Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: The Derby Fights Again!
After defeating Lyon at home and advancing to the semi-finals, Milan has entered a intensive schedule. First, they will face Chivo's challenge at San Siro, and then have a Milan derby with Inter on the 14th.
After the Milan derby, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals will be held soon.
With the intensive schedule and strong opponents, Milan is shrouded in a tense atmosphere. Everyone knows that from now on, Milan has entered the critical moment. Whether this season can be perfectly completed, they will fight against different opponents on and off the court.
Tang Jue obviously felt this. Although his teammates were talking and laughing during training, they could still feel the tension from their eyes. If anyone had been nervous, they would have been nervous. Tang Jue knew that he could not resolve the tension of his teammates at all.
Only by crossing one hurdle after another can they resolve the tension in their hearts. What's more, appropriate tension is conducive to the players' performance. To become a winner on the court, you must overcome any difficulties by yourself. Under pressure, some people choose to retreat, while some people choose to go head-on, and Tang Jue chooses to go head-on!
On the Nine Days, in Yu Chiewo’s game, he spent thirty minutes to complete the hat trick!
Kaka also scored a goal in this game. In the end, Milan defeated Chiwo by four to zero!
Media commented: Don used a hat trick to fight back against Saki's attack. He successfully surpassed Tony and stood at the top of the scorer list with thirty goals alone. Don is welcomed the upcoming Milan derby in his own good form.
The next day, Juventus, who was eliminated by Arsenal in the Champions League, shook hands with Fiorentina one-to-one at home. In this way, Milan's leading advantage has reached 10. Italian media believe that there are still five rounds of games left in the Serie A, which is a chasm that cannot be crossed. Milan has actually won the Serie A championship!
Tony scored an equalizer in this game, and the gap between him and Tang Jue was only one goal. There was no surprise in the Serie A championship. However, the competition for the Serie A scorer king is still fierce!
Inter Milan, who also eliminated from the Champions League, made overall efforts to comfort the injured hearts of fans, defeated Ascoli 2-1 on the 10th. He caught up with Juventus in points and took advantage of the goal difference. They beat Juventus to rank second in the standings!
They have accumulated morale for the upcoming Milan derby. Obviously they did it!
Milan was not extremely happy to defeat Chievo. For them, defeating Chievo at home was not a big deal. It was just a piece of cake.
Milan entered the fast lane, and five days later they ushered in the Milan derby!
Both teams defeated their opponents in the last round and were in high morale. In the first round, Inter Milan lost to AC Milan at home. For Inter Milan, this game cannot be lost. They must defeat Milan. They must not only avenge their first round, but also consolidate their second position in the standings.
The media conducted a pre-match analysis. Milan Sports Daily believes that Milan will hold the Champions League semi-final on the 19th, and their main energy should be focused on the match against Barcelona. Therefore, Ancelotti will not send all the main players to participate in the Milan derby when the Serie A champion is in control.
They believe that the most likely person to sit on the bench is Tang Jue, who scored a hat-trick in the last game, and Kaka, who scored one goal and assisted twice. In addition, the defense will also make some adjustments, such as Nesta's possible rest. Nesta's position may be replaced by Costa Kuta.
Stam may also be replaced by Maldini. Cafu, who had minor injuries in the previous few games, should appear to find form for the semi-finals with Barcelona.
Without the Champions League mission, Inter Milan will send all the main players to challenge Milan. Inter Milan will dominate this game!
Roma Sports believes that Ancelotti will not be stupid enough to take risks to defeat Inter Milan. For Milan, the Milan derby is a tempting and risky game. Being able to win in the derby will consolidate its position in Milan City, but compared with the Champions League, the temptation of this derby is obviously smaller.
Mancini said firmly in an interview with the media before the game: "We won't care what kind of lineup AC Milan sends. We only have one goal, which is to defeat our opponents!"
Ancelotti said in the interview with the media: "Our current lineup is not yet confirmed. No matter what kind of lineup we send to face, Milan will always be a strong team!"
Ancelotti's words show that he will not send all the main players, nor will he send all the substitutes to participate in this eye-catching derby.
The derby match was scheduled at 7:30 pm. At 6:30 pm, the media got the starting list of both sides. Milan's starting list made great adjustments as the media speculated.
The forward line is partnered by Inzagi and Vieri. The midfielder's speculation with Milan Sports News was wrong, and Kaka appeared on the starting list. The other three in the midfield are Pirlo, Ambrosini, and Gattuso.
From the perspective of personnel, this is basically the most powerful midfielder in Milan now. Ambrosini has comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities, and can attack and defend. Compared with Seidorf, he is better in physical fitness and defense.
On the back line, Karaze served as the left back, Kafo served as the right back, and Stam and Costakuta served as the center back. This is also wrong with the prediction of Milan Sports. They believed that Stam would be replaced by Maldini before the game. The goalkeeper is still Milan's current number one goalkeeper Dida.
