Inter imposes the law of the strongest and devours Getafe

Lukaku, a striker for whom Inter paid 75 million and for whom Manchester had previously paid 85 million; and Eriksen, a substitute who cost 27 million and for whom Real Madrid was negotiating the previous summer, removed Getafe from the Europa League. The law of the strongest. The penalty missed by Molina in 75 ', which meant 1-1, was an anecdote.

For Getafe it was not a pretense at the beginning of the season to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League. Neither for Inter, their purpose was to be in the quarterfinals but in the Champions League, from which they got out sooner than they wanted, in the group stage. He is in the rebounding Europa League but since he is there there is nothing better than trying to win it.

In the 10 ’, Olivera and Etxeita were close to hitting the area after a corner kick, but the double rebound ended in a corner. Getafe made Inter uncomfortable precisely where it feels strongest, on defense. Every ball into the box was a hurry for Conte's team.

The clearest occasion, however, was the one that Mata had in 18 '. Cucurella left him alone before Hamdanovic, but the tip was entertained with a cut and spoiled everything with a bland low shot that was intercepted by the defenders who crossed throwing themselves to the ground.

Inter had not yet appeared in the match until its most talented player, Lautaro, whom Barça wants, said here I am. He intercepted a ball in the center of the field, he left Arambarri, also Djené and finished off crossed, but Soria, who already won a Europa League with Sevilla, reminded him of who was in front of him.

Lautaro repeated in the 27 ', this time from outside the area, and again repelled Soria. In the 28 ’it was D’Ambrosio who finished off a lateral foul that was stopped by the goalkeeper. There was news from Inter. Bad news for Getafe. The memory of those clear occasions of Maksimvic and Mata hammered in the head.

Lautaro had appeared. The other striker from Inter was missing: the Belgian Lukaku. He did it and how in '33. In his first action, goal. A kick to follow by the central Bastoni, Lukaku turned it into goal assist. Direct ball from area to area, the Belgian corps with Etxeita, he takes it out of the way like someone who takes off a decal and beats Soria with a cross shot. The biggest crime Etxeita committed was going to the collision with a guy nicknamed El Búfalo. It was Lukaku's 30th goal this season.

The second part started as the first ended, with Inter times. A Chilean from D’Ambrosio made Soria shine again, whose rejection was finished off by Godín but Mata deflected for a corner.

Bordalás recovered fetishes from the past and put Ángel, the team's top scorer along with Mata and who has been ostracized since the return of the competition, on the field. The canary left his stamp on a diagonal to the balcony of the area. Getafe squeezed and he was about to tie in a header from Mata (66 ’).

Immediately Molina entered. The captain changed course. A hand from Godín in a jump with Molina was reviewed by the VAR in 73 '. Penalty. Molina himself asked for it. In a protocol never seen before, Molina took three steps back and one to the left, just as a rugby kicker prepares to convert a trial. Molina threw out.

It was a rejonazo to the spirit that the Inter took advantage to give the lace to Getafe. It was Eriksen in an unfortunate Azulona defensive action.

Getafe says goodbye to Europe, but he does it with his head held high. Losing against Inter, a history that beats you in everything, is not unworthy. What did honor him for history was to eliminate Ajax.