The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 218 Victory over the Faroe Islands
  After three days, the Italian national team returned to Apennines.

Prandelli leads the team back to his familiar stadium of Frankie Stadium, where the Azzurri will face their second European qualifying opponent, the Faroe Islands.

Compared with Estonia, Italy's last opponent, the Faroe Islands are an out-and-out weak team.

The Faroe Islands have a "national" population of less than 50,000 and are currently ranked 118th in the world. They have lost two games against Italy in history.

Italy changed five starters today, with goalkeeper Viviano replacing Sirigu.

The full-backs were replaced by De Silvestri and Antonelli to guard the left and right sides.

Only Cassano continues to start on the front line, with Gilardino and Giuseppe Rossi replacing Balotelli and Pepe.

The three midfielders remain unchanged. It seems that for a period of time, the three midfield combination of Leo, Pirlo and De Rossi will be the backbone of the Azzurri.

Balotelli returned to Manchester early due to some physical discomfort after playing the first game.

Leo was also very sorry about this and could not spend a few more days with his friends.

No one thought there would be any suspense in this game against the Faroe Islands. It was just a matter of winning more and less.

Just half a minute into the game, an Italian fan couldn't wait to jump off the stands and rush into the field!

No need to look carefully, you can tell from the blue Superman short-sleeves on the other party that they are old acquaintances again!

Sure enough, the opponent ran straight to Cassano, shook hands with Cassano and hugged him, and then left the field quickly and consciously.

None of the security personnel at the scene intervened, and Prandelli was smiling on the sidelines.

This is the fourth time that he has entered the Italian national team competition. This Italian fan is named Mario Ferry.

He is also a fan of Cassano, which can be seen from his previous actions of breaking into the stadium.

Now that Cassano has finally been selected for the national team as he wished, it is obvious that he is also happy from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, this "entry professional" is famous mainly because of his slightly performative break-in in the World Cup.

After tasting the sweetness of fame, Ferry once again completed a very personal "break-in performance" with ease.

After a small interlude, the game officially entered the rhythm of the Italian team.

Perhaps because of the support from his supporters, Cassano was quite positive after the start.

Leo made a direct pass from the front, and Cassano cut across to the front of the penalty area and shot with his right foot! The ball went just wide.

A minute later, Italy made a comeback. Pirlo made a direct pass. De Silvestri broke through to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area and knocked back. Cassano outflanked the goal, but Peterson broke the ball out of the bottom line first.

The Faroe Islands retaliated. Egil received a cross from the wing and headed the ball from the small penalty area line to force the goal. Unfortunately, the top of the ball was a bit wide.

Then Rossi passed a diagonal pass to Gilardino, and Gilardino did it again. Cassano's low shot from outside the top of the penalty area missed the right post.

In the 11th minute, Antonelli made a straight pass from the left, and Cassano's right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the opponent's defender Gregson!
  Leo took a corner kick on the left, and Gilardino headed the ball from close range into the far corner of the goal!

One to zero!

Italy scored first!
  This is also Gilardino’s seventeenth national team goal!

After the goal, the Italian team continued to attack. Cassano broke into the left baseline and passed low to the center from a small angle!
  The Faroe Islands defender passed the ball back to the goalkeeper, and goalkeeper Nelson actually got the ball with his hands.

This kind of low-level mistake should not happen in the European Cup qualifiers. What surprised the Italian team was that the referee was not aware of this problem.

According to the rules, if the opponent's defender passes the ball back to the goalkeeper with his feet, it is a foul if the goalkeeper catches it with his hands, and an indirect free kick in the penalty area should be awarded.

However, the referee simply ignored this very low-level foul.

Gilardino headed the ball over, and Leo passed two people in front of the penalty area without looking at anyone and went straight to the left!
  Cassano's powerful shot was blocked by Benjaminson!
  Then Giuseppe Rossi's powerful volley from outside the penalty area was blocked by Nelson. Cassano volleyed from the right side of the penalty area to the left. Gilardino's low shot from a small angle missed the far post.

In the 21st minute, Cassano made a wonderful pass from the left. Antonelli made a high-speed pass from the left and then sent a low pass!
  De Rossi's right-footed shot from the penalty spot was blocked by the Faroe Islands defender. The ball bounced back to De Rossi's feet. He took advantage of the situation and volleyed with his right foot to score!

Two to zero! Italy scores again!
  Former AC Milan full-back Antonelli cherished his hard-won opportunity to play for the national team today. He has been quite active on the offensive end so far in the first half.

Five minutes later, Antonelli made another low pass after breaking through from the left. Cassano cut in from the left to the center of the penalty area. While dribbling the ball, he suddenly shot with his right foot, and the ball drew a beautiful arc. The line flew into the far end of the goal!
  World wave!
  After returning to the Italian national team, "bad boy" Cassano scored consecutive goals and felt hot on his feet!
  Roberto Baggio, who came to watch the game today in the stands, was also happy for Cassano's wonderful goal, smiling and applauding.

Cassano made a pass near the center circle, and Gilardino formed a single shot, but his low shot with his right foot was easily received by the goalkeeper.

Every one of his teammates performed well, and Leo felt like he didn't need to put in any effort.

This is not appropriate, after all, he is wearing Italy's No. 10 jersey.

