MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Inter are back in the Champions League final after 13 years. After the 2-0 in the first leg, Simone Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri also won the return derby against Milan: the 1-0 scored by Lautaro Martinez in the 29th minute of the second half was decisive. Dzeko and his companions will challenge the winner of the semi-final between Manchester City and Real Madrid on 10 June in Istanbul. Large audience at San Siro, with 75,567 and a record gross of 12,547,765 euros. Nervousness marked the entire first half of a Euroderby blocked from the first moments. Pioli found Rafael Leao in the first leg match, Inzaghi instead confirmed the same 11 as a week ago. Milan tried to press the accelerator immediately, Theo Hernandez after 4′ scared the Nerazzurri with a left-footed shot that ended just over the crossbar. Three minutes later Brahim Diaz squandered – kicking Onana – Tonali’s assist which arrived after a tear on the left by the Rossoneri number 8 himself. The hosts relied on Dzeko and Lautaro: the Bosnian’s header was blocked by Maignan, while the Argentine kicked high. The clearest opportunity came from Rafael Leao, the Portuguese, after stealing a ball from Darmian, came close to the opening goal with a diagonal shot that ended just wide. One minute from the end of the first half, Inzaghi had to do without Mkhitaryan, who went off due to a muscle strain in the quadriceps of his left thigh. In the second half, the two teams played at different paces even if tension packed their legs: few emotions and many interruptions especially in the middle of the pitch. The turning point of the match came in the 29th minute of the second half when Romeu Lukaku (who came on for Dzeko) served Lautaro in the area, the Argentine surprised Maignan with a dry shot at the near post. The Nerazzurri also came close to scoring the second goal on two occasions, always with the number 10.
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