The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 108 The Return of the Prince
  Nerazzurri captain Zanetti, who played as right back today, broke through with the ball from the right.

His long shot from the right front of the penalty area was not powerful and the ball was returned to Buffon.

Trezeguet came on as a substitute, replacing Marchionne.

Del Piero immediately retreated and came to the midfielder position.

Leo advanced with the ball but was brought down by Poulsen, and the Juventus midfielder also received a yellow card.

Balotelli's free kick near the left side of the penalty area was passed to the back point. Ibrahimovic shook his head in front of the goal and was hugged by Buffon.

Speaking of set pieces, Leo has been practicing more, and I feel that it won't be long before he can test the waters.

Juventus quickly counterattacked, Samuel fouled Iaquinta, and the home team got a good free kick opportunity.

The free kick on the right was still taken by Del Piero, and the "Zebra Prince" kicked off and hit the goal directly!
  The ball went over the wall and Cesar got it.

Ranieri made another substitution, and Decelli replaced Molinaro.

In the 61st minute, Ibrahimovic counterattacked with the ball from the left and passed through!

Leo moved forward to the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball just past the chasing Juventus defender Grigra!
  Balotelli's right-footed shot from the back of the penalty area hit the lower left corner of the goal!
  Two to zero!
  The tinker made adjustments one after another, but Inter Milan scored another goal to open the score.

Poulsen sent a long pass from the backcourt, and Iaquinta headed back to the point.

Trezeguet broke into the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball. Del Piero's sideways volley shot in front of the goal was blocked by Cordoba!
  Balotelli and Chiellini competed for a header. After the Juventus center back fell down, Balotelli was called for a foul.

He expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's decision and was shown a yellow card by Farina.

Inter Milan and Juventus shot several shots in succession, but they were all blocked by the goalkeepers of the two teams.

Buffon and Cesar were in their best form, catching high and low blocks in front of the goal.

In the 76th minute, Leo turned around to get rid of Thiago and was hooked from behind by the opponent. The ball fell to Balotelli's feet.

Thiago rushed up and knocked down Balotelli again, but was sent off by the referee with a direct red card!
  The Bianconeri were two goals behind and one player was sent off. The game situation was quite unfavorable for them.

Mourinho first replaced Leo with Vieira, and then replaced the over-excited Balotelli with Figo.

There is not much time left in the game. Inter Milan shrinks its formation and retreats to its own penalty area.

Juventus used up the last substitution spot, and youngster Giovinco came on as a substitute, replacing Del Piero.

Ranieri's substitution seemed to many Juventini to give up on the game.

Before the game was over, some Juventus fans had already left their seats and left the stadium early.

Ibrahimovic broke into the right side of the penalty area and fell to the ground after physical contact with Lero Taglie, but Farina did not say anything and failed to get a penalty kick.

Soon Ibrahimovic and Figo hit the wall again in the frontcourt, and the Swede turned and volleyed from the sideline of the penalty area!
  Buffon jumped and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one palm.

Entering stoppage time, Giovinco took a corner kick. Grigra broke away from the defense and headed into the far corner!

Two to one!
  The home team pulled a goal back before the end of the game!
  In the end, Mourinho's team still managed to win the Italian Clasico 2-1!
  Five days later, Inter Milan faced Sampdoria at home in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals.

After the starting list was announced before the game, media reporters first noticed that Leo did not appear in the starting eleven.

Forget it, then they were surprised to find that Leo didn't even make the roster for this game!
  "Leo was not injured, but he had some personal problems. I can't say more about the specific reasons.

I believe that Leo will return to the team soon and it will not affect the subsequent games! "

Although Leo was not present in this game, the Nerazzurri still defeated Sampdoria 1-0 with Ibrahimovic's key goal.

The total score of the two rounds was tied at 2-2, but Inter Milan eliminated Samp with the advantage of more away goals and successfully entered the final!

This is also the fifth consecutive season that Inter Milan has reached the Italian Cup final!

Their opponent in the final was Lazio, the Blue Eagle who had eliminated Juventus.

Where is Leo at this time?

He has already boarded a flight back to China.

Just before the start of the match between Inter Milan and Sampdoria, the hospital announced an ultimatum.

At this point, no medicine could relieve his pain.

There is no point in continuing to forcibly maintain life through an infusion cannula. Instead, it will only make the elderly suffer more.

Leo's father and brothers decided to take the old man home to spend his last days.

Leo hurriedly hurried, and when he arrived, the old man had been at home without water for two days and had closed his eyes forever.

By this time, Leo felt regretful and rushed back as soon as he received the news.

But even if he bought the nearest flight, the flight of more than ten hours still made him miss the chance to see his grandfather for the last time.

If I had known earlier, I would have left two days earlier.

"Go ahead and kowtow to your grandfather."

