The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 360 The New Season Begins

After losing this game against Chelsea, various doubts came in from the outside world.

Opponents have figured out whether Ancelotti's tactics are still the same and have no new ideas, and whether Cristiano Ronaldo is too old to hold a big job. Discussions are rampant.

Don't tell me, except for some stupid fans who believed it, even the club's chairman Nasser abandoned his official duties and rushed to the United States.

"Is there really no problem? If you need to sign someone, it's best to communicate with the transfer department early. There is not much time left in the summer transfer window."

It was Ancelotti's persuasive words that dispelled Nasser's worries.

It is naturally impossible to say that there are no problems within the current Nerazzurri team.

In the past two games, Leo has always passed more passes to Ronaldo, which has caused dissatisfaction among some teammates.

"Why did you two come here together?"

Leo was a little surprised to see Balotelli and Neymar coming together.

Three days later a match in the second round of the Guinness International Champions Cup was played between Inter Milan and Valencia.

It seemed that the injury was not serious. De Rossi injured his knee and could not continue to play.

When did these two boys start playing together? This is not good news.

Leo had one goal and three assists, Balotelli scored twice, Neymar made great passes and shots, and new aid Cristiano Ronaldo also scored two goals and provided one assist.

The loss was looked down upon, but after the win was a big win, the European and American media began to mutter that this was just a warm-up match, the performance had no reference value, and other ridiculous remarks.

At this point, all the warm-up matches for the Nerazzurri to prepare for the new season have come to an end, and they have returned to Milan to await the arrival of the 2013-14 season.

Neymar's cross hit the defensive player and changed the line slightly. Balotelli leaned on Biaava in front of the goal and turned around with his left foot and volleyed into the lower left corner of the goal!
One to zero!

Both new players were able to start today.

For Inter Milan, Ancelotti really directly arranged a starting lineup of four, three, and three.

August 8th is a very auspicious day, and it is also the day when the new season officially begins.

Lulic volleyed hard from outside the penalty area and the ball flew directly into the stands.

The Italian Super Cup in the 2013-2014 season was held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The two sides were last season's Triple Crown winner Inter Milan and the Italian Cup runner-up Lazio.

Of course it's okay if you want me to pass the ball to you. I'll definitely see you running into open spaces on the field. "

In the 11th minute, Lazio passed a corner kick from the left to the goal. Handanovic punched the ball out of the penalty area with both fists!

As the Nerazzurri entered the game, Lazio's defensive pressure gradually increased.

"I said what is this? Cristiano Ronaldo has just joined the team. I don't want to help him integrate into the team as soon as possible.

Leo took a free kick in the center about thirty meters away from the goal.

In the sixth minute, the Nerazzurri received their first threatening shot of the game.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated the Premier League powerhouse 2-0 and ranked fifth.

"Boss, you're not in love anymore. Since the Portuguese came, do you still have us in your heart?"

Ronaldo broke into the left side of the penalty area and hit the wall with Balotelli. Then he fell to the ground under the close defense of Lazio full-back Kavanda!

"That's right, captain, you should treat everyone equally and pass the ball to us more often."

When De Rossi received the ball and turned around, he was knocked to the ground by Radu, and Inter Milan's team doctor rushed in.

The three people on the front line are Balotelli, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.

Some people are looking forward to Inter Milan's performance in the new season, while others are worried.

Leo leads the midfield, with Modric and De Rossi behind him.

Lazio, who "plays at home", wants to take advantage of its home court to launch an attack.

The referee Tagliavento signaled that the game would continue without penalty kicks.

Ancelotti did not use the main force and chose to rotate the lineup.

Casemiro came on as a substitute for emergency warm-up.

They did not make any major personnel changes this summer, except that they bought Biglia from Anderlecht for 8.4 million, and Candreva from Udinese for 8.4 million.

Lazio only ranked eighth in the league last season and lost to the Nerazzurri in the Coppa Italia final.

On the contrary, there is no such pressure within the team. Whether the strength is strong or weak will be clear at a glance in a few games.

He took a look at the situation and did not shoot directly but to the right side of the penalty area.

Left back David Thornton, right back Srna, Thiago Silva and Bonucci partnered with center back and goalkeeper Handanovic.

