Colidio’s Homecoming: River Forward Set for Emotional Clash Against Inter

River Plate’s must-win match against Inter Milan in the Club World Cup holds special significance for striker Facundo Colidio. Set to feature prominently on Wednesday in Seattle, the 24-year-old will face the club that once took him to Europe as a teenage prodigy.

Raised in Boca Juniors’ academy, Colidio was hailed as Argentina’s top youth striker and joined Inter for €8 million without playing a senior game. But his European dream faltered—he never broke into the first team, instead playing in youth competitions before being loaned to Belgium’s Sint-Truiden and then excelling at Tigre.

River signed him in 2023 after a tug-of-war with Boca. Under Marcelo Gallardo, Colidio has impressed in the Club World Cup, scoring against Urawa and starring against Monterrey. Now, against his former club, he’ll hope to deliver a decisive blow and write his redemption story on football’s global stage.