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Arrigo Sacchi pushes Simone Inzaghi’s Inter towards Triplete
Arrigo Sacchi commented in the Gazzetta dello Sport on Inter’s victory: “An Italian-style feat. In the sense that it was achieved with effort, with suffering, with strenuous defense and with quick and deadly counterattacks. Of course, in this victory of Inter in Munich there is something of our past, I can not deny it, but I can not refrain from congratulating the Nerazzurri who gave their souls to achieve a result that, in my opinion, is well deserved. I admired a generous team, Simone Inzaghi’s team, a team that was clear about what it wanted to do and did it. I prefer it when you play a little bit forward, when you try to attack the opponent, however, you also have to take into account the strength of your rivals and, consequently, adapt to who you have in front of you.
“Inter have shown that they have a very solid system, then you can raise or lower the center of gravity of the team, but the important thing is to have a basic strength that makes the whole architecture stand up. After Bayern’s equalizer we could have expected a defense of the equalizer, but instead I saw the Nerazzurri throw themselves forward and build the action of the second goal. This means that the Inter players do not lack courage and neither do they lack ideas. The triumph in the Champions League, especially after this success that boosts the self-esteem of the whole environment, is now possible: maybe we have to try to come up with something more in terms of play, but I am convinced that, on this aspect, Simone Inzaghi will work in the coming days. Looking ahead to the return match at the San Siro, the accumulated advantage is considerable: the Nerazzurri will be fine with two results out of three, not bad.
“One cannot ask the impossible of her: if it comes, one must only bow and applaud. However, I still think that Inter has something more and is favored to win the Scudetto. In addition, there is the Coppa Italia. After the 1-1 draw in the first leg, there is the return derby to be played and the Nerazzurri have a chance to overtake Conceiçao’s Milan, which is already thinking (at least at the managerial level) about next season. Inzaghi’s boys are aiming for the Triplete and they can do it: it would be a sensational feat. Of course, now we need to gather all the energies and have the wisdom to channel them match by match, dosing the commitment of the various performers. It is the group, at this moment, that can make the difference. And Inter has the group. A strong group, technically and physically, and very experienced. These are values that on the field are noticeable and weigh a lot”.
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There are many prominent figures, from the sports world and beyond, who came to Munich to watch the Champions League final between PSG and Inter: among them many VIP Nerazzurri fans, including Valentino Rossi, who has never hidden his support for the Beneamata. The nine-time MotoGP champion told ‘Sky Sport‘ his feelings.
“It’s great to be here– explained Rossi, who has won six times in Germany at the world championship level (one in 125 and 250, four in MotoGp), there’s a lot of tension but the atmosphere is incredible and I myself am excited. To see the stadium filling up minute after minute is extraordinary, I am really very happy to be here”.
The bond between Valentino Rossi and Inter has been witnessed on several occasions, the most recent of which saw the classic symbols that the ‘Dottore’ wears on his racing suits (first on motorcycles and then in cars, in GT championships) directly on the uniforms of the Nerazzurri club, on the occasion of the match between Inter’s Inter and Cagliari last April 12.
The legendary number 46 also therefore chose to attend Inter’s most important match of the season live. Rossi, this year, has lightened his calendar of motoring commitments by choice from the busy 2024 season, partly to be closer to his family, which in early January was further expanded with the birth of his second daughter Gabriella.
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The Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta is rugby champion d’Italia for the fifth time in its history, the third in five years.
The Bersaglieri, in the final of the Serie A Elite Men” got the better of Rugby Viadana 1970 with a final score of 27-21, mainly the result of a 17-0 partial in the second half that frustrated the ambitions of the gialloneri, who came first in the regular season and number 1 seed in the playoffs.
At the “Sergio Lanfranchi” stadium in Parma, site of the tricolor rugby final, the red and blue team started well, taking the lead at 16′ with Moscardi’s goal converted by Thomson, but then (thanks to yellow cards with attached “sin bin” for Fourcade at 14′ and Frangini at 21′) suffered the retaliation of Gilberto Pavan’s men, who first equalized at 24′ with Wagenpfeil’s heavy scoring converted by Roger Farias, and then took over the reins of the match with goals by the same Farias and Sauze (both converted by the Argentine), for 21-7.
These, however, will be the last points of the entire match for Viadana: Rovigo, in fact, first shortened close to the whistle that sent the teams to’halftime with a Thomson square, then went wild (again initially taking advantage of a yellow, inflicted at 44′ on Morosini) in the second half, scoring with Della Sala at 51′ (Thomson transformation), Lertora on a free kick at 63′ and Moscardi at 72′, who completed the comeback: Thomson signs the transformation of the latter goal and it goes to 27-21.
The final is intense but the result does not change anymore: Rovigo thus wins its Scudetto number 15, continuing the great rugby tradition of a club that celebrated the Tricolor from 1951 to 1954, from 1962 to 1964, in 1976, 1979, 1988 (Star Scudetto) and 1990, before a long fast interrupted in 2016. The last titles are those of 2021, 2023 and the one won today. For Viadana, on the other hand, only regrets: the Gialloneri’s only scudetto remains the one won in 2002 in the final against Calvisano.
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Paris Saint Germain and Inter will play for the throne of Europe at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 9 p.m. Nearly 20 thousand Nerazzurri fans will witness the event live, tens of thousands more will be outside the stadium and several million will hold their breath around the world.
The official lineup has been released.
The official lineups have been released: Simone Inzaghi relies on Sommer in goal, Pavard, Acerbi and Bastoni in defense. On the outsides Dumfries and Dimarco, in midfield Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Barella. In attack the Lautaro Martinez-Thuram pairing. It’s the best possible lineup for the Piacenza-based coach.
Luis Enrique replies with Donnarumma in goal, defensive four-man line with Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho and Nuno Mendes. In the midfield Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha and Joao Neves, the fearsome trident consists of Doué, Dembele and Kvaratskhelia.
PSG-Inter, the official lineups
PSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Joao Neves; Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia.
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro, Thuram.
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