The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 240 The Club World Cup begins

Before heading to the United Arab Emirates for the Club World Cup, the Nerazzurri must first make a trip to Germany.

In the final round of the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan played Werder Bremen away from home.

Since this game will not affect Inter Milan's group ranking no matter what the result is, Leonardo decisively carried out a comprehensive rotation.

Even the third goalkeeper Orlandoni got the chance to start and it can be seen that Inter Milan does not care about the result of this game at all.

Others such as Materazzi, Cordoba, Muntari, Stankovic and Biabiani also started the game.

Sitting on the bench are young players from the youth training such as Kriseltig and Natalino.

Leo and his group of main players were directly left in Milan to rest. They only waited for the head coach to return from Werder Bremen before setting off for the United Arab Emirates together.

As for this game with Bremen, of course, it goes without saying that the defending champion is not here to win.

If the group of people on the field can defeat Werder Bremen away from home, they will not be substitutes for the substitutes, and those who have been discarded will be discarded.

The first half of the game was boring, with bored home team fans making waves in the stands.

The home team continued to attack, and Inter Milan only had a few long shots from outside the penalty area.

Near the end of the half, Marco Marin's long shot was blocked by the defensive player and was blocked in the air. Then Biraghi hurriedly destroyed the baseline!
  Frings took the team's seventh corner kick of the game from the right, and Bremen center back Pledel headed the ball into the lower right corner in front of the goal!

The nearly 40-year-old goalkeeper Orlandoni couldn't keep up with his reaction, so he shouldn't be too harsh.

After all, after joining the Nerazzurri without a visa in 2005, Orlandoni can count the number of appearances he has played over the years on both hands.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Marin made a pass from the right, and Anautovic tried a heel shot near the penalty spot but was destroyed by the Inter Milan defender.

After the start of the second half, the situation was still the same. Bremen, playing at home, was suppressing Inter Milan.

In the 49th minute, Frings dribbled the ball through the midfield and passed it across, and Marin split to the left.

Almeida made a diagonal pass from the left, and Inter Milan's old player Anautovic volleyed with his left foot from the front point and shot into the near corner of the goal!
  The home team expanded their lead just at the beginning of the second half!

After the injured Mariga came on the bench to replace Stankovic, Inter Milan's defense became better.

However, in the 79th minute of the game, Bremen attacked again.

Fritz broke through and passed a short pass to the left side of the penalty area. Pizarro turned around in the middle and shot a low shot with his left foot into the lower right corner of the goal!
  In the end, Inter Milan came on the bench and lost 3-0 to Werder Bremen in the away game, ending their unbeaten record in the Champions League.

The sixteenth and seventh rounds of Serie A, which were originally supposed to be held in December, were affected by the Club World Cup and had to be postponed to find another suitable time.

The Nerazzurri can finally devote all its attention to preparations for the Club World Cup.

Inter Milan, as last season's Champions League winner, will start directly from the semi-finals.

"Seongnam Ilhwa is a Korean team. They were the AFC Champions League last season and they don't pose much of a threat to us.

Our biggest opponent in the Club World Cup should be Internacional. As the champions of the Copa Libertadores, their strength should not be underestimated!
  If nothing else happens, our opponent in the final will most likely be Internacional..."

On December 2010, 12, Inter Milan faced a fierce battle in the Club World Cup semi-finals at the Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The opponent, as mentioned before, was the Asian champion Chengnan Yihe team.

This is the first time Inter Milan has participated in the Club World Cup since its establishment, and the team naturally hopes to continue to make history!
  Club president Moratti also made a special trip to the scene to supervise the battle.

The good news is that the Nerazzurri finally welcomed back some of its key generals from injury. Goalkeeper Cesar finally returned from injury as reinforcements, and Milito also returned to the starting lineup.

Although Leonardo was still uneasy about Milito's repeatedly injured thigh muscles, he still decided to send him out based on the team doctor's report.

Inter Milan supporters finally saw the attacking line composed of Pandev, Eto'o and Milito again.

Leo continued to sit in the midfield, partnered with Zanetti and Cambiasso.

Left back Kolarov, right back David Thornton, Bonucci and Lucio partnered as central defenders and goalkeeper Cesar.

With Maicon, Samuel and other players injured, this is already the strongest lineup Inter Milan can field.

Against Chengnan Yihe, Inter Milan showed no mercy.

As soon as the game started, the Nerazzurri took the initiative to attack!
  Chengnan Yihe knew that there was a huge disparity in strength, so they chose to use vicious fouls to interrupt Inter Milan's offensive.

Leo dribbled the ball forward near the center circle, and Kim Sung-hwan kicked Leo directly in the calf with a flying shovel!

All Italian fans who watched the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan were instantly stressed!
  His Korean sticks are still like this!

The referee was Roberto Moreno from Panama. He called Kim Sung-hwan a foul but had no intention of playing a card.

Inter Milan's players gathered around to seek an explanation for Leo.

"He has already shown his spikes, so a yellow card is the minimum, right?"

The head coach on the sidelines had already frowned and asked Motta to warm up and prepare to come on as a substitute.

"Leo must not get hurt!"

Fortunately, Leo was not seriously injured. He replaced the socks that were scratched by the Korean club's spikes with a new pair on the sidelines.

Leo returned to the court, and more than 30,000 spectators spontaneously applauded him. Perhaps some of them are die-hard Inter Milan fans who have come from afar, but most of them are local neutral fans who want to see the top European team Inter Milan.

