Leading 2-0 after the first leg at the San Siro and on a seven-match winning run, Inter were well-fancied to complete the job and they could well have done so in the opening 45 minutes, as Edin Dzeko forced Mike Maignan into a brilliant save before the break.
Milan had one big early chance themselves, Brahim Diaz wasting his opportunity when completely free in the box, but they were incredibly poor on the whole and even at two-goals down on aggregate the task felt beyond them.
That was confirmed with 15 minutes remaining, when Romelu Lukaku found space to slide Martinez in and the Argentinian lashed a low strike beyond Maignan, ending any hope the Rossoneri had of a late charge and ensuring Inter’s focus could turn to the final in Istanbul on June 10 as they eased to a 3-0 aggregate win.
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