Father Leo's eyes were red, and he didn't know how many days he had slept.

Not bothering to say hello to a large group of unfamiliar relatives around him, Leo solemnly kowtowed three times to his grandfather, whom he had only met once since he was born.

What followed was a series of traditional funeral rituals. The Li family was not short of money, and of course they wanted to bury the old man in a grand manner.

It was quite novel for Leo to experience this for the first time.

In the process, he also had time to get to know a bunch of relatives at home who he had never met before.

"This is your cousin, he owns a clothing factory, he's a big boss!"

"Hello, cousin!"     "Oh, what a big boss, business is hard to do now.

Your son is amazing, a big star! We saw it all on CCTV 5! it is this! "

Uncle Tang gave a thumbs up and said.

Clothing factory? The clothes Leo saw on the other party were probably clothes produced by himself.

Leo didn't know much about the design, but it didn't look ugly and the workmanship seemed to be good.

Leo had some ideas in his mind, but it was a pity that now was not the time to talk about them. Let's wait until the season is over to find time to come back and talk about it.

After the first seven days, Leo's family of three hurried back to Milan.

When Leo returned to the team, he found that the atmosphere in the team was somewhat different.

Before he left, Inter Milan advanced on three fronts and aimed at the Triple Crown.

In just these ten days, Mourinho's team has been eliminated from the Champions League.

The first round of the game was played at San Siro. Without Leo, the Nerazzurri were like a headless fly attacking in a mess.

In the end, no goal was scored in the entire game, and the two sides ended in a goalless draw and the score was 0-0.

Going to Old Trafford in the second round, Ferguson's team was on full fire.

Goals from Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo helped the Red Devils beat Inter Milan 2-0 and advance to the Champions League final.

Leo is naturally a little unwilling to accept this, but he is very generous. This is only his first season in Inter Milan.

If you fail this year, just wait until next year and try again.

After the game, Mourinho took the initiative to take the blame on himself.

“It has nothing to do with any player, it’s me as the head coach who lost on the tactical level to the experienced Ferguson.

The Inter Milan players have tried their best, although the final result may not satisfy everyone.

But I'm proud of our performance! "

The good media naturally conducted in-depth investigations into Leo's sudden departure from the team during this period.

After learning that they missed the key matches of the Champions League because of their grandfather's death, they all expressed their understanding and regret.

"If Leo was here, Inter Milan might not lose to Manchester United, and maybe we could reach the final."

"It's such a shame. What a great opportunity. It was missed like this."

"Yeah, I don't know if Leo will regret it in the future. Maybe this is the closest he gets to the Champions League trophy in his career."

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"Don't worry about those comments outside, okay? Have you adjusted your mood?"

The Champions League is out, but there is still the Coppa Italia final to play.

There's no chance of winning the Triple Crown, so at least get a Double Crown.

Mourinho was very worried about Leo's state after his return, but to his surprise, the other party just smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry, boss, I'm always ready to play!"

In the 33rd and 34th rounds of the league that Leo missed, Inter lost to Naples 0-1 away and beat Lazio 2-0 at home.

If they are not pursuing any data at this point, they are just trying to make the spectators who bought tickets to watch the game worth their money.

Because even if they lose all the next few Serie A games, Inter Milan will still be the league champion.

On May 5, Mourinho led the team to Verona, a city in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.

The love story of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare took place here, so it is also called the "City of Love".

In the penultimate round of the 08-09 Serie A season, Inter Milan's away match against Chievo started at the Marco Antonio Bentegoti Stadium.

Three days later was the Coppa Italia final, and Mourinho made a substantial rotation.

Crespo, Figo and other players were able to start the game.

Leo and Balotelli both sat on the bench.

Goals from Marcolini and Luciano gave the home team a 2-0 lead.

Before the end of the first half, the away Nerazzurri got back a victory with Crespo's goal.

The home team continued to press hard at the beginning of the second half.

In the 77th minute, Mourinho replaced two players in a row, and Leo returned to the game after half a month.

Some people may have doubts about Leo's status after a long absence from the competition, but soon Leo proved to them that those worries were unnecessary with his own performance.

Leo got rid of Ligoni's defense in the middle and passed into the penalty area!
  Balotelli stopped the ball with his chest and broke into the left side of the penalty area, cutting inside to avoid Chievo center back Morello, and volleyed with his right foot in front of the goal into the far corner of the goal!
  Two to two!
  Inter Milan equalized the score!
  came back!are back!

Everyone in Nerazzurri was excited, this is Inter Milan!
  They have long been accustomed to having that sunny and handsome young man sitting in the middle of the field.

Leo's absence in the recent games has made them all miserable.

Although in the end Inter Milan tied with Chievo 2-2 in the away game.

The next day's newspaper still had the headline "The Prince Returns."

(End of this chapter)