Inter Milan head coach Simone Inzaghi quit on Tuesday less than three days after Paris Saint-Germain humiliated his side 5-0 to claim the 2025 Champions League.
“The time has come for me to say goodbye to this club after a run of four years during which I gave everything,” Inzaghi wrote in a letter to Inter fans on the club website.
The loss to PSG on Saturday night at the Allianz Arena marked the most lopsided defeat in a final in the 70-year history of European club football's most prestigious tournament.
Achraf Hakimi and Désiré Doué scored within the first 20 minutes. Doué added the third after 63 minutes and Ousmane Dembélé set up Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the fourth 10 minutes later. Senny Mayulu inflicted further agony on Inter with the fifth in the 86th minute.
Inzaghi coached Inter to the Serie A title in 2024. But they endured a nightmare end to this season.
In April, they lost in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia to city rivals AC Milan and a week before the Champions League final, Napoli pipped them to the title by one point.
"Every day, my first and last thought was always about Inter," Inzaghi added.
"It was then reciprocated with professionalism and passion by the players, leaders, and every single one of the club’s employees. The six trophies we won, including the Second-Star Scudetto, together with our Champions League journeys in 2023, and just a few days ago, are living proof of how much my work was supported by a shared understanding with my staff and every part of the club."
The 49-year-old's heartfelt message added: "I want to dedicate one last word to the millions of Nerazzurri fans who cheered me on, those who cried and suffered during the lows, and then laughed and celebrated in the six triumphs that we experienced together. I will never forget you. Forza Inter."
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With his departure, it is unclear who will coach the squad at the Club World Cup in the United States which starts on 14 June. Inter open their campaign against Monterrey on 17 June.
As Inzaghi was preparing for his departure, Inter's conquerors went on a victory parade with their first Champions League trophy on Sunday afternoon along the Champs-Elysées in central Paris before a reception with the French president Emmanuel Macron.
The squad went on to present the prize to fans inside their home ground at the Parc des Princes during a son-et lumière celebration of an unprecedented sweep of four titles.
In January, Luis Enrique's side won the French Super Cup. In April, they claimed the Ligue 1 championship for a record 13th time and on 24 May, they waltzed past Reims to lift the Coupe de France for a record 16th occasion.
PSG begin their Club World Cup campaign on 15 June against Atletico Madrid in Los Angeles.
