Why Inter Milan will beat Man City to win Uefa Champions League

Inter Milan’s Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku (C-R) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Udinese Calcio at San Siro stadium in Milan on February 18, 2023. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

Manchester City and Inter Milan will lock horns in the final of the 2022/2023 Champions League on Saturday night.

The grand finale of this season’s Champions League will take place inside the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey.

Saturday’s final will represent the first time City and Inter will clash at the zenith of European footbal with the two sides only meeting in two friendly matches in 2010 and 2011.

While Man City have been tipped as the favourites to be crowned Champions League winners after winning the Premier League and the FA Cup titles, Inter Milan have embodied the dark horse tag from the start of the campaign. Well-aware they are going into the final as underdogs, Inter Milan can certainly hunt Man City. Here are the reasons;

Inter are former Champions League winners Inter Milan will head into the Champions League final against City as three-time winners, this means they have experience in the competition.

This will be their sixth appearance in the final of Europe’s elite club competition compared to City’s two.

The Nerazzurri first played in the final in 1964 (when it was known as European Cup) and defeated Real Madrid 3-1 to land their first title.

They defended the title in 1965 after beating Benfica 1-0 and had to wait until 2010 before winning their third title following a 2-0 win against Bayern Munich.

However, they were runners-up in 1967, when they lost 2-1 to Celtic and in 1972 they lost 2-0 to Ajax.

So, Inter Milan will not be roll-overs for Man City