The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 85 Italian National Derby!
  There was no competition on November 2008, 11, but it was even more special.

Because on this day, Leo turns eighteen and can do many things that minors could not do before.

For example...

"Yes, help me sign up for the driver's license test. Can I go learn to drive after training every day?
  Oh, there are already such classes, right? That’s great. I’m worried that I won’t have time to learn to drive and will delay getting my driver’s license. "

Start learning to drive now, and you can almost get your driver's license by the winter break.

After all, Alfa Romeo's brand owner will secretly provide some help behind the scenes. Otherwise, how can they shoot ads for them if the spokesperson doesn't even have a driver's license?

Although it was a little troublesome, judging from Leo's growing popularity in Italy, they definitely deserved it.

After today's training, Leo blew out the candles on the birthday cake prepared by the club while all his teammates sang happy birthday.

Not only that, Zanetti, the captain of the Nerazzurri, personally organized a barbecue party to celebrate Leo's birthday.

Argentinian "BBQ experts" Nicolas Burdisso and Walter Samuel prepared a sumptuous barbecue feast for all members of the first team!

From the perspective of self-discipline, Leo definitely wanted to refuse, but it was difficult to refuse such kindness, and he had no choice but to give face to the captain and all his teammates.

After he opens his belly and enjoys a delicious barbecue feast.

What can I say, the barbecue is really delicious!

Four days later, in the thirteenth round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced the challenge of Juventus at home.

The Old Lady's recent record has been outstanding and they have won seven games in a row and are heading towards the top of the standings.

The battle for the top spot, the revenge battle of Calciopoli, and the two former Chelsea coaches meeting each other on the same road, there are countless highlights in this Italian Clasico.

There is nothing to say. Mourinho undoubtedly arranged a 4,31,2 formation.

Ibrahimovic and Balotelli are two forwards, with Leo as the attacking midfielder.

Behind him are the three midfielders Zanetti, Cambiaso and Stankovic.

Left back David Thornton, right back Maicon, Samuel and Materazzi partnered as central defender and goalkeeper Cesar.

Raniere followed the lineup that defeated Genoa 4-1 in the last round.

Buffon, Trezeguet, Zanetti, Zebina, Salihamidzic, Poulsen, Knezevic and other stars continue to recover from injuries.

Juventus arranged a starting lineup with a parallel position of 4, 4 and 2.

Amauri and Del Piero played together on the front line.

The four midfielders from left to right are Nedved, Sissoko, Thiago and Marchionne.

Left back Molinaro, right back Grigra, center back combination of Chiellini and Lero Talia, goalkeeper Manninger.

Inter Milan, which is basically the strongest lineup, faces Juventus, which is full of injured soldiers, at home. Mourinho has a chance to win!

More than 80,000 fans poured into the Meazza stadium, which shows the level of attention this game has received.

Not long after the opening, Leo made a diagonal pass from the frontcourt, and Ibrahimovic's cross from the left was blocked by Chiellini on the penalty area line.

Ibrahimovic saw clearly that the ball bounced off the turf and hit Chiellini's right arm. He raised his hand to the referee to indicate that it was a handball.

However, referee Rizzoli shook his head and did not blow the whistle.

Just into the second minute of the game, Bianconeri midfielder Thiago accidentally sprained his left knee while fighting Stankovic in the center circle.

After several minutes of treatment, I still couldn't hold on.

Then Thiago was helped off the field by the staff, and Marchisio came on as a substitute.

Ranieri smiled bitterly. They already had enough injured players in the team, and now it was raining all night. An accident occurred at the beginning of the game and forced to make substitutions.

Maicon made a pass from the right, and Stankovic's forward ball was deflected by Juventus goalkeeper Manninger.

Nedved broke through from the left and passed straight. Amauri's kick was blocked by Samuel.

Del Piero's corner kick from the left was deflected by Materazzi, and Grigra's volley from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar.

Leo passed the ball, Ibrahimovic passed the ball and responded, and Leo followed up with a long shot!
  I thought the opponent would be easier to deal with today if the goalkeeper was not Buffon, but Manninger made a brave save to save Leo's shot. Marchisio made a cross, and Del Piero's shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by Samuel.

Nedvěd got the ball from the left and passed it in. Amauri headed the ball in front of the small penalty area and missed the far post.

Then Stankovic took the ball from the right, and Balotelli's header from the back was confiscated by Manninger.

Marchisio dribbled the ball in the middle, and Leo was closest, so he stepped forward to press.

But before he touched the ball, let alone anyone, Marchisio suddenly fell to the ground.

Leo:? ? ?
  Your acting was so realistic, if it weren't for me or the person involved, I would have been deceived by you!
  "Referee, he dived!"

Rizzoli shook his head again and signaled the game to continue without any penalty.

Then Inter Milan stole the ball and Leo sent a long pass in the backcourt.

Balotelli's high-speed attack almost resulted in a one-on-one attack, but the referee Rizzoli blew the whistle at this time and interrupted the game.

He then showed Amauri a yellow card for a foul on Balotelli.

This penalty is simply inexplicable, but any fan who has watched two games knows that there is a rule called offensive advantage.

How could a famous Italian whistle like Rizzoli not know this?

This is obviously intentional.

This long-range free kick did not pose much of a threat to the visiting team's goal.

Nerazzurri kept booing Rizzoli in the stands, but the experienced referee was not affected at all.

Leo lobbed the ball from the right into the gap in the penalty area. Ibrahimovic stopped the ball with his back to his chest at the far end and turned around to cut inside!
  Chiellini moved forward in time to block the shot angle.

The Swede's left-footed low shot missed the left post due to interference from the defensive player.

One minute later, Leo's direct pass once again penetrated Juventus' defense. Lero Taglie pushed Ibrahimovic from behind and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Ibrahimovic's free kick went directly to the goal but Manninger held it over the crossbar with one hand.

Inter Milan took a corner kick and the defensive player cleared the penalty area.

Marchisio made a mistake in passing the ball from the backcourt, and Balotelli intercepted the ball before Lerottaglie!

Immediately afterwards, Bashen broke into the penalty area with a single stroke from the middle, but his left foot shot near the penalty spot slipped out!

Ibrahimovic, who was responding from the side, was a little dissatisfied. He thought Balotelli should pass the ball to him.

Amid the rapid transition of offense and defense between the two teams, the first half passed quickly.

In the 44th minute, Leo and Ibrahimovic kicked the wall together on the left. Ibrahimovic cleverly passed the ball through the gap between the defenders. Leo cut in and volleyed with his left foot in front of the goal!
  Neither the Juventus defender nor the goalkeeper expected such a move from Leo... a kick.

Although Leo has long since practiced his left foot almost as proficiently as his dominant foot, and can pass and shoot, he does not use it often.

It suddenly showed up today and it worked wonders.

The ball went in!One to zero!

Inter Milan took the lead to break the deadlock and take the lead!

After Leo scored, the Meazza North Stand pulled out a huge TIFO, which is a large banner.

Printed on it is a handsome portrait of Leo wearing Inter Milan's blue and black home jersey with a smile, and below it is written "Happy Birthday Leo!"

It's been several days since my birthday.

Although he was complaining like this in his heart, Leo's eyes became moist at some point.

Under the stands, Leo kissed the Inter Milan team emblem on his chest and waved to the stage.

And Leo's move also aroused even greater cheers from the stands.

　Thank you book friends for your reward! Thanks for the support!

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)