Three-time champion of the Champions League, the Milan Internazionale secured this Tuesday the place for another decision of the main European tournament, returning to dispute a decision after 13 years. The classification came after another victory over Milannot Giuseppe Meazza.
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This, then, is the sixth Champions League decision in the history of Inter, which went to the final in the seasons of 1963/1964, 1964/1965, 1966/1967, 1971/1972, 2009/2010. The team, currently led by Inzaghi, triumphed in three of those decisions (63/64, 64/65 and 09/10). In the most recent, he won the Bayern Munchen by 2 to 0.
Since the last title, then, the semifinal dispute was the furthest stage that the Inter team had come. In the previous season, the team ended up falling in the round of 16 to Liverpool.
Inter Milan’s path to reach the final was not easy. In the group stage, it shared the group with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, who have six and five titles each in that tournament, in addition to FC Plzen, from the Czech Republic. In this first stage, the Italians advanced in second place, with 10 points, behind the Germans, with 18. There were three victories, one draw and two defeats.
In the round of 16, in two tough games, he beat Porto by 1-0, at home, and decreed the vacancy by holding the goalless draw, away. Back in the quarterfinals, Inter dueled with another Portuguese team, this time, Benfica, which also didn’t make it easy. In Lisbon, Inter won 2-0, but on the return, they drew 3-3.
In 2023, in the Champions League, Inter has 18 goals scored and ten conceded. Dzeko, who scored the opening goal in the first leg, is the team’s top scorer in the tournament this season, with four balls in the net.
This will be the fourth decision of coach Simone Inzaghi, who took over Inter’s technical command in 2021. Of these finals, he won three titles: two Italian Supercups (2021/2022 and 2022/2023) and one Italian Cup (2021/2022) .
Inter now awaits its opponent in the grand final, which takes place on June 10, in Turkey. The opponent will leave the duel between Manchester City e Real Madrid, which takes place this Wednesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Ettihad Stadium, in England. In the first leg, the teams drew 1-1.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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