Although the second game was won beautifully, due to the loss in the first round, Inter Milan's opponent in the last game was Everton, who will compete for fifth place in this International Champions Cup.

Leo smiled, that was why.

Leo's scalpel-like direct pass from the frontcourt!

Lazio's midfielder continued to pass and cooperate, and Ledesma's powerful volley from the outside of the penalty area was caught by Handanovic!
Then Candreva's breakthrough pass from the left was destroyed by Thiago Silva's stretched leg. Hernanes' left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Inter Milan goalkeeper Handanovic at the near post.

A minute later, Ronaldo dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area and swung away the defender to volley from a small angle!
The ball went slightly over the crossbar.

In this game, the Nerazzurri, who were full of firepower, defeated the Bats with six goals.

Inter Milan took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field!

After losing the ball, Lazio's defensive actions were a little bigger than before.

In the 23rd minute, Hernanes kicked Modric down fiercely from behind and was given a yellow card by the referee.

"This location..."

The distance from the goal is just right, so both Leo and Ronaldo can take the free kick.

But Inter Milan is Leo's territory, no matter you are a dragon or a snake, you have to be there.

Naturally, Ronaldo couldn't compete with Leo for the right to take the free kick, so he silently ran to the middle of the wall to look for opportunities to compete for the top or make up shots.

Leo's superb kick flew over the head of the wall and started to fall in front of the goal!
Lazio goalkeeper Marchetti made a flying save and bravely blocked Leo's inevitable goal!

Leo:? ? ?
This was a bit unexpected, and Leo smiled.

The opponent made a judgment in advance and started moving to his right before he could clearly see the trajectory of the ball.

It can be said that Marchetti bet that Leo would hit the top left corner and he won the bet.

However, the crisis was not over. The ball was blocked by the Lazio goalkeeper and bounced back into the penalty area!
In the chaos, I don’t know who stretched out his foot and poked the ball, and the ball swayed across the goal line and into the net!

Two to zero!
Inter Milan expands its lead!

It was Ronaldo who scored the goal!
The Portuguese scored his first official goal after joining Inter Milan! Running all the way to the sidelines, Ronaldo showed off his signature celebration moves!

Already two goals behind, Lazio must step up its attack.

Candreva broke through from the right and crossed to the goal!

Lazio outflanked the ball from two points, but Bonucci took the lead and cleared the ball.

In the 37th minute, Radu's powerful volley from outside the penalty area was saved by Handanovic with one palm!
Then the Inter goalkeeper took the opponent's corner kick firmly.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Lulic made a cross from the wing, and Klose's shot missed the far post.

At the end of the first half, the two sides fought fiercely for 45 minutes. Inter Milan temporarily led Lazio 2-0 with the goals of Barcelona and Ronaldo.

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

In the 50th minute, Lazio failed to attack a corner kick, giving the Nerazzurri a chance to quickly counterattack.

Modric intercepted the ball and split the ball. Cristiano Ronaldo took Leo's through ball and ran long distance to the left side of the penalty area. Neymar, who ran all the way to the goal, easily pushed and shot into the empty goal!

Wonderful cooperation!
Three to zero!
Inter Milan sealed the victory.

"Well, isn't that great?"

How can there be such a big competition among the frontcourt players? Only by cooperating with each other can the effect of one plus one be greater than two.

If everyone only thinks about scoring goals and wanting their data to look good, they will only get twice the result with half the effort.

Soon after, Leo assisted Ronaldo and scored a goal. In the end, Inter Milan ended the game 4-0.

Carlo Ancelotti's side kicked off the new season with a four-goal win over Lazio, with a win and an Italian Super Cup trophy.

And after such a game, all the bad voices that had been heard before suddenly disappeared, as if they had never appeared.

"Gazzetta dello Sport": "The Nerazzurri has become the protagonist of Rome's Olympic Stadium! Inter Milan's performance in the United States gave opponents the illusion that this team is the real international team!"

"Turin Sports": "Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in Apennines and won his first championship just two weeks after joining the team!"

Looking through all newspapers, magazines, portals and social media, it seems that the team that everyone is praising is not the same team that they were not optimistic about before.

