The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 107
  “I am grateful to everyone for their recognition of my work.

But what I want to say is that whether it is the Serie A championship or the Champions League semi-finals, it is already a thing of the past.

The season is far from over. Regardless of whether we can create history, we will go all out to win every game.

It’s too early to say who will win the Champions League now, we have just reached the semi-finals.

Manchester United are certainly a respectable opponent, they were last season's Champions League champions.

Sir Alex Ferguson and I are old acquaintances, and his team is not easy to deal with.

And before the game against Manchester United, we still have a game against Juventus to play. "

Inter Milan's opponent in this season's Champions League semi-finals is the Premier League giants Manchester United.

Their elimination of Arsenal shattered the dream of Premier League fans that there would be three Premier League teams in the top four of the Champions League.

Mourinho is very ambitious and may not have thought so much about it at the beginning of the season.

But as the season comes to an end, the Nerazzurri led by him have won the Serie A championship ahead of schedule.

The Champions League has reached the semi-finals, and the Coppa Italia only has the second leg left to reach the final.

It is definitely impossible to say that the Madman does not have the idea of ​​winning the Triple Crown.

Of course, sometimes Mourinho himself feels strange. Inter Milan's lineup is not bad, but it is a joke to say that it is expected to win the Triple Crown.

The Portuguese himself is not very satisfied with Inter Milan's defense and forwards.

Even if we can knock out Manchester United and advance to the Champions League final, can we really win Barcelona?
  Mourinho has been studying Barcelona for more than a day or two. In his opinion, Chelsea, the blue team, is absolutely unable to stop Guardiola's "dream team".

No! In fact, there is a chance. We have Ibrahimovic and we have Leo. We are not without the ability to fight against the Red and Blue Army.

"What? Grandpa is critically ill?"

Just after returning to Milan from London, Leo got the bad news from his mother.

"Yes, your dad has returned to China and should be on the plane now.

I heard that your grandfather can't survive for a few more days, so I thought I could see him one last time when I went back. "

Since he didn't grow up with his grandfather, Leo actually didn't have a deep relationship with his grandfather.

But when I heard the news, I still felt uncomfortable.

"Dad...is he okay?"

"Don't look at your father, who used to quarrel with your grandfather as soon as they met, and couldn't even say a few words on the phone.

Both of them were as stubborn as donkeys.

In fact, he is very filial, but he doesn't know how to express it.

Your father is very sad that the old man is gone.

Alas, I'm going to clean up the store and go back to China in two days. I guess I'll have to close down for a while this time.

What do you say here? "

"This……"

After his grandfather passed away, he would definitely have to go back no matter what.

But the problem is that it happens at this critical moment.

To put it bluntly, it was fine before, so why do you have to choose this time?

Of course, it's a bit inappropriate to say this, and Leo doesn't think so, but it's inevitable to have a headache about it.

The league is okay, but if we miss the Champions League and Manchester United games...

"Forget it, if you don't have time to see him for the last time, forget it, but when the old man really leaves, you have to fly back immediately."

"Well, I understand. I will report to the head coach and the club tomorrow so that they can prepare in advance."

After Leo told Mourinho about his family affairs the next day, the madman was speechless.

But he didn't have much to say. Could he still force him to stay on the team and play games? If his grandfather left, he wouldn't let Leo go back?
  This is not something that humans can do, and it is impossible in any country.

The club also expressed understanding of this, and Moratti even said that Leo can leave the team and return to China now.

As I said before, family is very important to traditional Italians.

There are many generations living under the same roof here. Many of the grandparents help raise their grandchildren and continue to care for them at home after they grow up.

So there is nothing surprising about some things.

Leo was thinking that he had a salary from the club and it would be hard to just leave like this.

So at least let’s finish the next game first.

On April 2009, 4, in the 18nd round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Juventus away from home.

Leo calmed down and started the game on behalf of the Nerazzurri.

Italy does not have the tradition in England of lining up to welcome the champion.

Not to mention how bad the relationship between Juventus and Inter Milan is.

Therefore, the Bianconeri did not welcome Inter Milan, who won the championship in advance, at the Turin Olympic Stadium.

Ranieri's side had dropped five points in their previous two games against Chievo and Genoa.

This makes Juventus, which ranks second in the standings, a bit unstable recently.

They definitely hope to win the derby rivals at home and take all three points to maintain second place.

Marchionne started in place of the suspended Camoranesi.

Less than ten seconds into the game, Nedved dribbled the ball outside the penalty area and hit the ball with a long shot.

Two minutes later, after losing the ball, Muntari tackled Molinaro from behind and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Poulsen passed the ball and Nedved headed the ball from the left side of the penalty area. Del Piero passed the ball across to Marchionne, and Marchionne's volley from the sideline of the penalty area went over the crossbar!
  Audiences who are familiar with Inter Milan watched the game for a few minutes and noticed that Leo was in a bad state.

In the past, the Inter Milan youngster was sunny and positive, always with a smile on his face.

Something seems wrong today.

