LJuve as always, the one who is dedicated to playing finals, was an impossible goal for Antonio Conte’s Inter. De Ligt Y Demiral, insurmountable, they raised a wall before which Lukaku, Lautaro and company crashed. There was no choice. Neither goals. And that, when Juve is on the pitch, is usually synonymous with success for ‘Vecchia Signora’.
Inter needed a difficult comeback. At least this time, Conte could put his best offensive arguments to the table. Lukaku, who missed the first leg, in front of all of them. But the Belgian was neutralized with astonishing efficiency by Demiral. Seconded by de Ligt when the occasion demanded it. From Lautaro, disappeared, better not comment on anything. Because the Argentine was the same lost soul as in the first round at San Siro. And it is here, in these types of matches, where the Argentine is expected to show his head. That is what stars usually do.
A first half controlled by Juve, with little football and no great chances, gave way to 45 minutes where Inter played the rest. Always clinging to the gallops of Achraf on the right wing in the absence of his attacking partner. Nor was it the day of Stretcher, so it’s no wonder the comeback options became nothing short of a pipe dream.
Cristiano’s forgiveness
Meanwhile, Juve was adding counterattacks, rapid transitions, where Cristiano Ronaldo exhibited an unusual lack of toe cap. The Portuguese had up to three clear chances to sentence the tie. In all of them he found Handanovic, who ended up being, with Achraf’s permission, Inter’s best player.
Conte tried to shake the match with Perisic, Kolarov, Senses… but there was no way. The Juve defense had already decided that today there would be no option for surprise. Inter summed up the occasional opportunity as a result of the drive and will that Conte’s team offered, but those situations had a desperate and imprecise outcome. The same one that accompanied Inter throughout the night. Just the one Juve was waiting for to slip into a final where a rival is already waiting. Atalanta or Naples will be the last stumbling block to the Coppa d’Italia.