The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 131 The next opponent-Barcelona!
  In two national team games, he came on as a substitute in one game and only started for half of the other game.

Leo scored two goals and four assists.

If we extend it to Italy's overall performance, it is difficult to score a goal when Leo is not on the court, but he scored eight goals in two games when he was on the court.

This also makes it difficult for Italian fans not to look at him with suspicion.

The coach of the Azzurri, the "Silver Fox" Lippi, also gave Leodo a few words of caution before the team was disbanded.

"Be careful not to get injured when you return to the club. The national team needs your strength."

It was obvious what this meant, and Leo nodded suddenly.

But he never had to worry about that.

With Leo's character, it is naturally impossible for him to be like some people who only focus on contributing to the national team with a club salary.

There was no way Leo could do such a shameless thing.

Returning to the Pinetina base, Mourinho immediately arranged for a team doctor to conduct a detailed examination on Leo.

After confirming that Leo was not injured, the Portuguese breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the scene when Leo was tackled in the match against Bulgaria really scared Mourinho.

Although this is not a critical period for the championship, injuries to core players are something the head coach does not want to see anyway.

A number of international players have returned to the team one after another, and Inter Milan's training ground has returned to its usual bustle.

On the 12th, the first team conducted tactical and shooting training under the leadership of the coach, and then held a match in a small venue nearby.

Leo and his group of players, who had just finished playing for the national team and were in worrying physical condition, were treated individually.

In addition to Leo and the three Italian internationals, there are also Cesar, Maicon, Cordoba, Suazo, Eto'o and Zanetti.

Together they performed aerobics and tennis games on the training ground.

The main purpose is to recover physically and prepare for the next day's competition.

Cambiasso and Materazzi, who were injured, continued their recovery treatments respectively.

On September 9, in the third round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Parma at home.

Although Parma was still playing in Serie B last season, the newly promoted team may not be easy to deal with.

They had one win and one draw in the previous two rounds of the league and remained unbeaten.

The Nerazzurri have national team games before them, and will also usher in the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage of the new season in the middle of the week.

Others are fine, but the players' physical fitness is a big problem.

Whether Inter Milan can calmly cope with the intensive schedule under the attack of the FIFA virus depends on Mourinho's ability.

Today, Inter Milan arranged a 4312 formation. Not surprisingly, the strike partners are Diego Milito and Eto'o.

Pandev was unwell and was not included in the squad, with Balotelli on standby.

In the midfield, Leo continues to serve as the core of the offense. The three people behind him are Viennese and Thiago Motta.

On the back line, Lucio and Samuel partnered as central defenders, left back Thornton, right back Maicon, and the goalkeeper was Cesar.

On Parma's side, Biabiani and Pawlowski from the Milan duo played together on the front line.

The last time the two teams met was in the last round of the 2007-08 season. Inter Milan defeated Parma - to win the league championship and directly led to the opponent's relegation.

Looking at it this way, the two sides facing each other today still have some grudges.

Inter Milan took the lead in the first half, and Leo clearly felt that his teammates were not in the best condition.

This is also easy to understand. For Cesar and the others, they are returning to South America to play games. After traveling and traveling for two more games, it is normal for their bodies to be exhausted.

Leo and the other three were doing relatively well. The second game was very close to each other in Turin, and even the first game in Georgia was not too far away.

Moreover, Leo did not play the full 180 minutes, and only played a maximum of half a game in both games.

Fortunately, there is no problem with my physical fitness. Leo controlled the ball in the midfield.

While dribbling the ball at high speed, a simple change of direction broke through Morrone's defense, and Leo passed with a light kick.

Eto'o broke into the penalty area from the left and shot with his right foot from an angle. The ball hit the Parma defender and bounced out.

Parma did not choose to defend and counterattacked into the frontcourt. Mariga's long shot was blocked by the Inter Milan defender, and then Cesar destroyed the ball out of the sideline.

Vieira tackled Biabiani, who came from the Inter Milan youth academy, in the center circle. Referee Rossetti showed the first yellow card of the game.

In the 11th minute, Eto'o's cross from the left was blocked by the visiting team defender.

Leo saw the right spot and shot a volley with his right foot, but Parma goalkeeper Mirante reacted very quickly and flew to seal the ball out of the baseline!

Leo took a corner kick from the right, and Motta jumped high to head the ball towards the goal!

But Mirante once again struggled to block the ball over the crossbar under Milito's pressure!

Referee Rossetti gave the goal kick.

Parma midfielder Gallopa brought down Milito in the center circle and also received a yellow card.

In the 13th minute, Zanetti dribbled the ball from the right to get rid of Gallopa and passed it to Milito, but it was mistakenly judged as offside.

Mourinho was very dissatisfied on the sidelines. He thought the referee's penalty was very problematic. Leo made a long pass from the frontcourt, and the Parma defender made a header not far away. The second penalty kick was controlled by Inter Milan.

Motta faced the pressing and knocked the ball back. Maicon's powerful volley from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by the old Inter Milan player Panucci!
  The Nerazzurri coach stood on the sidelines, frowning and walking back and forth from time to time.

