The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 346 Two draws in a row

Sandwiched between two Champions League games against Dortmund seven days apart, Inter Milan's schedule is punctuated by a Serie A game at home against Atalanta.

In the thirty-first round of the league, Inter Milan faced the "true blue and black" Atalanta at the Meazza Stadium.

As long as the Nerazzurri can win this game at home, they will once again win the Serie A crown.

Atlanta has a poor record this season and is currently on the edge of the relegation zone.

Before the game, no one thought they could cause any trouble to the defending champions.

Taking into account the Champions League match three days later, Ancelotti made a comprehensive rotation of today's team's starting lineup.

Three arrows from Lewandowski, Coutinho and Lucas Moura.

A midfield three of Verratti, Casemiro and Thiago Motta.

David Thornton and Azpilicueta served as the left and right backs, Ranocchia and Marquinhos played as the center back combination, and the goalkeeper Castellachi.

Shortly after the start of the second half, during a corner kick attack, Lucas Moura shot into the net with the outside instep of his right foot!

Two to zero!

At this point in the game, according to the usual situation, it should have completely entered the rhythm of the Nerazzurri, and there will not be too much suspense anymore.

The visiting team's Argentinian striker Dennis took the penalty kick.

Leo and the others are all used to it, except when it's particularly excessive or outrageous, sometimes the Inter Milan players don't bother to care about it.

Very helplessly, in the 75th minute, Leo hurried to the sidelines to warm up and came on as a substitute.

Meazza's attendance today is comparable to the previous El Clasico against Juventus.

One to zero!

Three to two!

Inter Milan's lead returned to one point, and the Nerazzurri in the stands were even more furious.

In the 61st minute, Coutinho used a dazzling bicycle pass on the right side of the penalty area to get rid of the opponent's defender Stendardo, and then followed up with a left-foot volley to expand the score to three to one!

Bonaventura dribbled the ball away from Azpilicueta on the left and passed in. Dennis passed Marquinhos on the left side of the penalty area and shot a low shot into the net!

Three to three!

Atlanta equalized the score!

Castellachi, Ranocchia, Casemiro, and Marquinhos were given yellow cards by the referee one after another for some fouls that could or could not be called.

Leo:? ? ?

It is not uncommon for the referee to blow the whistle, and Inter Milan encounters it more than ten times a year.

But after blowing it, he still admitted it so gloriously, which is simply unbelievable.

Before the three minutes of stoppage time ended, Gervasoni couldn't wait to blow the whistle to end the game.

Leo's curve ball outside the penalty area was blocked by Atlanta goalkeeper Polito.

Only then did Inter Milan break the deadlock on the field.

In stoppage time, when Inter Milan took a corner kick, Raimonti inexplicably violated David Thornton, who was off the ball, and received a red card and was sent off.

The future president of the Serie A Referees Association narrowed his eyes with great enjoyment.

Just when the Inter Milan supporters at the scene were just breathing a sigh of relief, the referee Andre Gervasoni took the initiative to stand up.

The referee Gervasoni awarded a very controversial penalty kick, and the boos from the audience did not change his decision.

After the game, players from Inter Milan and Atalanta had a dispute. David Thornton ran to the sidelines and started shoving Raimonti.

In the 73rd minute, Croatian forward Livaya, who came on as a substitute for Atlanta, fell to the ground at the same time as Inter Milan central defender Ranocchia in the penalty area!

Ancelotti frowned, realizing something was wrong.

Gervasoni completely became the focus of more than 80,000 people in the audience, and his every move was booed by tens of thousands of people.

Lewandowski received a yellow card. He was found guilty of a foul on the goalkeeper and the goal was invalid.

Ranocchia looked innocent and confused, and the repeated slow motion showed no basis for the penalty kick.

Noticing Leo's gaze, the referee just continued to smile and shrugged nonchalantly.

That's right, it's this stinky idiot who still hasn't forgotten his original intention even ten years later, and will come out to disgust Inter Milan whenever he gets the chance.

Otherwise, are they all here to watch the game between Inter Milan and Atalanta?

Atlanta, a team at the bottom of Serie A, does not deserve such treatment.

When the referee Gervasoni passed by Leo, he smiled and said to him:

"I just made an incorrect call."

Italian midfielder Bonaventura broke through the gate guarded by Castellachi with a powerful shot from the sideline of the penalty area!

But before the Inter Milan players had time to celebrate, the referee made another shocking penalty.

The score on the field was rewritten to 1 to 2, and now the game became suspense again.

Leo looked at Gervasoni in surprise and thought, how confident are you?

Then Leo's corner kick found Lewandowski quite accurately. Facing Polito, the Pole jumped high and headed the ball into the goal!

Seeing the Atlanta players deliberately stalling for time, the referee Gervasoni was not anxious at all and just waited with a relaxed look.

The young player Verratti was replaced by him.

It wasn't until the 42nd minute that Coutinho made a pass from the wing, and Lewandowski held off the visiting team's center back Stendardo and turned around and scored!

