Clever free kick by Inter Milan ties the game up. Kristjan Asllani slices the ball into the goal box to beat the Monterey offside trap. Lautaro Martínez scores from close range after the ball is squared to him by Carlos Augusto.
Watch the clever free kick by Kristjan Asllani in the video below. Surely Inter Milan planned this style of free kick to counteract the high line of Monterey.
However, there was some controversy on the goal.
Some soccer analysts thought that Sergio Ramos might’ve thought that Francesco Acerbi was going to control the ball. And Acerbi was in an offside position.
Additionally, the Monterey goalkeeper could’ve been influenced by the initial touch by Acerbi, too. To where he hesitates in coming out of the box to stop the play.
In the end the ball fell to play again he smartly squirted to blank to score.
In the end, the ball fell to Carlos Augusto and he smartly squared it to Lautaro Martínez to score.
But you do live and die by the offside trap and Monterey took a lot of risks throughout the game, with Ramos leading the call.
Overall, Inter Milan dominated the game versus Monterey. Nonetheless, they couldn’t convert their chances into goals. Perhaps they will find their footing in the games to come in the Club World Cup.
