Inter Milan did not play seriously in this match because they continued to rotate players between the first and second tier. But Al-ittihad also did the same thing except for Benzema who played the full game.
It is actually not surprising to see Inter Milan or other big clubs lose to small clubs. Yes, because in this pre-season, they are not focused on getting a win. More on trial and error to include some players who are not the main ones. They just want to do testing for those players, including testing the tactic.
But why did Al Ittihad, who did the same thing with several substitutions, win?
- Actually, there are many good players in the club, it's just that because of age or some conditions they have to move to the Saudi Pro League
- Al-Ittihad actually plays more seriously and wants to score much stronger goals, because sometimes, clubs like that also want to get more attention in the world of higher football. While Inter, no.