The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 337 Winning another grand prize

Four days later, it was still the same stadium, the same two teams, but instead of a league match, it was a semi-final of the Italian Cup.

The personnel of both sides seem to be slightly different from the previous game.

Leo stayed in Milan to rest after waiting for the main players to return to Milan.

Yes, Ancelotti boldly used Italian Cup games to train his troops.

Forget about the previous ones, we have already reached the semi-finals. Many fans are wondering whether the team doesn't want to win the Italian Cup this year?

With the intensive schedule, it is no problem to let the main players rotate and rest, and it is no problem to give young players opportunities to play.

But if today's game is lost, Ancelotti will definitely be criticized.

On January 1, in the first leg of the 23-2012 Coppa Italia semi-finals, Inter Milan faced Roma away from home.

This is also the second meeting between Inter Milan and Roma in four days.

Compared with the league match four days ago, Zeman made some adjustments to the lineup on the home team.

Inter Milan is even more outrageous. The starting eleven has almost been changed.

His girlfriend punched Leo's strong chest muscles, and the force was like tickling him.

Former Inter Milan player Destro's non-stop volley from the previous point went straight away!

"Is it really possible for Cristiano Ronaldo to come to Inter Milan?"

"But I have to work overtime to study the script of the documentary..."

Today's attendance at Rome's Olympic Stadium is far less than the previous game, with more than 10,000 people missing.

Inter Milan center back Ranocchia struggled to shovel the ball out of the baseline!

"Although my current teammates are also very good, to be honest, I am really curious about what it would be like to be a teammate with such a guy."

"Don't leave in a hurry. It's boring for me to watch the game alone. Come with me."

And naturally, because the Coppa Italia matches are still not as important as the league, there are far fewer people paying attention to them.

Miriam grilled some chicken legs and wings, and fried some French fries and brought them over.

In the seventh minute, Red Wolves captain Totti made a long diagonal pass from the left. Destro's header in front of the goal was met by Castellachi.

Stekelenburg, Burdisso, Benassi and Obi were given starting opportunities.

Back on the field, Inter Milan's offense was very active, but they were still at a disadvantage.

Three minutes later, Piris received another overhead pass from his teammate and made a pass near the right corner flag area!

Lewandowski started at center with Lucas Moura and Coutinho flanking him.

Just three minutes passed, and Inter Milan counterattacked and hit the opponent's penalty area.

On the one hand, because today is Tuesday, everyone has to go to work and go to school and may not be as free as on weekends.

"What about you? Do you want him to come over and be your teammate?"

However, the Brazilian teenager's header was still taken by Roma goalkeeper Stekelenburg who fell to the ground.

Less than a minute into the game, Bradley sent a direct pass from the frontcourt, and Piris broke through the defense on the right for offside and passed low to the goal!

Miriam, who was unable to stand still, fell directly into Leo's arms, and the two of them lay down on the big leather sofa.

However, just when Inter Milan's offensive momentum picked up a little, they suffered a blow.

"It's hard to say, it's not a matter of just a few words for a player of his level to want to transfer.

Even if Ronaldo really wants to leave Real Madrid for a change of environment, Inter Milan is willing to accept it and can afford to pay. It is not certain whether Real Madrid is willing to sell. This will definitely require a long negotiation. "

Leo thought for a moment and nodded.

Coutinho got an excellent kicking opportunity on the right side of the penalty area!

A powerful and heavy long-range shot hit the right post of the goal and bounced out of the baseline!

It was already past nine o'clock in the evening local time in Milan. Leo took a bath and lay comfortably on the sofa in the living room.

The left back is David Thornton, who has returned from injury, and the right back is Cesar Azpilicueta. Today, Ranocchia will partner with Marquinhos at center back and goalkeeper Castellachi.

One to zero!

There are too many interest groups involved, so it's not that easy.

Roma, which has more main players, still takes the initiative slightly, and this is their home court after all.

Verratti, Casemiro and Thiago Motta formed a midfield three.

"Oh, what are you doing!"

Before Miriam could finish her words, she was blocked by Leo.

"You can read while you eat. I'll go to the study to work for a while."

Although Inter Milan's young people are good, they were not able to quickly enter the game after the start.

It wasn't until the eleventh minute that the away Nerazzurri got their first shot of the game.

A corner kick was taken from the right, and Marquinhos beat Burdisso in front of the goal with a header that bounced off the ball!

