Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is determined to show that he has the Italian giants who have fallen on their way back to the most sensible when they face Sevilla in the Europa League final on Friday, and will leave with a primary trophy in their first season at the helm.
In this way, he would also prolong the sterile fate of his Sevillian rival Julen Lopetegui in his clash in Cologne.
The difference in fortune may not be more marked as Conte won 3 consecutive Serie A names with Juventus, followed by the 2016-17 Premier League name with Chelsea, while Lopetegui failed to claim a higher bachelor honour as manager.
The former goalkeeper of Rayo Vallecano oversaw the longest trophyless era for the Portuguese aspect Porto between 2014-16 before heading to Spain, where he said goodbye a week before the 2018 World Cup after taking his country to the final.
Lopetegui has given way to Fernando Hierro after announcing that he would succeed Real Madrid in August 2018. He did not hold his position until October of that year after suffering a 5–1 goal in La Liga through Barcelona.
The existing season nevertheless brought joy to the 53-year-old coach, who guided Sevilla to the 4th most sensible season in La Liga, and then reached the Europa League final with a combative team whose painting speed surpasses his talent.
Sevilla and Inter have won 8 titles at the European second division festival between them, with the Spanish team chasing a sixth record trophy against their fit rivals.
Lopetegui recognized that denying Inter would be a challenge.
“The team has a very game feature, all Conte groups have it,” he told The Seville’s official website.
“It’s not easy for high-level players to play in such a special collective way. The team is full of talented players, they will force us to play a normal game.
“They are at a magnificent level, a team made to play in the Champions League that finished at one point (Italian champions) from Juventus in Serie A, has great players and an experienced coach.”
Sevilla will have to seize their 2–1 win over Manchester United, with Inter Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez strikers in a devastating way by defeating Shakhtar Donestk 5-0 in the other semi-final.
Conte admitted that the goal-hungry pair had developed a deadly partnership since Lukaku joined United last year despite his individual appetites.
“It is inevitable that running hard and running together, a connection will develop between the two,” Conte told UEFA’s official website.
“They have the typical selfishness of all the strikers, but they also paint hard for others to score.
“We played against a team with more delight and with the maximum of trophies at this festival over the last decade. It’s a maximum and only the groups get the maximum, so we have to prove that we are the ones if we need to win the trophy. “
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