Inter Milan Vice-President Zanetti Compares Current Champions League Finalists To 2010 Treble Heroes – Adds ‘Here’s Where The Serie A Title Was Lost’ | OneFootball

Javier Zanetti feels that there are similarities and differences between the current Inter Milan team and the team that won the Treble in 2010.

The Nerazzurri Vice-President spoke to Milan-based newspaper Il Giorno, via FCInterNews, in an interview in today’s print edition. He also gave his thoughts on the failure in the Serie A title race.

Inter Milan are in the Champions League final. They are in the match for the second time in the space of three years.

The last time that Inter were here was just two years ago. They narrowly lost to Manchester City in the final of the 2022-23 edition of the competition.

Meanwhile, the last time the Nerazzurri actually won the Champions League was in 2010. They completed the European Treble along with the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia.

Javier Zanetti was the captain of Inter at that time. And now, the Argentine is the club’s Vice-President.

Zanetti Compares Current Inter Milan UCL Finalists & 2010 Treble Heroes

FUCHU, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 11: Inter Vice President Javier Zanetti attends a press conference during the inauguration of Inter Academy Japan on February 11, 2017 in Fuchu, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images for FC Internazionale)

Zanetti looked back, “My Inter was a very strong team,” he said.

“But this team is also very strong. They haven’t gotten to the final by chance after eliminating Bayern Munich and Barcelona.”

“If we think about the days leading up to the event, we certainly got to the match feeling very fired up,” Zanetti said of the 2010 Champions League final.

“The team had the adrenaline of the players who had won the Scudetto and the Coppa Italia.”

“Now, the coach and the players have to digest the title that slipped from their fingers narrowly.”

“It’s something that makes you angry,” Zanetti said.

Meanwhile, as far as the possibility that that disappointment in the title race could affect Inter’s performance tomorrow, Zanetti said “I don’t think so.”

“The guys are motivated,” said the Vice-President. “Unfortunately, everything happened right at the end of the season.”

“Maybe the loss in Bologna in stoppage time was decisive,” he admitted.

“But now we have to be optimistic. The team believes in it, and it will be a very balance match.”

“We hope for a happy ending,” Zanetti added. “We can only praise this group that’s reach two Champions League finals in three years.”