There will be at least two Brazilian clubs in the quarter -final of the Club World Cup. After the qualification of Palmeiras against Botafogo, it is Fluminense’s turn to qualify. But this time at the expense of a great Europe, Inter Milan, finalist of the last Champions League against PSG.
Inter Milan was indeed eliminated on Monday in Charlotte (United States) from the round of 16 of the World Cup by Fluminense (2-0), which will face in quarter Manchester City or Al-Hilal.
The Brazilian club, where the former captain of Paris SG Thiago Silva (40) was established in defense, opened the scoring in the 3rd minute thanks to a head of German Cano, who took advantage of the passivity of the Lombard defense to catapult the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
Valiant in the duels against the opposing pressing stifling at the end of the match, following the example of its 44 -year -old veteran goalkeeper Fabio, the Carioca team held and succeeded in the break in additional time thanks to Hercules Pereira who adjusted Sommer of a cross shot at the entrance to the surface (90th + 3).
The winner of the Copa Libertadores in 2023 will be opposed in the quarter-final to the English club of Manchester City or to the Saudis in Al-Hilal, who will decide on the night of Monday to Tuesday (3 hours) in Orlando.
Inter, one month after having undergone the law of PSG in the Champions League final (5-0), is experiencing a new disillusionment.
The “Nerazzurri”, now trained by Cristian Chivu who succeeded Simone Inzaghi, leave the club World Cup prematurely after a season when they were vice-champions in Italy and Europe but have won no trophy.