According to his vision, Inter Milan will go all out in today's game and try to seal the victory in the first half.

Then in the second half, we can put some effort in to play for the Champions League match against Barcelona a few days later.

However, the situation of the game did not go particularly smoothly, and Parma could occasionally make good counterattacks.

Pawlowski passed the ball after a breakthrough, and Mariga's volley from outside the penalty area was missed.

Leo couldn't help but laugh, a sarcastic smile.

It was not easy for his teammates to create opportunities, but Nico wasted them casually.

As I said a long time ago, shooting wildly is very damaging to morale.

In the 21st minute, Inter Milan counterattacked quickly!
  Zanetti passed the ball, Leo went straight to the middle, and Milito knocked back to Leo who was advancing.

Then he passed the defensive player, Leo passed the ball again, and Milito distributed the ball to the edge of the left penalty area!
  Eto'o stopped the ball with his left foot and got out of the way of Zenoni, who was rushing towards him. His right-footed curved ball in the penalty area hit the upper right corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan broke the deadlock on the field!

The excited Cameroonian took off his clothes to celebrate and was given a yellow card by Rossetti.

What was originally an opportunity for Parma to attack was scored by Inter Milan just a few dozen seconds later.

In the final analysis, the visiting team's brainless Kenyan midfielder started too casually, not only wasting the opportunity but also giving the ball to the opponent easily.

Leo is different. He only chooses to attack the goal himself instead of passing the ball when he is more confident.

Even if he hits the goal, he will try his best to kick it closer to the goal and in a more threatening place.

There is no way he would be fooled around dozens of meters away.

Leo made a direct pass from the frontcourt. Eto'o cut into the penalty area from the right and was blocked by the Parma defender. He had no angle to hit the goal and had to knock back. However, Milito made a mistake in stopping the ball and missed the perfect opportunity.

Parma counterattacks quickly! Biabiani drove straight in to break through the double-team of two defensive players, and his shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Cesar!
  One minute later, Eto'o knocked back, Maicon passed from the right, Lucio nodded the ball back to the center, Milito's goal was confiscated by Mirante!
  The first half entered stoppage time, and Leo himself dribbled the ball diagonally to the right.

The Parma full-back was dunked on the right, and Leo made a half-high pass. Milito unloaded the ball with his right foot in front of the goal and then ejected the outside instep into the lower right corner of the goal!

Two to zero!
  At the end of the half, Inter Milan leads 2-0 at home!

Mourinho finally nodded, that's pretty much it.

Back in the dressing room, Mourinho put it bluntly.

"As long as we win this game, we can take it easy in the second half."

The starting teammates nodded one after another. The Champions League will be in three days, and they all knew it.

After halftime, Mourinho replaced Motta with Balotelli, and Inter Milan's formation changed to 433.

After the start of the second half, Inter Milan continued to play extremely threatening attacks!
  Leo scored the ball, Milito passed the ball from the right to the left side of the penalty area, Balotelli volleyed in front of the goal and was saved by Mirante!

After the Parma defender destroyed the ball, Inter Milan continued to organize the attack and Maicon made a pass from the right.

Balotelli directly hit the ball away closer to the goal!
  In the 60th minute, Mourinho replaced Leo with Muntari.

When he came off the field, Leo was given a warm ovation from the stands at San Siro.

"Rest, there will be a hard battle in three days."

Mourinho explained to Leo the reason for replacing him so early.

The Nerazzurri then slowed down the pace of the game slightly, but still maintained pressure on the visiting team in the frontcourt.

In the 89th minute, Eto'o made a pass from the right, and Balotelli succeeded with a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area into the near corner of the goal.

Three to zero!
  In the end, Inter Milan defeated Parma with three goals at home, ushering in three consecutive league victories in the new season.

And their opponent in the next game is last season's Triple Crown winner, Barcelona.

No one expected that they would meet in the Champions League so soon.

Perhaps when Ibrahimovic decided to leave, he never expected that the day of returning to Meazza would come so soon.

It's hard to say what Ibrahimovic's attitude will be when facing his old boss. Anyway, Eto'o is holding back a lot of resentment.

The Cameroonian is one of the best forwards in Barcelona's history, but he does not get the slightest respect from coach Guardiola.

What makes Eto'o even more dissatisfied is that he left Barcelona only as a bargaining chip in exchange for Ibrahimovic.

At that time, the Cheetah was abandoned by Real Madrid and was reduced to Mallorca. Every time he met his old owner, he showed great bravery.

Later, he chose to join Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's mortal enemy. This also shows that Eto'o is the kind of person who will retaliate for his anger.

From the training to prepare for Barcelona, ​​Leo found that Eto'o seemed a little impatient.

The Cameroonian can't wait to prove that he is better than Ibrahimovic!
  In addition to the two big-name stars who will face their old teams, the head coaches of the two teams are also the center of attention.

This is a battle between two treble-winning coaches!

Ibrahimovic returns to Meazza, Inter Milan faces Barcelona, ​​Mourinho and Guardiola. This game has attracted countless attention before it has really arrived!
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