JAKARTA - Inter Milan emerged as winners of Group E and qualified for the last 16 after beating River Plate 2-0 in a big match at the 2025 Club World Cup. The match, which was held at the Lumen Field Stadium, Seattle, Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025 morning WIB, was marked by seven yellow cards and two red cards.
The match was tough and tight. So hard, the referee spent seven yellow cards for both teams. But River Plate, who ended up losing a player, Lucas Martinez Quarta, who got a red card in the 65th minute.
When the match ended soon, the elite Argentine club was also left by Gonzalo Montiel who received a second yellow card and was followed by a red card.
The defeat to Inter Milan made River Plate eliminated. By pocketing point four, River Plate only ranks third.
Meanwhile, Monterrey successfully advanced to the last 16 accompanying Inter after a 4-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds. The victory over Urawa made Monterrey pocket fifth points and occupy second place. Inter itself qualified for the knockout round after having seven points.
In the round of 16, Inter met an opponent who was no less tough, Fluminense. This Brazilian club finished runner-up in Group F after a 0-0 draw against Mamelodi Sundowns.
Inter coach Cristian Chivu shows satisfaction with the team's performance. It's just that he admits the match against River Plate was tight. Even Inter were only able to score in the second half after the opposing team played with 10 players.
"We finished the job very well and managed to qualify for the next round. Of course we are happy with this achievement," said Chivu.
"This match was indeed tough, especially in the first half. River played very aggressively and in high intensity. In the second half, we were finally able to master the game. After the red card, everything became easier," said a Romanian coach who had played for seven years at Inter.
River was able to make it difficult for Inter. They even forced a draw for the first 45 minutes. In the second half, River's game began to slack after Martinez Quarta was shown a red card for dropping midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 65th minute. Martinez Quarta became the last River player and was forced to tackle Mkhitaryan who had the chance to score.
Facing opponents who lost a player, Inter were finally able to break the deadlock. Young player Francesco ESPosito successfully broke into the River goal after welcoming assists from Petar Sucic in the 72nd minute.
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Furthermore, Alessandro Bastoni confirmed the advantage of I Nerazzurri in injury time. The score changed to 2-0. When the match ended soon, defender Gonzalo Montiel got a second yellow card followed by a red card.
River ended the game with nine players. In that match, four Inter players got yellow cards. Meanwhile, four River players pocketed a yellow card and were given a red card twice.
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