Inter vs River Plate

Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 04:00Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonIlgiz Tantashev

Summary

Match report

Inter vs River Plate in the FIFA Club World Cup (Group stage - Matchday 3) ended in a 2-0 win for Inter. It was goalless at half-time.

Inter’s goals came from F. Esposito in the 72nd minute and A. Bastoni in the 90th minute. Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) was sent off (66′). Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) was sent off for a second yellow card (90+5′). A. Bastoni was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.0).

After this result, Inter have 7 points and are 1st, while River Plate have 4 points and are 3rd.

Player of the match

A. Bastoni

Inter90'1Rating 8.0

Key stats

All stats

56%Possession44%

16Total shots10
3Shots on target2
4Corners4
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards2

Live commentary

It's all over: Inter beat River Plate 2-0. In numbers: possession Inter 56%, River Plate 44%; shots 16 (3 on target) to 10 (2 on target)
90+5'
Second yellow! Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) is sent off for dissent, and River Plate are down to nine men
90+4'
Yellow card: Denzel Dumfries (Inter) for a foul
90'
Goal! A. Bastoni doubles Inter's lead (2-0)
87'
Booking: Paulo Díaz (River Plate) for dissent
85'
Booking: Sebastiano Esposito (Inter) for time-wasting
83'
Double substitution, Inter: M. Darmian replaces S. de Vrij, F. Esposito on for S. Esposito
77'
Booking: Carlos Augusto (Inter) for a foul
77'
Booking: Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) for a foul
73'
Substitution, Inter: L. Martínez comes on for V. Carboni
72'
Goal! F. Esposito gives Inter the lead (1-0) after a pass from P. Sučić
68'
Substitution, River Plate: G. Pezzella makes way for F. Colidio
66'
Red card! Lucas Martínez Quarta (River Plate) is shown a straight red, and River Plate are down to ten men
63'
Substitution, Inter: Carlos Augusto makes way for F. Dimarco
62'
Substitution, Inter: N. Barella comes on for P. Sučić
62'
Substitution, River Plate: Giorgio Costantini makes way for M. Kranevitter
61'
Substitution, River Plate: R. Aliendro replaces M. Lanzini
55'
Substitution, River Plate: M. Meza comes on for I. Fernández
We're back under way for the second half
The referee blows for half-time: goalless
31'
Booking: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) for a foul
22'
Yellow card: Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) for a foul
Kick-off! We're under way between Inter and River Plate. Inter line up in a 3-5-2, River Plate in a 4-3-3

Lineups

InterCoach: Cristian Eugen ChivuAverage rating 7.23-5-2

Inter – Starting XI (3-5-2)

1Y. SommerGoalkeeper – Rating 7.3
36M. DarmianDefender – Rating 7.5, On 83'
15F. AcerbiDefender – Rating 7.7
95A. BastoniDefender – Player of the match, Rating 8.0, Goal 90', Yellow card 31'
2D. DumfriesMidfielder – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 90+4'
23N. BarellaMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 62'
21K. AsllaniMidfielder – Rating 7.0
22H. MkhitaryanMidfielder – Rating 6.7
32F. DimarcoMidfielder – Rating 7.2, On 63'
10L. MartínezForward – Captain, Rating 7.3, On 73'
94F. EspositoForward – Rating 7.7, Goal 72', On 83'