Mircea Lucescu, the moving remembrance of the'Inter.

“FC Internazionale Milano and the entire Nerazzurri world join with deep emotion the condolences for the passing of Mircea Lucescu, embracing with affection his family members.” So begins the lengthy statement with which Inter bha wanted to remember Mircea Lucescu, who died Tuesday at the age of 80 at the University Hospital of Bucharest, where he had been hospitalized for several days due to a heart attack that had caused him a series of strokes.

“Lucescu,” the Nerazzurri club wrote on its official channels, “was one of the most influential and respected coaches on the international football scene, capable of leaving a profound mark wherever he coached thanks to his vision, charisma and an extraordinary culture of the game.

“Arriving on the Inter bench in December 1998, he guided the team through a remarkable European season, leading the Nerazzurri past the group stage of the UEFA Champions League to the quarterfinals, where the path was interrupted against Manchester United, later winners of that edition of the tournament. In total, Lucescu has collected 22 benches at the helm of Inter.”

“His experience in the Nerazzurri represents a significant stage in a very long and successful career: 37 trophies have been won as a coach, a palmarès that places him among the most titled coaches in the history of world soccer. A coach of great human and professional depth, Mircea Lucescu embodied values of competence, elegance and passion, leaving an important legacy in the world of soccer,” reads the end of the Inter note.