The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 249
  The day after the last game, the Serie A Professional Players Union and Serie A announced the nominations for the 2010 Serie A Oscars.

The Serie A Oscar was founded in 1997. Each Serie A player participates in voting to select the final winner of each award.

Since the selection and awarding process is modeled after that of the American Oscars, it is known as the "Serie A Oscars".

It is precisely because all Serie A players are eligible to vote, so this award is not just about fame, but has a relatively high gold content.

Awards include the best local Italian player, best foreign player, best newcomer, best goalkeeper, best defender, best referee, best player of the year, fair play award and many other awards.

The awards ceremony for Italy's most authoritative year-end award will be held on the evening of January 1, local time in Italy.

Last season Inter Milan won two domestic championships in Italy, and this season the Nerazzurri are still dominating the standings.

With their outstanding results and performance, Inter Milan has an overwhelming advantage in many awards.

For example, the three candidates for the Best Foreign Player Award are Eto'o, Milito and Zanetti. This award belongs to Inter Milan in advance.

The best local player is not so outrageous. After all, apart from Leo, there are no other Italian players in Inter Milan's main lineup.

Therefore, Cassano and last season's league golden boot Di Natale will compete with Leo for the best local player in Serie A.

The most important award, the best player, will be chosen from the best foreign player and the best local player.

In addition, Cesar and Samuel will also participate in the competition for the best goalkeeper and the best defender respectively.

Mourinho is undoubtedly the favorite in the selection of Coach of the Year.

But his opponents are current Juventus coach Del Neri and AC Milan coach Allegri.

Although Mourinho's results are better, Mourinho has made too many enemies after all, and he only worked in Serie A for half a year in 2010.

Considering that this award is voted for by the top 20 players in Serie A, the Madman still faces some competition.

On January 1th, Inter Milan’s schedule was full of opportunities and ushered in their sixteenth round of Serie A make-up.

Not many fans came to watch the midweek league today. After all, everyone has to go to work or go to school the next day.

On the contrary, a lot of media came, probably wanting to cover topics related to the Serie A Oscars after the game.

The Nerazzurri returned to their starting formation of four, three, and three today.

On the front line, Pandev became the starter and continued to form a front three with Eto'o and Milito.

In the midfield, Zanetti and Cambiasso are behind Leo.

Bonucci and Lucio partnered as central defenders, left back Kolarov, right back Maicon and goalkeeper Castellachi.

Cesar, Samuel and other injured players continue to be sidelined due to injuries.

Captain Zanetti continues to start the game. With his newly refreshed 520 league starts, he has surpassed Bergomi, who has 519 games, to take the first place in Inter Milan's historical league games list.

Before the start of the game, both sides observed a minute's silence for Italian Carabinieri Luca Sanna who died in Afghanistan recently.

At home against Cesena, which is in the relegation zone, Inter Milan did not give their opponents many chances.

At the beginning of the game, Leo launched an attack in the frontcourt.

However, Cesena's defense was obviously targeted at Mr. Golden Ball. As soon as he got the ball, two opposing defensive players surrounded him.

Leo did not stick to the ball and distributed it directly to the left. Eto'o broke through with the ball and passed it to Pandev.

Pandev smashed the ball to get rid of the visiting team defender and then crossed the ball.

Then Eto'o received a pass from Pandev, cut horizontally to the right side of the penalty area, and shot a low shot with his right foot from under the defender's crotch into the far corner of the goal!

One to zero!

The fans were not kept waiting for too long, Inter Milan's first goal came so quickly!

One minute later, Inter Milan scored a lightning goal!

Leo intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and got rid of the two Cesena defenders and went straight to the left!
  Benalua failed to attempt an offside attempt, and Pandev had a chance for a solo shot!
  Faced with the attacking goalkeeper Pandev, he chose a selfless cross. Milito pushed the ball into the empty goal from close range unmarked!
  Two to zero!
  Just four minutes into the game, the Nerazzurri at home already took a two-goal lead!
  But a few minutes later, Milito, who seemed to be in good condition today, suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Milito felt pain in his leg muscles. To avoid aggravating his injury, Leonardo immediately replaced Chivu.

Inter Milan's formation also changed from 433 to 4312.

Chivu appeared in the midfielder position.

Milito's leg injuries have been recurring since the start of the season.

