round of the Club World Cup. Esposito's goal came just six minutes after River Plate's Lucas Martínez Quarta was shown a red card after taking out the legs of Henrikh Mkhitaryan on a breakaway and preventing a clean shot on goal. Just two minutes before the red card, River Plate came close to taking the lead when Manuel Lanzini found Facundo Colidio in the box with a cross, but Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer made the save. Bastoni's goal in front of more than 45,000 fans came on a left-footed shot from outside the box in the 93rd minute. Inter Milan finished atop Group E with seven points, two more than Monterrey, which finished second in the group following a 4-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds on Wednesday night. River Plate finished in third with four points and Urawa Red Diamonds finished in last, going 0-3. Esposito, a 19-year-old striker, notched his first career goal for Inter Milan after assisting on the squad's winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Urawa Red Diamonds on Saturday. Inter Milan plays Fluminense — one of four Brazilian clubs to advance to the round of 16 — on Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Monterrey plays Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday 1 at Atlanta. 'Well, it was a very intense game. Very well balanced, especially in the half time, but then we were playing better. For sure it was a great team, great fans and I respect all of them,' Esposito through a translator. 'I'm happy because he played a great game and joined a very difficult and real game and was up to the challenge,' Inter Milan manager Cristian Chivu said through a translator.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Inter Milan advances at Club World Cup with easy 2-0 win over River Plate
Francesco Pio Esposito scored in the 72nd minute and Alessandro Bastoni added an insurance goal in stoppage time to lead Inter Milan to a 2-0 win over River Plate and into the second round of the Club World Cup. Esposito's goal came just six minutes after River Plate's Lucas Martnez Quarta was shown a red card after taking out the legs of Henrikh Mkhitaryan on a breakaway and preventing a clean shot on goal on Wednesday night. Just two minutes before the red card, River Plate came close to taking the lead when Manuel Lanzini found Facundo Colidio in the box with a cross, but Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer made the save. Bastoni's goal came on a left-footed shot from outside the box in the 93rd minute. Inter Milan finished atop Group E with seven points, two more than Monterrey, which finished second in the group following a 3-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds on Wednesday night. River Plate finished in third with four points and Urawa Red Diamonds finished in last, going 0-3. Key Moment Esposito, a 19-year-old striker, notched his first career goal for Inter Milan after assisting on the squad's winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Urawa Red Diamonds on Saturday. Takeaways Inter Milan plays Fluminense one of four Brazilian clubs to advance to the round of 16 on Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Monterrey plays Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday 1 at Atlanta. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
