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Internazionale Milano

Inter will hope to have Denzel Dumfries, Hakan Calhanoglu and Davide Frattesi available for selection this week.
No fewer than four players are missing due to injury, while Mehdi Taremi is stranded in Iran.
River Plate Buenos Aires

River Plate have a raft of suspensions, with Kevin Castano, Enzo Perez and Giuliano Galoppo all banned.
Agustin Ruberto and Sebastian Driussi are absent due to injury.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+7'

The referee blows for the end of today's match.
90+5'

The rules are clear, two yellow cards are followed by a red. Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) must hit the showers early today.
90+4'

Denzel Dumfries (Inter) sees a yellow! His tackle wasn't that harsh, but he probably talked himself into Ilgiz Tantashev's book.
90+3'

Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) scores with a great individual effort! He makes a good run, skips past defenders and blasts the ball from the edge of the box past the helpless goalkeeper. His powerful low drive went into the middle of the goal. Absolutely phenomenal!
90+3'

The ball is cleared after Giorgio Costantini (River Plate) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.
90

We will have 6 min. of added time.
90'

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter) sends in a shot from a promising distance after a precise pass. His effort goes inches over the crossbar.
90'

Stefan de Vrij (Inter) commits a foul after bringing down his opponent with a slide tackle.
89'

Inter take a short corner kick.
87'

Carlos Augusto (Inter) carelessly slides into the feet of his opponent and he'll be lucky to avoid punishment. Ilgiz Tantashev blows for the foul but keeps his cards in his pocket on this occasion.
87'

The game is interrupted because of a yellow card that is shown to Paulo Diaz (River Plate).
85'

That's a clear yellow card. Sebastiano Esposito (Inter) goes into the book.
83'

Cristian Chivu prepares a substitution. Francesco Pio Esposito is replaced by Sebastiano Esposito (Inter).
83'

Matteo Darmian (Inter) just cannot continue due to injury and has to be substituted. Stefan de Vrij replaces him.
81'

Matteo Darmian (Inter) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
80'

Marcos Acuna (River Plate) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence.
77'

A yellow card for bad language! Carlos Augusto (Inter) couldn’t remain silent and the result is obvious.
77'

What was Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
75'

Neat passing move from Inter in order to create new attacking opportunities.
73'

Cristian Chivu has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Valentin Carboni (Inter) replacing Lautaro Martinez.
72'

Goal! Henrikh Mkhitaryan plays a short, square pass into the path of Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter), who bends a shot straight into the bottom right corner to make it 1:0. Fabulous goal!
71'

A pass by Petar Sucic (Inter) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
70'

The actual number of corner kicks in this match – 3:4.
68'

Substitution. German Pezzella (River Plate) on for Facundo Colidio.
65'

Lucas Martinez Quarta (River Plate) reacts stupidly and the referee shows him a deserved red card!
65'

Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) fizzes over a cross which doesn't cause any problems.
64'

Facundo Colidio (River Plate) rises high to head a nice lofted cross towards the middle of the goal. Unfortunately for him, his close-range effort lacks pace and Yann Sommer makes a comfortable save.
64'

Petar Sucic (Inter) sends a cross into the box, but Franco Armani comes off his line to gather the ball.
62'

Nicolo Barella will be replaced by Petar Sucic (Inter).
61'

Nacho Fernandez (River Plate) got the ball on the edge of the box and smashed a first-time shot, but his effort flew high over the crossbar.
61'

Marcelo Gallardo decides to make a substitution. Matias Kranevitter will be replaced by Giorgio Costantini (River Plate).
61'

Today's match ends for Federico Dimarco who will be replaced by Carlos Augusto (Inter).
61'

Rodrigo Aliendro goes off the pitch and Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) comes on.
59'

Denzel Dumfries (Inter) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Franco Armani, who smothers the ball.
58'

A pass by Federico Dimarco (Inter) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
57'

Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) produces an inaccurate low pass into the box that is blocked by the one of the defenders. If this pass had slipped through, the ball would have probably ended up in the back of the net.
55'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Maximiliano Meza departs the field of play to be replaced by Nacho Fernandez (River Plate).
55'

The corner is swung in but Inter can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
55'

Federico Dimarco (Inter) produces a quality cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball and spanks it away.
55'

A great solo run by Lautaro Martinez (Inter) took him deep inside the box, but his weak effort towards the middle of the goal was easily caught by Franco Armani.
54'

Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit chip pass.
53'

