Europa League Semi-Final: Inter 5-0 Shakhtar - Lautaro and Lukaku inspire Nerazzurri to final
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| Belgian pro striker Romelu Lukaku netted twice to help Inter Milan reach the UEFA Europa League final after a 5-0 routing of Shakhtar Donetsk in Düsseldorf, Germany. Romelu Lukaku scored for the 10th Europa League game in a row as Inter thrashed Shakhtar. Photo: AP via ES |
The Nerazzurri took the lead after 26 minutes when Nicolo Barella crossed for Martinez, who headed home from 12 yards.
Antonio Conte's side controlled the game for the majority of the half although Marcos Antonio went close for the Ukrainian champions.
Junior Moraes should have brought the game back on level terms but could only head straight at Samir Handanovic.
Shakhtar Donetsk says "thank you" as they "bow out" of the UEL ⬇
And Shakhtar paid a heavy price for that miss when Danilo 'D'Ambrosio headed home from Marcelo Brozovic's corner to double the advantage.We have lost in the semifinal and bow out of the UEFA Europa League.— FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) August 17, 2020
Thank you for your support this long season!#InterShakhtar #UEL @EuropaLeague https://t.co/tcZWhFNeji pic.twitter.com/wf2CuGYXo8
From there, it looked as if there was no way back for Luis Castro's side and it proved when Martinez struck home a superb second - and third for Inter - on 73 minutes.
Romelu Lukaku extended his impressive run of scoring in Europa League games to 10 with an incisive finish to make it 4-0.
Inter Milan President Steven Zhang, a Chinese Businessman, sends a "MESSAGE" to Inter Milan fans around the world ⬇
And the Belgian grabbed a second late on with a fine solo run before slotting underneath Andriy Pyatov.🗣 | MESSAGE— Inter (@Inter_en) August 17, 2020
A few words from our President, Steven #Zhang, for you, #InterFans! 😉
𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙊𝙉! 😁🖤💙#TogetherAsATeam #FORZAINTER pic.twitter.com/V4fNE2dbwM
The Italian outfit will face Sevilla in Friday's final in Cologne after they beat Manchester United 2-1 on Sunday.
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