Brazilian facet Fluminense rode their luck late on to carry on and beat Inter Milan and arrange a Club World Cup quarter-final in opposition to both Manchester City or Al-Hilal.
Champions League finalists Inter have been sloppy from the off and fell behind early on when German Cano headed a unfastened ball previous Yann Sommer.
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Fluminense have been properly on prime for the primary 65 minutes or in order the torpid Serie A facet struggled to create something of notice.
But Inter lastly discovered some risk late on.
First, defender Stefan de Vrij someway missed from just a few yards out after captain Lautaro Martinez headed throughout.
Martinez was then denied by a high-quality sve by Fluminense’s 44-year-old goalkeeper Fabio, earlier than he hit a low shot in opposition to the submit.
The Argentine might barely consider his lack of luck, and Fluminense then marched upfield in added time so as to add a second via substitute Hercules.
90+3′ HÉRCULEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! 💥
Fluzão strike in additional time to make it 2-0! 🇭🇺
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There was nonetheless time for Inter to hit the crossbar via Federico Dimarco however the remaining whistle at a sparsely populated Bank of America stadium in Charlotte noticed jubilant scenes from the Fluminense bench.
City or Al-Hilal can have a troublesome ask within the quarter-final.
90+6′ Fluminense dwelling on the sting. The submit involves the rescue as soon as extra! 🧱⚽
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