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Cristian Chivu Inter press conference during 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

Inter make their debut under new coach Cristian Chivu and begin their FIFA Club World Cup campaign against Monterrey.

It kicks off at the Rosebowl in Los Angeles at 02.00 UK time (01.00 GMT, 21.00 local time).

You can watch all the action live from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on DAZN.

They are in Group E along with River Plate and Urawa Reds.

This is not just the opening fixture of the tournament for Inter, but also the first match for Chivu since replacing Simone Inzaghi.

Although he has hinted at a potential change of tactics in future, he had very little time to work with the team and is therefore sticking to the 3-5-2 formation.

Denzel Dumfries, Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu had fitness concerns and are therefore rested, so Sebastiano Esposito is thrown into the mix after returning from his loan experience at Empoli.

Mehdi Taremi is still stuck in Iran and unable to travel due to the situation in the Middle East.

Monterrey are a Mexican side with a very famous captain, former Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos, who joined them as a free agent in February.

Other familiar faces include ex-Sevilla, Milan and Genoa winger Lucas Ocampos and former Roma defender Hector Moreno.

It is a debut for their coach too, Pep Guardiola’s former assistant manager Domenec Torrent taking over from Martin Demichelis.

Monterrey vs. Inter official line-ups

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, sticks; Darmian, Barella, Asllani, Mkhitryan, Carlos Augustus; Sebastiano Esposito, Lautaro Martinez

Monterrey: andrada; Medina, Sergio Ramos, Guzman; Chavez, Rodriguez, Rores, Arteaga; Canals, Ocampos; Berterameme