The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 162 First Victory of the New Year
  "Mario, Eto'o has gone back to play in the African Cup of Nations. This is a good opportunity for you. You must perform well, okay?"

On January 1, the weather in Verona was cold, but fortunately there was no rain or snow.

It was Inter Milan's first game in 2010 after the winter break. Although Eto'o was absent, Samuel, Cambiasso and Muntari were injured, and Stankovic and Motta were suspended.

Inter Milan's lineup is not neat, but Mourinho still sent out four, three, and three starters today.

Pandev, Milito and Balotelli formed the trident.

Leo leads the midfield, with Zanetti and Vieira behind him.

The French midfielder made his 100th Serie A appearance.

Chivu and Maicon are on the left and right sides, Cordoba and Lucio partner as central defenders and goalkeeper Cesar.

It is worth mentioning that this winter window, Inter Milan first loaned Austrian striker Arnautovic from Twente, and then spent 15 million plus multiple additional terms to buy Kolarov, whom Mourinho was obsessed with. .

One just makes up for the vacancies in the forward line of the team after Eto'o returned from the African Cup, and the other is used to form a left and right full-back combination with Maicon.

However, the two new players have just joined the team and have not yet integrated into the team's tactics so quickly, so they can only sit on the bench for the time being.

In the first half, Chievo kicked off first. After the opening, the "Flying Donkeys", who played at home, invested heavily in the midfield to participate in the siege.

Soon after the start, Chievo's midfielder successfully stole the ball. Marcolini passed the ball from near the left sideline. Pelissier's header broke into the left side of the penalty area!
  Finally, the home team's forward volleyed with his left foot from a small angle in front of the goal and missed the near post!
  Inter Milan was almost scored by Chievo, and the players on the field cheered up.

Chievo has defeated Genoa, Palermo, Fiorentina and other teams at home this season, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

After the game started, both teams played very proactively and their actions were slightly intense.

In the fourth minute, Chievo defender Sardo brought down Vieira outside the penalty area, and Inter Milan got the first free kick of the game.

Although the position is not very good, it is still Leo who takes the kick.

Leo's free kick from the left went directly to the goal but was headed away by Yepes. Chievo quickly launched a counterattack!
  Chivu made a tactical foul and knocked down Pelissier and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Then Marcolini's left-footed free kick from the right side went slightly wide of the near post.

Leo instigated an attack in the frontcourt, passed the ball and got rid of Luciano's defense and then distributed the ball.

Balotelli receives the ball from the right and cuts inside!

Facing Chievo goalkeeper Sorrentino alone, Bashen's close-range push was bravely blocked by the opponent!

Then Leo grabbed the spot and passed the ball into the penalty area. Balotelli got the ball again and went over Sorrentino to push the empty goal from a small angle, but Chievo defender Yepes hooked it in the net!
  Pandev in front of the goal alertly scored with a header!

One to zero!

Inter Milan scored first!

Pandev celebrated very excitedly after scoring, but judging from the slow motion, Balotelli's previous shot had already crossed the goal line.

So the goal ultimately fell to Bashen.

Chievo's defensive actions, which were lagging behind, became more and more fierce.

In the 16th minute, Rigoni kicked Balotelli down from behind, but the referee had no reaction.

Two minutes later, Leo flew in midfield to intercept Chievo's pass. After passing the ball to Zanetti, the Nerazzurri captain was brutally brought down by Marcolini.

However, Marcolini also escaped a penalty from referee Pierre Paoli.

The referee seemed very tolerant of the home team's fouls.

Pierre Paoli only verbally warned Chievo players for multiple fouls.

On the contrary, it was Inter Milan. After Chivu, Balotelli and Vieira also received yellow cards.

Balotelli will be suspended for one game due to accumulation of yellow cards in the next game, and Mourinho smiled bitterly on the sidelines.

Inter Milan doesn't have any forwards, so why can't Bashen always count on him at critical moments?

Faced with the referee's double standards, Inter Milan could only tie its hands and wait patiently for the opportunity.

Leo was not at all affected by the referee's behavior and sent a precise diagonal kick to the right!

Maicon made a pass, and Milito, who was outflanking him, hit the goal with his right foot on the right side of the small penalty area and missed the post slightly.

The home team immediately hit back. Luciano also hit back from the right, and Bentivoglio pushed the ball over the crossbar with his right foot.

Leo and Pandev played a quick wall kick on the left side. The Macedonian's left-footed shot that finally broke into the penalty area was destroyed by Yepes who struggled to catch up and fell to the ground!

After that, it was Leo who organized the attack. He made a diagonal pass in the frontcourt. Maicon reversed the offside and successfully passed the ball across the middle. Milito had already followed up!
  But at this time the referee Pierre Paoli blew the whistle and interrupted the attack.

The players on the Inter Milan field couldn't stand it anymore and surrounded the referee to ask for an explanation. Mourinho rushed out of the coaching bench to express his dissatisfaction loudly.

