The Champions League Final Result Could Decide Simone Inzaghi’s Next Step

Written By Onyeka Daniel

These past few days, we’ve witnessed the final of the Europa League and the Conference League and on Saturday, we will see the best of them all as two European giants, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan clash in the final of the Champions League.

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For the Italian side, it will be their second final in three years and it looks like there is a lot at stake for the Nerazzurri as their last European triumph was in 2010 when they won the treble under José Mourinho, but this time around, they’re only able to win just one.

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That is, if they’re able to get the better of PSG, but just like the last time, they might also lose their coach again after the special one left the club to join Real Madrid after lifting the UCL. Ahead of this encounter, Simone Inzaghi is keeping his team in retreat according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Today will be their last day in Milan before they fly to Germany for the final and according to the report, after today’s training session, the squad will remain at the club’s training ground. With so little time to go before the final, Inzaghi doesn’t want any distraction or disruption.

Therefore, the Inter players will have supper together at the training ground after today’s session. Then, the squad will also sleep there, rather than returning home. That way, everything will be ready to go tomorrow morning as the team get ready to make the trip to Munich.

Meanwhile, speculation around their manager and a possible future in Saudi Arabia is gaining grounds. According to the report, Al-Hilal’s pursuit of the Italian tactician has intensified. With a staggering €50 million three-year contract reportedly on the table.

Inzaghi is currently making €6.5 million net per year and if he accepts the offer, it will make him the highest-paid coach in the world as only Pep Guardiola’s estimated €23 million annually at Manchester City come close, even if the former Lazio manager is the best paid coach in Italy.

Should Inzaghi lead Inter to Champions League glory, moving to the Middle East would represent a forward step in his career as he has already won every available trophy with the club, hence he would not be begrudged for seeking new challenges.

Having conquered Italian football and established himself among Europe’s elite coaches, the Al-Hilal project offers something European football cannot. Namely, the chance to build a footballing empire from the ground up, backed by seemingly limitless resources.

On the other hand, staying with the Beneamata would also mean that he gets to further cement his name in the club’s record books, so winning the UCL title would be the start of a long successful career with Inter.

In a related development, there is a specific reason behind Inter’s decision to wear their third kit in the UCL final against PSG—something that has only happened twice this season on their way to the final where they got past

Listed as the away team due to their position on the right side of the bracket, the Nerazzurri were not allowed to wear their traditional black-and-blue shirt in Munich, as it would have clashed with PSG’s home kit, hence, they had to choose between their second and third kits.

The decision was eventually made unanimously by the players themselves, choosing to wear the yellow kit, possibly influenced by superstition. Their only defeat in the current Champions League campaign came while wearing the white away kit, against Bayer Leverkusen.

In contrast, they won both matches played in the third kit, against Sparta Prague and Feyenoord. They’ve always worn either their home or away shirt in their six previous European Cup/Champions League finals. However, they did win their last UEFA Cup in 1998 while wearing a third kit.

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That was when they defeated Lazio 3-0 in Paris in a strip that had been used throughout that tournament and they will be hoping that all these would come together to give them the best of luck when it matters most in a season that threatens to end trophy-less.

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