Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi has mirrored on the membership’s Champions League remaining defeats in opposition to PSG and Man Metropolis in his autobiography.
Acerbi scored a historic aim for the Nerazzurri in final season’s Champions League semi-final in opposition to Barcelona.
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With Inter moments away from exiting the competitors, the defender scored a aim to ship the sport to extra-time.
Davide Frattesi scored within the added half-hour to ship Inter by means of to the ultimate, the place they misplaced 5-0 to PSG.
, Acerbi wrote “In that second, I thought of every thing I had skilled.
“Lazio, Sassuolo, the sickness, my first Champions League aim, the victories, the defeats,” he added, “my complete profession summed up in a second.”
“Sadly,” he continued, “soccer doesn’t give something away without cost. We reached the ultimate, sure. However the end result wasn’t what we dreamed of.”
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Inter Milan Defender Acerbi: ‘Two Finals In opposition to PSG and Man Metropolis A Supply Of Pleasure’
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Francesco Acerbi
of FC Internazionale Milano in motion throughout the FIFA Membership World Cup 2025 group E match between CF Monterrey and FC Internazionale Milano at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Picture by Stu Forster/Getty Photographs)
Regardless of the defeat to PSG and the one to Man Metropolis two years prior, Acerbi was happy with himself and his teammates.
“What I do know is that I’ve nothing to reproach myself for. Not me, not us.
“We gave it our all,” he added, “And reaching the Champions League remaining twice in three years with this shirt, amidst a thousand difficulties, is a supply of satisfaction that no one can take away.”
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was the heaviest remaining defeat within the competitors’s historical past and Acerbi didn’t refuse to acknowledge how disappointing it was.
“Anybody who is aware of soccer is aware of that the season had been lengthy, exhausting and stuffed with battles.
“And we had been carrying some weight. In soccer, as in life, you don’t all the time win. Each time there’s a winner, there’s additionally a loser. It’s a part of the sport.”
Acerbi’s present and the 37-year-old may nicely be in his remaining season in Nerazzurri colors.
Since becoming a member of from Lazio in 2022, Acerbi has performed 125 instances in all competitions, scoring a formidable 5 targets.