Inter in the Champions League final: Fear eats the heart

Only with the final whistle does Milan awaken from the nightmare of this final and find themselves shocked by a new reality: It seems unlikely that the humiliation of Munich will remain without consequences. What will become of coach Inzaghi?

At some point, deep into the second half of this disastrous football match, you could even see the fear in Francesco Acerbi. The deep furrows that adorn the 36-year-old's face had become the epitome of his team this season: old, but hardened, combative, relentless, that's how Inter Milan had reached the final in Munich. Resilience was the trump card of this squadra , and no one represented it better than Acerbi. He was the oldest player on the pitch in Munich, the leader of a defense that, despite a certain inconstancy, was among the best in Europe because it always found answers. Until now, in Munich, at the most crucial moment of the season, it lost its ability to perform a heroic feat. Because first the defense and then the entire rest of the team fell apart.