In the early hours of Wednesday morning (17th), Inter Milan narrowly beat AC Milan 1-0 in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals, thanks to a brilliant goal from Nadalu Martinez. This victory not only realized the city rivals of the "double kill", two rounds of the cumulative score of 3-0 lead, but also after 2010, once again into the UEFA final. It was reported that Inter's Chinese owner Zhang Kangyang had offered a bonus of up to 2 million euros (about 17 million Hong Kong dollars) to motivate the team before the match, and the result of the "silver bullet tactic" was really effective.
Inter Milan, who took a 2-0 lead in the first leg, continued to take the initiative in this match, launching 15 shots in the match, of which 4 hit the target. The only goal of the match came in the 74th minute, when the two strikers combined their efforts and Lukaku's precise pass was sent into the empty net by Nadalu Martinez. The 25-year-old Argentinean international has broken through AC Milan's goal eight times in all competitions, becoming the player who has scored the most goals for Inter in the history of the Milan Derby.
For AC Milan, the team's overall performance was hardly satisfactory, despite the return of wing forward Rafael Raphelio. There were only five shots on goal, of which only one hit the target, and not even a good chance to break through. According to statistics, this is the first time in history that Inter Milan beat AC Milan twice in the UEFA Europa League knockout rounds, and it is the first time that Inter Milan won four consecutive "Milan Derby" matches in the same season without conceding a goal, which completely suppressed the city's arch-rivals.
Currently, Inter Milan has achieved 8 consecutive victories in all competitions, and its form is remarkable. The "Blue and Blacks" will play for the title against the winner of Manchester City and Real Madrid after reaching the final. This year's UEFA Europa League final will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11th, Hong Kong time.
