On June 17, in the first round of the Club World Cup Group E, Inter Milan and Monterrey competed. In this campaign, Inter Milan's new coach Chivu ushered in his first show as the coach of the Nerazzurri. In the first half of the game, 39-year-old Ramos scored a header to open the scoring for Monterrey, and Lautaro equalized the score. At the end of the half, the two sides were tied 1-1; in the second half, Lautaro's goal was called offside, and then neither side had a good chance to score. In the end, Inter Milan tied Monterrey 1-1, and both sides got 1 point in the first game.

At the beginning of the game, in the 2nd minute, Sommer made a mistake in the penalty area and was almost intercepted, but fortunately the Monterrey player did not grab the ball. In the 8th minute, Lautaro passed the ball to the middle, and Pavard tried a long shot from the outside of the penalty area, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Barrera sent a diagonal pass to Lautaro from the top of the arc, but the goalkeeper attacked in advance and blocked the ball.

In the 19th minute, Inter Milan had a corner kick opportunity on the left side. Aslani kicked the ball but it was headed away. Mkhitaryan got the ball and passed it to Aslani. The latter collided with the defender and fell to the ground. The referee did not say anything. In the 21st minute, Barrera made a clever return pass in the penalty area, and Damian's follow-up shot was high. In the 24th minute, Ocampos shot hard in the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by the defender.

In the 25th minute, Monterrey scored the first goal! Oliver Torres made a cross from the right corner, and Ramos beat Bastoni to score with a header, and Monterrey led 1-0.

In the 28th minute, Inter Milan almost equalized. Carlos Augusto crossed the ball in front of the goal, and Esposito made a close-range shot, but the ball was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 36th minute, Inter players complained that Ramos had handballed in the penalty area, but the referee did not give a penalty. In the 39th minute, Pavard got the ball and passed it to the side, and Damian's cross from the right was caught by the goalkeeper.

In the 42nd minute, Inter equalized the score! Lautaro made a set-piece in the frontcourt, Asllani passed it to the right side of the penalty area, Augusto crossed the ball in front of the goal, and Lautaro cleverly intercepted and scored, equalizing the score, Inter 1-1 Monterrey.

At the end of the first half, the two sides temporarily tied 1-1.

At the start of the second half, in the 47th minute, Mkhitaryan advanced and made a pass, Esposito adjusted and tried to shoot but was destroyed in advance. In the 54th minute, Inter had a corner kick opportunity on the left side, Asllani kicked it out and it was cleared, and the subsequent sideline ball was caught by the goalkeeper. In the 59th minute, Inter made substitutions, Pavard and Esposito were replaced by Thuram and Enrique.

In the 61st minute, Canales advanced to the penalty area with the ball, and then his shot was slightly off target. In the 64th minute, Monterrey almost scored. De Osa passed the ball to Canales, who hit the post with a long shot outside the penalty area, and then Ocampos's follow-up shot missed. In the 67th minute, Inter Milan scored a goal but it was blown off. Lautaro received Aslani's pass and shot the goal, but the offside was too obvious and was blown off.

In the 68th minute, Inter Milan made substitutions. Aslani and Augusto were replaced by Susic and Dimarco. In the 71st minute, Bastoni sent a straight pass, Susic's cross pass was blocked, and Dimarco followed up and shot the ball wide. In the 73rd minute, Thuram collided with Medina on the penalty area line and fell to the ground, but the referee did not call a foul.

In the 77th minute, Barrera passed the ball, and Lautaro's shot from the penalty spot missed the target. In the 80th minute, Damian made a triangle pass, and Zalewski's follow-up shot also missed. In the 88th minute, Monterrey had a counterattack opportunity, and Barrera tripped De Osa and received a yellow card.

In the second half, there were 6 minutes of stoppage time. Monterrey had a corner kick opportunity. De Osa got the ball and his long shot missed. Then Inter Milan made a mistake in the back pass. De Osa got the ball and shot again, and the ball hit the side net.

In the end, Inter Milan tied Monterrey 1-1 in the first game of the Club World Cup.

Starting lineups of both teams:

• Inter Milan: 1-Sommer, 28-Pavard (11-Luis Enrique in the 59th minute), 15-Acerbi, 95-Bastoni, 30-Carlos Augusto (8-Susic in the 68th minute), 36-Damien, 21-Aslani (32-Dimarco in the 68th minute), 22-Mkhitaryan (59-Zalewski in the 78th minute), 23-Barrera, 70-Esposito (9-Thuram in the 59th minute), 1 0-Lautaro Martinez
• Monterrey: 1-Andrada, 4-Guzman, 93-Ramos, 33-Medina, 2-Chavez (14-Aguirre in the 59th minute), 3-Artiga, 30-Jorge Rodriguez, 8-Oliver Torres (6-Deosa in the 59th minute), 10-Canales (16-Rojas in the 89th minute), 7-Botrame (5-Ambriz in the 78th minute), 29-Ocampos (19-Cortizo in the 89th minute)