Inter Milan have been crowned Club World Cup winners after seeing off Africa's TP Mazembe 3-0.
Italian giants too strong for Congolese foes
Inter Milan have been crowned Club World Cup winners after seeing off Africa's TP Mazembe 3-0 in Abu Dhabi.
Rafa Benitez's side never looked troubled against Congolese opponents and were able to take the title with consummate ease.
Goran Pandev put them on their way on 15 minutes and Samuel Eto'o all but ended the game as a contest two minutes later.
Inter were unable to build on that early advantage as quickly as they would have liked, but wrapped things up five minutes from time when Jonathan Biabiany added a third.
The comfortable win sees the reigning Italian and European champions secure the title of the world's best side for a third time, having previously won the Intercontinental Cup in 1964 and 1965.
Success in such a prestigious tournament also helps to ease some of the pressure which had been mounting on Benitez's shoulders over recent weeks.
No upset
Mazembe, who had stunned Brazilian club Internacional to earn their place in the final, never threatened another upset.
Eto'o, who had been expected to miss the match, laid on the 13th-minute opener for Pandev with a defence-splitting pass, and then got on the end of a pass from the outstanding Javier Zanetti to grab the second.
Inter had further chances to finish off their Congolese opponents, but Diego Milito fluffed his lines after breaking the offside trip in the 24th minute and Muteba Kidiaba, who has enjoyed such a strong tournament, made the save.
The goalkeeper would deny Milito again just before half-time before Mazembe enjoyed their best chance, Dioko Kaluyituka's powerful shot being blocked by Ivan Cordoba.
In the second half, Maicon made a charging run only to see his shot strike the outside of the post.
Kaluyituka then had another chance to halve the deficit but while attempting to round Julio Cesar, he was forced wide and the angle became too acute.
He then forced a good save from Cesar with a strong volley, in what would prove to be Mazembe's final chance.
It was left to Inter to wrap things up, substitute Biabiany doing just that, timing his run superbly before beating Kidiaba.
