The story of Simone Inzaghi: the brother who stole a Scudetto from Ancelotti now triumphs on the benches

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It took

five years and four assignments to make his debut for her hometown club,

.

It was the

.

He had grown up in

, a small town close to the capital, almost on the border between his

and rival

, and his football career had not yet taken off as the family blood promised.

Because in the next room, already empty, were the old things of his brother

, three years older, also a forward, who had already packed his bags and had just lost, as a starter, the

final

with

against the

.

That 1998 was a bittersweet year for the

.

The

in the

after the goal of

were repeated when

missed the decisive penalty that eliminated Italy against

in the quarterfinals of the

.

Once again a maximum penalty, like

in the United States final.

While his brother suffered defeats at the highest level in the world of the ball, Simone, in the

, dreamed that fate would grant him the stroke of fortune that had denied him to Italian football.

The Scudetto of 2000

And destiny appeared. The

, suffering in the last positions of the

decided to

give it

a place in the squad. It did not disappoint. He scored

in a single season and signed for Lazio in the 1999 transfer market. Suddenly, the Inzaghi were the starting

. Simone, who had captained several of her older brother's teams when they were teenagers, was finally on the same step as

. The Juventus one was still better, fighting in the table of top scorers in Italy, but Simone was pressing. He made his debut with the national team in a

and dared to steal the

in a movie ending that deserves to be told again.

Last day of Serie A. Lazio, second, beat

3-0

with goals from

.

Juventus, leaders with Ancelotti as coach and

on the pitch, cannot lose in

, where so much water is falling that

suspends the duel for an hour.

More tension.

The resumption feels bad for

, who end up being

, give the title to their greatest rival and put an end to their dramatic season.

From shadows to success

After that gigantic family triumph, Simone returned to the shadows. He was successful and became Lazio's top scorer in international competitions, but only wore the

jersey

twice more and watched from home as his brother achieved

, always led by Ancelotti, and at the 2006

. Today, more than two decades after that fight for the Scudetto in 2000,

.

Simone is the coach of Italy's best team,

, and faces

for the leadership of their Champions group. Meanwhile,

legendary forward

after having several bad experiences at

. The benches have turned the hierarchy of the brothers upside down and promoted Simone as one of the brightest minds in Calcio. Always, as in his time as a footballer at Piacenza, with the obligation to fight the opportunity.

He began in

training in the lower Lazio and another blow of fate put him on the bench of the Olympic. In April 2016, the Romans decided to dismiss

and handed over command to

until the end of the course. It seemed like a mere interim with the hours counted, but the surprising

in the summer, before even starting, forced the club to think of an emergency solution: Simone remained in the position and

, the one they haven't been in since 2000.

and a ticket to the Champions League in five years before making the leap to

, the next step in a career already established in the elite of the benches.

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