Inter Milan chairman, Giuseppe Marotta, has acknowledged that his side was thoroughly outplayed by Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday night.
PSG secured a historic 5-0 victory over Inter to lift their first-ever Champions League trophy, setting a new record for the biggest winning margin in a final.
The emphatic win also saw manager Luis Enrique etch his name into the history books as the second coach to achieve a Treble with two different clubs, following in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola.
Reflecting on the humbling defeat, Marotta told Sky Sport Italia, “It was a negative evening where the opponent outclassed us in every area, so we tip our hats to them. That must not change our view of the season as a whole, including the run to the Champions League Final. It was a negative performance. We are sorry for this performance and the many fans who came here.”
Just months ago, Inter’s camp was buzzing with talks of a potential Treble. Now, the season concludes without a single trophy.
“It was very difficult to reach this Final, we got there with absolute credit by overcoming opponents like Bayern Munich and Barcelona. We looked fragile this evening, but I want to thank our players and coach, because the 59 games played in all competition show how this squad and club deserve to be on this stage,” Marotta continued. “We lost, we congratulate our opponents, and move on.”
Amid speculation linking coach Simone Inzaghi with a move to Al-Hilal, Marotta insisted the club remains fully committed to him.
“Absolutely no change of evaluation. We already said that we would meet with Inzaghi next week, he still has a year on his contract and has proved over the last four years that he absolutely deserves to be here and many of our achievements in this time have been down to him,” he affirmed.
