Video: How Lukaku Predicted Inter to Reach UCL Final at the Start of the Season

• Romelu Lukaku predicted Inter Milan will reach the final of the UEFA Champions League
• The Inter Milan striker played a key role as the Italian giants defeated rivals AC Milan
• Inter will wait for the winner of the game between Manchester City and Real Madrid

Belgium forward, Romelu Lukaku, believed Inter Milan would reach the final of the UEFA Champions League even before the season started.

The on-loan Chelsea star played a pivotal role as the Nerazzuris reached the final of Europe's elite competition for the first time in 13 years after beating rivals AC Milan.

According to Inter Milan president, Steven Zhang, the former Manchester United striker came to him at the beginning of the season to tell him they will reach the champions league final.

Although Zhang had his doubts, Lukaku kept his words as he provided the assist for the 1-0 win at the San Siro on Tuesday night.

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"Every season is special but if you told me we will get to the final of the UEFA Champions League, probably it will be difficult for me to believe," Zhang told Sky Sports.

"The only person who told me at the beginning of the season is Lukaku, actually. He told me we are going to get to the final," he added.

Inter Milan, who won the competition in 2010, will be waiting for the winner of the game between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the final of the competition.

Inter reach UCL final

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Inter Milan reached their first Champions League final for 13 years as Lautaro Martinez's sole goal of the match gave them a 3-0 aggregate win against AC Milan on Tuesday.

Inter will undoubtedly be the underdogs against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on June 10, but the way they managed both legs of this all-Milan tie suggest they will be hard to beat.

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The key moment of the night at the San Siro came when Martinez exchanged passes with substitute Romelu Lukaku and drilled a shot from inside the penalty area that Milan keeper Mike Maignan allowed in at his near post.