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A new era begins for beaten Champions League finalists in California as Cristian Chivu takes charge of Group E opener

The Cristian Chivu era officially begins at Inter Milan tonight as they kick off their Club World Cup campaign against Monterrey in California.

Chivu had built up extensive coaching experience with Inter at youth level before a short-lived spell in charge at Serie A rivals Parma, with the ex-Romania international hired to return in the top job only last week after a failed pursuit of Cesc Fabregas at Como and links to the likes of Genoa’s Patrick Vieira.

The 44-year-old must immediately lift spirits at Inter after their Champions League final drubbing followed hot on the heels of relinquishing the Serie A title to former head coach Antonio Conte and Napoli on a dramatic final day in addition to being beaten by arch-rivals AC Milan in both the Coppa Italia semi-finals and Supercoppa Italiana final.

Inter are in Group E at the Club World Cup, where Argentine giants River Plate are the early pacesetters after beating Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 in Seattle earlier on Tuesday.

Monterrey qualified for the inaugural expanded 32-team summer tournament in the United States as winners of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2021, joining Pachuca as one of only two Mexican clubs competing after Club Leon were removed and Club America lost a resulting play-off tie against Los Angeles FC.

They are captained by Sergio Ramos and coached by former Pep Guardiola assistant Domenec Torrent, who, like Chivu, is also new to the job, having been hired last month to succeed the sacked Martin Demichelis following Monterrey’s loss to Toluca in the quarter-finals of the Clausura 2025.

How to watch Monterrey vs Inter Milan

TV channel and live stream: Monterrey vs Inter Milan is being shown live globally via DAZN, with all 63 matches at the Club World Cup made available to watch for free with a sign-up.

Coverage begins at 1:30am BST ahead of a 2am BST kick-off - 6pm local time - at the iconic Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

For DAZN subscribers and ‘Freemium’ members, the games are part of the existing subscription.