The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 214 The Fourth Crown

The attendance at the Meazza Stadium today exceeded 80,000, of which about 18,000 Roma fans were sitting in the south stand.

Before the game officially started, both sides observed a minute's silence in memory of former Italian President Francesco Corsica, who died midweek.

Just two minutes into the game, Leo cleverly passed the ball through the crotch in front of the penalty area and beat Roma defender Cassetti!

Milito received Leo's direct pass and lobbed a shot with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area slightly over the crossbar.

After the "Calciopoli", the championship battle between Inter Milan and Roma has become the main theme of Italian football.

However, Inter Milan clearly had the upper hand in the competition with the Red Wolves. They were stepped on by the Nerazzurri many times to win the championship. Roma unfortunately missed the best opportunity.

Because Juventus and AC Milan are gradually recovering, Roma may not be competing for the championship, but can only compete for the top four.

This is all thanks to Inter Milan winning the league championship last season. Otherwise, one less Champions League spot will be lost from next season, and Serie A teams will have to start competing for the top three.

Inter Milan has long been accustomed to winning, and the players on the field are still not tired of winning.

Facing their old rival Roma, Inter Milan took the initiative from the beginning of the game!
  Leo made a steal in the frontcourt and passed two people into the left side of the penalty area, but then his low pass was saved by Juan's flying tackle!

Roma quickly counterattacked and hit the frontcourt. Totti's shot was saved by Cesar.

Roma's corner kick on the right went to the back of the penalty area. Riise took the ball from his teammate and volleyed over the crossbar from outside the penalty area!

A minute later, Leo passed the ball out surrounded by three opposing defensive players.

Cambiasso made a direct pass, and Milito countered offside and entered the penalty area from a small angle. He passed the ball in front of the goal and was cleared by Roma defender Mexes who returned in time.

Then Eto'o controlled the ball in the penalty area and responded to the defender. Pandev's right-footed shot from the left corner of the penalty area went high.

Pandev's right foot was still a little worse than his dominant left foot, and the Macedonian missed an excellent scoring opportunity.

Roma's captain Totti dribbled the ball through the midfield and passed through. Vucinic faced Cesar alone!
  Unfortunately, Vucinic's shot from a small angle in the penalty area was blocked by Inter goalkeeper Cesar.

The offensive battle between the two sides was extremely exciting, and no one knew when the goal would be scored.

In the 11th minute, De Rossi made a mistake in his return pass under Leo's pressure!
  Juan fell to the ground in the penalty area and tried to clear the ball, but instead of kicking the ball, he gave an assist!

After receiving the pass from the opponent, Pandev broke through to the goal and stabbed with his left foot!
  The ball rolled into the door from the armpit of Roma goalkeeper Lobonte!

One to zero!

Inter Milan took the lead in breaking the deadlock!

Although Pandev's scoring efficiency was not high last season, he played a very important role in the frontcourt.

This season he scored Inter Milan's first official goal!
  Two minutes later, Leo continuously broke away from the defense in the middle and moved to the wing.

The Nerazzurri's center back Lucio dribbled the ball from the right and forced a breakthrough into the penalty area!
  Milito received a diagonal pass from his teammate on the right and passed the ball low near the baseline. Eto'o scored with his left foot in front of the goal!
  Two to zero!
  Inter Milan expands its lead!

But there was no smile on the face of the head coach on the sidelines.

Benitez's face was gloomy. He also thought that if the tactics last season were not effective, then he would have an excuse to use new tactics.

As a result, in less than twenty minutes, Inter Milan already led 2-0.

Mexes ran for more than 30 meters from the right, dunked Samuel in front of the penalty area and then cut into the penalty area and shot from a small angle!
  Cesar flew to save but did not touch the ball. Mexes' shot missed the far post and went out of the baseline.

The Roma team, which was two goals behind, went all out to attack. De Rossi's long shot from the outside of the penalty area was too direct and Cesar easily got it.

An all-out attack will naturally lead to loopholes in the defense. Maicon breaks through from the right to the baseline and crosses the ball. Eto'o outflanks the goal and shoots with his heel!

The ball was blocked by Mexes who was following him and fell to the ground with his legs!

Rome escaped!
  It didn't take long for Inter Milan to make a comeback. Chivu passed and shot with his left foot from outside the left penalty area, and the ball passed through the goal.

A minute later, Inter Milan once again played a wonderful pass-and-receive cooperation in the opponent's half!
  Cambiaso passed the ball to Eto'o on the left in front of the penalty area!
  Eto'o passed the Roma full-back and knocked the ball back to the penalty area. Leo stepped forward and hit a through ball!
  Milito follows up and scores with an easy push!
  Just when Inter Milan started celebrating three to zero, the referee's whistle sounded.

The linesman raised the flag and the referee ruled that the goal was offside and the goal was invalid!

However, judging from the slow-motion replay, this was a hair-level offside, and could even be said to be a misjudgment.

However, Inter Milan already had a 2-0 lead at this time, so they didn't care too much.

Milito was a little unhappy when the goal was just missed.

