The article details the profound sense of loss experienced by Inter fans and players after their humiliating 5-0 defeat in the Champions League final. Many fans were left in tears, and the defeat feels particularly traumatic, overshadowing past achievements. The piece highlights how this defeat is not merely a result on the scoreboard, but a shattering of the team's identity and spirit. It reflects on the team's struggles in recent seasons and the emotional toll such a defeat can take, suggesting that the legacy of this loss is one that might haunt them for years to come.
Many of their fans were weeping uncontrollably in the stands, in the concourses, all along the road that leads back to the Metro station.
This is the sort of sporting trauma that defines generations. It will not matter now, or ever, that this team have reached two finals in three seasons.
Inter did not just lose a final here; they lost a piece of themselves. And so we finally discovered the limits of old-school grit and guts.
What happened here was nothing less than a humiliation, a playground hazing on the biggest stage, and there is frankly no way of saying how any human, let alone any team, really gets over that.
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