{"id":301121,"date":"2023-12-19T09:24:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=301121"},"modified":"2023-12-19T09:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:24:51","slug":"inter-milan-legend-javier-zanetti-blocked-from-champions-league-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/inter-milan-legend-javier-zanetti-blocked-from-champions-league-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti blocked from Champions League draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti temporarily blocked from Champions League draw after forgetting his credentials&#8230; before convincing security he is the club&#8217;s vice-president<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zanetti was seen pleading with security to be allowed to watch the last-16 draw\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 2010 Champions League winning captain was eventually cleared to watch\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Roy Keane can be a pantomime villain, but you can never accuse him of faking it. He couldn&#8217;t hide his simmering irritation &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inter Milan legend and vice-president Javier Zanetti was forced to plead with security to be allowed in to watch the Champions League last-16 draw after forgetting his accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>Footage has emerged of the former Argentina defender attempting to enter the\u00a0event at UEFA\u2019s headquarters in Nyon on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A security official outside the draw is heard requesting Zanetti&#8217;s accreditation before permitting the Inter official to enter the room.<\/p>\n<p>Zanetti was seen without his credential to enter the draw, with the former defender initially looking exasperated at being denied entry.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old was heard talking to the official to insist he was vice-president of Inter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118299-12880257-Javier_Zanetti_right_was_left_pleading_to_be_allowed_into_the_Ch-m-19_1702975162319.jpg\" height=\"496\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118583-12880257-image-m-21_1702975177658.jpg\" height=\"496\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Javier Zanetti, right, was left pleading to be allowed into the Champions League last-16 draw<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118351-12880257-image-a-12_1702974607474.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Inter legend turned vice-president lifted the Champions League as captain back in 2010<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118355-12880257-image-a-13_1702974637940.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Zanetti has been a regular dignitary at draws with the Argentina legend helping out with the Copa America draw ceremony earlier this month in Miami<\/p>\n<p>Other officials then stepped in to plead the case of Inter&#8217;s record appearance maker, who represented the club 858 in total, including 159 in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 Champions League winning captain was eventually allowed into the draw following the embarrassing incident.<\/p>\n<p>Zanetti took his seat in time to see the outcome of the last-16 draw as Inter were given an eye-catching tie against Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>The Serie A side had reached the knock-out stage after finishing second in their Champions League group behind\u00a0Real Sociedad.<\/p>\n<p>Inter face a tricky tie against\u00a0Atletico Madrid, who are managed by Zanetti&#8217;s former team-mate\u00a0Diego Simeone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Atletico are a difficult team to face, I know Simeone very well, we were teammates, we are friends,&#8217; Zanetti said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know how he prepares matches, they will be two great matches between two great teams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There were so many great teams, we knew it could be a complicated draw. We have great respect for Atletico, we know their history and their culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/08\/79118627-12880257-image-a-22_1702975327294.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Inter were drawn to face Atletico Madrid, managed by Zanetti&#8217;s ex team-mate Diego Simeone<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know how they prepare, they will be difficult to beat. But we are in a position to play two great matches and we will be ready.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The matches are complicated both at home and away: doing well at San Siro will be important, but it will be a balanced tie.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Italian giants will be seeking to replicate their run to the Champions League final last year, where they eventually fell to a 1-0 defeat to Man City in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>Inter are currently top of Serie A with\u00a0Simone Inzaghi&#8217;s side boasting a four-point lead over second placed Juventus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12880257\/Inter-Milan-legend-Javier-Zanetti-blocked-Champions-League-draw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti temporarily blocked from Champions League draw after forgetting his credentials&#8230; before convincing security he is [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti blocked from Champions League draw - USA SportsRadar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/inter-milan-legend-javier-zanetti-blocked-from-champions-league-draw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti blocked from Champions League draw - USA SportsRadar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti temporarily blocked from Champions League draw after forgetting his credentials&#8230; 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