MILAN (Interstat) — Inter U19 and Club Brugge U19 played to a 1-1 draw Tuesday in their competition opener, a match shaped by a first-minute goal and a late equalizer from the visiting side. Cristian Carrara put Inter U19 ahead in the first minute, converting an assist from Anas El Mahboubi. The home team held that lead for most of the match before Jessie Da Silva scored in the 87th minute for Club Brugge U19, with Axl Wins providing the assist. Both teams moved to 0-0-1 in the competition and 0-0-1 across all competitions, leaving each with one draw and no wins or losses.

The opening goal arrived almost immediately. El Mahboubi found Carrara, and Carrara finished to give Inter U19 the earliest possible advantage. Carrara played the full 90 minutes and recorded the goal, while El Mahboubi also went the distance and registered the assist. The early strike forced Club Brugge U19 to chase the game, and the visitors gradually found more of the ball as the first half wore on. Club Brugge U19 tried to answer through quick transitions, but Inter U19’s back line held its shape for much of the opening period. Inter U19 remained compact and tried to protect its narrow lead, but the match remained tense because the margin was only one goal.

Discipline became a factor as the game progressed. Club Brugge U19’s Wins was shown a yellow card in the 16th minute. Inter U19’s Putsen D. was cautioned in the 23rd minute, followed by D’Agostino G. in the 46th minute and Farronato M. in the 50th minute. Club Brugge U19’s Cremers P. received a yellow card in the 79th minute, and Inter U19’s Franchi M. was booked in the 84th minute. The cards interrupted the flow at several points and added to the tension as Club Brugge U19 searched for an equalizer.

Both teams turned to their benches in the second half. Club Brugge U19 made changes in the 57th minute with Angulo K. and Billiet J., then made two more in the 77th minute with Kamara A. H. and Delorge L. Inter U19 responded with Rocca E. and Putsen D. in the 65th minute, then D’Agostino G. and Lissi T. in the 74th minute. Inter U19 also brought on Vukaj A. in the 83rd minute. The substitutions gave both sides fresh legs for the closing stretch, and Club Brugge U19’s late pressure finally told when Da Silva struck.

Da Silva’s goal came in the 87th minute during a 13-minute appearance. Wins, who had played the full 90 minutes and had already been booked, supplied the assist. The equalizer erased Inter U19’s long-held lead and changed the result from a narrow home victory into a shared point. For Club Brugge U19, the late goal capped a resilient response after falling behind so early. For Inter U19, the finish was a frustrating one after Carrara’s first-minute goal had given the side a platform to build on.

Carrara scored Inter U19’s goal in the first minute and remained on the field for all 90 minutes. El Mahboubi provided the assist for the opening goal and remained on for the full match. Club Brugge U19’s equalizer came from Da Silva, who saw 13 minutes of action, while Wins assisted the goal and played the entire match. The draw left both teams level in the competition and across all competitions, with each side still seeking a first win but also avoiding a defeat.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Inter U19 1, Club Brugge U19 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Inter U19 with a 65.3 percent probability to win.