As she said that, she put the fragrant food on the coffee table in front of Leo and was about to go back to the room, but was pulled over by Leo.

But the more than 20,000 Roma supporters still burst out with cheers and shouts after the home team took the lead.

It was a pass from Piris from the right. Florenzi dived in front of the small penalty area and headed the ball into the upper left corner of the goal!

The home team continued to attack from the right, and Piris and Lamela cooperated and made a pass.

Destro made a clever pass in the middle, and Totti got an excellent chance to hit the goal near the penalty spot!

However, facing Castellachi's attack, Totti hesitated slightly and did not get a chance to kick, so he had to go back.

Lamela followed up with a blast with his left foot, and the ball was blocked by Ranocchia on the goal line who returned to defend!

At this time, the camera went to the sidelines, and Ancelotti was covering his mouth and talking to Modric sitting behind him.

Inter Milan did not bring many main players in this Coppa Italia match, so Ancelotti must carefully consider how to adjust the second half of the game.

In the 33rd minute, Totti scored the ball from the center, and Piris, who was inserted in the back row, made a pass from the right. Destro followed up with a header from the center!

Castellachi was half a beat too slow to react, and the ball flew straight into the dead center of the goal!

Two to zero!

Roma expanded its lead!

Piris was very active today, and he seemed to have assisted both of the home team's goals.

The Red Wolves were a bit unyielding. After taking a two-goal lead, they not only did not slow down the pace of the game, but further strengthened their offensive!

Lamela broke through to the edge of the penalty area and hit a long shot on the defensive player's leg and bounced off the baseline.

Totti took a left corner kick, and the Inter Milan defender was not far away from the defense. After Destro got the ball from the right, he unexpectedly tried to hit the goal directly!

The ball bounced off the ground and changed course, then ran directly towards the goal!

Castellachi fell to the ground and pounced. The ball hit the post and bounced back to the goal. Ranocchia rushed to clear the ball out of the dangerous area before the opponent's player made a follow-up shot.

At the 43rd minute, there was not much time left in the first half.

The Roma team, which was leading the score, finally relaxed a little.

Coutinho took a free kick from the left side of the front court. Roma's defense was too lax and caused an offside error!

Lucas Moura seized the opportunity to get into the penalty area and stabbed the ball into the net before Stekelenburg!

Two to one!

Inter Milan pulled a goal back before the end of the first half!

This is the first goal Lucas has scored since joining Inter Milan!

Shortly after the start of the second half, Ancelotti replaced Modric.

After Croatia came on the field, Inter Milan's offensive organization in the midfield was obviously more organized.

In the 56th minute, Modric intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and then passed the ball decisively. Coutinho dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area and volleyed the goal!

Two to two!

Then Modric hit another sharp long pass in the counterattack, although Lucas Moura failed to seize the opportunity and hit the ball wide.

But Croatia still showed his talent.

In today's specific situation, many viewers were surprised to find that Inter Milan's seemingly ordinary midfielder had something to offer?

Regardless of what kind of impression Modric left on people before coming to Inter Milan, anyway, after joining the Nerazzurri, he never got a good space to perform.

Limited by playing time and the head coach's overall tactical arrangements for the team, Modric's performance after one and a half seasons can only be said to be average, not outstanding by any means.

In today's away game against Roma, Inter Milan rotated the lineup. When the team was at a disadvantage on the court, Ancelotti replaced Modric. The midfield master just seemed to be simply catching and passing the ball, and he successfully sorted out the slightly chaotic offensive organization in the first half.

This has nothing to do with tactics, it's all about the players' personal abilities.

In the past, with Leo around, Modric's brilliance was difficult to capture by the outside world. Except for professionals, it was not easy for ordinary fans to see what work he did on the field.

This game was an unexpected opportunity.

In the 74th minute, Modric passed the ball into the penalty area, and Lewandowski followed up with a header that went straight into the upper right corner of the goal!

Three to two!

The Nerazzurri were actually able to reverse the score by chasing three goals in a row when trailing 2-0!

Roma's head coach has made substitutions one after another.

The game entered stoppage time, and Perrotta, who had just come on as a substitute, broke through and passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area.

Lamela dodged the Inter defender's attack in the penalty area and shot into the net with his left foot!

Three to three!

After a thrilling ninety-minute battle, Inter Milan drew 3-3 with Roma in the away game.

Who can advance to the final depends on the result of the game back at Meazza more than two months later.

In the 22nd round of Serie A this weekend, Inter Milan faced Turin at home.

