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====2010β11: Most goals in one season, more trophies and departure==== On 21 August 2010, Eto'o scored twice as Inter beat Roma 3β1 to win the [[2010 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816536&sec=europe&cc=5739|title=Benitez begins Inter reign with Supercoppa triumph|date=21 August 2010|work=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=23 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824022833/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816536&sec=europe&cc=5739|archive-date=24 August 2010}}</ref> His first hat trick for Inter [[List of UEFA Champions League hat-tricks|occurred in the UEFA Champions League]] against Werder Bremen on 29 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=307788&league=UEFA.CHAMPIONS&cc=5739|title=Irresistible Eto'o fires hat-trick|date=29 September 2010|work=[[ESPNsoccernet]]|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|access-date=30 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006105110/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=307788&cc=5739&league=UEFA.CHAMPIONS|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref> Inter won the game 4β0, with Eto'o saying, "We will remain humble because we know that there are sides out there that are better than us, so we will just take it one match at a time and we will go as far as it takes us."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/general/story?id=5630720&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%22%7D|title=Samuel Eto'o nets hat trick; Man U wins|publisher=ESPN FC|date=29 September 2011|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> In December, Eto'o played in the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/35146|title=Inter squad for FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010|website=inter.it|publisher=Inter Milan|date=29 November 2010|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> he scored against [[TP Mazembe]] in the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]] as Inter won 3β0 and lifted their fifth trophy of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/sports/soccer/19soccer.html|title=Seventh Best in Italy, Inter Is World's No. 1|work=The New York Times|date=18 December 2010|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> Additionally, he was named the best player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/clubworldcup/uae2010|title=Inter rule the world, Mazembe make history|publisher=FIFA|date=18 December 2010|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> Continuing his outstanding form in Serie A and in the Champions League for the [[2010β11 Inter Milan season|2010β11 campaign]], he was pivotal to Inter's attack line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/479536-inter-milans-samuel-etoo-is-the-worlds-best-striker|title=Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o Is the World's Best Striker|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=1 October 2010|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref> On 16 March 2011, Eto'o gave a legendary performance in [[Munich]] as he helped Inter eliminate Bayern Munich 3β2 (with an aggregate score of 3β3, winning on away goals) in the Champions League. Eto'o scored the first goal after four minutes, and provided two clinical assists to [[Wesley Sneijder]] and to [[Goran Pandev]] for the winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/15/bayern-munich-internazionale-champions-league|title=Goran Pandev strikes late as Inter leave Bayern Munich devastated again|work=The Guardian|date=15 March 2011|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> After the game, Inter President [[Massimo Moratti]] said, "I'm not sure if the deal that brought Eto'o to the club was my best piece of transfer business ever, but I really think it was a great piece of business for us. Eto'o is fantastic. I do not want to take anything away from IbrahimoviΔ, but for everyone it was really a great deal to get Eto'o. Samuel is truly extraordinary." On 29 May, Eto'o scored two goals in the [[2011 Coppa Italia Final|final]] of the Coppa Italia against Palermo to help Inter win 3β1 and taking his total season goals to 37, a new record high for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/59761/inter-vs-palermo/report|title=Inter vs Palermo Report|date=29 May 2011|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=31 May 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601010807/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/59761/inter-vs-palermo/report|archive-date=1 June 2011}}</ref> On 25 August 2011, Eto'o announced his departure from Inter Milan via an open letter to the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/820321-samuel-etoo-bids-farewell-to-inter-milan-with-a-letter|title=Samuel Eto'o Bids Farewell to Inter Milan with a Letter|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=25 August 2011|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
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