The Spaniards broke the deadlock at the end of the first half with Mbappé and closed the score in the second half with Rodrygo and Vinicius on a penalty
Lusail (Qatar) – Real Madrid wins the new Intercontinental Cup. Prediction respected at the Lusail stadium, where Carlo Ancelotti’s Blancos beat Mexicans Pachuca 3-0, winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup in June and reached the final by first winning the Derby of the Americas against Botafogo and then overcoming the Egyptians ‘Al Ahly, African champions, on penalties.
Ancelotti immediately launches Mbappè, recovered from injury, with Rodrygo, Bellingham and Vinicius in support but it is the Mexicans who start better, forcing Courtois twice – first with Rodriguez and then with Idrissi – to take refuge in a corner. Slow ball movement for the Merengues, but as the minutes passed they began to gain control, even if without creating real dangers for the goal defended by Moreno.
Pachuca leaves ample space for Real’s counterattacks which however lacks in the last pass, at least until the 37th minute: pocket by Bellingham, double step by Vinicius and ball in the middle where Mbappè finds the right coordination to put it in the net, confirming a special feeling with the Lusail stadium, scene of the 2022 world final in which he scored a hat-trick.
The advantage unlocks Real Madrid, who begins to appear more frequently in the Mexican frontcourt and in the 53rd minute the second goal also arrives with the signature of Rodrygo, who, following Mbappè’s discharge, feints with a left and then with a right, he places it in the corner .
Ancelotti allows himself to let the former PSG player out and the Blancos give up a bit, facilitating the reaction of the Mexicans who become dangerous on a couple of occasions with Rondon (Courtois is ready for the free kick, then a header just over the top) .
A blaze that awakens Real and in the 83rd minute, complete with an announcement from the referee after the VAR review, an intervention by Idrissi on Lucas Vasquez is sanctioned with a penalty: from the spot Vinicius makes it 3-0 and closes the score, with Ancelotti who won his 15th trophy at the helm of Los Blancos, overtaking Miguel Munoz and becoming the most successful coach in the club’s history.
For Real Madrid it is the ninth title considering the three Intercontinental Championships won when European champions and South American champions competed and the 5 Club World Cups.
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