Federico Dimarco (Inter) receives a precise pass on the edge of the box and bends his effort inches wide of the left post.
51'

Lautaro Martinez (Inter) latches onto a pass and lets fly at goal from the edge of the box. The shot beats the keeper but smashes against the left post. Good effort!
51'

Nicolo Barella (Inter) flights in the cross, but the defender is alert and clears to safety.
49'

Foul! Francesco Acerbi (Inter) is penalised for pulling back his opponent. A free kick to River Plate.
48'

A lofted cross from Marcos Acuna (River Plate) is unsuccessful as the opponent's defence quickly clears the ball out of the penalty area.
47'

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
46'

The River Plate players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.
46'

Everything is set for the start of the second half.
45+3'

Ilgiz Tantashev blows his whistle to signal the end of the first-half action.
45+2'

Lucas Martinez Quarta (River Plate) brings his opponent down with a tackle and Ilgiz Tantashev blows his whistle for a foul.
45+1'

Miguel Borja (River Plate) holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
45

The fourth official shows 2 min. of added time.
44'

Federico Dimarco (Inter) swings in a cross, but the ball is cleared to safety by one of the defending players.
43'

Francesco Acerbi (Inter) is obviously not following the Golden Rule: "Treat others as you want to be treated.“ He makes a bad challenge and leaves Ilgiz Tantashev with no other option than to blow for a foul.
41'

Lautaro Martinez (Inter) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
40'

River Plate can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
39'

The statistic for corner kicks – 2:3.
38'

Lautaro Martinez (Inter) whips the ball in, but it fails to reach any of his teammates as the opposition's defence averts the threat.
36'

Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.
35'

Some patient build-up play from River Plate as they look to unlock the defence.
33'

River Plate take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
32'

Lautaro Martinez (Inter) gets on the end of a pass and tries a shot from the edge of the box, but it's a wild attempt that goes well wide of the right post.
30'

Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) commits a foul and is shown a yellow card without any hesitation from the referee.
29'

A cross from Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) fails to reach the box as the defence clears the ball away to safety.
28'

Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.
27'

Inter have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
26'

Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter) volleys the ball towards goal from the edge of the penalty box, but one of the defenders blocks his shot. The ball goes behind for a corner. Inter will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
25'

The game is interrupted now, Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
24'

The foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter) was seen by Ilgiz Tantashev who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
22'

Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) has to be very careful for the rest of the match after receiving a yellow card from the referee for a bad tackle on an opponent.
20'

The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Paulo Diaz (River Plate).
19'

Facundo Colidio (River Plate) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.
17'

Marcos Acuna (River Plate) performs a sliding tackle but catches his opponent's legs. The referee blows his whistle for an infringement.
17'

The resulting set piece from River Plate is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
16'

River Plate failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
16'

Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball away to eliminate the danger. River Plate get a corner.
15'

The ball possession at the moment is 63:37.
14'

A fine lofted pass into the box, sent by Franco Mastantuono (River Plate), is intercepted by the opposition's defence.
13'

Franco Mastantuono (River Plate) had a good chance to change the score. He ran towards the goal and unleashed a low shot from long range which went towards the middle of the goal, but Yann Sommer was ready and made a save.
12'

A short pass finds Kristjan Asllani (Inter). He spots the keeper off his line and shoots from mid-range, but the ball sails high over the bar.
10'

Federico Dimarco (Inter) takes the corner, but the opposition's defence is ready and clears the ball to safety.
10'

Federico Dimarco (Inter) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball to safety.
10'

Some neat passing and movement from Inter as they ping around some short passes in order to create a new attacking opportunity.
9'

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter) attempted to create a dangerous situation in front of goal by sending a cross into the box, but the defence easily dealt with the threat.
8'

A pass from Maximiliano Meza (River Plate) is intercepted by Yann Sommer and the move breaks down.
6'

Paulo Diaz (River Plate) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Ilgiz Tantashev no option but to blow his whistle.
6'

Ilgiz Tantashev blows his whistle. Marcos Acuna (River Plate) commits a foul after dangerous play.
5'

Nicolo Barella (Inter) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked.
4'

Miguel Borja (River Plate) seems to have picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue playing.
2'

Miguel Borja (River Plate) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
1'

The River Plate players are exchanging short passes in an attempt to create a shooting opportunity.
1'

The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.

The players are out and the match is about to start. Inter will have the kick-off.

Let us introduce today's referee to you, and it's Ilgiz Tantashev.

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