Inter will face Real Madrid or Manchester City in the Champions League finals on June 10 in Istanbul after putting city rivals AC Milan to the sword twice.
Inter Milan defeated rival AC Milan 1-0 in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday.
The result gave Inter Milan a 3-0 victory overall and secured their spot in the championship game in Istanbul. Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals for Inter to give them a commanding 2-0 lead going into the game.
Martinez ended the tie in the 74th minute by striking forcefully from close range to give Inter the lead after Milan had somewhat recovered the spark they had lost in the first leg without star player Rafael Leao.
AC Milan was also looking to end a lengthy wait for the final. It last reached the showpiece event in 2007, when it won the last of its seven titles.
The Rossoneri were able to welcome back Rafael Leao. He missed last week’s loss with a thigh injury and AC Milan was hoping his comeback would inspire the team to do the same.
The difference was immediately apparent as AC Milan played with an intensity it sorely lacked in the first leg amid a frantic start from both teams.
Brahim Diaz saw a weak shot comfortably smothered by Inter goalkeeper André Onana early on before Leao almost got his team back into it with his first real sight of goal shortly before halftime. The winger sprinted into the left of the area, but his angled drive grazed the outside of the far post.
However, Inter took control of the second half and guaranteed its spot in the championship when Martinez moved into the left side of the area, passed to Lukaku, who had replaced Edin Deko less than 10 minutes earlier, and then fired at the near post.
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