Leo easily stole the ball from Seongnam Ilhwa's foreign aid Molina in the frontcourt. He didn't care at all when Kim Sung-hwan stepped forward to press him again.

He even took the initiative to dribble the ball toward Kim Sung-hwan.

The Korean stick wanted to repeat his old tricks and came up with another fierce flying shovel!

Leo, who was well prepared, would not coddle Xiao Xiba. He twisted his body to avoid the opponent's sole, but he was still knocked to the ground by Jin Chenghuan!
  Of course, you can't blame him if Leo accidentally hit the opponent's leg hard when he lost his balance and fell.

When the referee rushed to the scene and took out the yellow card to warn Jin Chenghuan, he unexpectedly discovered that Li Ao, who had been fouled, patted his butt and stood up, while Bangbi couldn't help but wailed in pain.

The team doctor from Seongnam Ilhwa realized something was wrong and quickly entered the field to examine Jin Chenghuan.

Jin Chenghuan shivered in fright when his eyes caught sight of Leo, who was looking at him with concern and innocent expression at the edge of the crowd not far away.

He couldn't even feel the pain in his leg. He just wanted to get off the field and get away from this terrible guy.

The game lasted less than five minutes, and Chengnan was forced to make substitutions as soon as a draw was made.

Jin Chenghuan maliciously hurt others, but he was the first to be injured.

That is to say, Leo doesn't know Korean, otherwise Gao De would have gone over and said to him, "If you harm others, you will end up harming yourself."

If Jin Chenghuan didn't always think of using flagrant fouls to deal with Leo, he wouldn't have ended up with a broken leg.

The idiot was "fucked" by Leo, and Inter Milan's offensive organization became much smoother.

In the seventh minute, Eto'o broke through and passed the ball from the left. Cambiasso faced his opponent in front of the penalty area and got the ball to Leo's feet.

After receiving the ball, Leo broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed the opponent's defender and shot low with his right foot!
  Chengnan Yihe’s goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong failed to make a save and the ball went into the lower right corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan scored first!

Seongnam Yihe seized the opportunity to counterattack when Inter Milan had just taken the lead and was somewhat slack.

Foreign aid Radoncic's long shot from outside the penalty area was firmly picked off by Cesar!
  Afterwards, it was difficult for the Korean team to get any chances to attack the goal. The Nerazzurri firmly controlled the situation on the field.

Under Inter Milan's continued high-intensity offensive pressure, the players on the court in Chengnan Yihe inevitably became anxious.

Australian foreign aid Ognenovski brought down Pandev and was also given a yellow card by the referee.

After wasting several excellent scoring opportunities created by Leo, Inter Milan once again launched a threatening attack.

Zanetti dribbled the ball from the right and broke through the long run to start the attack.

The "young general" broke through all the way to the right side of the penalty area and made a pass. Leo didn't stop the ball and directly kicked back with his heel!

Eto'o entered the penalty area and passed the defensive player's outside instep with his right foot and volleyed towards the goal!

The ball crossed the fingers of Chengnan Yihe and goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong!

Two to zero!
  Inter Milan expands its lead!

After taking a two-goal lead, Leo deliberately slowed down the pace of the game.

The opponent tried several attacks, but all failed.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Molina dropped the ball into the penalty area. Cesar flew to save but did not touch the ball. Cao Bing made a diving header from behind!

The ball was turned around by Cesar and changed its line and missed the right post!

The second half started quickly. There were no substitutions on either side, and the original players of the two teams changed sides to fight again.

The dominant Inter Milan launched an attack again.

Leo made a direct pass, and Milito's right-footed low shot from the left side of the penalty area forced the goalkeeper to take action, but it was a pity that no Inter Milan player could keep up with the outflanking shot.

Then Pandev received a pass from Cambiaso from the left, stopped the ball on his chest at the front of the penalty area, turned around and volleyed with his left foot. The ball slightly missed the right post.

In the 62nd minute, Leo stole the ball in the backcourt to initiate a counterattack!
  An overhead long pass was sent behind the Seongnam Ilhwa team's defense. Eto'o, who broke in at high speed, got an excellent single-handed opportunity!
  The Cameroon Cheetahs broke through to outside the arc of the penalty area and kicked off a powerful volley. The opponent's goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong made a save and missed. Milito made a timely follow-up shot from the penalty spot and succeeded in an empty goal!
  Three to zero!
  Inter Milan seals the victory!

Milito, who has returned from injury, is also very happy to be able to score smoothly!

The South Korean team made two substitutions in a row, with Quan Kwang-jin and Song Ho-young replacing Cho Jae-cheol and Choi Sung-guk.

But no matter who they replace, it won't help anymore.

Before the end of the game, Leo passed the ball into the penalty area, and Pandev's left-footed low shot from the left side of the penalty area went straight into the near corner of the goal!

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Chengnan Yihe 4-0 and successfully advanced to the Club World Cup final!

Leo scored one goal and two assists, while each of the Tridents scored one goal. Inter Milan's performance satisfied everyone.

Just one day before the match between Inter Milan and Chengnan Yihe started, another semi-final started first.

African champion Mazembe caused a big upset. They defeated Internacional Brazil 2-0 and advanced to the Club World Cup final!
  This team from the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the biggest dark horse in this cup. They will face Inter Milan, which already has five crowns in hand, in the final!
  (End of this chapter)