The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 145 The reversal of Rome and the war of words

After the game, Balotelli followed Leo with sad eyes.

How could Leo not understand what Mario meant? He really blamed him for not fulfilling his promise, so he had to go over and comfort him:

"Oh, Mario, you don't have enough playing time, and there's nothing I can do about it.

In this way, we agreed, next time, next time! "

……

Serie A and the Champions League go hand in hand, and Inter Milan is unbeatable on both fronts.

Not only did they top the league, they also defeated the defending champions in the Champions League group stage and qualified two rounds ahead of schedule.

Although it is still far from "success", but we will talk about the latter later, Mourinho can at least take a breath for the time being.

"The next opponent, Roma..."

The Portuguese had just returned to Milan with the whole team, and immediately threw himself into preparations for the next game without taking a rest.

On Sunday, November 11th, the focus of the twelfth round of Serie A, Inter Milan returned to home and ushered in the game against its old rival Giallorossi Roma.

Having just experienced a tough battle in the Champions League four days ago, Mourinho made some rotations for today's lineup.

Leo is on standby today, while Cambiasso and Chivu are also on the bench.

Zanetti switched to left back, Vieira and Motta formed the midfielder, and Stankovic played as an attacking midfielder.

Eto'o, who has continued to start on the front line for this period of time, got a rest. Milito and Pandev partnered with Mancini today.

Coach Claudio Ranieri, who just left Juventus to take over Roma this season, and Mourinho, his successor after Chelsea's dismissal, met again.

In the previous 20 head-to-head confrontations between the two, Mourinho had the upper hand with six wins, ten draws and four losses.

"Wolf King" Totti, center back Juan, goalkeeper Doni and old Inter Milan player Burdisso are all absent due to injuries, while Taddei is suspended due to a red card.

Roma is in poor form this season and is currently only ranked 14th in the Serie A standings.

Therefore, sitting at home, the Nerazzurri strived to defeat their opponents and score three points without too much effort.

However, as soon as the game started, Roma, playing away from home, took the lead in attacking.

Mene sent a direct pass from midfield, and Vucinic successfully countered offside and created a single opportunity!
  However, the Montenegrin forward was too hesitant to dribble the ball. After passing the home team goalkeeper Cesar, the ball was intercepted by Lucio who returned to defense in time.

In the third minute, Vucinic's volley in front of the penalty area went over the crossbar.

Soon after, Vieira brought down Mene in the backcourt, and De Rossi's free kick in the center went directly towards the goal.

The camera focused on the home team's bench, and all the Inter Milan players looked at the field expressionlessly.

Balotelli covered his mouth and whispered to Leo:
  "It looks like we might lose."

Leo nodded in agreement. Unexpectedly, Balotelli could understand the situation of the game?

"I hope I don't concede a goal or concede fewer goals. The coach will definitely be replaced in the second half."

Before he finished speaking, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

In the 12th minute, Marco Motta passed a 45-degree diagonal pass from the right into the penalty area!
  Vucinic beat Inter Milan center back Lucio from the back and hit the goal!

The Roma forward's header went over Cesar and into the top left corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

The away team scored first, and Inter Milan fell behind 0-1!

Playing at home against opponents in the bottom half, Inter Milan is actually at a disadvantage.

Although Nerazzurri at the scene was very dissatisfied with the team's performance, he still tried his best to cheer for the home team.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Thiago Motta's long shot was blocked by Roma goalkeeper Sergio.

Unfortunately, the Nerazzurri failed to equalize the score until the end of the half.

Mourinho definitely didn't want to accept the result after losing to Roma at Meazza.

Before the start of the second half, Inter Milan made two substitutions. The Portuguese replaced Stankovic and Mancini with Leo and Balotelli.

"Leave it to me!"

Leo muttered this to himself when he came on stage.

In the 46th minute, Leo made a direct pass, and Balotelli's long shot was cleared not far away by Roma defender Andreoli.

Bridge accidentally made a mistake when he stopped the ball at the top of the arc. Leo actively stepped forward to steal the ball and without hesitation, drove it directly to the left side of the penalty area!
  Milito catches the ball, turns around and shoots low with his right foot! The ball hits the lower right corner of the goal!

One to one!

The home team equalized the score at the beginning of the second half!
  Of course, this is not the end. Now that Leo is on the court, they will definitely not be satisfied with a draw.

Inter Milan then continued to attack Roma's goal under his leadership.

The visiting team is also unlikely to surrender, and a fierce battle has just begun.

Leo dribbled the ball forward from the center, and De Rossi took the lead and rushed over.

The ball seemed to be stuck at Leo's feet, and the Roma deputy was unable to steal the ball as easily as he wished.

During the physical confrontation, De Rossi was about to hit Leo on the head with his elbow!

"Hell, we are teammates of the national team after all, why don't we be so cruel?!"

Leo reacted quickly and turned sideways to avoid De Rossi's elbow.

Although it won't hurt, being hit in the head is not a pleasant thing.

After "successfully" stealing the ball, De Rossi bared his teeth and smiled at Leo.

"No matter how you look at it, this smile is so hideous!"

You're welcome, and I won't show any mercy either.

Leo didn't wait for the opponent to get far, and then he chased after him with three steps and two steps at a time.

The Roma deputy wanted to pass the ball, but Leo caught up from the side and fell to the ground with a flying tackle!
  De Rossi dribbled the ball and was tackled to the ground by Leo. The referee Gianluca Rocchi blew the whistle, but he had no intention of taking out the card and just gave a free kick.