Every time it got better, it got worse again, which seriously affected his condition.

Last season Milito made a major contribution to Inter Milan's Triple Crown. This season he has only scored four league goals so far, only a fraction of the same period last season.

Although the team is leading, the head coach Leonardo on the sidelines has a solemn expression, with no trace of a smile.

During the brief chaos when Inter Milan had just made substitutions, Cesena seized the opportunity and made several counterattacks.

The cross from Inter Milan's old player Jimenez on the right was destroyed, and Parolo's supplementary shot from the top of the penalty area missed the left post.

Leo cleverly made a diagonal pass, and Maicon volleyed from a small angle on the right! The ball hit the top of the crossbar.

The visiting team counterattacked quickly, Lauro passed from the left, and Bogdani's header went high!

Pandev's left-footed low shot from the center to the outside of the penalty area was saved sideways by Cesena goalkeeper Antonioli.

Just like this, we came to the 23rd minute of the game.

Cesena captain Ceccarelli sent a long pass from the right, and Bogdani stopped the ball with his chest in the middle of the penalty area and shot with his right foot!

Castellachi failed to save and the ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal!
  Two to one!

Cesena surprisingly pulled a goal back!
  What's going on? Something’s not right!

Leo sensed that something was wrong. After taking the lead by two goals at the beginning, the team played a little loosely.

Maicon's breakthrough from the right was blocked, and Cesena launched a counterattack again!

Jimenez passed the ball in front of the penalty area, and Giaccherini surpassed Lucio with his speed to form a single!

Facing the attacking Inter goalkeeper, Cesena midfielder Giaccherini calmly pushed the shot with his right foot into the near corner without waiting for the ball to land!
  Two to two!
  The score was tied!

The soldiers of the home team seemed to have been hit twice in a row, and they could not recover for a long time.

The Cesena players gathered together excitedly to celebrate the equalizing goal!

Apart from them, the Meazza stadium fell into silence.

The Inter Milan players on the field and the Inter Milan fans in the stands were all dumbfounded.

This development trend is very inconsistent with their expectations!
  Leonardo frowned and looked at the field, wondering what he was thinking about. The game continues, Inter Milan kicks off, and there is still time in the first half.

Under the leadership of Leo, the Nerazzurri, who had scored two goals in a row, regained their strength and strengthened their offensive!
  Leo made a fake move to get past Giaccherini's grab and then passed. Eto'o broke through from the left to near the sideline and then hit the goal with his left foot from a small angle. The ball was blocked by the visiting team's defender.

Then Maicon knocked back from the right side of the penalty area, and Chivu cleverly lobbed the far corner of the goal with the outside instep of his left foot outside the penalty area!
  The ball was cleared by Colucci with a header while standing on the goal line!

The first half entered stoppage time. Leo flew into his own half and made a tackle, successfully stole the ball from Samarco's feet and scored!
  Maicon ran wildly from the right half-court to the bottom line and passed the ball. Chivu grabbed the front spot and jumped high to head the ball into the net!
  Three to two!
  Inter Milan took the lead again at the end of the first half!

This is also Chivu's first goal this season. After scoring, the Romanian took off his helmet and celebrated wildly!

Chivu was in danger of life due to a skull fracture in early 2010. Even though he relied on tenacious perseverance to come back sooner than expected, the serious injury inevitably affected his competitive state.

Chivu lost stable playing time after returning from injury. He played every game. As long as he had the opportunity to play, he would try his best.

As of today, Chivu has been playing with head protection for nearly a year.

It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine what kind of pressure he has been facing and what kind of torture he has suffered.

In short, today's goal finally gave him catharsis.

Regardless of whether Chivu can regain his former form, Inter fans will always support him.

It can also be seen from the continuous applause that broke out from the audience at this time.

“We played well at the beginning and the end of the first half, but there was a period in the middle when everyone was maybe a little relaxed.

But it doesn't matter. In terms of strength, we have an absolute advantage. This is Meazza. We must win this game no matter what! "

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again.

Not long after the start, Giaccherini covered his face and fell to the ground when facing Bonucci's block on the left penalty area line. He was sentenced to diving and received a yellow card.

