Milan, May 17 (BNA): Striker Lautaro Martinez scored a goal in the second half to secure Inter Milan a 1-0 victory over rivals AC Milan in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals today, Tuesday, to win 3-0 on aggregate. Their ticket to the show in Istanbul.
Milan regained some of the spark they lacked in the first leg but Inter defender Martinez stopped the equalizer when he fired powerfully from close range in the 74th minute at the San Siro, Reuters reports.
Inter went into the match leading 2-0 after Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early in a solid start to the first leg and never looked in much danger of missing out on the final, where they will face Real Madrid or Manchester City. On June 10th.
Inter, who beat Portuguese duo Porto and Benfica to reach the semi-finals, will play in the final for the sixth time and first since lifting the European Cup for the third time in 2009-2010 under Jose Mourinho.
“There was a lot of history in this match. I felt that, and we did a great job in both games,” said Martinez, who won the World Cup with Argentina in December.
“The unity of the group (motivated us). You tried it in the World Cup, that’s important. If you have a unified group, things are easier. We showed that Inter deserve this moment.
“Playing in the Champions League final is a dream. We started this season with goals and today we achieved a very important goal”.
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