Fluminense gets early goal from Germán Cano to knock out Inter Milan in Club World Cup Round of 16

CHARLOTTE N C AP Germ n Cano scored on a header three minutes into the match and Fluminense held on to defeat Champions League finalist Inter Milan - to advance to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup in front of a sparse crowd at Bank of America Stadium on Monday The Brazilians move on to face the Manchester City-Al Halal winner on Friday in Orlando Florida Almost before both teams were able to break a sweat in the -degrees Fahrenheit heat Jhon Arias sent a slightly deflected traveling pass from the right corner that Cano headed into the net for a - lead The Brazilians appeared to add to their lead late in the first half but Ignacio s header into the net was waived off due to being offside Hercules added a late wide open goal in stoppage time for the final - margin Milan controlled the time of possession throughout the match and certainly had its chances but couldn t will the ball into the net It was one bad bounce after another As the match was winding down Fluminense players jumped up and down on the sideline That celebration carried over to the field after the match where they hopped up and down in unison in a huddle their arms wrapped around each other Key moment Lautaro Martinez had a point-blank shot in the second half to tie the match but the ball hit off the upright He couldn t believe his bad luck and shook his head in disbelief Takeaways Fluminense played more poised throughout the match and became the second Brazilian club gang to reach the quarterfinals joining Palmeiras Noteworthy The match was not well attended Stadium leaders invited patrons from the upper deck to come sit down in the lower deck which was still half empty AP soccer https apnews com soccer Source