Sometimes he really didn't want to play anymore, so Leo took a deep breath to calm down his excitement.

The first half of the game is coming to an end, and the home team is still actively looking for scoring opportunities.

Luciano passed the ball into the penalty area, and Bogdani's header was thrown into Cesar's arms!
  In stoppage time, the Nerazzurri quickly counterattacked!
  Chivu dribbled the ball continuously on the left and broke through several defensive players before knocking across!
  Leo went forward to the top of the penalty area to catch the ball and hit a powerful and heavy long-range shot!

The curved ball flew past Chievo's penalty area, bypassed Sorrentino's fingertips, and went into the upper right corner of the goal! After scoring the goal, Leo did not celebrate immediately, but looked at the referee coldly.

Pierre Paoli hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't find a reason to blow the ball away.

The goal is valid! Inter Milan ended the first half with a 2-0 lead!

In the first half of the game, Leo passed and shot. It seems that the short winter break did not affect his hot state.

Mourinho was quite satisfied with the team in the first half, especially when the referee was like this. It was really not easy to lead by two goals.

Just at the start of the second half, Inter Milan defenders Chivu and Pellisier collided with their heads and fell to the ground. He seemed to have temporarily lost consciousness and was rushed out of the field on a stretcher.

Mourinho's face turned ugly instantly. Could it be said that he had the foresight to buy a left-back in the winter transfer window? It was too wise.

Kolarov unexpectedly got a chance to play, and was ordered to make his debut for Inter Milan.

The game was interrupted for more than two minutes before continuing. However, the two sides did not restrain themselves in the fight, but became more active.

Maicon broke through again from the right, but the cross was picked off by the Chievo goalkeeper.

After that, the home team played a very threatening attack. Bogdani dribbled the ball from the right and broke through Kolarov and then knocked the ball back to the top of the arc. Luciano's powerful long shot went over.

Then Inter Milan's attack was blocked by Chievo through consecutive fouls.

The visiting team won free kicks one after another, but Leo was unlucky today. First he hit the goal post, and then he missed it several times and failed to expand the score.

Facing the fierce fouls committed by Chievo players, the referee finally showed yellow cards to Sardo and Marcolini.

Intensive fouls caused the game to be interrupted again and again, and neither side was able to cooperate smoothly.

In the 86th minute, Balotelli was pushed down by the opponent's defender in the frontcourt, and the referee did not stop the game.

One minute later, Leo made a direct pass with a scalpel!

Milito was kicked down by the opponent's central defender in front of Chievo's penalty area, and the referee still did not whistle.

Nerazzurri, who was traveling with the team in the stands, booed.

Leo was then replaced by youth training youngster Chris Sedtig.

Immediately afterwards, Inter Milan replaced Balotelli with Arnautovic.

In the end, Mourinho's team defeated Chievo 2-0 in an away game, ushering in a good start to the new year and continuing to lead the Serie A standings.

Mourinho saw the performance of the two new players after they came on the field, and he is not satisfied so far.

Arnautovic is just a substitute who serves as a rotation, so that's it, the madman won't pay any more attention to him.

As for Kolarov, if he wants to better utilize his strengths and use his technical characteristics to help the team, he may need to study it carefully with the coaching staff after returning.

After returning to the locker room, Leo specially changed his clothes before attending the post-match press conference with the head coach.

“The home team played very tenaciously today, but I think their frequent fouls seriously affected the flow of the game.

We performed better and won the game, and I am very satisfied with my performance.

Although Chievo did have a lot of serious fouls, Chivu's injury should be just an accident.

I don't know the specific situation yet, but I hope he will be fine. "

Without Leo himself taking the initiative to remind him, sharp-eyed reporters soon noticed the clothes Leo was wearing today.

"Yes, this is the trademark I registered with my celebration. How about it? Isn't it interesting?

I created a personal brand, and my main products are young and fashionable trendy clothing.

Not only do I have this one on me, I also gave some to my teammates and they all loved it.

It is not realistic to buy it in Italy for the time being, because I have always known that Milan is the capital of fashion and art, and I am not sure whether my brand can open up the market here.

In the next period of time, you may often see me wearing "Leo" clothes. If there are many people who like it, I might enter Italy in advance. "

Leo's move of using himself to bring goods to "Leo" was very successful. This was just an ordinary Serie A match.

When the more high-profile important events are held, such as the Milan derby or even the Champions League final or even the World Cup, the exposure will be amazing.

Just like beats headphones, they have gained the attention of young people around the world through similar methods.

It is nothing more than sending a wave of products to celebrities from all walks of life in sports and entertainment through relationships, and letting them bring the goods to themselves "for free".

As Inter Milan's popular new star, Leo is uniquely endowed with this condition.

Of course, the premise is that the thing is really good, otherwise they are not stupid, no matter how good the relationship is, no one is willing to go out wearing ugly and uncomfortable clothes.

When to enter Europe and where to open the first store in the Apennine Peninsula depends on the subsequent momentum of this matter and the evaluation of Italians.

(End of this chapter)