Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi remains stranded in his country after military attacks between Iran and Israel.
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The Iranian striker of Inter Milan Mehdi Taremi is stranded in Tehran due to the conflict between Iran and Israel and will be low at the beginning of the FIFA Club World Cup, the Italian team confirmed on Saturday.
Taremi, 32, traveled to his country for the June 10 match against North Korea, in which he scored a goal in the 3-0 win, for the 2026 World Cup classification.
Subsequently, the attacker could not take a flight to join the concentration of Inter in Los Angeles (United States), due to the outbreak of bombings between Israel and Iran.
A source of Inter confirmed to the AFP that Taremi is stranded in his native country.
The Inter begins its journey at the Club World Cup facing Tuesday to the Mexican Monterrey at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, east of Los Angeles.
This duel will also be the debut of his new coach, Cristian Chivu, appointed Monday as Simone Inzaghi successor, who left the position after the 5-0 win suffered before Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Champions League.
In the presentation press conference, held on Saturday at the headquarters of the team in Beverly Hills, Chivu said that Inter is ready to recover from the double disappointment of having lost the title of series A and the Champions League final.
The former Romanian, 44, stressed that his players can be proud of this campaign.
“We must not forget the tour of this team, it has been a great season,” said the former 'Nerazzurra'. “This team has great quality. They arrived until the end, but they did not get the trophies. It has not been a failed season.”
“We eliminated Bayern and Barcelona in the Champions League. We were at the top of the League, among the best in Europe, for a long time. That is why we cannot forget it. Failure does not exist in football. Failure is to put excuses,” he said.
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