The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 248 Appearance Record
  What caught my eye was a dark green watch, which looked very beautiful.

"A Vacheron Constantin watch is not worth much, it's just my little thought. I hope you like it."

Although he didn't know much about it and didn't know how much this watch was worth, Leo still liked the well-made watch in his hand.

"Thank you, I love it!

But I don’t know much about watches. Can you explain it to me in detail? "

When it comes to football, Moratti is definitely not as good as Leo, but when it comes to watches, Leo can't keep up with the former president of the Inter Milan club who was born in a wealthy family.

“Oh, it’s nothing special, just an ordinary watch from the Vacheron Constantin Maestro series.

It's not a limited edition, so it's not worth much.

You see, the nautical chart on the dial pays tribute to the explorer.

Mr. Franois Constantin, one of the founders of Vacheron Constantin, was once keen on the theme of adventure. He traveled all over Italy, France, Austria and other places.

It was he who deeply engraved his never-ending spirit of exploration into Vacheron Constantin’s brand genes. "

Perhaps because he is older, he talks endlessly. Moratti started from the watch he gave to Leo to the founder of the brand.

Although I don’t understand it very well, it sounds very powerful.

Leo, who had just received the gift, nodded repeatedly while listening.

"You know so much. I really don't know anything in this regard. I still need to learn more from you."

"Hahaha, it's because you didn't have access to these before, and you will understand them slowly in the future, and it's not really a skill."

He said this, but Moratti's smile still couldn't hide his joy.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Leo did not leave the box again, and simply stayed here to accompany Moratti to continue watching the game.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Genoa's Jelenic was replaced by Mesto.

The visiting team, which was trailing 2-0, launched an attack first.

Boakye shot a powerful low shot from the top of the arc in the penalty area. Castellaci got the ball after throwing it away.

In the fifty-fourth minute, Genoa quickly counterattacked!
  Criscito passed the ball over the top from the left, Rudolf broke into the left side of the penalty area and fell to the ground under the defense of Ranocchia behind him. Penalty kick!
  Inter Milan's young center back Ranocchia was also given a yellow card by the referee.

Making his first start for the Nerazzurri, he received a yellow dot package. This was not a good start.

Harja took the penalty kick. He deceived Castellachi and accurately hit the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot!
  Two to one!

Genoa got a point back through a penalty kick!
  Moratti asked worriedly:

"Leo, is this going to be an accident?

The team can't do without you. Leonardo should still put you on the roster, so that he won't be at a loss when needed. "

Leo shook his head calmly.

"Don't worry, we are very stable in this game and there will be no accidents."

Three minutes later, David Thornton passed the ball from the right and dropped it into the penalty area. Ranocchia jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal!
  The ball was hit hard into the upper left corner of the goal!
  Three to one! Inter Milan expands the score again!
  Ranocchia, who made a mistake and conceded the ball before, will make up for it!
  The score gap returned to two goals, and Genoa successively replaced two main players, Scully and Palacio, to attack with all their strength.

After Mesto stole the ball in the frontcourt, he broke through to the top of the penalty area and volleyed. Inter goalkeeper Castellachi got the ball.

Kutska made a direct pass, and Scully formed a single shot, but his push was blocked by Castellachi again.

Genoa got consecutive shooting opportunities at the end of the game, but unfortunately they never broke through the home team's door again.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Genoa 3-1 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup!

At the post-match press conference, Inter Milan head coach Leonardo seemed particularly happy.

“We successfully won the game despite resting quite a few key players.

I'm very satisfied with the young man's performance. We successfully advanced to the next round of the Italian Cup without much effort.

Ah, of course, I've said it many times in previous interviews.

Leo is undoubtedly the best in the world and I am not surprised at all that he won the Ballon d'Or.

In Inter Milan, he is the absolute core of the offense, and no one can shake this.

But what makes me even more happy is that we still found a way to win today without Leo. "

On January 1, in the twentieth round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Bologna at home.

Today, Inter Milan arranged a 442 formation, with Eto'o and Milito as their strike partners.

In the midfield, Leo, the new golden ball player, bursts forward, followed by Zanetti, Cambiasso and Thiago Motta.

On the back line, Chivu and Maicon are on the left and right, Cordoba and Lucio partner as central defenders, and the goalkeeper is Castellachi.

This game is the 519th Serie A appearance for Inter Milan by the starting captain Zanetti!
  This also allowed Zanetti to tie the club's league appearance record held by the team's legendary captain Bergomi!

From the beginning of the game, the Meazza stadium has been echoing Zanetti's song. The game started after the side challenge, and Bologna kicked off first.

However, Inter Milan, playing at home, quickly launched a full-court press and firmly occupied the initiative on the court.