Atalanta coach Colantuono immediately used their last substitution.

Today, these die-hard Nerazzurri fans came to the scene to witness the team win the championship early at home.

Schelotto deliberately delayed when he came on as a substitute. For them, getting a point from Inter Milan in the away game is already a huge profit.

Atlanta, playing away from home, showed the tenacity of a relegation team. After 40 minutes of play in the first half, the score on the field was still zero to zero.

However, Atlanta seized the opportunity to counterattack. Chigarini stole the ball in the backcourt and Biondini passed it straight!

The two teams were almost about to get into a fight, but Leo and other players who stayed calm pulled the boys above them away in time, and the situation was quickly brought under control.

In the end, Inter Milan was tied 3-3 by Atlanta at home!

Juventus defeated Pescara 2-1 in this round, so not only did Inter Milan fail to win the championship in advance, but the Bianconeri also narrowed the points gap.

“The penalty we were awarded was not a question of whether it was controversial, but it didn’t exist at all.

I don’t want to say whether the referee Gervasoni made a serious error in his decision. After all, this is not the most outrageous one we have ever encountered. "

After the game, the major media thought that Leo was going to catch today's referee and yell at him like before, but he just said these two words lightly.

Atalanta, which took advantage of the referee's controversial penalty to "steal" a point, was not ashamed but proud.

"This was a difficult game, but fortunately Inter Milan played one more game in midweek, so our physical advantage ensured we took away a draw from Meazza!"

Well, they don't really think that this is the reason why they were able to draw with Inter Milan in the away game, right?

That would be a bit too shameless.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" also ridiculed this game in its report.

“This is a game full of surprises.

The most surprising thing is the penalty call-at Inter Milan's home court, Atlanta can also play the role of "pirates" and steal an invented penalty kick.

It's been a weird season. "

Naturally, there is a meaning in this. Inter Milan has encountered countless controversial penalties this season alone.

"Okay, let's not talk about the past games anymore. There will be an away game against Dortmund in Pisa soon. There can't be any more accidents."

Even in training to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League, Inter Milan's players were still talking about the previous game.

On April 4, Inter Milan's first team packed their bags and headed to Dortmund, the venue for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Since this season, Dortmund's Young Guards are no longer just a beautiful sight in the Bundesliga. Their performance in the Champions League has also attracted attention.

Although they failed in the group stage last season, Klopp has shifted his focus to the Champions League this season, which has allowed them to achieve an excellent record.

In the first round of the competition, the Hornets lost 3-0 to Inter Milan on the road, which shattered half of their dream of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League after 15 years.

This time back at home, can they make a comeback?

The Westfalenstadion is the world-famous home ground of the Devils, and their South Stand can accommodate 25,000 spectators. The atmosphere created by the Hornets' die-hard fans is shocking.

The day before the game, Leo and the others didn't feel much when they went to the stadium to adapt to the venue. On the day of the game, they felt the fiery atmosphere as soon as they warmed up.

"These fans are so cute. How despicable and heartless a player can have the heart to betray such fans."

"Haha, when they come back here, they will also enjoy 'special treatment' that ordinary people cannot enjoy."

Compared with the first round of the contest between the two sides, the changes in Dortmund's starting lineup are that Bender and Kuba replaced the old captain Kyle and winger Grosskreutz respectively, and the other positions remain unchanged.

Klopp and his players are confident of achieving a reversal with a win at home!

For Inter Milan, Srna has returned from injury, and Thiago Silva and Modric may still need some time.

Balotelli's lone forward burst forward, and Bale and Neymar flew on both wings.

Leo is the attacking midfielder, Pirlo and De Rossi are in the midfield.

Left back Kolarov, right back Srna, Bonucci and Ranocchia partnered as central defender and goalkeeper Handanovic.

After the game started, Dortmund, who was playing at home, did not launch an offensive as predicted by the outside world in the fiery atmosphere.

Instead, there was a stalemate with Inter Milan. In the first ten minutes, neither team played any threatening offensive cooperation.

In the 11th minute, Bender tackled Pirlo in his own half and was given a yellow card by Scottish referee Craig Thomson.

This is also the first yellow card in this game.

However, after this yellow card, it seemed as if the home team had just woken up and launched a flood of offensive against the Nerazzurri.

Royce got the ball from the edge of the penalty area, swung away Bonucci and then made a light shot from the top of the penalty area. The ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Kuba made a cross from the wing, and Schieber headed the ball wide due to interference from Ranocchia.

Gotze used his personal ability to break into the right side of the penalty area and then passed the ball. The ball was blocked by the Inter Milan defender with his body!

Then Gotze took Dortmund's first corner kick of the game, which was taken by Handanovic and failed to create a threat.

In the 25th minute, Santana's careless header clearance just hit the ball at the feet of his opponent Balotelli.

After Bashen got the ball, he quickly handed it to Leo behind him.

Leo passed the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area without any delay. Faced with the blockade of many defensive players, Neymar first dunked Santana who fell to the ground and tackled him, and then forced a kick before Subotic could make up the position!

