Daily Archives: June 26, 2025

Marcos Acuna loses his head as River Plate exit the Club World Cup fighting in defeat by Inter


“Facundo Colidio headed their best chance of the game into the arms of Yann Sommer midway through the second half and when Inter countered, Lucas Quarta brought down Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the last man and was sent off, adding to River’s awful disciplinary record at the tournament. Francesco Pio Esposito sealed Inter’s progress against the ten men after 71 minutes when he received the ball with his back to goal on the left side of the box, opened his body up and fired into the opposite corner before Alessandro Bastoni. River had Gonzalo Montiel sent off at the death for a second yellow card as the match ended with Inter players running off the pitch showered by items from the stands and followed by a furious Acuna until he was restrained by Chivu and players from both sides. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)