The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 169

Buffon flew to save, he predicted the right direction!

"bumped into!"

The Juventus goalkeeper is delighted!
  Unfortunately, his fingertips slightly changed the trajectory of the ball, but it still entered the net from the lower right corner.

One to one!

Inter Milan quickly equalized the score!
  Leo started from the center circle and broke through three defensive players in succession to face Buffon and scored single-handedly!

He single-handedly singled out the Bianconeri's defense!
  The Meazza stadium is boiling!

Although the number of spectators in this midweek Italian Cup match was far less than that of the Milan derby a few days ago.

But the Inter fans present felt extremely excited at this time.

Today is not in vain!

Leo received cheers and applause from Lazuli in the corner flag area.

He raised his arms as if he were the new king here!

Of course, the game has just begun. Now the score is one to one, and the two sides are back on the same starting line.

Juventus kicked off, and Diego broke through with the ball and was brought down by Thiago Motta's flying tackle.

Referee D'Amato called a foul and gave Motta a verbal warning.

Then Diego's free kick went directly to the goal. Toldo threw the ball away, but fortunately he caught the ball before the player who shot the shot.

Mourinho frowned. If Toldo keeps performing like this, he may not be used again in the next Italian Cup game.

Don't be in a hurry, maybe you just haven't found the state yet, take another look and observe again.

Leo stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed the ball directly. Balotelli lobbed a shot from 30 meters away from the goal in front of the penalty area!

Buffon, who was guarding the goal line, did not move and the ball went over the crossbar.

Immediately afterwards, Maicon passed the ball after a breakthrough on the right, and Balotelli passed the ball out among the four people!
  King Dong's volley from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Buffon with one palm sideways!

This is the skill of the Italian goalkeeper. Buffon blocked King Dong's shooting angle in advance, so he could easily resolve the crisis.

Two minutes later, Juventus made another mistake in the backcourt. Leo blocked Cannavaro's short pass and distributed it to the right!

Balotelli cut in front of the goal and his low shot with his left foot was firmly caught by Buffon!
  Then King Dong took the defensive player and turned his back to play the ball. Balotelli shot directly with his right foot in front of the penalty area, and Buffon got the ball.

Juventus' goalkeeper was in top form and almost single-handedly blocked several consecutive attacks by the Nerazzurri.

When the Bianconeri had a chance to counterattack, Candreva and Decelli's skillful passing and receiving cooperation reached the frontcourt. Amauri received the pass and broke through to the penalty area.

Materazzi put a shovel in front of the penalty area and brought down Amauri before touching the ball first.

The referee still whistled a free kick.

Diego's free kick was easily picked off by Toldo.

Motta and Maicon successively tried long-range shots from outside the penalty area, but neither of them posed any threat to Buffon.

The first half of the game is gradually coming to an end.

Grosso cut in from the left and shot furiously with his left foot from the outside of the penalty area. Inter Milan goalkeeper Toldo struggled to block the ball out of the left post with his fingertips!
  In the 44th minute, Mourinho's team once again encountered a controversial penalty.

Motta broke through from the wing and cut into the right side of the penalty area and then passed the ball in front of the goal but was blocked by Sissoko's raised arm!

However, the referee D'Amato shook his head to indicate that there was no foul and refused to call this obvious penalty kick.

Materazzi rushed over and protested very excitedly, and Mourinho also expressed dissatisfaction on the sidelines.

Fortunately, because of what happened in the last game, D'Amato did not give Materazzi or Mourinho another red card.

At the end of the first half, Inter Milan was temporarily tied with Juventus at one to one.

Mourinho didn't say much at halftime. He just boosted the team's morale and made no tactical adjustments.

The second half of the game started quickly, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

If you want to overtake the score, you must first get past Buffon. This is no simple matter.

Leo didn't care about feeding the ball to his teammates anymore, so he could only try to shoot more by himself.

Maicon made a pass from the right, Leo passed Cannavaro on the edge of the penalty area, and shot into the upper left corner of the goal with his right foot. Buffon got the ball again.

Then Leo made a clever direct pass, and Wang Dong turned around and shot in the penalty area but was blocked by Juventus defender Chiellini.

Motta followed up with a right-footed shot in front of the penalty area and was blocked by Cannavaro.

King Dong passed the ball, and Balotelli broke into the right side of the penalty area and volleyed from a small angle and hit the side net.

Although the goal was not scored, Mourinho was quite satisfied with the performance of Wang Dong who started today.

With body and speed, he can serve as a fulcrum in positional warfare and counterattacks.

Maybe his finishing ability is lacking and not as good as several other forwards in the Inter Milan team, but his support ability is still good.

At least he is qualified as a rotation player when he is short-handed.

Inter Milan was unable to attack for a long time, and Juventus seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack and regained some momentum.

Diego broke through with the ball diagonally, got rid of Zanetti's defense and volleyed with his right foot from outside the penalty area. The ball missed the left post!

Then it was Diego again. The Brazilian took a tactical corner kick from the left, then received Decelli's back pass and dribbled past compatriot Maicon and then kicked the ball into the penalty area!
  Chiellini beat Lucio in the penalty area and hit the goal!

The ball bounced off the outer edge of the right goal post and popped out of the bottom line!
  Juventus missed a great scoring opportunity.

