Club World Cup, Inter’s comeback victory over Urawa

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At Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, Inter won in a comeback 2-1 victory over the Urawa Red Diamonds in the third overall match of Group E of the Club World Cup, the second for both teams.

The Japanese took the lead in the 11th minute with a counter-attack finalized by Watanabe, who slipped the ball under Darmian’s legs, mocking Sommer.

On 19 minutes Asllani crosses for Lautaro Martinez who hits the crossbar with his header. The rest is absolutely sterile ball possession on the part of Inter.

The rest is absolutely sterile ball possession on the part of Inter.

In the second half, on 72 minutes Mkhitaryan wastes a great chance from a very favorable position in the center of the box. But in the 78th minute Inter equalized: an agolo kick by Barella and Lautaro acrobatically put in the net.

In the third minute of stoppage time the winning goal: it was scored by one of the newcomers, Valentin Carboni, who took advantage of a favorable rebound and sealed 2-1. Inter at the top of the round, the challenge with River Plate will decide everything.

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