Inter flop, Fluminense kicks them out of the Club World Cup. Lautaro: "Whoever doesn't want to stay should leave". And Marotta: "He was thinking about Calhanoglu"

"Coming second in sports is never a failure: many competitors in recent years have not done so. Lautaro's hot intervention is emotional and significant of the role of captain. It must motivate and make people pursue a sense of belonging. When a player shows he wants to leave, he will find the door wide open. This speech, I say, refers to Calhanoglu. But let's not put the cross on him, we have to talk to him in the coming weeks and if he wants to go we will listen to him. He was referring to issues of this type with his teammates, it's a team sport"

The final balance of an endless and "psychophysically exhausting" year. Today we played the 63rd match of the season, almost twenty more than some of our competitors - he explains to Sportmediaset microphones - We were protagonists in Italy but also abroad: in sport, coming in second does not mean having failed the objective. We gave our all but this is sport: sometimes others are better than you or arrive in better shape. But in any case this has certainly been a positive season"

Inter, Lautaro very harsh: "Whoever doesn't want to stay should leave"

"The message must be clear: those who want to stay must stay, those who don't want to stay must go - the words of the Nerazzurri captain to Sportmediaset -. I want to fight for important objectives, this is an important shirt and this must be the message. To stay at the top and bring trophies we must have desire, this is the message".

On the match: "In the first half we were not in the game, conceding a goal and making mistakes in passing, support and many choices. They scored in the first minutes but defended well low, looking for the counterattack. In the second half we were better, then we took the 2-0 but we left everything on the pitch".

And again: "It was hot and the pitch was dry, for both teams. However, we arrived with a bit of mental tiredness and players missing. I apologize to the fans and all the people who came here to be with us, now let's rest to start again in the best way for next season".

Inter bids farewell to Club World Cup, Fluminense reaches quarter-finals, 0-2 the final score

Inter returns from the USA to Italy, defeated by a goal in the first half and another in injury time by Brazilians Fluminense in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. The Nerazzurri immediately behind, Fluminense scores in the third minute thanks to Cano. In the 11th minute Dimarco tries with his left foot, Fabio saves. Attempt to double the score at half an hour for the Brazilians with Arias but Sommer saves. The doubling comes 5 minutes from the end of regulation time with Ignacio, but after an appeal to the VAR the goal is disallowed for offside. Seven minutes of injury time, mainly due to the cooling break. In the second half Chivu changes the formation: in the 53rd minute Mkhitaryan, Asllani and Dumfries leave, Sucic, Carboni and Luis Henrique come on, then in the 66th minute Thuram leaves for Esposito. In the 69th minute great shot by de Vrij from close range and assisted by Lautaro, the ball just wide and no equaliser. Another change by Chivu, Bastoni comes out and Carlos Augusto comes in. In the 75th minute Dimarco from distance and from a free kick throws a stone but misses the net, five minutes later Lautaro tries but Fabio saves. The Inter captain repeats in the 82nd and 83rd, stopped first by the Brazilian goalkeeper and then by the post. There are also 7 minutes of added time in the second half, in the second of these Carlos Augusto wastes it by sending the shot high over the crossbar. Fliminense doubles its lead in the fourth minute of added time with Hercules. Dimarco tries with force at the end but the crossbar opposes.