When I dive into a new Champions League final, Javier Zanetti hides neither his pride nor his optimism. Inter Milan, according to him, is simply ready. And if the Vice-President of the Italian club pays tribute to the fine season of Nerazzurri, it is also to better announce the color: in Munich, there will be no complex, even less fear. “We have a revenge to take”,
He slips by evoking the final lost to City in 2023. This time, the Argentine legend is convinced that the outcome will be different.
It is only after having displayed barely veiled confidence that Zanetti slips a few words on PSG. Polis, almost mechanical remarks: “It will be a complicated match, Paris is a great team, with a great coach. »» He quotes Donnarumma, Dembélé, the identity of play. But we can feel that the essential is elsewhere. The capital's club does not inspire fear, much less admiration. A clear position that could sting Parisian supporters, and recall that Inter has never stopped being a European cador, accustomed to the summits.
In his wider analysis, Zanetti does not forget to evoke the pillars of the inter -artist project. It covers Simone Inzaghi praise, a coach “Followed by the whole group”, with “Very clear principles”. And of course Lautaro, whom he compares to himself for his loyalty and his role as captain. A spiritual heir, according to him, to whom he wishes
“A career filled with titles with Inter”. The message is clear: the club constructed in stability, not in bustle.
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Zanetti also takes advantage of the exchange to say all the good he thinks of the new format of the Champions League. More demanding, more competitive according to him. And even if it means more matches, he considers that it promotes the show. The C1, according to him, remains “The biggest football party after the World Cup”.
In his eyes, the final on Saturday is much more than a simple match. It is a celebration of inter-artist identity, emotional revenge, and perhaps the ultimate confirmation that this project, which has been initiated for several seasons, touches its fullness. Paris is warned: in the spirit of Zanetti, the Inter has not made all this way to fail again.
