Inter take on the visitors Urawa Reds in the round 2 match of FIFA Club World Cup. The match will be played on Saturday, June 21st at Lumen Field (Seattle, WA).
Inter owe a great deal to their former coach, Simone Inzaghi, for the trophies won in recent years — all while navigating significant financial constraints. He led them to multiple titles, including a dominant Serie A triumph in 2024. But that chapter ended on a sour note. First came a rare defeat in the Supercoppa to city rivals AC Milan. Then, as Inter seemed on track for a historic treble, their season unraveled. They lost their league lead to Napoli, failed to reclaim it after a 2-2 draw with Lazio, and suffered a humiliating 0-3 home defeat to Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final. The final blow came with a 0-5 thrashing by PSG in the Champions League final. With Inzaghi departing for the Middle East, former player Cristian Chivu took over and made his debut at the Club World Cup. His side had to come from behind against Monterrey, ultimately drawing 1-1.
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Urawa Red Diamonds aren't expected to make a deep run. The Japanese side is something of a paradox. While regarded as a top club in Asia, they haven’t won the J1 League since 1982. However, they’ve claimed the AFC Champions League title three times, including in 2017 and 2022, and also lifted the Emperor's Cup in 2021. Last season, though, they only managed a 13th-place finish in the domestic league. This year under Maciej Skorża, they’ve shown improvement, sitting in third place after 21 rounds, albeit far behind leaders Kashima Antlers. In their Club World Cup opener, they faced a much stronger River Plate. Despite scoring once, they were outplayed and fell 1-3.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the Italian giants and a Far East representative. Inter are overdue for a convincing win. Expect the Nerazzurri to finally deliver — back them with a -1.5 goal handicap.
Prediction for the match: Inter to win with -1.5 handicap.
