Diego Milito of Inter Milan celebrates after scoring his second goal during the UEFA Champions League Final match between FC Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday in Madrid. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

Diego Milito scored twice as Inter Milan cruised to an easy 2-0 Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday to end a 45-year wait for its third title.

The Argentina striker scored in the 35th and 70th minutes at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid to add the title to Inter's triumphs in 1964 and '65.

The merited victory — Inter dominated the game — meant that Inter coach Jose Mourinho completed the triple triumphs of the Champions League, domestic league and cup successes, while also becoming the third coach to win the title with two different clubs. Mourinho won it with FC Porto in 2004.

The victory might also signal Mourinho's exit from Inter. After the game, he said it was "more probable that I'll go than stay." He is expected to take over at Real Madrid.

The loss meant that Bayern missed out on the treble, having also won the domestic league and cups.

After the final whistle, Mourinho walked onto the field and was congratulated by his players in a low-key celebration by his standards for a coach known to race across the pitch to celebrate some of his most famous victories.

Before the medal ceremony, he left his Inter players and walked over to the Bayern camp, hugging coach Louis van Gaal as he had promised at the news conference on the eve of the final. Mourinho worked under van Gaal for three years when they were both at Barcelona.

"This is really emotional," said Inter president Massimo Moratti, whose father Angelo ran the club when it won the titles in the 1960s. "It's unbelievable for me to be able to relive the emotions I experienced so many years ago."

Inter stymies Bayern's attack

Although Bayern had chances early in the second half, Inter's defence was rock solid as it has been all through the competition, especially when it knocked defending champion Barcelona out in the semifinal.

"We were not good enough to impose our game," van Gaal said.

"Inter only reacted but they still won deservedly. The timing of the goals was decisive. The players learned today that it comes down to small details.

"I still have the feeling that we could have won. There were no great differences. We attacked, Inter defended. But you have to be in great shape to beat Inter and we were not today. I still think Inter merited the win."

Bayern goalkeeper Joerg Butt agreed: "They deserved to win. They defended very well. We never found our game and could not get past their defence. They have great strikers."

Butt's saves kept Bayern in match

The first half was a tale of the contrasting fortunes of two Dutchmen.

Bayern's Arjen Robben, left rolling on the ground after three solid tackles by Inter defenders in the first 13 minutes, earned himself three shooting chances but couldn't recreate the accurate strikes that eliminated Fiorentina and Manchester United.

Inter's Wesley Sneijder, by contrast, forced Butt into a punching save and set up the first half strike by Milito.

From a huge kick upfield by Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar, Milito headed the ball on to Sneijder who returned it immediately with an accurate pass through the Bayern defence. Milito held off a defender before firing past the 'keeper from 12 metres, sparking wild celebrations among the Inter fans at the other end of the stadium.

It should have been 2-0 just before halftime when Sneijder and Milito combined again. This time the Argentina striker put the Dutchman clear but his shot was blocked by Butt.

In an amazing sequence in the opening minute of the second half, Bayern almost drew even and then went close to falling 2-0 behind.

Bayern opened up the Inter defence and Hamit Altintop presented Thomas Mueller with a clear shooting chance only for the 20-year-old striker to see his shot bounce off the 'keeper's legs.

"Had Mueller scored, it may have been different, Bayern captain Marc van Bommel said. "These are decisive moments. But no reproaches, Mueller has scored so many goals this season."

Inter survived that scare to break out at the other end. Milito burst down the left and crossed to Goran Pandev, whose left-footed lob was acrobatically finger-tipped over the bar by Butt.

Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar matched that when Robben's shot from the corner of the area appeared to be curling inside the far post but the Brazilian dived to push it away.

It was a crucial save as Inter broke out to score a second which effectively killed off the game.

Samuel Eto'o's pass found Milito on the left and the striker twisted past Daniel van Buyten before firing inside the far post in front of the Inter fans.