The brightest jewel in the crown of the "Queen of Europe", Inter's greatest midfielder of all time, Spain's only Ballon d'Or winner, during his time with Inter Milan, led the team to win 2 Champions Leagues, 2 Intercontinental Cup titles and 3 Serie A titles, 1 Champions League runner-up and the team's offensive and defensive hub - Luis Suarez, died on July 9, Beijing time at the age of 88.
Real Madrid became the "Emperor of Europe" with five consecutive Champions Cup titles in the late 50s, while Inter Milan won the title of "Queen of Europe" by reaching the Champions Cup final three times in four seasons from 1963 to 1967, and defending the Champions Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in a row.
In the 61-62 season, Suarez moved to Inter Milan and became the team's midfield commander.
In the 62-63 season, Inter Milan beat Juventus by 4 points and won the Serie A championship for the first time in nine years.
In the 63-64 season, despite losing to Bologna in the play-offs and failing to defend their Serie A title, Suarez and his Inter Milan teammates have created an even more brilliant record in Europe. Inter Milan eliminated Everton, Monaco, Partizan Belgrade and Borussia Dortmund to reach the final of the Champions League for the first time in its history, and beat Real Madrid 3:1 in the final to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time! In the final of the Intercontinental Cup in the same year, Inter Milan defeated the Copa Libertadores champion Argentina Independient, lifting the Intercontinental Cup trophy for the first time in the team's history, thus becoming the new hegemon of world football and announcing the official arrival of the Grande Inter era!
In the 64-65 season, in the league, the team won the championship again after a year after three points against the arch-rival AC Milan. In Europe, Luis Suarez's Inter Milan beat Dinamo Bucharest, Glasgow Rangers and Liverpool reached the Champions League final for the second year in a row, and beat Benfica 1-0 in the final, becoming the third team in the history of the Champions League to defend the title. In the same year's Intercontinental Cup, Inter Milan defeated Independiente Argentina again and defended the Intercontinental Cup. Dominating European and world football for the second year in a row, Luis Suarez's grand international era reached its peak.
In the 65-66 season, Luis Suarez led Inter Milan to their third Serie A title in four years. In the 66-67 season, Luis Suarez led Inter Milan to the final of the Champions League for the third time, but in the final in Lisbon, they lost 1-2 to Scottish giants Celtic and missed out on their third Champions League trophy.
After the end of the 66-67 season, Luis Suarez, the oldest member of the team, began to fade out of the main lineup. From his time he joined Inter Milan in 1961 until his departure from the Nerazzurri in 1970, he played a total of 333 games for Inter, scoring 55 goals and helping Inter Milan win the Champions League and Intercontinental Cup twice and Serie A three times.
After Luis Suarez's death on July 9, Beijing time, the world's major clubs issued official condolences to commemorate his great achievements in world football:
Real Madrid's official contribution: Spanish and world football legends!
Juventus mourned: Peace be upon you, great opponent!
Official Barça contribution: one of the best players in Spanish history!
Official condolences of Milan; Deeply saddened by the passing of Luis Suarez!
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Inter's official condolences: Inter Milan legend, the heart and merit of the international era - Luis Suarez passed away at the age of 88! Today, the world of football has lost a giant. Goodbye Luis Suarez and all the way!
Luis Suarez is gone, and the most shining jewel in the crown of the Empress of Europe was extinguished on July 9. However, people will not forget, Inter Milan will not forget. As Inter's official website says, Luis Suarez will always live in people's hearts and will always shine in world football:
An unparalleled and great Inter player
Wearing the number 10 shirt, he led the Nerazzurri to the top of Italian, European and world football
As Herrera said: "If you don't know how to do it, give the ball to Suarez!" ”
Goodbye, Luis Suarez!