Nothing ‘Pazza Inter’ About Inter Milan 2-1 Feyenoord Champions League Win – Job Done, On To Bayern Munich | OneFootball

There was nothing “Pazza” about the way that Inter Milan dispatched Feyenoord to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.

This is the view in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

Inter Milan may well have known that they had a firm advantage heading into yesterday’s Champions League round of sixteen second leg against Feyenoord.

Not only were Inter 2-0 up from the first leg. They were also a team with little European experience, and missing numerous big names due to injury.

However, Feyenoord were always going to try and use those drawbacks in their favour.

The Eredivisie side unsurprisingly came out aiming to play a high tempo game and put Inter under pressure.

And in many respects, the Feyenoord team that Inter faced were an unknown quantity.

Nothing “Pazza” About Inter Milan 2-1 Feyenoord Win

But Inter Milan avoided all the pitfalls that they could have faced.

The Nerazzurri managed the match early on, keeping possession when they could. And they used attack as their best form of defense, exploiting the gaps that Feyenoord inevitably left.

MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: FC Internazionale coach Simone Inzaghi looks on before the Coppa Italia, Quarter Final match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 25, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Inter scored early on through Marcus Thuram. That gave them a big psychological boost.

Then, Feyenoord did get a goal back from the penalty spot.

In a truly “pazza” mode, this might have been enough to send Inter into a tailspin.

However, the Nerazzurri were able to respond by calming the match down. They eventually got a penalty of their own, from which they were able to wrap the match up.