Fluminense shock Inter 2-0 to reach Club World Cup quarter-finals
CHARLOTTE: Fluminense reached the Club World Cup quarter-finals with a stunning 2–0 win over Inter Milan as German Cano’s early goal and substitute Hercules’ stoppage-time strike toppled the Champions League runners-up in sweltering heat on Monday.
Coach Renato’s decision to line up a three-man defense paid off, catching Inter off guard and leaving the 2023 Copa Libertadores champions largely untroubled throughout the match.
“I put it in their heads that it would work. Inter is a great team.