Inter Milan - Serie A's last hope
Defeating home team Feyenoord with a score of 2-0 in the first leg, coach Simone Inzaghi and his team are almost certain to pass the round of 16.
Before entering this match, most fans thought that Lautaro Martinez and his teammates would hardly win at De Kuip. Don't forget, Feyenoord was the team that unexpectedly eliminated AC Milan in the play-off round with a total score of 2 - 1.
However, unlike their city rivals, Inter Milan showed their mettle. Although Feyenoord organized more attacks, Inter Milan were the team to get the goals thanks to Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez.
With a 2-0 victory in the Netherlands, coach Simone Inzaghi and his team have one foot in the quarter-finals. It can be said that Feyenoord's chance to make a comeback againstInter Milanin the second leg at the "holy land" Giuseppe Meazza is extremely fragile.
After Bologna, AC Milan, Atalanta and Juventus were eliminated, Inter Milan is the only representative of Serie A in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League. The success or failure of Inter Milan will greatly affect Serie A's position in the continental arena.
It should be noted that Inter Milan is the most recent representative of Italian football to win the "elephant ear cup". That was in the 2009/2010 season, under the leadership of coach Jose Mourinho, Inter Milan excellently defeated Bayern Munich with a score of 2-0 in the final match.
Furthermore, the last Serie A team to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League was Inter Milan. Specifically, in the 2022/2023 season, the Nerazzurri lost to Man City in the final thanks to the only goal scored by midfielder Rodri.
In the past, AC Milan was still considered "the flagship of Serie A in the C1 Cup/UEFA Champions League arena". It seems that with what has been happening recently, especially this season, the above title of AC Milan belongs to its neighbor Inter Milan.
Hopefully, coach Simone Inzaghi and his team will compete successfully in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League, to bring glory to Serie A, and at the same time end the dominance of La Liga (Spain) and the Premier League (England)./.