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Inter Milan draws Monterrey 1-1, the new season begins and fails to win its first victory

3:38pm, 20 June 2025【Football】

In the first round of the Club World Cup group stage, Inter Milan drew 1-1 with Monterrey. This game marks Inter Milan's journey to the new season led by new coach Ziwo, attracting the attention of a large number of fans. Despite the failure to win, it is regrettable.

Monterrey scored the first goal, and Lautaro scored the equalizer goal, which surprised Inter fans. After the Champions League defeat, Inter Milan was eager to find opportunities to revitalize morale and build confidence in this Club World Cup, but based on their performance, it seems not easy to achieve this goal. After the game, Lautaro encouraged his teammates in the interview and pointed out that the team performed well, but there are still many places that need improvement. He said: "I think we performed well, although the field is a bit dry and the control of the ball has been affected. But overall, I am satisfied, after all, this is our first game. I feel relaxed and calm."

Speaking of the main ideas of the new coach Zivo, Lautaro said: "At present, we have adopted a regional strategy in set piece defense, which is a new attempt, and we must improve our set piece defense more. I feel satisfied and calm. We are just starting out, and there is still a lot to work hard and improve."

Lautaro's speech was praised by the fans. As the captain, he encouraged the team, and pointed out the existing problems and the expectations mentioned by the coach. However, the new coach Ziwo may not have too many opportunities to be praised. OPTA statistics show that since Pioli in November 2016, Inter Milan coach has failed to win the first official game. After the team drew 1-1 with AC Milan, Pioli was quickly fired by Inter Milan, and Zivo obviously did not want to repeat the same mistake.

Next, Inter Milan will face strong opponents such as Urawa Red Diamonds and River Plate. Fighting for the qualification to qualify for the group has become an important task for the Nerazzurri, which not only involves the reputation of the giants, but also concerns the future economic benefits.

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