The Nerazzurri, who played with all their main players, did not leave any suspense and led from the beginning to the end of the game.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated their opponents 2-0 at Meazza and took all three points.

On January 1, the annual Italian Players Union Awards Ceremony was held grandly at the Verme Theater in Milan.

The scene was overflowing with stars, and all Serie A stars and related people were in attendance.

The Serie A Oscars, founded in 1997, made some adjustments to its awards last year and later changed its name.

I don’t know if they think it’s a bit embarrassing to just copy the model of a football award ceremony and borrow the name from Oscar.

Not surprisingly, Inter Milan once again became the biggest winner.

Leo once again won the most exciting award - the 2012 Serie A Player of the Year.

Inter Milan head coach Carlo Ancelotti was named the best coach.

Zanetti, the meritorious captain of the Nerazzurri who retired last season, won the Lifetime Achievement Award.

This is also a new award this year.

The best lineup is a four-three-three.

Buffon, Maggio, Kolarov, Thiago Silva, Barzagli, Leo, Pirlo, Marchisio, Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Balotelli.

Of course, this lineup looks pretty good and quite capable.

But as last year's six-time champion, Inter Milan miraculously only had four players selected.

Leo can only say that it is difficult to comment. Maybe there are too many players in Inter Milan and the votes are divided?

In addition, Nasser and Leonardo also won the best chairman and best manager awards respectively, while Inter Milan won the honorary title of best club.

Before Leo went on stage to accept the award, he kissed his girlfriend affectionately who was also attending the award ceremony.

The combination of handsome men and beautiful women is always so eye-catching. The media reporters at the scene excitedly clicked the shutter to record this wonderful scene.

“We have achieved many honors in the past year, and there are so many championship trophies in the club’s showcase that we can no longer keep them.

I am very happy to win the Serie A Player of the Year award again in 2012.

This is a recognition of my performance last year, and it is also a motivation and inspiration for me in the future.

I think I will keep working hard with my teammates and keep moving forward! "

When Leo's acceptance speech ended, the organizer let out a long sigh.

They are really worried about Leo coming to the Golden Globe Awards here.

After all, Leo is currently the best star in Serie A. Without Leo, the ratings of tonight's awards ceremony would have dropped several percentage points.

They hope Leo can stay in Serie A more than anyone else, so they can give Leo awards every year.

As long as Leo wins the award, the Italian Players Union awards ceremony will not lack popularity.

Although it is unlikely to happen, even if a newcomer does perform better than Leo for a whole year, the final prize may still be Leo's.

This is a very realistic thing.

In addition to the Player of the Year, Leo also won two awards for the most popular player and best goal selected by fan voting.

This also fully reflects that Leo's current popularity is simply not comparable to other players playing in Serie A.

After returning home with this pile of trophies, I felt a little headache standing in front of the display case.

That was a joke in the previous acceptance speech. The one at Inter Milan cannot be said to be a trophy display cabinet, it should be a showroom.

There's room for even more championship trophies.

But the one in Leo's home is really just a glass cabinet. As early as last year, some trophies couldn't be put in and had to be placed outside.

"Milly, there's no room for the trophy at home. Do you have any ideas?"

Miriam smiled and shook her head.

"I think you just want to find a reason to show off how many trophies you have.

Otherwise, why not just find an empty room and tidy it up as a special place for placing trophies?

If that doesn't work, buy a big warehouse. No matter how many trophies you get, you can fit them in! "

"Hahaha, you better understand me, wait until I send a tweet, Facebook, Instagram, Weibo... first!"

Leo casually threw the newly won trophy on the ground, creating a messy atmosphere.

It's like he has so many trophies that he can't even keep them at home.

"What should I do if there are too many trophies and there is no room to display them? Wait online, it's urgent!"

After posting this pretentious post on various platforms, Leo couldn't wait to pull Miriam up to the second floor.

"The utility room on the first floor is still a bit small. Let's use this vacant guest bedroom to store the trophies."

"I don't have any objection, it's up to you to decide."

"Then this one will work."

"Okay, shall I find someone to come and clear out the bed and wardrobe in the room tomorrow?"

"Great, then I'll leave it all to you!

Millie, you are indeed my good wife! "

Leo kissed his girlfriend hard on the face.

"Since this bed will be moved tomorrow, let's say goodbye to it properly today!"

"Wait a minute, I haven't washed it yet!"

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(End of this chapter)