Inter – Urawa Reds

The opponents will not score more than three goals in a head-to-head meeting

River Plate took sole possession of first place in Group E after the first match day of the Club World Cup. Monterrey and Inter scored one point each, while Urawa were the last club in the quartet without points. The Japanese started their game against the legendary Argentine club with an early goal. As early as the twelfth minute, Urawa conceded through Colidio's effort. Exactly the same way the Japanese team entered the second half. The goal was scored by Driussi who was injured at the same moment. Urawa equalised with a penalty, but fifteen minutes later River set the final score at 3-1. The Japanese club showed a low class of play. Some glimpses of Urawa's performance were at the expense of individual actions by the rare capable players. It is hard to find words of praise for Inter's first match of the tournament. The Italian side struggled to play in the heat against Monterrey. The legendary Sergio Ramos, who plays for the Mexican club, realised the first moment of the match midway through the first half. Before the end of the first half Inter managed to get back into the game, catching the opponent during the execution of a free-kick on a mistake to create an offside trap. There were no more goals in the match, but closer to the winning goal was Monterrey, who hit the bar of Inter's goal. Bookmakers have identified the nominal hosts as clear favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.18 on their victory. Internazionale have not really recovered from the defeat in the final match of the European Champions League. The eyes of the Milan club players, who were deprived of their holidays in favour of the Club World Cup, clearly did not burn with the desire to give 100%. The second match of the group Italians again have to play at a hot time. Moreover, the opponent is not easy for Inter. Of course, the class of the European vice-champion is higher than that of Urawa, but the Japanese are very diligent and the desire to prove themselves in matches with star opponents cannot be taken away from them. The Urawa camp understands how to play well against Inter. The Mexican Monterrey provided a sample a few days ago. We bet that in this match there will be a lot of fighting and a restrained number of goals.