Inter 0-2 Fluminense - Cano heads opener before Hercules' late second
The winners face Man City or Al Hilal
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Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Danny Higginbotham
Former Premier League defender on Channel 5
It had Fabio worried. A wonderful effort from Federico Dimarco. A lovely bend on it, but there's too much on it.
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Drinks break.
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Close! Federico Dimarco shoots from the free-kick. Fabio is very worried and dives for it but the ball curls just wide.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Inter have a free-kick about 25-30 yards out.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
The ball won't quite land for Sebastiano Esposito in the box. Inter really pushing now.
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What happened to the Inter side that knocked out Barcelona in the Champions League semis? They seem to have lost their way.
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Inter send on Carlos Augusto for Alessandro Bastoni.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Inter putting on the pressure now. For the first time in a while it feels like Fluminense hanging on a bit.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Danny Higginbotham
Former Premier League defender on Channel 5
What an opportunity.
The head back from Lautaro Martinez, he gets up exceptionally well.
Stefan de Vrij gets it all wrong.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Image source, Getty ImagesBig chance for Inter. And they haven't had many of them.
Lautaro Martinez heads a cross down for Stefan de Vrij, who pokes a shot wide from four yards out. Sitter.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Nicolo Barella knocks the ball onto Thiago Silva's arm and wants a penalty. But he was right next to him and Silva's arm was by his side so not a chance.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Before the Club World Cup, Sebastiano Esposito, 22, hadn't played for Inter since 2020. He's had loads of loan spells in between.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Danny Higginbotham
Former Premier League defender on Channel 5
Inter Milan look as though they're not up to the pace. Fluminense have been first to every ball and every second ball.
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Fluminense replace goalscorer German Cano with Everaldo.
Inter Milan bring on Sebastiano Esposito for Marcus Thuram.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Fluminense ping a few crosses into the box but Inter deal with them. The Brazilians are deservedly ahead here I'd say.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Then Facundo Bernal tries to catch Yann Sommer off his line from 40 yards but it's going wide before the keeper catches it.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Danny Higginbotham
Former Premier League defender on Channel 5
A brilliant effort. That's going inside the post. It's a wonderful save from Yann Sommer which had to be made.
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Jhon Arias puts in the corner and Facundo Bernal misses from close range.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Jhon Arias has been fantastic today. He whips in a wonderful shot from outside the box which a diving Yann Sommer tips around the post. Such a curl on that effort.
Inter Milan 0-1 Fluminense
Hercules and Lima are on for Fluminense. Matheus Martinelli and Nonato are off.
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Brazilian club Fluminense shocked Inter Milan with a 2-0 win to reach the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup, where they will face Man City's conquerors Al-Hilal.
Striker German Cano's stooping header in the third minute put the Brazilian giants ahead early and substitute Hercules scored a curling edge-of-the-box shot against the run of play in a difficult last 25 minutes.
Inter's star forward Lautaro Martinez had a series of chances to equalise before the second goal, including one against the post late on, while Federico Dimarco also came close to scoring from two free-kicks and had a close-range shot from a wide angle.
But the best chance fell to Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij after Martinez's clever knockdown.
The match was played in front of a crowd of just 20,030 in the final match at the 74,867-capacity Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Fluminese join fellow Brazilian club Palmeiras in the quarter-finals and will Al-Hilal in the Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Friday.
This competition simply means more to the South American clubs involved - celebrations as the final whistle signalled Fluminense had progressed to the quarter-finals were wild among players and fans alike.
The Brazilian clubs involved have proven they are capable of competing with giants from European football, especially in conditions that favour them.
The heat and quality of pitches have not been easy for European clubs to deal with, while supporters from South America have dominated the various host cities in the US making each match seem like a home game for their clubs.
Argentina international Martinez struggled for 65 minutes but a series of substitutions from new manager Cristian Chivu freed him up and he was unlucky not to score.
However, his strike partner Marcus Thuram was poor and quiet throughout while all of legendary defender Thiago Silva, 44-year-old goalkeeper Fabio and forward Jhon Arias excelled for Fluminense.
Winners Fluminense face a quarter-final against Al-Hilal on Friday, while Inter Milan will have some time off before their Serie A campaign kicks off away at Torino in August.
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