After the death of soccer world champion Andreas Brehme, Inter Milan wants to remember its ex-player with a minute’s silence and a mourning ribbon. In the Champions League game against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday evening (February 20, 2024, from 9 p.m. in the Sportschau live ticker), the team will wear mourning ribbon, as the Italian Serie A club announced.
In addition, at Inter’s request, there will be a minute’s silence in memory of Brehme before the duel, the European Football Union UEFA announced. In addition to the Inter players, the referees will also wear black armbands during the game.
Inter Milan: “Part of us is leaving”
Born in Hamburg, Brehme played for Inter from 1988 to 1992. Together with his national team colleagues Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann, he became champion (1989) and UEFA Cup winner (1991) with the Nerazzurri. His former club said goodbye to him with emotional words. “Some of us are leaving,” it said on the club’s website.
“The Inter of records, the Inter of the Germans. These are formulas that we always use, that we will continue to use, to remember an incredible football season, that of Trapattoni, Zenga, Bergomi, Ferri, to the Germans, to the Scudetto, to the UEFA Cup.” On social media, the club wrote: “Ciao Andy, great Interista.”