TENSIONS at the Club World Cup boiled over during Inter Milan’s clash with River Plate as stars from opposing teams had to be held back from FIGHTING one another.
Inter‘s Denzel Dumfries and River‘s Marcos Acuna were involved in a heated exchange on the pitch during the latter stages of the Group E Club World Cup match.
Denzel Dumfries and Marcos Acuna were involved in a heated exchange at the Club World Cup[/caption]
Inter Milan’s Dumfries had left a heavy challenge on River Plate’s Acuna[/caption]
Acuna was left incensed by it after also seeing team-mate Gonzalo Montiel sent off[/caption]
As Dumfries jogged off the pitch Acuna attempted to follow him[/caption]
But players from both River and Inter’s coach ran over to stop him[/caption]
He even had to be dragged to the floor to stop his pursuit of the Dutchman[/caption]
The Champions League finalists were winning 2-0 in injury time following goals from Francesco Pio Esposito and Alessandro Bastoni, while the Argentine outfit were down to NINE men after seeing Lucas Martinez Quarta and Gonzalo Montiel sent off in the second half.
Montiel had been sent off minutes after Bastoni’s injury-time stunner.
And Acuna soon targeted his frustrations at Dumfries after the Dutchman had left a heavy challenge on him mere seconds before.
Dumfries did not let the taunts of his opponent get to him and even gave some back, but when the full-time whistle came from referee Ilgiz Tantashev it sent a fresh barrage hurtling towards him.
As the 29-year-old jogged off the pitch at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA, he was then pursued by 33-year-old Acuna – all while coming under a shower of missiles from the River supporters in that section of the stadium.
Players from both sides rushed over to the corner of the pitch to get in the middle of the pair, with both River subs and Inter head coach Cristian Chivu included in a group who held Acuna back, even going so far as to wrestle him to the ground.
The match result confirmed Inter’s progression into the last 16 as group leaders, which has set them up for a mouth-watering tie against fellow South American club, Fluminese.
Meanwhile, River were sent crashing out of the tournament after finishing a point behind Mexican outfit, Monterrey, who fought their way to two draws against Inter and River before thrashing Japanese giants Urawa Reds 4-0.
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Inter’s next match will be played out on June 30 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Meanwhile, Chelsea and Manchester City have both confirmed their places in the knockout rounds.
After finishing second in Group D – a draw which has worked out favourable for them and convinced fans they will make the final – the Blues will take on Benfica on June 28.
City take on Juventus at 8pm today to find out who they will face in the last 16, with the winner in line to play the runner-up of Group H, likely to be one of RB Salzburg or Al-Hilal.
The loser out of Man City and Juventus face the prospect of taking on current group leaders Real Madrid, who have won the tournament a record five times.
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