Roma made a pass from the right, and the Inter Milan defender was not far away from making a clearance. Menez volleyed with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area!
  The ball flew directly into the stands.

As the first half of the game came to an end, Leo took the initiative to speed up, and Inter Milan launched a new wave of offensive.

Eto'o passed two people on the left and broke into the penalty area before passing a low pass. Milito's push near the penalty spot was blocked by Riise!
  Then came Maicon's attack from the right. With an acceleration and a change of direction, he threw away the defensive player and entered the penalty area to shoot with his left foot!

Roma goalkeeper Lobonte fought hard to get the ball!

In the third minute of stoppage time, Zanetti's right-footed shot from outside the penalty area missed the goal post.

Leo's scalpel made a direct pass, and Pan Dev was knocked down by the opponent's defender in the penalty area! The referee ignored it and blew the whistle to end the first half.

Inter Milan currently leads Roma 2-0!
  "Everyone played well in the first half, and we can try some new ways of playing in the second half..."

Benitez is still unwilling to accept it and wants to take this opportunity to make some changes.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Inter Milan made the first substitution. Benitez replaced Zanetti with Stankovic who had just returned from injury.

In the 51st minute, Eto'o actively fought in the frontcourt and successfully stole the ball from the Roma defender!
  Leo and Eto'o hit the wall and cooperated, sending an exquisite diagonal ball into the penalty area. Eto'o got the ball from the left and broke into the penalty area to face the opponent's goalkeeper alone!

After a slight adjustment, Eto'o fired an angry shot from a small angle with his right foot. Roma goalkeeper Lobonte made a mistake in judgment and fell to the ground and rushed to the far corner. His toes touched but he was still unable to prevent the ball from entering the net!
  Three to zero!
  Inter Milan sealed the victory!

Benitez nodded and began to work.

In the 53rd minute, Leo was replaced by Mariga with a confused look on his face.

After another two minutes, Benitez replaced Pandev with Coutinho.

The formation seems to have become a four-four-two.

Three goals behind, Roma did not give up. Ranie replaced Pizarro with Tadei, and Adriano also warmed up on the sidelines.

Ever since Adriano went to warm up, there were constant boos coming from the stands of the Meazza Stadium.

When Ade came off the bench to replace Vucinic, the audience instantly erupted in shocking boos.

It makes sense that Nerazzurri would treat its former "King" this way.

When something happened to Adriano's family, the club gave him the green light to continue paying his high salary and give him plenty of time to adjust his emotions.

As a result, Adriano's condition continued to decline and he said he wanted to return to Brazil. Inter Milan let him go back to Brazil without setting any obstacles.

As a result, you went full circle and went to Rome to play football for free. What's the point of this?
  However, the Nerazzurri fans soon realized that their boos were a bit unnecessary. Adriano's appearance did not have the effect Ranieri expected.

Ade couldn't play any role in the offense at all.

Riise made a cross from the wing, Totti headed the ball in the penalty area, and Cesar confiscated the ball.

Adriano received the ball with his back outside the penalty area, but he was completely unable to turn around under the marking of Brazilian compatriot Lucio.

Seeing that the "King" who was once unstoppable on the court for the Nerazzurri has turned into what he is today, many Nerazzurri felt a little emotional and stopped mocking him.

Maicon swung away Riise from the right and then volleyed from a small angle. The ball hit the side netting.

Milito made the ball, and the young player Coutinho, who came on as a substitute, mixed his feet in the penalty area and was destroyed by Mexes who returned to defend.

Riise's powerful volley from outside the penalty area bounced in front of the goal and changed direction. Fortunately, Cesar reacted quickly and resolved the danger in time.

In the 80th minute, Roma made another substitution adjustment, and Okaka came off the bench to replace Menez.

There is not much time left for them.

Adriano finally got his first shot after receiving a cross from outside the penalty area.

It's a pity that the shot was weak and did not bring any threat to Cesar.

The regular time of the game has ended, and Roma is still attacking and looking for scoring opportunities.

Captain Totti sent a through ball from the front, and Riise assisted into the penalty area and stabbed with his right foot before Stankovic blocked it!

Although the ball was blocked by Inter goalkeeper Cesar when he fell to the ground and blocked it with his leg, it still rolled into the far corner of the goal!
  Three to one!

At the end of the game, Roma scored a face-saving goal to avoid the bad result of swallowing three eggs.

In stoppage time, Maicon's furious shot from the right hit the side net again.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan defeated Roma 3-1 and won the Italian Super Cup.

This is also the fourth championship trophy won by Inter Milan in 2010!

“This is my first title since taking over Inter Milan and I think it’s a good start!
  I think fans can put aside the past honors and start looking forward to the new season! "

After the game, Inter Milan coach Benitez didn't think there was any problem at all, and proudly claimed all the credit at the press conference.

“Today our players executed the tactics I arranged very well, which is the key to defeating Roma.

Player performance? I think they all performed normally and are not worthy of individual praise. They just did what they should do.

As for the goal conceded before the end of the game, I think the players on the field were slack.

This is very inappropriate. After I return, I will criticize the relevant players and remind them not to have the same problem next time. "

(End of this chapter)