Leo was still not satisfied with this and protested to the referee:

"I got the ball first and it was a clean tackle!"

Rocky shook his head and stood by his decision.

When passing by De Rossi, Leo gave him a friendly "smile".

The Italian suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.

De Rossi thought to himself that this boy has a strong sense of revenge. It would be best not to offend him in the future.

Pizarro passed the free kick, and Riise's left-footed low shot from the outside of the penalty area hit the Inter Milan wall and slightly changed direction and hit the billboard behind the goal.

Cesar kicked the ball with a big kick, Leo passed the ball over the top to the left, and Pandev's pass and shot from a small angle on the left was lifted over the crossbar by Sergio with one hand.

A tactical corner kick was taken, and Zanetti took the ball away from Marco Motta's defense and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Mexes headed the ball over, and Thiago Motta's long shot from outside the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Roma defender Andreoli!

The crisis was still unresolved, and the ball was controlled by Leo again at the edge of the penalty area!
  Milito's running in the penalty area stretched the energy of the Roma center back, and Leo took two steps forward and came to the sideline of the penalty area.

The visiting team's penalty area was in chaos. Although there were people standing there, no defensive player stepped forward to block it!

Leo's eyes were like those of an eagle, scanning in front of him to find the gap in the crowd!

After adjusting the angle slightly, he flew up and volleyed hard!
  Roma goalkeeper Sergio, who was guarding the goal line, jumped to save the ball!

But it's a pity that Leo's shot was so powerful that even though it was blocked by Sergio with one hand, it still flew into the net!
  Two to one!
  Inter Milan took the lead in the 56th minute of the game!
  "Leo!"

"Leo!"

"We have Leo!"

The Nerazzurri fans in the North Stand shouted Leo's name at the top of their lungs. After scoring the goal, Leo came to the stands with his arms raised and once again enjoyed the cheers and applause of the audience.

The Roma team kicked off and the game immediately entered a stalemate. The offenses of the two teams were often terminated in the midfield by their opponents through physical confrontation or even fouls.

Seeing this, Leo slowed down his pace naturally and was no longer eager to attack.

Anyway, Inter Milan is leading the score now, and it is the away team that needs to worry.

"It's hard to imagine how Inter Milan managed to produce such a talented midfielder.

Leo is less than 20 years old, and he has excellent offensive and defensive abilities. He also has a good understanding of the game.

No wonder Mourinho would hand over the core of the midfield to this young man. "

Ranieri looked at Leo who was controlling the rhythm of the game on the court. Even though he was his opponent, the tinker couldn't help but nod in praise.

In the 71st minute, Thiago Motta tackled Perrotta in defense and received a yellow card. Perrotta was injured and fell to the ground and received treatment from the team doctor.

Mourinho then replaced Motta, who was carrying a yellow card, with Cambiaso, using up all the substitutions.

Roma is falling behind and may not have a chance if they don't adjust.

Ranie used Okaka to replace the goal hero Vucinic.

In the second half, the Montenegro forward fell into Inter Milan's defensive quagmire and his performance was quite average.

In the 91st minute, Leo suddenly increased his speed and sent a kick into the penalty area!

Milito breaks free from the defense and scores the ball!
  But the linesman raised his flag, indicating that the ball was offside and the first goal was invalid.

In the end, Inter Milan completed the reversal at home 2-1 after conceding a goal first!

The Nerazzurri took all three points at Meazza and continued to lead the standings!
  Mourinho also extended his unbeaten record of 150 home games with a victory!
  The game on the field is over, but the battle off the field continues.

At the press conference after the game, the head coaches of the two teams started a verbal battle over the penalty of the referee Gianluca Rocchi.

Ranieri complained that Rocchi indulged Inter Milan's rough fouls, while Mourinho claimed that Rocchi interrupted the game too much.

Even the scolding war did not end there. The Roma captain who was absent from this game stood up.

"Yeah, always.

When facing big clubs, we always have to be mentally prepared, because we are often the ones who suffer.

They do commit too many brutal fouls on the court, and when such behavior goes unpunished, they take advantage of it.

Maybe this is part of the game. "

Inter Milan's club president Moratti rarely looked very angry when asked by reporters.

"It's so baffling! What Ranieri said is so baffling!

This was not a dirty game, it was just normal fighting and physical confrontation in Serie A.

I think he may have been under too much pressure recently and his speech was a little incoherent.

His remarks were very unkind, and I hope he can think through his words in the future. "

Even though the game was over, the two teams continued to engage in a war of words under the hype of the media.

For the sake of popularity, it happened to be the national team match day soon, the league was on truce, and the media had nothing to do.

After Leo went to the national team gathering, he was caught red-handed by reporters.

"Haha, as the victorious side, I don't want to say anything more about the past game."

The implication is that losers like to chatter endlessly looking for excuses, while winners will give people the feeling of being cheap and good no matter what they say.

Fortunately, De Rossi was injured after the last game, and several Italian internationals from Roma were all injured and missed the current national team. Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing to meet Leo.

　The average order is 300. Thank you all for your support. Although I don’t know how many book friends can read this. Let’s do it this way. If the average can be increased to 500 by the end of next month, I will update 10,000 words a week in a row. It’s unrealistic to say more, haha. I know that this book must still have many shortcomings and shortcomings, and I am also working hard to write the subsequent stories, whether it is the game or life outside the court.

　　
  　
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