Overall, Milan basically sent all the main players. Ancelotti did not want to give up this game. The Milan Derby is full of temptation for any coach.
Inter Milan's starting lineup is: goalkeeper Tordo, four defenders are Favalli, Matrazi, Cordoba and Zanetti; four midfielders are Stakovic, Cabiaso, Pizarro, and Figo; the two forwards are Ad and Martins.
For Inter Milan, this is the strongest lineup now. It demonstrates Mancini's determination to win Milan. Before the game, the organizer sent a large number of police forces to appear at the San Siro Stadium. Last year, the Milan derby in the Champions League was extremely popular, and Dida was even injured by an angry Inter Milan fans with firecrackers.
The two teams are now completely different. Milan has just entered the semi-finals of the Champions League, but Inter Milan was unexpectedly eliminated. The organizer is worried that Inter Milan fans will cause trouble in this game. In addition, Milan's Serie A championship is basically won. Inter Milan will also fight for a place to enter the Champions League next season and advance directly.
One of the focus of this game is whether Inter Milan can defeat Milan and consolidate its position as second in the league.
All the 7,000 tickets allocated to Inter Milan were sold, and they wanted to cheer for their soldiers. This made Inter Milan senior executives happy in the storm. They thought that Inter Milan fans would not go to the scene to watch the football.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, San Siro was almost full. San Siro's northern stand belongs to Inter Milan, and they formed the English letter "inter" of Inter Milan in the stands to highlight their existence.
Echoing the northern stands is the southern stands of Milan fans, who turned it into the famous "Lion's Nest". In a red field, there is a huge Milan team flag with two huge lion heads on the team flag!
This is a festival for Milan City fans!
The game has not yet begun, and the fans of both sides have already started fighting. Their competition is singing. "Milan! Milan!" and "Crazy Inter Milan" are one after another, and the fans of both sides have turned San Siro into a lively and huge stage!
At 7:15, players from both sides walked out of the player channel!
The singing of fans on both sides is even more majestic!
The derby is about to break out!
The long guns and short cannons on the sidelines were aimed at the players of both sides, and the annual Milan Derby ushered in the second round. The hero who defeated Inter Milan in the last game was sitting on the bench at this time, and Tang Jue wanted to accumulate strength for Barcelona's game.
Last night, Ancelotti called and told Tang Jue that he would not start in today's game, and Tang Jue was a little disappointed. Then Ancelotti explained to him. This was mainly the conflict between him and Matrazi in the last Milan derby. Ancelotti was afraid that Matrazi would take revenge on him again on the court.
Tang Jue's first injury since entering the professional league was Matrazi's tackle. Since then, he has formed a grudge with Matrazi. The battle with Barcelona is imminent, and Ancelotti does not want to hurt the team's top scorer.
At 7:30, the competition officially begins!
The referee sent by the referee committee is the "bald" Corina, who is known for his fairness. With Corina's whistle, the Milan derby officially began!
Milan, who is at home, began to advance towards Inter Milan's half amid the huge shouts of fans!
Vieri, who had achieved great success at Inter Milan, was extremely active. He completed his first goal in the fifth minute of the game. In the fifth minute, Ambrosini kicked the ball on the wing, and Vieri, who was ambushing in Inter Milan's penalty area, beat Matrazi and hit the ball!
As the second goalkeeper of Italy, Toldo, after Vieri headed the ball and shot hard with his right foot, kicked the ball out of the crossbar in a blink of an eye!
After Toldo stood up from the turf, he shouted at his defenders: "Look at him!"
He was very dissatisfied. He just started the game and let Vieri grab the header. More than ten seconds later, Matrazi beat Vieri and pushed Pirlo's corner kick out of the penalty area, which was a return to Vieri.
As the game progressed, Inter Milan slowly reversed the passive situation and launched an attack on the left side of Milan. The main reason was that Figo was on this side, although this former World Footballer, although he had passed his peak state, his reputation was still there and no defender dared to underestimate him.
In the fifteenth minute, Figo and Cabiaso made a cross and went straight to two and one. He got the ball on the left of Milan and ran all the way!
Karaze did not give up, he followed closely behind Figo!
Three meters away from the bottom line, Figo suddenly cut inside!
If Figo succeeds, he will enter Milan's penalty area. This is a very dangerous thing for Milan!
A fierce look flashed in Karaze's eyes. He lowered his center of gravity and wanted to use a tackle to destroy Figo's cutting inward!
Figo was once the best right forward in the world. His gorgeous dribble was once talked about by fans. Time is a sharp knife, which slowed Figo's speed down. According to his peak state, Figo could easily break through Karaze's tackle before.
However, Figo does not have this ability now. However, the former World Footballer has grown older and his physical fitness has declined, but his skills are still there!
The center of gravity fell to the left, and the right foot suddenly buckled the ball to the left!
Karaze failed to tackle the football under Figo's feet, which was still at Figo's feet!
The next moment, Figo advanced into Milan's penalty area!
The air on the court became tense!
Chapter completed!