The Italian joined the club in 1997 and lifted the Uefa Cup the following year. FMTNews
MILAN: Former Inter Milan coach Luigi Simoni, who led the club to the Uefa Cup title in 1998 during the era of Brazilian star Ronaldo, died in Pisa on Friday at the age of 81 years.
Inter on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of winning the Champions League under Jose Mourinho, becoming the first Italian team to win the treble. A midfielder during his playing career, Simoni played 368 times, including 187 in Serie A, scoring 32 goals for clubs including Juventus, Torino and Napoli, with whom he won the Italian Cup in 1962.
He was most remembered for his time with Inter Milan, joining along with Ronaldo in 1997, and lifting the Uefa Cup the following year after beating Lazio in the all-Italian final.“He arrived in the Nerazzurri dugout in 1997, together with ‘El Fenomeno’, Ronaldo,” Inter Milan recalled.
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