Taking the ball in the middle and almost being intercepted by Poulsen, Leo shook his head to get rid of distracting thoughts.

Since you are playing on the court, you must concentrate on it. This is the most basic professional attitude of a player.

Trying not to let things at home affect him, Leo focused on the competition.

A long overhead ball passed half the court, Balotelli unloaded the high ball and cut inside to dunk two Juventus defenders.

Bashen's left-footed low shot in front of the goal hit Buffon's outstretched arm, causing the ball to slow down.

The ball was about to roll over the goal line, but at the last moment it was hooked out by Thiago who was desperately chasing after him!

Juventini at the scene applauded the Portuguese who rescued the goal.

The Bianconeri, playing at home, quickly counterattacked and hit the frontcourt.

Del Piero's curved shot from the outside of the penalty area was blocked by Samuel, and Juventus got a corner kick.

Del Piero took a corner kick from the left, and his teammate's header hit the back point. Grigra's diving header was blocked by Ibrahimovic who was guarding the goal.

Back at home today, Juventus fans once again pulled out the "Judas" banner for Ibrahimovic.

They still believe that the Swedes are a shameful betrayer to the Bianconeri.

Ibrahimovic's expression did not change and he seemed unaffected, but in fact he was very angry inside.

Piero brought the ball to the edge of the left penalty area and cleverly dunked past Cordoba, then lobbed a right-footed shot into the far corner that was picked up by Inter goalkeeper Cesar.

Balotelli took a free kick, Ibrahimovic headed the ball through the crowd, and Samuel followed up with a volley from the lower left corner of the penalty area that passed the crossbar of the goal.

Then Iaquinta received a long pass from the backcourt, and his header in front of the small penalty area was easily obtained by Cesar.

The two sides were back and forth, and the transition between offense and defense was extremely rapid, leaving the audience dizzying.

The scene was quite lively, but after thirty minutes of play, no goals were scored.

Muntari knocked down Thiago and was called for a foul by the referee.

Del Piero took a free kick from the right, and Grigra, who was unmarked from behind, kept the ball and volleyed with his right foot and shot it into the stands!
  In the 34th minute, Balotelli broke through from the right and knocked back. Stankovic's right foot attack from the edge of the penalty area was also higher than the crossbar.

Nedved got rid of the defender and fired a long shot from 30 meters away that missed the right post.

Leo made a direct pass from the frontcourt, and Ibrahimovic was about to break through Juventus' back line to form a single!

Lerottaglie tackled Ibrahimovic from behind and was given a yellow card by referee Farina.

Ibrahimovic passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Balotelli's shot in front of the small penalty area was blocked by Buffon, who fell to the ground sideways!

Molinaro got in front of Muntari and cleared the ball with his big foot!
  Del Piero passed the ball, and Marchionne's left-footed long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by the defender and went out of the left post.

Zanetti fouled Chiellini in defense, and Del Piero's free kick from a small angle on the left was shot directly by Cesar.

Both teams took a lot of shots, but the first half was almost over and they still failed to break the deadlock.

In the 45th minute, Ibrahimovic passed the ball diagonally, and Balotelli followed up with his heel in the penalty area.

Leo followed up with a blast from the front of the penalty area!
  Buffon fought hard to save, and his left hand did touch the ball!

However, Leo's shot was powerful and heavy, and the Juventus goalkeeper's block only changed the direction slightly and flew into the net from the upper right corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan finally scored near the end of the first half!

After the ball was kicked out, Leo seemed to have let go of some of his frustrations and felt a little better.

Ibrahimovic, who witnessed Leo's goal at close range in the penalty area, opened his eyes in surprise.

"Why does this kid seem to have a bigger grudge against Juventus than me? Are you so angry?"

At present, no one else except the head coach knows about Leo's family affairs. They value personal privacy.

Back in the locker room, Mourinho found that he didn't seem to have much to say.

If they win the league title ahead of schedule, it actually doesn't matter if they lose all the subsequent games.

At most, it's just that the face doesn't look good, and there are some talkative women who chew on the roots of their tongues.

The Italian National Derby with Juventus is relatively special, but aren't they leading the score now?

The madman called Leo to him and asked softly:

"How about it? How about I take you down to have a rest later?"

Leo shook his head.

"I am fine."

At the beginning of the second half, the home team further strengthened their offensive.

However, their offensive methods against Inter Milan were very limited, and they mostly used long-range bombardment outside the penalty area.

Nedved's long shot was blocked by Samuel.

Del Piero's long-range attack was saved by Cesar.

Even ordinary fans can see that there is no chance if this continues.

Ranieri asked Trezeguet to go to the sidelines to warm up, which also caused cheers from the home team fans in the stands.

Balotelli's diagonal dribbling in the front attracted several home team defenders to block him and then knocked back. Ibrahimovic's low shot with his right foot in the arc of the penalty area was confiscated by Buffon.

The Swede stood there with his hands on his hips and looked helplessly at his former teammates.

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　　There was an error in the second chapter yesterday, please forgive me.
  　　
  　
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