Champion of UEFA Cup a few months before, the Inter his title defense began 94-95 with a 1-0 win over San Siro in front of Aston Villawho equalized the tie with Birmingham and beat the Italian team on penalties, the only time the ‘neroazuri’ club left Europe with 1-0 in favor in the first leg in their field.
This is the challenge that is now proposed by Atlético de Madrid, in the second leg of the round of 16 of Champions League this Wednesday at the stadium Metropolitan Cívitascontrary to the warning that moment represented for Inter, on September 27 thirty years ago, when Ruben Sosa He missed a decisive penalty in the shootout.
After a sequence of eight penalties, four in each, with accurate shots by the locals from eleven meters Garry Parker, Steve Staunton and Andy Townsend and guests Giovanni Bia, Dennis Bergkamp and Andrea Seno, Davide Fontolan he missed Inter, in the top corner, and Gianluca Pagliuca missed the next shot Guy Whittingham. It is the turn of cheap, against the crossbar. He bounced close to the line.
As the Uruguayan attacker retired with his head down, towards the midfield, the opportunity arose Aston Villa. Phil King andwas chosen for the final punishment.
On the bench, the coach Inter, Ottavio Bianchi, waited with a cigarette in his hand, in an image from another era, for the outcome of the final round. It did not fail king. He Inter was removed.
Never before or since in European competitions has the Italian team failed in the second leg away from home with a 1-0 lead, according to the official statistics of UEFA.
Of the 12 who faced a return with profit from the first leg as a local, eleven passed. The only exception is in Villa Parkwhen Ray Houghton In the 41st minute he equalized the series that Inter had been leading since Dennis’ goal Bergkamp at the first meeting at San Siro. A reference for Athletic.
Source: La Verdad
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