Club World Cup: Inter vs Fluminense – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 25: Lautaro Martinez #10 of FC Internazionale Milano is substituted for Valentin Carboni #45 during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between FC Internazionale Milano and CA River Plate at Lumen Field on June 25, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Sebastiano Esposito is favourite over Marcus Thuram to start in the Inter attack alongside Lautaro Martinez against Brazilian side Fluminense in the Club World Cup Round of 16 this evening.

It kicks off at 15:00 local time (15:00 CET) at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Inter have qualified for the Round of 16 as group winners.

The Nerazzurri must cope without the injured Hakan Calhanoglu, Piotr Zielinski, Benjamin Pavard, Yann Bisseck and Davide Frattesi, who have returned to Europe, and Francesco Pio Esposito, who has sustained a minor muscle injury.

Thuram had missed the previous two matches and returned to group training earlier this week, but according to several Italian sources, including Tuttosport and Gazzetta, Sebastiano Esposito is favourite to start alongside Lautaro Martinez in attack.

As per Gazzetta, Carlos Augusto and Stefan de Vrij are favourite over Federico Dimarco and Francesco Acerbi, respectively.

The winner will meet Manchester City or Simone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal in the quarter-finals.

Inter vs Fluminense – where to watch on TV

The best way to live stream the Club World Cup is with DAZN, which is offering a free service this summer, which can also be upgraded to a premium service. DAZN’s free offer means ads during games, and no replays or extended highlights, but it’s still a pretty tempting deal that will surely get Blues fans and others signing up quickly.

Inter vs Fluminense – probable line-ups

Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Darmian, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; S.Esposito, Lautaro Martinez. 

Fluminense (4-3-3): Fabio; Samuel Xavier; Thiago Silva, Freytes, Rene; Nonato, Hercules, Martinelli; Arias, Cano, Canobbio.