Internacional, by virtue of being the last South American team in the competition, was predetermined to enter the semifinals of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup before winning the finals.

The first meeting between the two sides took place in the semifinals of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana; Inter won 0–2 the first match at the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara, and thumped the Mexicans with a 4–0 win at the Beira-Rio a week later to go through 6–0 on points (and goal aggregate).

This is the second time a Mexican team have reached this stage; the first to do so was Cruz Azul in the 2001 Copa Libertadores when they faced off against defending champions Boca Juniors in which the Xeneixes managed to retain the title.

The venues for this final series are Estadio Omnilife, located in Zapopan, and Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre.

It is named after José Pinheiro Borda – an ageing Portuguese engineer who supervised the building of the stadium for many years, thus becoming the biggest accomplisher of his own dream.

The stadium is about to undergo restoration and developments that would make it fit to host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

[5] Chivas subsequently started to settle into their play and knocked the ball around fluently, but struggled to find an entrance against a dogged Colorado backline.

[5] The away side on the other hand continued to threaten out wide, and came close to scoring on the half-hour when Taison was pulled down on the edge of the area.

[5] The Mexicans did manage to test Renan for the first time shortly after, the Internacional keeper reacting smartly to cut off Omar Bravo when the striker was played through behind the defence.

[5] The Colorados suffered a setback when striker and top scorer Alecsandro hobbled off injured to be replaced by Everton, but the Porto Alegre outfit continued looking the more dangerous team.

[5] Denied the chance for an instant response by the half-time whistle, Internacional continued to take the initiative, and Luis Michel was soon called back into action to fend off a strike from Giuliano.

[5] Chivas in turn started to place more bodies behind the ball, wary of the attacking potential their Brazilian rivals was unleashing.

Internacional finally found a way through with 15 minutes left, thanks to Inter's tournament top goal scorer Giuliano.

[5] Kléber rampaged down the left hand side and put in a cross, and the 20-year-old met it perfectly to leave Michel no chance.

[5] Four minutes later, D’Alessandro floated in a centre, and club captain Bolivar got his head to it to send the visitors into a 1–2 victory.

[5] Man of the Match: Andrés D'Alessandro Assistant referees: Ricardo Casas Hernán Maidana Fourth official: Saúl Laverni Tinga became the main drive of Internacional during this match, while for Chivas, it was Patricio Araujo, who took the place of Edgar Mejia.

The Colorados entered the game with great ambition and sought to open the scoreline; Chivas, however, held firm and started accommodating themselves on the field.

At the 9th minute, the Guadalajara players showed objections to the Colombian referee over the yellow card give to Mario de Luna (despite clearly not touching the ball).

[citation needed] Internacional came out in the second half with more urgency, with Taison and Sobis providing dangerous opportunities of goal.

Chivas dedicated themselves to waiting and counter-attacking; it proved to be a double-edge sword during the 62nd minute when Kléber crossed a perfect ball from the left flank into Michel's goal area, to have Sobis tap it in and score, putting the scoreline at one-all and winning the aggregate 3–2.

Inter's manager Roth showed his ambition when he sent Giuliano on the field to replace the injured Sobis minutes after scoring the equalizer.

At the 75th minute, a glaring error from Fabián as he executed a wrong pass to Leandro Damião, who just came on the field to replace Taison.

Leandro made his way towards Chivas' goal and kicked the ball hard enough to go into the net, despite rebounding on Michel's right arm.

With one minute to go, Guiliano managed to score one last time as he dribbled past the Mexican defense and cheekily put the ball away in the net.

Chivas would score on the last minute of injury time, as Bautista's free kick met Renan's post only for the ball to land in the path of Omar Bravo, which he put away to make the aggregate 5–3.

[citation needed] Man of the Match: Tinga Assistant referees: Abraham González Humberto Clavijo Fourth official: José Buitrago