The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 140 Five to zero victory!
  Lippi quickly made substitution adjustments, Camoranesi came on as a substitute and replaced D'Agostino.

Just three minutes later, Leo made a diagonal pass, and Camoranesi, who had just come on as a substitute, made a high pass from the right!

Balotelli hooked the net with his right foot in front of the small penalty area with his back to the goal!
  Two to two!
  Italy equalized the score again!

Scored twice! This black boy once again proved to everyone that his strength is absolutely unquestionable when his brain is not twitching.

Then Gilardino was also replaced, and Lippi was replaced by Di Natale.

Unwilling to suffer a draw at home, the Azzurri further strengthened their attack towards the end of the game.

Leo sent a direct pass, and Di Natale dribbled the ball from the left!
  After getting rid of the defensive player, Di Natale knocked back from the left side of the penalty area, and Leo passed the ball diagonally to the right from the top of the penalty area!

The Cyprus defender fell to the ground to tackle, and Balotelli stabbed the ball into the goal before the opponent could tackle it!
  Three to two!
  In the 79th minute, Italy finally overtook the score!

Balotelli also scored his first hat-trick for the national team!

Then Leo was replaced by Pepe. When he came off, Leo enjoyed the applause of the Italian fans.

Even though he only received one assist today, all three goals were actually initiated by him.

Italy's head coach Lippi naturally saw all of Leo's performance and took it to heart.

In the end, the Italian team defeated Cyprus 3-2 at home. Of course, any Italian fan who watched the game could not be satisfied with the team's performance.

After the game, Lippi explained today's changes.

“We have already obtained tickets for the World Cup in South Africa in advance, so our mentality is relatively relaxed in this game.

I can actually understand the fans' dissatisfaction.

Because we are the world champions and our opponent Cyprus is of average strength, we should win this game easily, and the world champions should win every game.

However, I need to look at the lineup for next year's World Cup, so I rotated the lineup today.

Most of the eleven who started the last game did not start today, and I don’t think there is any problem with that. "

Although the strategy of insisting on rotating the lineup is correct, Lippi also criticized the team's performance today.

“In the end we won the game, yes, but the game was really bad as we fell behind twice at home.

Not only the fans, but also me feel ashamed.

Some players on the field completely lost their fighting spirit, as if they were dealing with errands. They wanted the game to end early, while Cyprus played more actively. "

Finally, talking about Balotelli's performance, Lippi gave affirmation.

"Of course, Mario is outstanding, his performance today was perfect, his ability to seize opportunities is outstanding, and he showed us this here today.

I am very pleased with the outstanding performance of these young people. The national team needs more new faces so that it can have a future! "

……

Back at the club, it was okay for Leo and the others to go to the national team, but not for others.

Eto'o was injured just one game after returning to Cameroon. Although it was not serious, he would definitely not be able to catch up with the next league game anyway.

Milito has not recovered from his previous injury, Eto'o is injured again, and Mourinho is really looking sad.

As a result, Inter Milan added another person to its injury list, and Mourinho took the remaining team to the Ferraris Stadium again.

On October 10, in the eighth round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Genoa away from home.

The Nerazzurri's only defeat so far this season was the away loss to Sampdoria in the last round of the league, and that happened to be at the Estadio Ferraris.

Fans also want to see what kind of performance Inter Milan, which has been deeply affected by the FIFA virus, can perform against Genoa here today.

This time Leo's playing time in the two national team games has been greatly extended, which may be a good thing for him, but certainly not for Mourinho.

But there is no way, two main forwards are already injured and absent, and it is impossible to let Leo rest again.

Affected by injuries, the Madmen arranged a starting lineup of 4,31,2 today.

Pandev and Balotelli, who had just performed well in the national team, partnered as a double forward.

The three midfielders behind Leo are Zanetti, Cambiaso and Muntari.

Left back Chivu, right back Maicon, Samuel and Lucio partnered as central defender and goalkeeper Cesar.

Speaking of which, Genoa and Inter Milan have a pretty good relationship. The first two important player deals reached this summer were the purchases of Milito and Thiago Motta from them.

It's just that today, these two old Genoa generals were all unable to play against their old team due to injuries.

For the home team, midfielder Mesto is suspended, and Criscito, Juric and Jankovic are absent due to injuries.

After the opening, the Nerazzurri, whose overall strength was superior, launched the attack first.

After all, Leo and the others are no strangers to this place, so they are familiar with it.

In the sixth minute, Moretti pushed Muntari from behind, and referee Morganti gave Inter Milan the first free kick of the game.

Leo's free kick passed into the penalty area, Maicon's header flew to the right, and Cambiasso turned in front of the goal and volleyed with his right foot!
  The ball was poked by the toe of Genoa defender Modesto and then deceived goalkeeper Amelia into the net!

One to zero!

This goal was not counted as an own goal by Modesto, but was recorded in Cambiasso's account. At this time, the home team obviously did not realize that the crisis was approaching.

