Both seeking their first win at this summer's Club World Cup, Italian giants Inter Milan and Group E outsiders Urawa Red Diamonds will meet in Seattle on Saturday.

Inter drew their opening group game 1-1 against Monterrey, while Urawa were beaten by River Plate, so neither can afford to lose this weekend.

In their first match since suffering an historic European final defeat, Inter were keen to make a fresh start under new management as they kicked off their campaign at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday.

The Serie A and UEFA Champions League runners-up first fell behind when Monterrey's 39-year-old skipper Sergio Ramos powered home a header, before their own captain, Lautaro Martinez, pulled them level just before the break.

Despite firing in eight attempts after half time, they failed to find the target again, so new coach Cristian Chivu had to settle for a share of the spoils.

Chivu succeeded Simone Inzaghi - who left three days after the 5-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain, before joining fellow Club World Cup competitors Al Hilal - having spent several years coaching in the club's primavera.

A brief but impressive 13-game spell at Parma towards the end of last term was enough to see the ex-Inter defender picked to lead one of Italy's top teams, and he has stated his intent to start well.

As two-time winners of the Intercontinental Cup during the mid-1960s, the Nerazzurri have a proud history in global competition, so Chivu is expected to rouse his weary squad and reach the latter stages - or at least avoid an embarrassing early exit.

Slipping up against Urawa Red Diamonds could prove costly in that regard, and the pressure is on to take maximum points at Lumen Field before a big clash with River Plate next week.

Urawa, meanwhile, went into their opener having won just two of their previous seven matches, leaving them fourth in the J1 League and seven points off the pace.

Qualifying as winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League - their third Asian title - the Japanese club's first game was against in-form River Plate, who ultimately came out on top.

Though Yusuke Matsuo's penalty briefly gave them hope just after the break, Urawa's improved second-half showing was not enough to avoid a 3-1 defeat to the South American heavyweights.

If their third Club World Cup campaign is not to end at the group stage, Maciej Skorza's side must pick up at least one point against Inter on Saturday, as only the top two will go through.

The team from Saitama were well backed by their noisy and colourful fans against River, and they will surely need such passionate support again this weekend.

Having lost both previous CWC encounters with European opposition - to Inter's city rivals AC Milan in 2007, then Manchester City two years ago - history is certainly not on their side.

Inter Milan possible starting lineup: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Zalewski, Barella, Asllani, Sucic, Dimarco; F. P. Esposito, Martinez

Urawa Red Diamonds possible starting lineup: Nishikawa; Ishihara, Boza, Hoibraten, Naganuma; Gustafson, Yasui; Watanabe, Savio, Sekine; Matsuo