The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 123
  Being two goals behind made Lazio's players mentally unbalanced.

Lucio tackled Italian veteran Rocchi in defense, but the referee did not say anything.

This made Rocky very dissatisfied, and he almost clashed with Lucio after he got up.

In the 31st minute, Leo made a direct pass from the middle. Eto'o turned around at the top of the arc in the penalty area and hit the opponent's defender Sivilla with his left foot and changed direction.

Stankovic directly faced goalkeeper Muslera, and his right-foot hook shot missed the penalty spot!

Lazio counterattacked, Lichtsteiner broke through from the right and passed in. Rocky volleyed sideways from the front and missed the near post.

Leo got rid of Brockie's attack near the center circle and passed the ball high.

Lazio full-back Lichtsteiner made a mistake with a header to clear the ball. Eto'o kept the ball on the left side of the penalty area less than ten meters from the goal and volleyed with his left foot from a small angle but was blocked by Diakite!
  The corner kick was handed over to Cambiasso, and Leo ran to the top of the penalty area to wait for the opportunity.

"Commander Can" took a corner kick from the left, and Lucio's diving header from behind was miraculously saved by Lazio goalkeeper Muslera!
  Continuing with the corner kick, Muslera hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists!
  The second penalty kick was controlled by Leo, and the penalty area was immediately filled with people, making it difficult to find space to pass the ball or hit the goal.

"How to do?"

Leo raised his head and scanned the entire penalty area, paying attention to the defensive players coming forward with his peripheral vision.

He moved the ball forward with his right foot, pretended to take off and deceived Baronio, then dunked lightly and followed up with a powerful volley!
  Milito, who was on the path of the shot in the penalty area, ducked and cleverly missed the ball!
  The Uruguayan goalkeeper who was guarding the goal line was interfered with. Before he could make a save, he saw the ball fly past him!

"Shh!"

The ball is in!
  Three to zero!
  Leo's world wave!

The entire Bird's Nest venue was filled with excitement, and tens of thousands of people chanted Leo's name in unison!
  Leo raised his arms high and slowly walked to the sidelines, enjoying the cheers and applause of the audience.

The first half ended with Kolarov's long shot flying into the stands.

Inter Milan is currently three goals ahead of its opponents.

Just as Leo and the others were walking to the locker room, they could still hear the cheers of the fans at the scene.

"Oh my God, the fans here are so fanatical. I also hope to be able to go out and experience it!"

Thornton and Balotelli stayed on the court to warm up during the halftime break, and they may be replaced at any time in the second half.

"Why do they like us so much? Doesn't China have its own team?"

Bashen used his little brain and asked a question that left Thornton speechless.

"This... let's ask the boss later, he must know!"

Leading by three goals at half-time, Mourinho praised the team's performance in the first half in the locker room.

"We still can't take it lightly in the second half. Our opponents are capable of scoring goals and threatening us!"

Falling behind, Lazio took the lead in substitutions. Ballardini replaced Baronio with Dabo, who performed very average in the first half.

Compared to the Nerazzurri, who had a three-goal advantage, Lazio was more aggressive in attacking at the start of the second half.

Motta knocked down Zarate who was carrying the ball and was called for a foul by Morganti.

Kolarov's left-footed free kick hit the wall and bounced off the wall!

Matuzalen shot with his right foot from the edge of the small penalty area on the left. After the ball was blocked by Cesar, it hit Matuzalen's face and bounced into the net!

It was such a dramatic goal that even the Lazio players didn’t react at once.

It was not until the referee announced that the goal was valid that Matuzalun happily knelt down in the corner flag area to celebrate the goal.

Three to one!
  With the goal scored by Matuzalen with his face, the Blue Eagles got back one!
  Mourinho's expression also looked quite helpless, but the second half of the game had just begun and he did not intend to rush to make substitutions so early.

Milito passed the defender and volleyed with his left foot. Muslera flew to the left and saved the ball.

In the 49th minute, Zanetti and Eto'o kicked the wall from the left to reach the left side of the penalty area, and hit the side net with a low shot from a small angle with his left foot in front of the small penalty area.

Two minutes later, Eto'o made a short pass, and Stankovic's powerful volley from the top of the penalty area was saved by Muslera.

Then Leo took a corner kick on the right, and Lucio's header went high in front of the goal.

Although Inter Milan attacked fiercely after conceding the goal, Lazio withstood the pressure and did not allow the Nerazzurri to further open the score.

Stankovic, Eto'o, and Leo played a clever triangle, and finally Leo shot diagonally from the outside of the right foot on the edge of the penalty area and missed the left post.

In the 56th minute, Diakite passed back from the wing, but Sivilla had not yet returned to the penalty area, but Eto'o suddenly stepped in to steal!
  Lazio's defense made a very undue mistake!
  However, the Cameroonian made a left foot move when facing Muslera. Although he passed the goalkeeper, he lost his balance.

Eto'o fell to the ground and shot into the empty goal, but the ball slipped out of the far post!

"oops!"

The die-hard Inter fans who had raised their hands to celebrate held their heads in disbelief.

Eto'o, who was just shy of scoring twice, waved his hand in annoyance.

Lucio and Maicon, two teammates of the Brazilian national team, hit the wall on the right and then took the ball. Milito turned around and hit the side net with a diagonal shot.