Towards the end of the first half, Gilardino turned his back and headed back, Cassano made a cross, and De Rossi's powerful volley from the outside went over the crossbar.

Then Giuseppe Rossi scored the ball in the middle, De Silvestri passed back from the right, and Leo got the ball and broke into the penalty area!
  Digging the ball, he turned around and cleverly avoided the opponent's defender who was rushing towards him. Leo came to the small penalty area and stabbed with his right foot!
  Faroe Islands goalkeeper Nelson has absolutely no choice! Blackface scooped the ball from the goal for the fourth time.

Four to zero!
  Leo is quite satisfied with his goal, at least he gained something and didn't play in vain.

In stoppage time, Edmundson's header in the penalty area was bravely saved by Viviano.

At the end of the first half, Italy leads 4-0!
  In fact, it is impossible for any accidents to happen in this game up to this point. Not long after the second half started, Prandelli made two substitutions.

Quagliarella and Pazzini came on as substitutes, replacing Gilardino and Giuseppe Rossi.

Gilardino, the hero of the goal, was cheered by all the Italian fans when he came off the field.

Italy, which was leading by a big score, did not relax and continued to besiege the Faroe Islands' goal. Just because the opponent set up a "bus" in front of the goal, the home team couldn't find many opportunities for a while.

At this time, they knew they were fully defensive. If the Faroe Islands had done this from the beginning of the game, they might not have conceded four goals in halftime.

It's a pity that they didn't recognize themselves at the beginning. After being defeated, they realized that it was too late that they were no match for Italy.

In the 72nd minute, the two teams made substitutions one after another, and Palombo came on the bench to replace De Rossi.

In the 80th minute, Palombo made a pass from the left, and Leo took the ball at the back point and passed the defensive player and cut into the penalty area to knock back!
  Pazzini lost his balance and forced a shot that was blocked by the defender. Quagliarella stopped the ball in front of the goal and turned around to push the shot into the net!

Five to zero!
  The game has completely entered garbage time.

Cassano dribbled the ball from the left and was tackled from behind. The referee gave Italy a well-positioned free kick.

Leo has already scored a goal today, so he took the initiative to give the opportunity to Pirlo.

Pirlo smiled and accepted Leo's kindness. The Italian midfield master made a subtle arc with his right foot, and the ball spun and flew into the upper left corner of the goal!
  Six to zero!
  The Italian fans in the stands were very happy to see their home team easily win a big victory today.

The Faroe Islands players were very frustrated. Losing was something they expected, but they really didn't expect so many goals to be scored.

In the end, Italy defeated the Faroe Islands 6-0 at home and ushered in two consecutive victories in the qualifying rounds.

Many media took advantage of Cassano's outstanding performance to ridicule Lippi's previous stubbornness and conservatism in leading the team.

In other words, Lippi just won his second World Cup championship, otherwise he might have been scolded.

Leo played two national team games and won both of them, and returned to Milan happily.

"I'm not in the squad for the next game?"

Benitez seemed determined to look good for himself, and Leo, who was inexplicably resented, was speechless.

Fortunately, club president Moratti called him specifically to calm Leo's mentality, which was on the verge of explosion.

"Leo, don't worry, this will have a result soon, you don't have to worry yet.

Just think of it as a vacation and go out to relax. When you come back, everything will be solved! "

Now that Moratti has said this, Leo has no choice but to calm down first.

On September 9th, the annual film event, the Venice Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world, is about to come to an end.

Leo was wearing sunglasses and wandering alone on the streets of Venice, a city with nothing to do.

Milan and Venice are very close, but this is the first time he has come to join in the fun after living in Italy for more than 20 years.

Venice is a tourist city, and these days the streets are full of foreigners.

After quietly watching an exhibiting movie from China in the theater, Leo felt a little surprised.

"This movie is really good, but it doesn't look like it's going to win an award."

Although Leo doesn't know much about movies, it can be seen that movies like "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" are not suitable for awards.

However, this film was indeed shortlisted for the main competition and received quite good reviews.

It has been hailed by many Italian media as the best-looking Chinese-language film competing in recent years.

But let alone professionals, a layman like Leo can see that it’s useless to have a good-looking movie, and it’s unlikely to win an award.

After watching a few other popular movies, Leo suddenly felt uninterested.

But Natalie Portman, the protagonist of "Black Swan" is really beautiful.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Leo finally ended his movie-watching trip today.

Not far after walking out, a little girl bumped into Leo's arms.

"Well, you still have to be careful when walking."

The girl had blond hair and was wearing a white tube top dress. She raised her head in embarrassment and said to Leo in English:
  "Sorry, I don't understand Italian, I didn't mean to!"

Only then did Leo see the girl's pretty and lovely face, and immediately answered in English:

"Oh, it doesn't matter, I just said that a beautiful girl like you should be more careful when walking.

Otherwise it would be terrible if it fell into the wrong hands. "

The girl smiled sweetly and stuck out her tongue playfully.

"Okay, I know!"

Even though the precocious maturity of white girls often makes Leo confused about their age, the girl in front of him is still a child no matter how he looks at it.

Li Ao looked around but didn't see her family, which made him a little worried.

"What's your name? Why are you here alone? Where are your parents?"

"Just call me Ellie."

(End of this chapter)