Not long after the game started, Bologna midfielder Mudingay made a mistake in a cross from midfield!

After Eto'o stole the ball in midfield, he quickly broke through from the left rib!
  Dribbling the ball at high speed, Eto'o broke into the penalty area after getting rid of Perez!
  Facing three people on the left side of the penalty area, Eto'o made a decisive low pass to the middle. Leo, who caught up in time, easily pushed the ball with his right foot in front of the small penalty area and scored!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan scored first!

Before today's game, Leo had scored in four consecutive league rounds. Counting the opening goal just now, it was already five consecutive games.

And what Leo just scored was his 21st league goal this season!
  He leads the Serie A scorer list, nearly ten goals ahead of second-placed Di Natana.

Inter Milan has had two league games postponed due to the influence of the Club World Cup, which means they are not even halfway through yet!

With this kind of scoring efficiency, by the end of the season, Leo may have scored more than 40 goals and set a new record!

Now every time others see Leo's scoring data, they will have the illusion that Serie A is so good at scoring goals.

After Leo scored, the Nerazzurri in the stands shouted his name crazily.

Then a huge portrait of Leo holding the Ballon d'Or trophy appeared in the North Stand.

The Inter Milan fans were interested. Leo ran to the north stand, waved to the enthusiastic fans, and then kissed the Inter Milan team emblem on the chest of the jersey with slightly red eyes.

The Nerazzurri stole the ball in the backcourt. Cambiasso received a diagonal pass from Leo on the left side of the penalty area and then headed the ball. Milito headed the ball from close range!
  The ball hit the left goal post and popped out of the baseline!
  Just after the kick-off, Inter Milan almost expanded the score, but unfortunately the goal frame was not on their side.

One minute later, Milito scored the ball in the middle. Eto'o dodged the block outside the penalty area and then shot long-range. The ball was deflected by Bologna goalkeeper Viviano.

Milito broke through from the left and made a cross. Cambiasso knocked his heel, and Thiago Motta followed up with a powerful volley that flew into the stands with too much force.

Bologna had few chances under the Nerazzurri's fierce offensive. Ramirez's left-footed long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Lucio.

In the 28th minute, Bologna lost the ball in midfield. Motta stole the ball and handed it to Leo to organize.

Leo sent a precise overhead long pass with his left foot from the center circle!

Milito countered offside and successfully broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed the opponent's defender Britos.

His left-foot shot from a small angle in front of the goal was touched by Viviano but still flew into the far corner of the goal!
  Two to zero!
  Inter Milan continues to expand its lead!

Bologna, which was two goals behind, could only be forced to further strengthen its attack, otherwise it would be equivalent to surrendering.

Perez made a long diagonal pass from the backcourt, Divayo stopped the ball and got rid of Lucio, and tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, but Castellachi blocked the left goal post with one hand!
  Ramirez turned and shot with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area on the right side, but it still went over the crossbar.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Maicon cut in and passed the ball. Motta's left-footed shot from outside the arc of the penalty area was blocked by Poltanova.

At halftime, Inter Milan was temporarily leading 2-0.

The game went very smoothly. It had only been 45 minutes and Leo was already passing and shooting.

But he noticed that Zanetti also wanted to achieve something in the game that marked a milestone in his career.

Maybe he can help out in the second half.

Shortly after the start of the second half, the visiting team, which was lagging behind, took the lead in making substitutions. Uruguayan forward Jimenez replaced Mudingay.

In the 52nd minute, Eto'o took the ball from the left and faced Golic's block, and played with Milito by kicking the wall.

Milito stopped the ball and knocked back with his heel cleverly. Eto'o pushed his right foot into the far corner from the penalty spot!
  Three to zero!
  Inter Milan seals the victory!

This is good, Bologna originally had a heart attack, but now they have completely given up.

They simply retreated to their own penalty area. They really didn't want Inter Milan to continue to expand the score.

This gave Leo a headache. He originally wanted to help Zanetti score at least one goal.

In the 79th minute, Maicon made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Leo passed Gao Liqi outside the penalty area and pushed lightly.

Zanetti received Leo's pass on the sideline of the penalty area!

The unmarked Nerazzurri captain fired furiously!

Viviano's flying save still failed to stop Zanetti's inevitable goal!

Four to zero!
  Leonardo then replaced Zanetti with Kolarov, allowing the "youngster" who tied the team's appearance record to enjoy the cheers and applause of the fans.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan defeated Bologna 4-0 at home and continued to lead the standings!

“Congratulations to the captain for tying the record, he is already a legend!

I am very satisfied with my performance. The Golden Globe Award is just the beginning and I will not stop moving forward.

In addition to trying to win every game and strive for more championships, I also hope to continue playing for Inter Milan like Zanetti! "

(End of this chapter)