Ten minutes before half time, Internazionale goalkeeper Samir Handanovic again had to give up the answer to yet another handsome effort by De Jong. The striker sent the ball to the far corner from a free kick by Éver Banega. Full of pride: “These kind of headers are very special, if you can head them in at the far post …”
Ultimately, Sevilla won 3-2 and De Jong was allowed to take a radiant picture with the Europa League trophy. “It’s unbelievable. We had such tough matches against Inter, Manchester United, Wolves and AS Roma. But we played so well, as a team. We really were a family, we worked for each other.”
“You saw that today too,” continued De Jong, who was also named Man of the Match. “It was tough, we started well, but out of nowhere they scored from a penalty. And then I make two with the head. Incredible.”
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