AFP, Philadelphia:
Inter Milan came from behind to beat Urawa Red Diamonds and knock the Japanese side out of the Club World Cup (CWC) on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund held off Mamelodi Sundowns to win a seven-goal thriller.
At Lumen Field in Seattle, Ryoma Watanabe got an early opening goal for Urawa Reds, who were backed by a noisy contingent of their supporters.
But captain Lautaro Martinez — who got Inter’s equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Monterrey of Mexico in their opening game — repeated the trick to level matters with a clever overhead kick 12 minutes from time.
Valentin Carboni was then the unlikely hero as he grabbed the winner two minutes into injury time.
The 20-year-old Argentine had not played a competitive game since early October after suffering a serious knee injury while on loan at Marseille.
Carboni had not made an appearance for Inter in over two years, but he was on to hand to sidefoot home when the ball fell to him in the area.
“Our opponents play with their hearts and to counter that as a team we need to play with more pride, be humble and know how to suffer,” Martinez told broadcaster DAZN after Inter were made to work for the victory.
The result left Inter provisionally top of Group -E on four points, one point ahead of River Plate before the Argentinian giants faced Monterrey later in Pasadena.
Meanwhile a second defeat in as many matches means Urawa Reds are eliminated, and many of their supporters were in tears at full-time.
