Lautaro Martínez and Valentín Carboni scored for Inter in their 2-1 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds. It was a hard-fought and challenging match for the Italian side, who remain alive in the Club World Cup thanks to goals from the Argentine duo.
The Japanese team took an early lead, and Lautaro came close to equalizing in the first half with a header that struck the crossbar.
In the 78th minute, the 27-year-old Argentine forward connected with a corner kick and scored a stunning bicycle kick to level the match, releasing all his frustration in the celebration.
In stoppage time, recently substituted Carboni—returning from a long injury layoff—found the ball inside the box and calmly finished with his right foot, placing the ball just inside the post to seal the 2-1 win.
Inter will play their final group stage match against River Plate next Wednesday.
I’m so happy for Valentín Carboni after long term injury to play and scored couldn’t be any better come back than this
What is Carboni’s best position? If Inter move Mkhitaryan on, can he play there?
Inter is awful, it’s like a dead man walking and Martinez deserves better.