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Inter Milan, Dortmund bag first wins at Club World Cup

Inter Milan came from behind to beat Urawa Red Diamonds and knock the Japanese side out of the Club World Cup on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund held off Mamelodi Sundowns to win a seven-goal thriller

Fluminense rallied in the second half to beat Ulsan 4-2 and knock out the South Korean side, while Monterrey and River Plate ended goalless.

At Lumen Field in Seattle, Ryoma Watanabe got an early opening goal for Urawa Reds, who were backed by a noisy contingent of their supporters.

But captain Lautaro Martinez – who got Inter’s equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Monterrey of Mexico in their opening game – repeated the trick to level matters with a clever overhead kick 12 minutes from time.

Flamengo thrash Chelsea as Bayern reach Club World Cup last 16

Valentin Carboni was then the unlikely hero as he grabbed the winner two minutes into injury time.

Monterrey could still make it into the last 16 if they beat Urawa and River or Inter win their game.

Earlier, Jobe Bellingham got his first goal for Dortmund as his new club overcame stifling heat in Cincinnati to beat Sundowns 4-3 and move to four points from two matches in Group F.

Sundowns will still go into their final game in Group F with a chance of qualifying for the last 16.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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