Taking to the pitch at Giuseppe Meazza with high confidence thanks to the advantage from the 2-0 first leg win last week, Inter Milan entered the match with enthusiasm against AC Milan.
After visiting defender Theo Hernandez took a dangerous long-range shot in the 5th minute, Nicolo Barella immediately responded with a tricky shot, but unfortunately the ball could not go straight into the AC Milan goal.
Edin Dzeko fiercely disputes with AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori (23)
AC Milan continuously organized strong counter-attacks after that, making the home fans Inter scared. One time, goalkeeper Andre Onana had to dive to save Inter Milan after Brahim Diaz's shot from the second line in the 11th minute, or the situation where Rafael Leao passed both defenders Matteo Darmian and Francesco Acerbi but his diagonal shot went wide of the goal in the 38th minute.
Goalkeeper Andre Onana works hard against AC Milan's attackers
The tug of war continued in the second half and coach Simone Inzaghi's decision to bring Romelu Lukaku on for Edin Dzeko in the 66th minute brought about a turning point.
Romelu Lukaku forced AC Milan defenders to work hard to stop him
In the 74th minute, from a one-two with Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez received the ball back and immediately fired a shot into the near corner. Goalkeeper Mike Maignan could do nothing but pick the ball out of the net for the third time in two semi-final matches. 1-0 for Inter Milan and the aggregate score was now 3-0.
Lautaro Martinez's goal decided the fate of the semi-final pair
Lukaku himself almost had a chance to score with a shot in the box late in the match, but luckily for AC Milan, goalkeeper Maigan was able to block it. However, the three goals were enough to send Inter Milan back to the Champions League final for the first time in 13 years, since they were coached by Jose Mourinho.
Their opponent in the final on June 10 will be the winner of the match between Man City and Real Madrid.
Romelu Lukaku and the chance to attend the Champions League final is wide open
Inter Milan waits to touch glory after 13 years
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