Inter became the first finalist of the Champions League after eliminating in the derby della Madonnina the Milan (3-0 in the global result) and will once again seek to rub shoulders with the honeys of success in the most important competition in Europe against the winner of the other semifinal that they will star tomorrow in England on Manchester City and real Madridwho come from drawing 1-1 in the first leg played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
The Italian team, which is returning to a UEFA Champions League final after 13 years, will take its enthusiasm to the Ataturk Olympic Stadium of istanbulin Türkiye, where the next June 10th the champion team of the highest competition at the club level of the Old continent. the goal of Lautaro Martinez After 74 minutes of play, he finished sentencing the tie for Simone Inzaghi’s men, who won both duels against rossonero in it Giuseppe Meazza.
He neroazzurri He played his last Champions League final on May 22, 2010 at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid with a 2-0 win against Bayern Munich thanks to a brace from the Argentine and former Racing Diego Milito. Fate makes another forward emerged from the Academy as Lautaro has the opportunity to repeat the feat for Inter. In that champion team participated Esteban Cambiaso and Javier Zanetticaptain of the team led by the Portuguese José Mourinho.
The other two titles held by Inter were given consecutively in the 1963-64 and 1964-65 seasons, with victories against real Madrid (3-1) and Benfica (1-0), respectively, and great performances by Italian striker Sandro Mazzola. The northern Italians were also close to glory in 1967, when they lost the final to Celtic for 2-1. The Scots would later rival Racing Club in the Intercontinental Cup. In 1972 they could not with the ajax going down 2-0.
Despite some versions indicating that the venue for the 2022/23 Champions League final could change its original venue for political reasons, UEFA ratified the Turkish capital as the host of the decisive duel. “The 2023 Champions League final will be played in Istanbul as scheduled, on June 10. UEFA has not had discussions to the contrary with any political institutions, governments or national football associations., the agency remarked in a statement. Wembley Stadium, in London, was even mentioned as a Plan B in case of dismissing the Ataturk Olympian.
Inter’s rival will be Manchester City or the real Madrid. In case it is the cast of Pep Guardiola, the Italians would play a final against an English club for the first time. The citizens They never won the Champions League and only reached one final, which they lost in 2021 against Liverpool. If they are imposed You meringueshe neroazzurri it would play heads-up for glory again as it happened in 1964. The Spanish club is the top winner of the contest with 14 titles and only lost three finals.
INTER 1 – MILAN 0
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