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River Plate eliminated from Club World Cup after 2-0 loss vs. Inter

River Plate have been eliminated from the Club World Cup after their 2-0 loss against Inter.

The Argentine club lost their last match at the Club World Cup and are out of the tournament. A red card for Lucas Martínez Quarta and goals by Francesco Esposito and Alessandro Bastoni eliminated River Plate who finished the group on four points.

Both clubs from Argentina, Boca Juniors and River Plate, are eliminated. Lautaro Martínez and Valentín Carboni along with Inter finish first in the group ahead of Monterrey.

River Plate look to advance in Club World Cup vs. Inter

River Plate will look to advance in the Club World Cup as they play Inter on Wednesday.

The Argentine club leads Group E as they are tied on four points with Inter but lead due to a one goal difference. A draw or a win would have River Plate in the next round of the Club World Cup.

Lautaro Martínez has two goals in two matches for Inter, scoring against Monterrey in their 1-1 draw and against Urawa Reds in their 2-1 win.

Enzo Fernández assists twice for Chelsea in 3-0 win vs. Espérance de Tunis

Enzo Fernández had two assists for Chelsea in their 3-0 win against Espérance de Tunis.

Fernández provided two assusts in two minutes for Chelsea during injury time of the first half. With the score at 0-0, Chelsea were awarded a free kick.

It was Enzo who would take it, crossing the ball into the penalty area and Tosin would head the ball and score to give Chelsea the 1-0 lead.

Two minutes later, the Argentine would provided another assist, a cross towards Delap who would beat his marker and score for Chelsea’s second goal of the match.

Chelsea would score a third and win 3-0, qualifying second in the group behind Flamengo.

Claudio Echeverri on crutches during Manchester City’s training

Claudio Echeverri was seen on crutches during Manchester City’s training session.

Echeverri scored for Manchester City in their 6-0 win against Al Ain at the Club World Cup but was substituted out. The 19 year old was substituted out at half time with a twisted ankle and a video has surfaced of Echeverri on crutches.

Manchester City have not given an update on Echeverri. They will play Juventus on Friday.

Boca Juniors eliminated from Club World Cup, Benfica finish as group leaders

Boca Juniors have been eliminated from the Club World Cup with Benfica finishing as group leaders.

The Argentine club drew 1-1 against Auckland City and was unable to get the win against the team from New Zealand. It was Boca Juniors who took the lead off an own goal from Nathan Garrow but Auckland City would draw level with a goal from Christian Gray. That draw leaves them on two points, finishing ahead of Aucland City who had one point.

Benfica got a 1-0 win against Bayern Munich with Andreas Schjelderup scoring. Benfica will play the runner up of Group D which is Flamengo, Chelsea or Espérance de Tunis.