In the 60th minute, Leo made a diagonal pass. Milito took the ball from the left and cut in to the penalty area. His powerful volley was blocked by Muslera!
  Subsequently, during Lazio's counterattack, Brocchi's long pass flew over Lucio's head. Rocchi's left-footed volley from the penalty spot was caught by Cesar!
  A minute later, Lazio patiently organized an attack in front of the restricted area. Mauri's left-footed cross flew over the heads of the two Inter Milan central defenders. Rocky lobbed a smart lob from the sideline of the penalty area past Cesar and into the right side of the goal!

Three to two!
  The difference in score is only one goal!

Teammates on the bench also rushed onto the field to celebrate with Rocky!
  Mourinho couldn't sit still. He stood on the sidelines and made a substitution in the 65th minute.

Muntari and Balotelli came off the bench, replacing Motta and Stankovic.

Inter Milan's formation also changed to a four-three-three, with Balotelli, Milito and Eto'o forming three arrows!
  Ba Shen walked to Leo, covered his mouth with his hand and asked in a low voice:
  "Why do the fans here like us so much? Doesn't China have its own team?"

Leo:? ? ?
  He thought Balotelli came here with some instructions from the head coach, but in the end he came over and asked him this?
  But Ba Shen's question really stopped Leo. He glanced at the black boy in front of him.

Did he come up with this question himself?
  "Forehead……

I don’t know either. Since you are on the court, you should play seriously and don’t think about these things. "

Balotelli was slightly frustrated when he didn't get an answer.

Leo also scratched his head, what the hell is this?

Can he point out the problems of Chinese football? It is completely meaningless.

Eto'o dribbled the ball from the left to break through the defender and then passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area. Milito volleyed in front of the goal and missed the near post.

Lazio wanted to counterattack again. Muntari tackled Zarate and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Leo, who was returning to defense, stopped and looked at Muntali and nodded slightly.

The midfielder needs someone to do the dirty work. Leo would be very uncomfortable if everyone rushes forward and shoots like Stankovic did.

He must retreat to strengthen the defense, otherwise Inter Milan's midfielder will be easily penetrated by the opponent.

Now after switching to 433, although there is one less person in the midfield than before, the defensive hardness has not weakened.

Leo passed the ball forward, Balotelli and Eto'o ran together, and the two almost collided while watching the ball.

It seems very funny to waste an offensive opportunity in vain.

Leo had no choice but to walk over and suggest to Eto'o and Balotelli:
  "Do you think this will work? Mario, you try to move as much as possible on the left side, and Eto'o will play on the right side. You are relatively more familiar with this area."

Naturally, Balotelli would not object and nodded in agreement. Seeing that the kid had no objection, Eto'o also agreed to this arrangement that was beneficial to him.

So Inter Milan's three forwards, Milito in the center, Balotelli on the left, and Eto'o on the right.

After the division is established, not to mention how much cooperation there is, at least they will no longer fight for themselves.

Mourinho, who had his arms folded in front of his chest, noticed the changes on the field. He pinched his chin and nodded slightly.

Since Eto'o had just joined the team a few days ago, Mourinho himself had doubts about the four-three-three tactics.

Therefore, the three-forward formation has not been practiced much in the past few days of training.

Therefore, he expected the chaos in this game after the formation change.

However, without him as the head coach, the players on the field spontaneously made adjustments, which he did not expect.

Looking at Leo who was able to handle the ball with ease on the court, the Portuguese sighed.

Mourinho thought again of the bald man who became a coach just after retirement and led Barcelona to win the Triple Crown in his thirties.

"Are these damn top midfielders that talented enough to be managers?"

Leo's flying tackle in the frontcourt stole the ball from Mauri's feet, and the three forwards Milito, Eto'o and Balotelli quickly pressed forward!
  Before the Lazio defender returned to the defensive position, Leo had already passed the ball.

Milito received a direct pass from Leo and hit it to the left side of the penalty area. Balotelli followed up with a kick and shot into the net!
  Four to two!
  Inter Milan expands its lead again!
  Mourinho, who had just sat down, suddenly jumped up.

To be honest, this goal is not particularly important. What the madman cares about is the cooperation of the team's frontcourt players just now!
  The Nerazzurri came back two minutes later.

It was Leo's pass, and Balotelli hit back from the right.

Milito turned around and passed a low pass with his left foot at the back point. Eto'o poked with his right foot and the ball went under Muslera's crotch and into the lower right corner of the goal!
  However, because Eto'o was in an offside position when Milito passed the ball just now, the goal was ruled invalid.

Eto'o turned around and got rid of two defenders with a right-footed cross. Milito's shot in front of the goal was blocked by Muslera falling to the ground!

Eto'o and Balotelli both scored today. Unless Inter Milan plays three forwards in the future, someone will always sit on the bench.

Milito felt some pressure.

However, the Argentine was thirty years old after all, and he was too active and did not waste his energy. As a result, he suffered cramps in the 89th minute.

Mourinho replaced him with Suazo.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan finally defeated the Blue Eagle Lazio 4-2 at the Bird's Nest!

Mourinho led the Nerazzurri to win the fifth Italian Super Cup in team history!

(End of this chapter)