Rayados de Monterrey gave the first big surprise of Club World Cup After drawing (1-1) against the Inter from Milancurrent runner -up of the Champions League. Sergio Ramos He took out his best version and scored the goal that Mexicans put ahead in the first bars of the clash played in Pasadena (California). Lautaro Martínez marked for the Italians and saved a point in his World Cup debut.
Monterrey He took out the claws against a demanding Inter who dominated the game, although the scratches advanced on the scoreboard with a header at the 25 minutes of the captain Sergio Ramosbut then Lautaro Martínez He put everything in order with his goal at 42. The men of Domènec Torrent size in a tight duel that was played at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena (USA), to which the Italians came wanting to leave their mark on the competition to compensate for the defeat in the final of the Champions League before the PSG.
Both Mexicans and the team of Cristian Chivu It was hard for them to warm up in the first 15 minutes, in which the Inter dominated the ball, although with some shyness to approach the goal. A emboldened Monterrey It was at the height of what a game of this level demanded. The fruits of the scratches on the scoreboard did not take to flourish: Ramos He threw reel and scored the first goal of the match in the 25th minute with a header after a corner of Óliver Torres.
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The Italians, at times, could not with the shipyard of those of Monterrey, They closed on the rows above to cut the Argentine races Lautaro Martínez and avoid backlash. Monterrey managed to put on the ropes of Chivu, although after a blow of effect, the Italian ranks managed to spab from and take out their best arsenal.
Although they created quite clear goal occasions, the reflection of their actions did not take effect until the 42nd minute, when the Argentine Laurato Martínez He knew how to take advantage of a shot on a stopped ball. To a quite matched first part, it was followed a second half that was presented positive for the Italians, who placed the rival, forcing the Rayados to lock themselves in the band to protect the goal.
Among the few outings that the Mexican team could scratch before the new scenario raised by those of Inter, in the 65th minute Germán Berterame ended up in the hands of Sommer. Chivu changes gave freshness to the team, which managed to maintain the game under its control and generate danger among Monterrey.
The parity between the two left the Argentine River Plate at the head of the group Ewith 3 points, after winning the Japanese Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday 3-1. Next Saturday, on the second day of Group E of Club World CupInter will be measured with the Urawa Red Diamonds and the River Plate will do so against Monterrey.
