Inter V Urawa Red Diamonds: lineup, statistics, preview
Inter will target their first victory in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, facing three-time Asian champion Urawa Red Diamond in Seattle on Saturday.
The Champions League finalists began their campaign in a 1-1 draw with Mexican side Monterrey in a half-full rose bowl.
“I’m not looking for excuses, but I have little energy right now,” said new intercoach Christian Chibb.
“It was still a good performance. We created a lot of opportunities. We made mistakes on the finish and the final pass and there was a bit of hunger in front of the goal.
“We did everything we could to win, we tried to defend ourselves aggressively. It’s a shame we didn’t score three points.
“We could have done better. We were slow, especially in the second half. But I prefer to emphasize the team’s commitment.”
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Urawa lost 3-1 to Argentine’s Side River Plate in the Seattle opener, and winger Matsuda Yuri scored a second-half penalty, making the scoreline easy to make it 2-1.
“I don’t think you need to give too much respect to your opponent,” Matsuo said, adding that Urawa will “can do better” and that they will need to “switch gear” against Inter.
“We prepared countermeasures against our opponents, but we had a hard time doing them for the first 20 minutes.
“After that, I got a little more control over the game. As I gradually fell into rhythm, I recognized my second goal.
“Especially in the second half, we were able to control the game and create opportunities. There was a moment when it gave us confidence that we could do what we could.”
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Inter V Urawa Red Diamonds Team News
Interroth Wideman Denzeldan Fleece became a muscle problem shortly before the opener, but forward Marcus Thurlam appeared as a second half replacement before maintaining a hamstring injury.
Thuram has replaced Sebastiano Esposito, who missed a good chance during the 22-year-old game, but the academy products and his 19-year-old brother, Pio Esposito, could be Chivu’s only offensive option, especially if he wants to rest Lauter Roman Martinez, who scored points.
Chiv switched from 3-5-2 and tried out the 3-4-1-2 and 3-4-2-1 shapes with Monterrey in the second half, with fans eager to see what Romanian tactics look like against Urawa.
Maciej Skorza is seduced to change his first XI, but Paul is that acknowledging his early goals “had a very strong impact on the team’s mentality,” which is called “the hardest to train.”
“The team put in a lot of effort and did a great job, but the way we started wasn’t the way we expected,” Scorza added. “We played better in the second half, but the way we admitted it wasn’t good.”
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Inter V Urawa Red Diamonds is the expected lineup
Start XI: Summer; Darmian, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni, Carlos Augusto; Aslani, Barrera, Mkhitaryan. Esposito, Lautaro Martinez
Urawa Red Diamonds to Start XI: Nishikawa; Naganuma, Danilo Boza, Hoibraten, Ishihara; Yasui, Gustafson; Kaneko, Matheus Savio, Watanabe; Matsuo.
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