Inter crossed Milan 3–0 on aggregate to reach their first Champions League final since winning the trophy in 2010.
Inter Milan have reached the Champions League final for the first time in more than a decade with a 1-0 win over city rivals AC Milan.
Inter were 2-0 up from the first leg of the semi-finals and Lautaro Martinez’s 74th-minute goal on Tuesday ended any hopes of a Milan comeback.
The Nerazzurri won the so-called “Euroderby” 3-0 on aggregate to advance to its first final since winning the league, Italian Cup and Champions League under Jose Mourinho in 2010.
And it was the same formidable attacking partnership that led Inter to the Serie A title two years ago that proved decisive once again, as Romelu Lukaku set up Martínez for the only goal.
Inter will play against Real Madrid or Manchester City on June 10 in Istanbul. The second leg of the other semi-final is on Wednesday, with the score 1-1 from the first leg.
Milan was also looking for an end to the long wait for the final. It last reached the showpiece in 2007, when it won the last of its seven titles.
The Rossoneri were able to welcome Rafael Leao back. He missed last week’s defeat with a thigh injury and Milan hoped his comeback would inspire the team to do the same.
The difference was immediately apparent as Milan played with an intensity it sorely lacked in the first leg amid a frenetic start from both teams.
Brahim Diaz saw a weak shot comfortably smothered by Inter goalkeeper André Onana early on before Leao almost got Milan back in with his first real sight of goal shortly before the break. The winger sprinted to the left side of the penalty area, but his angled drive bounced off the outside of the far post.
But Inter dominated the second half and sealed their place in the final as Martínez made his way to the left side of the area and exchanged passes with Lukaku – who had come on for Edin Džeko less than 10 minutes earlier – before firing at the near post . .
No doubt Inter will be the underdog against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on June 10, but the way they managed to win both legs of this Milan draw suggests they will be hard to beat.