A 0-0 draw with Porto is enough, after Milan Inter are also in the quarterfinals
And now it's Naples' turn to challenge Eintracht at the "Maradona" for qualification and for history
Lautaro Martinez in action at the Dragão (Ansa)
Inter qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League after drawing 0-0 with Porto in the second leg of the round of 16. The Lusitanians finished in ten due to Pepe's expulsion in the final. In the first leg at San Siro, the Nerazzurri won 1-0.
But, in addition to qualifying, what the Nerazzurri CEO Beppe Marotta declared before the Dragão match is news: «The loan was made for one season, on 30 June regardless of his performance, Lukaku returns to Chelsea ». Finally , Simone Inzaghi actually confirmed: «He can't be questioned for a match. Let him work because he is doing well and with great professionalism"
The nerazzurri join Milan in the quarter-finals and now it's the turn of Napoli, who await Eintracht at the San Paolo after the masterpiece of the first leg and a 0-2 perhaps without appeal. Spalletti: «This group's entry into the club's history is up for grabs».
Meanwhile there is concern about the arrival of 500 German fans from Salerno: they have all been identified. The trip to Maradona had been banned for the Eintracht ultras, but UEFA president Aleksader Ceferin went down hard: «Not allowing German fans is a wrong decision by the Italian authorities. We will change the rules."
As for the other matches, the 7-0 (in the first leg it ended 1-1) with which Guardiola's Manchester City overwhelmed Leipzig and won the quarterfinals is at least striking.
(Unioneonline/lopi)
