Club World Cup 2025: Fluminense’s Silva Savors Double Celebration after beating Inter

Fluminense captain Thiago Silva had extra reason to celebrate after Monday’s 2-0 victory over Inter Milan in the club World Cup round of 16, not only enjoy the historical performance of his team, but also when beating the city rivals of his former club.

The 40-year-old defender, who returned to his hometown Club Fluminense last year, played three seasons with Milan between 2009 and 2012 and won a Serie A title and an Italian Super Cup.

While Fluminense hit his Italian opponents from the renewed FIFA tournament, Silva acknowledged that he thought of the Joy Milan fans witnessed the defeat of their arch rival.

«I thought here and thought of Milan,» he said Dazn After the game in Charlotte. «I am sure that the Milan fans will be happy with the defeat of Inter and our victory.»

The Center-Back, which also enjoyed successful spells in Paris St Germain and Chelsea, praised the excellent performance of his team in overcoming the Runners-up of Champions League.

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«This is a very important result for us. We knew it would not be an easy game. They played less than a month ago in the Champions League final,» Silva added.

“Today we played an incredible match. It had to be that way, there was no other way to achieve this.

«We were always together, defensively we played an excellent match. They also made it difficult for us, maybe we missed something in defense, but that is understandable against an opponent like this.»

The Brazilians then face Al Hilal, who beat Manchester City 4-3 on Friday in the other quarterfinals. ))