Inter Milan, which had a smooth start, launched waves of offensive attacks.

In the 11th minute, Zapatel's midfielder was protecting the ball with his back, and Leo suddenly stepped up behind him and stretched his right foot between his legs to poke the ball!
  After the steal, Leo quickly counterattacked and moved to the right side. Balotelli cut inside the small penalty area and calmly shot with his right foot!
  The ball flew close to the goal post and into the far corner of the goal to score!

Two to zero!
  Inter Milan expands its lead!

Balotelli has continued his hot touch in the national team to the club, and Mourinho really loves and hates this kid.

Mourinho would not let Balotelli start whenever anyone else was available, but Milito and Eto'o were injured one after another, so the madman could only choose to trust him again.

Later, Bashen was hit in the face while fighting with the opponent's defender and received treatment from the team doctor on the sidelines.

When he returned to the court, he had a piece of tape taped to his right temple, making him look particularly comical.

Mourinho: ...

"Are you okay? Don't try too hard. It would be bad if you get injured."

Leo expressed concern for Balotelli who had just returned to the field after dealing with it.

Bashen replied with a grin:

"It's okay! Boss, didn't you ask me to be more positive today and let the head coach see my determination?"

Leo was stunned. This was indeed what he told Balotelli before the game started.

"That's okay, I didn't make it clear. I want to show positive performance, but at the same time, I still have to pay attention to protecting myself!"

"what?"

Seeing the confusion and confusion in Ba Shen's eyes, Leo sighed.

"It's okay, just keep it this way."

Genoa played their most threatening attack in the first half in the 27th minute.

Palladino passed the ball from the left front of the penalty area, and Miraneto stepped in front of the goal and hit the right side of the goal with the outside instep of his right foot!
  However, he was in an offside position when receiving the ball and the goal was disallowed.

Supporters of the home team in the stands of Ferraris Stadium booed in dissatisfaction.

Soon after, Muntari got into a physical confrontation with home team winger Scully during a defense, and the two refused to give in and had some disputes.

Fortunately, their teammates separated the two immediately.

The game then entered a deadlock, with Leo controlling the ball and not giving his opponent a chance to attack.

Genoa's defensive players couldn't easily steal the ball from Leo's feet even if they worked together.

The first half quickly entered stoppage time. Amelia's outrageous goal kick was sent directly to Leo's feet in the center circle.

After receiving the opponent's "pass", Leo observed the movement of his teammates and made a precise overhead long pass to Pandev, who was breaking through at high speed on the left!
  The Macedonian picked up speed very quickly, and passed by Bochette with a simple change of direction!

Breaking through to the left side of the penalty area, Pandev faced the nervous Genoa goalkeeper Amelia and knocked lightly!
  Balotelli followed up with a lob shot from the center that flew over Amelia's head and set off a wave of white waves in the goal!
  Three to zero!
  Inter Milan took a three-goal lead before half-time!
  The Genoa fans in the stands held their heads in disbelief.

Genoa were stunned, but fortunately Morganti saved them and blew the whistle to end a nightmare first half for them.

Maicon's crazy celebration caused great dissatisfaction among the home team players. Several Genoa substitutes became angry and blocked the Brazilian's path and even pushed him. Scarpi received a red card for this.

After halftime, Cambiaso was replaced by Vieira to save energy for the midweek Champions League.

There is also the fact that Cambiaso's previous injury has not completely healed, and Mourinho is not very relieved.

In the 56th minute, Leo dribbled the ball from the outside of the penalty area and turned away from the defense to pass straight to the middle!
  Vieira stopped the ball with his right foot and changed direction to get rid of Modesto, broke through to the penalty spot and volleyed with his left foot into the lower left corner of the goal!

Four to zero!
  The Frenchman's last goal dates back to November last year.

Inter Milan was playing like crazy. Genoa coach Gasperini looked at the field dullly, not knowing what to do.

The home team made two substitutions in a row. Inter Milan's old player Crespo finally came on to replace Scully, and another Argentinian player Palacio replaced Floccari.

It's just that this adjustment didn't have much effect. Four goals behind, the Genoa players on the field couldn't lift their spirits.

Seeing this, Mourinho replaced Leo with Thornton, and Chivu moved into the defensive midfield position.

After Leo came off the field, the Nerazzurri continued to attack with only a slight confusion.

In the 78th minute, Genoa's defensive player touched the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Maicon smiled and accepted the gift, stopped the ball in front of the goal, turned around and volleyed into the net with his right foot!
  Five to zero!
  After the goal, the Brazilian danced a samba with compatriot Roberto Mancini on the bench.

At the end of ninety minutes, referee Morganty ended the game without adding time.

Inter Milan beat Genoa 5-0 away from home.

At the end of the game, Leo looked towards the stands of Ferraris Stadium.

Even though Genoa was five goals behind, their fans did not give up and supported their team until the end of the game.

Maybe this is the real charm of football.

(End of this chapter)