There are times when preventing anything from happening is paradoxically the best thing that could happen. Under this premise, destroying to survive, Atlético de Madrid inside Giuseppe Meazza confront someone Inter who rules with authority Italy Serie A and by now there was a hurricane in his house. “Everyone watching the match will be a little bored,” he warned after the draw a few months ago. GriezmannA man who is not very prone to deception and does not miss his appointment with the truth on this occasion. Because the red and white team was very close to getting the 0-0 award by going to Milan to avoid any setbacks. Arnautovic In the rematch to be played on March 13, the tie was broken by a single goal. Big city.
Get used to repetition Diego Pablo Simeone In the qualifying rounds and even in the Champions League, not two 90-minute matches are played, but a single match of at least 180 minutes. Conflicts, as in this case, are played out by tactics, or rather, if they are played somewhat ill-considered, the fear of losing often prevails over the search for a partial but not certain victory, which leads to winning. decide on the tie. The Argentinian coach expected “a duel match” with whoever wins the most in that part of the game.I would be close to victory“. It is definitely a match in which he would like to play as a player, not from the bench.
The truth is that neither team shied away from the challenge. With saul At the center of the field and with continuity in commitment Marcos Llorente At the attacking point, Atlético, accompanied by a rested Griezmann after returning to the league against Almería, at times matched Inter’s power and intensity. Warned by the (bad) precedents experienced away from home this season, the red and white team, with their ears perked up, jumped onto the grass in a concentrated and orderly manner, trying to cause damage in the counter-attack and to frustrate the foreseeable. first interista areón.
In fact, it was his first time colliding with a boarding school. linen It’s on the left wing that Llorente can’t finish. It was the 15 minute mark and what looked like a warning eventually turned into a warning. oasis, the only drinkable attack of the colconeras in the entire first half. Because Atletico’s good start gradually turned into an away advantage. Inter He received the ball without giving too much away and even managed to take the lead by taking advantage of two mistakes in the release of the ball by De Paul and Koke. Just available everywhere witselGiant and rejuvenated as a defender this year, Thuram and Lautaro would give an advantage Nerazzurri.
Giménez and Thuram’s injuries
The return from the break brought with it two changes, one for each side and both mandatory. Thuram, perhaps Inter’s most dangerous player in the first 45 minutes, was replaced by Arnautovic, and Gímenez, who was also injured, did the same and was replaced by Savic. Substitutions that change the order of the first half and lead to the most open minutes of the match, Inter showed why they are currently second in Europe.
The Italians managed to take the lead on a few obvious occasions but came up short when Arnautovic, who was cool as he entered the area, made everything in his favor after first a great cross from DiMarco and then a huge wall into the area. Leading with Lautaro. Cholo reorganized the defense with the introduction of Reinildo for Mario Hermoso and introduced Morata, who was unexpected after being injured in Sevilla a week ago. I’m trying to give oxygen to the team.
The striker could do little as he devoted himself to joining his teammates in trying to save Inter’s increasingly frequent attacks, finding the reward ten minutes later. A glaring mistake between De Paul and Reinildo. In a game with no apparent danger, neither the Mozambican nor the Argentinian were as strong as they should have been, leaving Lautaro isolated against Oblak, who won the one-on-one game but could do nothing on the second opportunity. Clinched into the empty goal by Arnautovic.
It came with another bit of bad news; Griezmann suffering after receiving a blow. Inter smelled blood, they saw the possibility of scoring a second goal in the final stretch that would enable the Reds to be very effective in the comeback, but they also managed to give up a draw when Morata’s header went narrowly wide. A good Lino ball, the best of red and white. And finally, both were happy with an outcome they perhaps did not initially want and allowed it after 90 minutes. Everything is up in the air for the return..