Fluminense delivered a statement performance in the FIFA Club World Cup Round of 16, outclassing a disjointed Inter Milan side and booking their spot in the quarter-finals.

Still in a transitional phase, Inter looked far from the European giants who dominated Serie A last season. Sluggish in attack and lacking cohesion at the back, the Italians failed to assert themselves against a well-organised and hungry Brazilian outfit.

Fluminense made the most of their opportunities, punishing every defensive lapse and showing the kind of sharpness in front of goal that Inter sorely missed. Their clinical edge made them the second Brazilian team to reach the last eight of this year’s tournament.

2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Inter Milan - Fluminense 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Cano, 3 (0:1); Hercules, 93 (0:2)

Inter Milan: Sommer; Dumfries (Luis Henrique T.L., 53); de Vrij; Dimarco; Darmian; Bastoni (Carlos Augusto, 71); Mkhitaryan (Carboni V., 53); Asllani K. (Sucic P., 53); Barella; Thuram M. (Esposito Se., 66); Martínez L.
Bench: Di Gennaro; Martínez J-p; Calligaris; Acerbi; Palacios T.; Cocchi; De Pieri; Berenbruch; Zalewski
Yellow Cards: Asllani K. 8; Bastoni 39

Fluminense: Fábio; Samuel Xavier; Thiago Silva; Ignácio; Renê R.; Freytes; Bernal (Thiago Santos, 81); Martinelli Matheus (Hercules, 61); Nonato (Lima, 60); Arias J.; Cano (Everaldo, 66)
Bench: Eudes; Fuentes G.; Guga; Manoel; Soteldo; Ganso; Keno; Canobbio; Lezcano; Paulo Baya; Serna
Yellow Cards: Cano 16; Freytes 26; Renê R. 35; Thiago Santos 85