Liverpool holds Inter’s pulse, despite Lautaro

Ten years later, Inter Milan returned to the final phase of the Champions League. He was eliminated in England, but after the departure of Antonio Conte or Romelu Lukaku, Simone Inzaghi has continued paving the way started by the current Tottenham manager. The Nerazzurri are back at the forefront of Europe, although they still have a long way to go to be among the favourites.

Yes it is Liverpool. The advantage achieved in the first leg gave them just the margin they needed. Inter believed. Simone Inzaghi explained in the preview the importance of scoring the first goal, and of doing it as soon as possible. Avoided the box Jürgen Klopp. He controlled the game and held off Lautaro Martinez and Alexis Sanchez. The Latin Americans were hungry, but they couldn’t find what to put in their mouths. Not for much of the first half. The chances were for the locals. Matip’s header to the crossbar after half an hour was the clearest of all. The Italian team woke up on the brink of rest. And questioned the local domain.

With the start of the second half, both teams stepped on the accelerator. The intensity grew and the occasions followed one another. Curtis Jones created, but neither Mané, nor Jota nor Salah managed to give the final blow. The Egyptian crashed the ball into the post when Anfield was already celebrating the goal in the 51st minute. Liverpool commanded, but Inter threatened. Martínez found himself with a ball in the heart of the area, but failed to score. He did it two minutes later. An error by Matip in the exit of the ball led the Argentine to redeem himself. The ball came to him in the front, and he sent it to the squad. He celebrated with rage, like the Nerazzurri tifosi. The rediscovered faith of the Milanese vanished almost instantly.

When Sánchez got to the ball early but ended up knocking Fabinho down. Second yellow, and to the street. Despite the changes introduced later by Inzaghithe Liverpool He had no problem managing the game until he reached the quarterfinals.