La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Lukaku” betrayed “Inter, because he was working on an impressive series”
“The Belgian played a negative role twice. “He could have changed the course of the match,” wrote the Italian newspaper Sport. La Gazzetta dello Sport. “His mistakes are heavy. And he hurts. Not only was that miraculous header from Ederson, it was just a bad finish. The goal was half open. I saw Lukaku despair. He put his hands in front of his face.”
“He betrayed the Nerazzurri in this way, because he was on an impressive path, scoring seven goals in his last eight matches. His evening was now a nightmare.”
Marca: “Lukaku will think about this final for a very long time”
Romelu Lukaku is the eventual opponent for the Spanish sports newspaper Marca. The striker gets 1 out of 10 for his match, which is by far the lowest point for Inter. “He was the first substitute at Inter, in the 57th minute,” it seems. “First he prevented his teammate Dimarco from scoring and in the 88th minute he missed a great chance himself. He will think about this final for a very long time.”
Then De Bruyne gets a 5 out of 10 from MARCA. “There is magic in the shoes of the Belgian genius, but he was not up to the match,” it seems. “Champions League finals look damned. He had to withdraw due to injury against Chelsea, and De Bruyne also had to leave the field after 35 minutes.”
AS: “He can choose between scoring a goal, scoring a goal, or… scoring a goal.”
“The chance that will continue to be talked about in 50 years,” Spanish newspaper AS headlines in a separate article about Lukaku’s miss. “He can choose between scoring a goal, scoring a goal or… scoring a goal. The Belgian striker has his World Cup nightmare again.”
The Spanish newspaper also took care of De Bruyne’s injury. “He left Atatürk Stadium with a sad look. The negativity repeats itself. Two years after his fierce collision with Rudiger, fate punished him again in one of the most important matches of his career.”
Mundo Deportivo: The tears of Porto and Qatar paved the way for a party in Istanbul at De Bruyne
“De Bruyne has gone through the same nightmare he had two years ago,” Mundo Deportivo wrote. But this time he didn’t cry when he left the field. I hope football is not so brutal this time. Finally he can laugh too. Tears in Porto and Qatar gave way to celebration in Istanbul. Drama this time ended with Happy ending. ”
About Lukaku, the Spanish newspaper said: “Lukaku made a mistake that kept Inzaghi from dreaming of the Champions League. Suddenly Turkey became the World Cup in Qatar. These two stages will haunt the minds of Inter fans forever.”
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