The ball passed through Subotic's crotch and flew straight into the lower right corner of the goal!

Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller failed to save, one to zero!

Inter Milan, which was clearly at a disadvantage before, just took advantage of a mistake by its opponent and scored first!

Already lagging behind on the total score, and now Inter Milan scored an away goal, the Hornets' hope of promotion became increasingly slim.

The Dortmund fans in the stands also fell into despair, and their cheers were not as loud as when the game started.

After Bell got the ball from the left, he dribbled continuously and moved to the center. The ball was cleared by Schmelzer.

After the score took the lead, the situation on the field changed. Dortmund's gap in the backcourt became larger, and Inter Milan's two flying wings Bell and Neymar also got more space to play.

Gundogan passed the ball, and Royce broke into the penalty area and formed an almost one-on-one opportunity with the Inter Milan goalkeeper.

However, facing Royce's single shot, Handanovic struck out in time with one palm and changed the direction of the ball while slowing down the speed of the ball. His second reaction was also very fast, and he quickly threw the ball into his arms.

The two teams exchanged offense and defense, but neither scored a goal, and the game soon reached the 40th minute.

Piszczek stole the ball in the backcourt, and then several Dortmund midfielders skillfully carried out a series of passing and receiving cooperation.

These young people are fast and skilled, and their counterattacks are extremely threatening.

Gotze handed the ball to Reus, who made a wonderful pass with his heel at the top of the penalty area. Kuba broke into the penalty area and passed Handanovic and succeeded in pushing and shooting into the empty goal!

One to one!

The whole crowd in Westfalen was jubilant as the Hornets at home equalized the score!

But if they want to advance, they still need to score four more goals.

But no matter what, the goal just gave Dortmund fans a glimmer of hope.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Leo passed the ball into the penalty area, and Balotelli's header was rushed out by Weidenfeller!

At the end of the half, Inter Milan and Dortmund were temporarily tied at 1-1 on the road, and they led 4-1 with a total score of two rounds.

Therefore, the players of the Nerazzurri do not have to worry at all. If nothing happens, they will play steadily and it will be difficult to eliminate them.

At the beginning of the second half, Leo sent scalpel-like through balls in the frontcourt one after another!

However, Bale and Balotelli's two single goals were whistled for offside and the first goal was invalid.

Under the siege of Inter Milan players, referee Craig remained unmoved and insisted on his decision.

Continuous good balls were called offside, which greatly weakened Inter Milan's desire to attack. It was better to just defend until the end of the game.

Klopp made timely substitution adjustments. Shaheen and the injured Hummels came on the bench, while Gundogan and Svende were replaced.

The golden pair of Hummels and Subotic finally returned, and Felipe Santana actually moved directly to the center position!

Now that Dortmund has two high points in the frontcourt, Sibel and Felipe, the simplest and crudest long pass, a long pass, and a cross from the wing can be implemented!

The head coach gave it a try, and the Dortmund fans in the stands of the Westfalenstadion also sang loudly again, inspiring the home team's players to do their best to write their own miracle.

Gotze's midfielder suddenly started to pass two people and then played a two-two with Shaheen. Shaheen sent a through ball. Unfortunately, Gotze faced the attacking Inter Milan goalkeeper and pushed his shot wide of the far corner of the goal.

Piszczek made a pass from the right, Kuba headed the ball over, and Sibel headed in from behind!

But the linesman had already raised his flag and the two were offside.

The all-out attack still paid off, in the 81st minute of the game.

Hummels intercepted the ball in the middle circle and passed a long pass to the right side of the penalty area. Subotic stopped the ball and passed the ball. Felipe Santana intervened in the middle but the ball was saved by Bonucci who fell to the ground!

Immediately afterwards, Royce kept the ball outside the penalty area and shot into the net with his left foot!

Two to one!

Dortmund scores another goal!

It's a pity that there is not much time left for them.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the home team continued to besiege the Nerazzurri's goal!

In the 85th minute, Royce passed the ball. Gotze stopped the ball with his chest in the penalty area and shot with his right foot, which was confiscated by Handanovic!

Leo's long pass spanned most of the stadium, flew over the Dortmund defense and landed behind the home team's defender.

Bell made a long-distance run from the left and cut inside to the outside of the penalty area before sending a through ball. Balotelli took a long stride to get rid of Hummels' close marking.

Facing the attacking Weidenfellerba, he dunked the angle and decisively kicked to push the empty goal!

Piszczek, who struggled to catch up to the goal, did not touch the ball with his overhead kick on the goal line.

Two to two!

Inter Milan tied the score again!

There was no chance at all. Klopp stood on the sidelines with a gloomy expression, losing his previous enthusiasm.

Dortmund's players also accepted the fact. In the end, Inter Milan drew 2-2 with the Hornets on the road.

However, the defending champion still advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League with a win and a draw in two rounds with a total score of 5 to 2!

(End of this chapter)