Inter Milan starting XI (3-5-2): Sommer, Darmian (subbed for De Vrij), Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella (subbed for Sucic), Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco (subbed for Carlos Augusto), F. Esposito (subbed for S. Esposito), Lautaro (subbed for Carboni)

Bench: Di Gennaro, J. Martinez, Calligaris, Palacios, Re Cecconi, Cocchi, Luis Henrique, Berenbruch, Zalewski, De Pieri

Goals: F. Esposito 72’, Bastoni 90+3’

River Plate starting XI (4-2-3-1): Armani, Montiel, Diaz, Martinez Quarta, Acuna, Kranevitter (subbed for Costantini), Aliendro (subbed for Lanzini), Mastantuono, Meza (subbed for Fernandez), Colidio (subbed for Pezzella), Borja

Bench: Ledesma, Gattoni, Rivero, Gonzalez Pirez, Bustos, Casco, Rojas, G. Martinez, Lencina, Tapia, Subiabre

Red cards: Quarta 66’, Montiel 90+5’

Francesco Esposito scored Inter’s first goal seven minutes after River had been reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Lucas Martinez Quarta.

Alessandro Bastoni added the second in stoppage time.

Martinez Quarta was shown the red card for bringing down Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the last defender, with his teammate Gonzalo Montiel also dismissed for two yellow cards after a fracas in stoppage time. 

Inter Milan, the 20-times Italian champions, will face Fluminese in the last 16 in Charlotte on Monday.

AAP