The sold-out San Siro watched Inter Milan win for the second time. Rival AC again did not score a goal, while the Nerazzurri this time managed only one goal, scored by Lautaro Martínez. Inter will therefore play the final of the most prestigious club competition after thirteen long years and will try to repeat the triumph from 2010. On June 10, in Istanbul, Turkey, its opponent will be the more successful of the pair Real Madrid – Manchester City.
Coach Stefano Pioli’s men have recently been completely stuck in the offensive phase, and after the weekend’s blunder at the home of defending champion Spezia (0:2), they were again almost toothless in the attacking half. On the contrary, the slight favorite of this double match played very calmly and did not rush anywhere, he kept a clear lead and confirmed his excellent form – he has currently won eight times in a row across all competitions.
The first half took place in a very cautious spirit and did not offer many interesting moments. However, the game could have gone in a completely different direction if AC had converted a very solid chance in the 12th minute. Tonali did an excellent job on the left wing, and with his back pass almost to the goal line, he found a free Díaz in the center of the penalty area, whose ground attempt, however, was brilliantly hidden by goalkeeper Onana in his arms.
After that, the game calmed down for a longer period of time, and more pronounced excitement occurred again only in the final seven minutes of the first half. First, AC returnee Rafael Leão wanted to open the scoring, but after looping over the defending Acerbi, he got to too sharp an angle and missed the opposite structure by a few decimeters with his ground projectile. Inter showed up for the first time in the 40th minute after a direct free kick, but Džeko’s sharp header was famously eliminated on the goal line by goalkeeper Maignan.
After the change of sides, the home team relied even more on team performance and careful work in defense, definitively freezing any pressure from the opponent about twenty minutes before the final whistle. Argentina’s star striker Lautaro Martínez scored the winning goal of this Tuesday’s rematch.
He already netted his twenty-fifth goal of the ongoing year after a precisely timed pass from substitute Lukaku and directed the final ground shot to the closer construction around the helpless Maignan. The same player wanted to make it one more time in the next four minutes, but when the visiting keeper this time pulled out his bomb for a corner kick, the result did not change.
2023-05-16 20:00:00
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