A week later, the 2013-14 Serie A season also started as scheduled.

Inter Milan welcomed their first-round league opponent Genoa at the Meazza Stadium.

Except for the day of the joining ceremony, this should be Ronaldo's first home appearance as an Inter Milan player.

All the fans gave the Portuguese a warm round of applause.

Due to De Rossi's injury, Ancelotti discussed with the coaching staff and simply eliminated the midfield combination of Modric and Pirlo.

For this reason, Leo also had to strengthen his interception in the midfield.

Fortunately, there is a huge disparity in strength between the two teams, and Genoa did not expect to cause much trouble to the powerful Nerazzurri in the away game.

As a result, in the first half of the game, Pirlo passed the ball and Bashen missed the shot.

Modric passed the ball and Ronaldo missed the shot.

Srna made a curve ball and Bashen headed the ball high.

Neymar's shot was blocked after a breakthrough.

Ronaldo's powerful low shot broke into the penalty area and missed slightly.

Neymar made a breakthrough pass and Ronaldo headed the ball wide...

The home team's offensive was strong, but they couldn't score.

In the 42nd minute, David Thornton's cross hit the hand of Genoa defender Vrsalico. Inter Milan's teammates expressed that this should be a penalty kick.

However, the referee believed that Vrsaljko had an unintentional handball and did not call a penalty kick.

Towards the end of the first half, Genoa won the chance to counterattack.

However, they invested too little force in the attack. Santana passed the ball to Gilardino. The Italian international Gilardino was intercepted by the Inter Milan defender before he could take the goal kick.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Pirlo was replaced by Casemiro.

After Fat Tiger came on the field, Leo was finally freed from defense and devoted more energy to organizing the offense.

Neymar dribbled the ball past two people from the right and then passed it back to the penalty area. Leo kept passing the ball to the left, and Ronaldo made a diving header and scored!
One to zero!

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A goal, which is also Inter Milan's first league score in the new season!
Tens of thousands of Nerazzurri in the Meazza stadium chanted Ronaldo's name in unison!

Cristiano Ronaldo did not celebrate alone, but ran to Leo, who assisted him, and carried Inter Milan's No. 10 on his shoulders without even saying hello!
Leo had no choice but to stretch his arms and shout along with him, enjoying the cheers and shouts of the audience.

All the Inter Milan fans present were moved, as they seemed to see a new "dynasty" being established in front of their eyes!

After taking the lead, Inter Milan controlled the rhythm of the game and played more calmly.

Lazio head coach Liverani made successive substitutions, with Moussa Konate, Sturaro and Matuzalen coming on as substitutes.

But these adjustments failed to achieve any immediate results.

The Nerazzurri always firmly controlled the initiative on the field and did not give their opponents a chance to counterattack.

In the 78th minute, Leo intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and made a wonderful direct pass. Balotelli singled out Genoa goalkeeper Perin before the penalty spot and scored with his left foot!
Two to zero!
Inter Milan expanded its lead without any effort, and the game completely lost its suspense.

When the game reached more than 80 minutes, Ancelotti replaced Ronaldo and Leo successively, allowing them to enjoy the applause of the fans individually.

In the end, the defending champion Inter Milan defeated Genoa 2-0 at home and won a good start to the league in the new season!

“I’m really happy, it’s like my home since I came to Inter Milan.

The coaches, teammates and staff at the club are all very easy to get along with and very professional. I am happy to work with them.

Yes, I am excited to score my first goal in Serie A, but I believe I will quickly get used to scoring goals here.

Why was Leo lifted up and carried on his shoulders? No reason, I just suddenly wanted to do it and then I did it.

I have also said in interviews before that the person who finally made me decide to leave Real Madrid and try new possibilities was Leo.

We often chatted online before we became teammates, so we should be considered Internet friends.

Although Leo is a few years younger than me, he really took care of me in everything after I joined Inter Milan.

It is precisely because of him that I was able to integrate into the team so quickly. I am very grateful for his help.

Target? Now it seems like everything else is a bit far away, but I do have a goal.

That is, in the coming season, I want to score more goals!
I believe that with Leo's help, I have a good chance of breaking my own scoring record! "

(End of this chapter)