Leo created space for his teammates in front of the penalty area. Thiago Motta picked up the ball and passed the ball. Cambiasso's header near the penalty spot hit Buffon's arms!

Time passed by minute by second, and the score on the field was still one to one. Mourinho was a little anxious and replaced Cambiaso with Pandev.

The Nerazzurri's formation changed from 4312 to 433, further strengthening the offense.

Leo threw away Sissoko and passed the ball to the left. Pandev hit the ball low and hit the back point. Balotelli broke into the penalty area and received the ball!

In the defense of Chiellini's hands, Barcelona fell in front of the goal.

But the referee D'Amato ignored it.

Leo passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Balotelli shot angrily with his right foot under the interference of Grigra!

Buffon used his body to block the ball!
  It was so difficult to score a goal, and Leo was numb.

Pandev's left-footed volley from the left was blocked by Grosso.

Juventus launched a quick counterattack, Candreva broke through from the left and passed through, and Decelli made a half-high pass!
  Diego turned his back to his chest in front of the small penalty area to stop the ball and hit the goal with an overhead kick but failed.

In the 71st minute, Pandev and Kolarov hit the wall on the left and succeeded in a one-two, but was brought down by Grigla for a foul.

Inter Milan gets a free kick from a good position.

Leo's free kick from outside the penalty area went directly towards the goal, but was headed by Decelli who was in the wall, causing the ball to change direction and redirect to the far corner of the goal!

Under Chiellini's personal interference, Lucio flew near the left goal post and volleyed the ball into the goal!
  Two to one!

Inter Milan finally overtook the score!
  There was nothing Buffon could do when he encountered such a shot.

After taking the lead, the game situation became more and more favorable to the Nerazzurri.

Soon after, Sissoko opened his arms at the edge of the penalty area to block Maicon's pass, but the referee D'Amato still did not call it.

Grosso fouled Balotelli, but Cannavaro kicked the ball away after the referee's whistle and received a yellow card.

Candreva fired an angry shot from the outside, and Toldo flew to save the ball!

It is not easy for a thirty-eight-year-old veteran who is almost thirty-nine to react like this and make such a save.

Mourinho nodded. If he can maintain this state, he can continue to give Toldo a chance to play next time.

Leo made a diagonal pass. Kolarov broke into the left side of the penalty area, dunked Chiellini and volleyed with his right foot. The ball went slightly wide.

In the 78th minute, Milito came on as a substitute for King Dong.

Juventus head coach Ferrara looked at Mourinho with a sharp look in his eyes.

Do you have to kill them all like this?

Yes, Inter Milan is ahead, but they still have to continue to strengthen their offense.

Kolarov passed the ball, Milito smashed the ball from the left side of the penalty area to get rid of Chiellini, and made a slight adjustment to volley with his right foot!

Juventus goalkeeper Buffon got the ball.

If it weren't for Buffon's heroic performance today, Inter Milan would have scored at least three more goals.

Candreva broke through and hit another long shot!
  Still missed the target and flew directly out of the baseline.

In the 84th minute, Leo received Milito's counterattack at the top of the penalty area.

He didn't stop the ball and followed up with a curve ball!

While moving to the right, Buffon suddenly turned around and stretched out his left hand to save the ball and forcefully blocked the ball!
  Can this be saved? Leo stood there with his hands on his hips, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

Milito got the ball on the right side of the penalty area and was blocked. Inter Milan got the ball and continued to attack. Pandev was pressed on the left side and failed to get a chance to kick.

At this time, Juventus finally made their first substitution adjustment of the game.

Paolucci came on as a substitute for Decelli.

But it's obvious that it's more than eighty minutes, and it doesn't make much sense to replace anyone.

On the contrary, due to the sudden substitution, there was some confusion in the Bianconeri's defense.

Motta received Leo's direct pass and volleyed vigorously with his left foot from the top of the penalty area, but Buffon blocked it to the left!
  Balotelli made a close shot from the right into the near corner!

Three to one!

Inter Milan seals the victory!

Neither side achieved anything in the four-minute stoppage time. In the end, Inter Milan defeated Juventus 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup.

"I have always attached great importance to the Coppa Italia competition, and this competition is becoming more and more recognized in Italy.

Our goal is of course the championship. Although the other three opponents in the semi-finals are all very capable teams, I have great confidence in our players. "

After winning consecutive games and advancing on multiple fronts, Inter Milan head coach Mourinho looked radiant at the post-match press conference.

In contrast, Juventus coach Ferrara was not able to do it. The Italian attended the press conference as the Bianconeri coach for the last time with a withered face.

The day after the game against Inter Milan, Juventus officially announced the news of Ferrara's dismissal.

The Italian coach who took over the Bianconeri from Claudio Ranieri made every effort but was sacked after only eight months.

The 3-1 loss to Inter Milan in this game was just the trigger.

In addition to the poor results that dissatisfied everyone, the loss of control in the locker room and chaotic tactics were the direct reasons for his dismissal.

"This counts as us kicking him out of class, right?"

Leo found it quite interesting. He couldn't remember whether Ferrara was the first opponent's head coach to be kicked out of class, but he certainly wasn't the last.

(End of this chapter)