Inter’s Champions League progress built on depth and defensive resilience
The semi-final known to Italians as il Euroderby began with an ear-splitting chorus of “Pioli’s on fire” one week ago at San Siro, Milan supporters showing appreciation for their manager, Stefano, but it ended as vindication for the man in the opposing dugout. Simone Inzaghi was supposed to be a dead man walking in early April, national newspapers predicting that one more defeat could lead to his sacking at Internazionale. At which point he simply stopped losing.