Eto'o cut in from the left and hit a powerful volley from the front of the penalty area that went over the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Leo made a direct pass. Zanetti hit back after being blocked on the right side of the penalty area. Pandev made a pass and Eto'o volleyed hard in front of the goal and hit the crossbar!
  This season Milito has been injured repeatedly and has not had many opportunities to play, so naturally he cannot count on it in many cases.

Pandev himself is not the kind of forward who scores very efficiently.

So fortunately, Eto'o has a "second spring" and frequently scores goals to help the Nerazzurri attack the city.

Of course, when Eto'o can't be counted on, it's usually Leo who steps up.

Inter Milan continues to launch an offensive, and I wonder if Cesena can withstand it.

Leo dribbled the ball from the center, broke through three defensive players in a row, and then passed straight to the left side of the penalty area!
  Pandev caught the ball and faced the goalkeeper alone!

The referee's whistle sounded and the ball was ruled offside.

However, the slow motion shows that Leo and Pandev's passing and running cooperation are very tacit, and there is no offside at the moment of passing the ball. This penalty is open to question.

In the 62nd minute, the visiting team, which was lagging behind, made substitution adjustments, and Dela Fiore came on the bench to replace Lauro.

Caserta then replaced Sammarco.

Cesena had a chance to counterattack. Although it was obviously offside and the referee had already blown the whistle, Giaccherini still scored the ball into the goal!

The referee showed him a second yellow card and sent him off.

Giaccherini seemed dissatisfied with the referee's decision when he came off the field.

But that's the price to pay for recklessness, and the visitors were forced to play one less man in less than thirty minutes.

Leo noticed that after the opponent was sent off, his teammates not only did not cheer up to strengthen the attack, but also relaxed a little.

Okay, it’s understandable that one game every three days on average makes everyone feel physically and mentally exhausted.

After Giaccherini was sent off, Cesena responded with ten men. It can be said that there was no chance.

When victory is basically guaranteed, it doesn't seem to be a problem to hold back and kick to save a little energy... what the hell!
  This is not Leo's character. Since his teammates can't count on him, he should rely on himself.

He noticed that because his teammates' desire to attack was not very strong, they were not particularly aggressive.

This is not entirely without benefits, which resulted in Cesena not all retreating to defend.

Leo suddenly stepped forward to press in the center circle, causing Parolo's passing error!
  Zanetti stole the ball and immediately handed the ball to Leo not far ahead in two steps.

After Leo took the ball, he pulled the ball and turned 360 degrees to wipe out Caserta who was marking him.

Accelerating the ball and breaking through to the edge of the penalty area, two visiting team center backs, Delafiore and Benaluane, blocked one on the left and one on the right in front of him.

In this small scene, Leo's mood was as calm as water without any ripples.

I looked at the surrounding situation from the corner of my eye. No teammates were following, so I had no choice but to do it myself!
  Leo went directly into the penalty area without hesitation, and hit the middle of the ball with his left foot and right foot!

His shot hit the opponent's door like a cannonball!
  Not only that, the ball just passed through the gap between the two defenders!

Cesena goalkeeper Antonioli fell to the ground to save!

But the ball bounced in front of the goal and changed direction, past Antonioli who flew to save and got into the goal!
  Four to two!
  Leo's wonderful goal helped Inter Milan open the score gap again!
  This time the game completely lost its suspense. The visiting team did not give up and wanted to launch a counterattack.

However, at the last moment Leo carefully controlled the rhythm of the game.

In the end, Inter Milan won the Serie A make-up match against Cesena 4-2 at home without any danger!
  At the same time, they once again widened the gap with second-placed AC Milan in the standings.

"Best player in Serie A? Of course, I also hope to win this award again.

Judging from my performance last year, I think my performance is worthy of this honor.

Best foreign aid? Hahaha, you are trying to hurt me. The three candidates are all my teammates.

Regardless of which one of them wins, it doesn't affect the fact that all three of them are very good players.

No, we are not complacent and it has nothing to do with this.

Cesena performed very well today, they played well even though we scored two goals first.

But we also performed well.

Especially when they equalized the score, we were not disrupted. Instead, we quickly scored and regained control of the situation.

The schedule is too intensive, and the double matches in a week make me and my teammates not in the best condition.

We are very satisfied with the result of successfully winning the game. "

　From now on, it will be changed to one update every day. The number of words will be up to chance.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)