Silvio laps up Rossoneri’s revenge

THE trek home began immediately after the match ended: 7,000 Milan fans with their different-coloured bracelets indicating the departure time of their return flights to Malpensa.

Back home, the packed cathedral square exploded with noise when Inzaghi’s second goal went in, but the real partying was postponed until last night’s parade through the streets and squares — Foro Buonaparte, piazza Cavour, piazza Repubblica. and finally back to the cathedral — with further celebrations planned for today.

It was “the Triumph of Athens”, said La Gazzetta Dello Sport. A “personal triumph” for Milan’s president, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has lost no time in drawing political conclusions from “beating the reds”.