the deciding factor for the Champions League final

manchester city x Inter Milan will be the grand final of this edition of Champions League. The two teams face each other this Saturday, 10, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, in Turkey. The confrontation will mark a decision between opposites in every way, but one factor may be predominant and may contribute to one of the teams being the champion.

It’s always good to point out that a football match is defined by many details and the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan will be no different. But it is impossible not to emphasize the tradition of both teams in the tournament. Despite being seen as favorites to take the Champions League title, City do not have a winning record in the competition. The tournament has been an obsession for the club since it was acquired by the Arab investment fund. Until then, the team had accumulated a series of frustrations.

The biggest of them was in 2020/21 when he reached his first Champions League final. Manchester City faced Chelsea and lost, despite being favorites for the title. Three years later, the team has the chance to change that negative record in the tournament against Inter Milan. But tradition will come into play more than ever in this Champions League final. And, if in almost all aspects City is favorite, Inter Milan surpasses the English in this detail that can be a determining factor for the victory.

This is going to be the sixth time that the Nerazzurri have reached a Champions League final. In the other five opportunities, the team won three. The first in 1964 and the second in 1965. The last title came in 2010, in a historic final against Bayern Munich. 13 years later, Inter Milan have the chance to change the course of even Italian football. After years in limbo, clubs have returned to being protagonists in Europe and the title against City would be the icing on the cake of a project that has been giving positive responses.

The current scenario is similar to that of winning the Champions League in 2010. At the time, Bayern Munich was widely favored and was surprised by an Inter Milan led by José Mourinho. Manchester City arrives with the same status as the Bavarians, but the Nerazzurri carry with them tradition and experience as one of their greatest allies for the final.

It is not possible to know who will take the Champions Leage trophy before the ball rolls. But if football has already left some lessons, tradition is certainly one of them. She will need to be respected by Manchester City, which seeks to conquer this winning habit that is already internalized in the history of Inter Milan.