After 120 minutes of bitter fighting, Inter beat Juventus 2-1 to win the first trophy of the Inzaghi Jr. era.
The Italian media praised the two lions: Sanchez, the most crucial goal since joining Inter, and Inzaghi Jr., who set a record in 92 years.
The phrase "lion" comes from Sanchez himself.
He preached: "I am like a lion in a cage, if you can let me play, I am a beast on the field!" ”
He delivered on his promise.
He came off the bench and played 45 minutes, touching the ball 32 times, running in front of the midfield, left, center and right.
Because of the erosion of time and the invasion of injuries, Sanchez now has no beast body.
But in an instant, he showed the "heart of the lion".
Before the game, Allegri made it clear that it was a "120-minute showdown". Juve, who attacked from all sides, played pragmatically, held a solid fence, sacrificed the offense, and also went all out to strengthen the defense. Juve shot less than Inter 1/3 on goal and made no secret of his desire to rush to the penalty shootout. In the final moments, Allegri replaced Bonucci with ready to take a penalty.
On the Inter side, Dzeko, who has just recovered from the new crown, made too many mistakes, Lautaro was kicked and his legs were uncomfortable, Correa, who had just recovered from injury, was not good at foot, Perisic was also replaced early because of fuel exhaustion, and in extra time, the Nerazzurri lacked a strike point in the penalty area, although the scene was dominant, but it was sharp; although it was active to attack, it was inevitable to scratch the boots.
It looks like the game will go straight to the penalty shootout.
However, Sanchez is reluctant to hand over his fate to the extremely accidental 12-yard showdown!
In the second reading stage of the game, DiMarco crossed from the left, Sandro made a low-level mistake, Damian struggled to fight the ball down, and Sanchez, who was a little far from the drop point, suddenly accelerated sharply and shot before Rugani.
At that moment, he was really like a male lion out of the cage.
At this moment, people vaguely saw the Sanchez who was in Barcelona and Arsenal, and the different performances of him and Rougani at this moment also clearly explained to people what kind of people in football are called thighs. The Italian media praised "a momentary spark that ruled on the 120-minute effort of the two giants", while the European media commented on Sanchez in three words: Lengends NEVER Die ( Legend Never Dies)
After scoring, Sanchez stripped and ran wildly, celebrating wildly.
After the game, he was lifted up by the Inter generals and thrown into the sky.
The official also uncontroversially awarded him the Super Cup MVP award.
There is a very representative picture: Sanchez patted the Inter emblem on his chest, getting rid of the rumors of leaving the team in the winter window. In a post-match interview, he described himself as "Sempre stato un leone" (always a lion).
A few weeks ago, the Italian media also described Sanchez as a hot spot for the winter window to be cleaned, because Sanchez was dissatisfied with the lack of playing time after recovering from injury. In Conte's time, he was dissatisfied with the positioning of the third striker, not to mention that he is only a fourth striker now.
Sanchez noted after the game that he thought he had been doing well when Inter was able to play, but unfortunately did not always get a chance. For example, Conte said to him, "No one can play the same football as you here, and I'll let you play 15-20 minutes because even for a short time you can decide the game." ”
But Sanchez wanted more! He craves to play, he craves performance, he craves to win, he's never satisfied. He thinks he deserves it!
Sanchez didn't brag. Prior to this game, he played for Inter so far, participating in 30 goals (14 goals and 16 assists) in 3503 minutes in all competitions, and as long as he can play without injury, he has always been able to guarantee an average of 0.8 offensive data output per game. But public opinion has always been critical of Sanchez, because of his high salary and injuries, but also because he lacks the key achievements of the iconic big scene. Now the situation is different, when he patted the Inter emblem to pay tribute to the fans, he is also forever recorded in the history of the Nerazzurri, the Italian media praised: "At this moment, Sanchez is really branded with the blue and black mark."
Also recorded in history is little Inzaghi.
Inter became the 19th coach in the history of the Nerazzurri to win a mainstream tournament trophy, and more importantly, he led the team to the final with Juve three times, and succeeded three times, becoming the coach who beat Juve in the final in 92 years since the 1929-30 season.
Since the beginning of the season, Inzaghi Jr. has been praised by Zhang Kangyang, Marotta and others for his excellent performance, diligent work and no emotions, and has also won the love of many Inter fans. However, in the Apennines, there are indeed many Italians who love Conte, and the view that indignation of inzaghi Jr. is not good enough to succeed the champion coach has always existed.
Now, with Inzaghi Jr. playing the role of "Juventus" and winning the first title at Inter, the situation is different. Based on Inter's most primitive feelings and centuries-old love and hatred, his situation and prestige will naturally be greatly enhanced.
On Western social networking sites, more and more fans are saying that the handsome and thin little Inzaghi looks elegant, but in his heart, there is also a bloodthirsty lion alive - that is also the most suitable passion for "pazza inter".
After this war, many people who were originally dissatisfied with Sanchez and Inzaghi the Younger began to change their assessments of them, less doubtful, more appreciative, even respectful and loving.
On such a night, these two male lions deserve this courtesy.
Because they joined forces to create a classic — the kind of classic that will be remembered by a generation of fans many years from now!