Fluminense Brazilian side showed his luck late to preserve and beat Inter Milan and create a quarter-final of the Club World Cup against Manchester City or Al-Hilal.
The finalists of the Champions League, Inter were botched at the end and were late very early when the German cano led a loose ball in front of Yann Sommer.
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Fluminense was well at the top for the first 65 minutes that the Léthargic series, one side had trouble creating anything.
But Inter finally found a threat late.
First of all, defender Stefan de Vrij missed a few meters after Captain Lautaro Martinez happened.
Martinez was then refused by a beautiful SVE by the Fluminense goalkeeper, Fabio, 44, before hitting a low blow against the post.
The Argentinian could barely believe his lack of luck, and Fluminense then walked in the field in an additional time to add a second via the replacement Hercules.
90 + 3 ‘heculeeeeeeeeeeeeees! 💥
Fluzão strikes in addition to time to do it 2-0! 🇭🇺
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There was still time for Inter to hit the crossbar via Federico Dimarco, but the final whistle in a Bank of America stadium little populated in Charlotte saw jubilant scenes from the Fluminense bench.
City or Al-Hilal will have difficult demand in the quarterfinals.
90 + 6 ‘Fluminense living on the edge. The message comes back to the rescue once again! 🧱⚽
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