Helping Inter Milan win the first game 37-year-old Dzeko has scored in three Champions League semi-finals in his career

2023-05-11 15:31

Helping Inter Milan win the first game 37-year-old Dzeko has scored in three Champions League semi-finals in his career


The first match of the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League semi-final was played today by Inter Milan as a guest against AC Milan. In the end, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 2-0 and took a 2-goal lead in the total score. The 37-year-old forward veteran Edin Dzeko, who opened the scoring for Inter Milan in this game, is an important contributor to the team's Champions League knockout rounds in recent years.


Dzeko helped Inter Milan score first in the 8th minute of the opening. After that, Inter Milan also relied on the goal of 34-year-old midfielder Henrich Mkhitaryan to seal the victory with 2 goals and take the lead in the competition for the tickets to the Champions League final.


It is worth noting that Dzeko's goal in this game also made him the second oldest player in the history of the Champions League to score in the semi-finals at the age of 37 years and 54 days.


At the same time, Dzeko has scored in the Champions League semi-finals three times in his career in the 12 major league seasons, representing Rome in the 2017-2018 season in the first and second rounds of the Champions League semi-finals against Liverpool in the Premier League. After round 2 games, today he contributed another goal in the UEFA Champions League semi-final on behalf of Inter Milan.


Helping Inter Milan win the first game 37-year-old Dzeko has scored in three Champions League semi-finals in his career


Dzeko, who completed this achievement, said after the game that although he is nearly 40 years old, he still believes that he is within his power in terms of body, speed and state, and this is also very important, because these allow him to continue playing football. inject more vitality.


Dzeko also said with a smile, of course, today's outstanding performance is also likely to be due to the 3 days of rest and training opportunities before the start of the game. Not much, but the team remained focused throughout the game and finally got what they paid for.


In the end, the veteran revealed that in addition to scoring goals, he has also made contributions and efforts in many aspects, and this can be known to teammates, coaches or fans who understand his playing style, so even if he fails to contribute in this game He will still go all out for Inter Milan in this focus match.