Internazionale, where Dumfries and De Vrij both started in the base, looked at a backlog within three minutes. German Cano responded alert to a changed pass and headed the 1-0 behind Yann Sommer from close by.
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That early tap did not overcome Inter in the remainder of the game anymore. The Vrij still got a huge chance on the 1-1 halfway through the second half, but the defender worked the ball after good return from Lautaro Martinez next to it. The same Martinez was unlucky ten minutes before time with a shot that was back in the field through the inside of the post.
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Deep in injury time, Hercules completed the feast for the Brazilians, by picking up the ball halfway through the Italian half and Sommer with a slider in the far corner checking.
After Palmeiras, Fluminense is the second Brazilian club that joins the last eight at the last eight, and in the quarterfinals the team will face the winner of the game between Manchester City and Al-Hilal. That match is played in the Dutch night from Monday to Tuesday.