The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 92 The King of Football’s Visit
  At the end of the first half, neither side scored a goal and entered the halftime break with a score of zero to zero.

In the Inter Milan dressing room, Mourinho did not criticize the players' performance in the first half too harshly.

"I won't say anything else. Just pay attention to your movements and don't get hurt."

The Portuguese also figured it out. Anyway, they are far ahead in the league. If they can't win a game, it's not a big deal. If a player is injured, it's really a big deal.

At the beginning of the second half, Samuel also suffered an injury while fighting for a header during a corner kick defense.

The Inter Milan defender's right brow bone was hit with a cut, and the bleeding continued, so he had to stop the bleeding on the sidelines.

The Nerazzurri could only fight with ten men temporarily. After a few minutes, Samuel returned to the field with a bandage on his head.

Nerazzurri on the Me'a viewing platform applauded the "real man" who was slightly injured and could not get out of the line of fire.

In the 62nd minute, Cagliari quickly counterattacked and Fini passed the ball in the middle. Samuel's feet slipped, and Aqua Fresca successfully stopped the ball with his chest in response to offside, resulting in a single goal!

The Italian forward volleyed with his right foot from the small penalty area and went under Cesar's left armpit and into the goal!

One to zero!

Cagliari, playing away from home, took the lead!

But this ball cannot be blamed on Samuel's mistake, because of the weather, the venue, and the fact that he still had a bandage on his head.

Leo made a straight pass, and Bashen's shot missed the right post.

Inter Milan's attacks failed again and again, and Mourinho thought about it and chose to make substitutions.

Quaresma, who has been rumored to be leaving the team, came on as a substitute for Córdoba.

Two minutes later, Samuel was replaced by Mancini.

Both center backs were replaced by wingers, Chivu and Muntari retreated, and Inter Milan's formation became a 424 offensive one.

Falling behind, Mourinho directly sent four forwards, but the effect seemed not obvious.

Leo stole the ball in the frontcourt and distributed the ball. Quaresma's low shot from a small angle on the left was confiscated by Marchetti.

Soon after, Leo made a clever diagonal pass at the front of the penalty area, and Mancini's volley from the penalty spot missed the far post.

There are many opportunities, but if you can't seize them, Leo has no choice.

In the 87th minute, Leo dribbled from the middle to the front of the penalty area and dunked past Feeney's defense. He diagonally inserted into the right side of the penalty area and passed Astori before knocking on the door.

Ibrahimovic carried the defender in front of the goal and scored with a poke!
  One to one!

Inter Milan evened the score with difficulty!
  In stoppage time, Quaresma took a free kick. Ibrahimovic headed the ball from the left side of the penalty area. Leo got rid of the defensive small penalty area and shot into the net with his right foot!

But the linesman had raised his flag and Leo was ruled offside.

The players on the field, the coaches on the sidelines, and the fans in the stands were all dissatisfied, but there was no way to change the head coach's penalty.

In the final game after the arrival of the new year, Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw by Cagliari at home.

Although this draw made Inter Milan not satisfied, they all understand that everyone needs to find their status just after the holiday.

Three days later, Inter Milan continued to sit at home and welcomed their opponent in the Italian Cup quarter-finals, Genoa.

It is worth mentioning that the famous Serie A star and football champion Maradona, who was the head coach of the Argentine national team at the time, visited Meazza.

The legendary Argentine star took over the national team at the end of October last year. Naturally, he came to Italy this time to inspect the players.

Before the game, Mourinho met with the Argentinian at the training center.

Leo also met this idol in the hearts of countless fans up close for the first time.

"Leo, you are an outstanding young man.

But I think when you are on the field, sometimes you play too tactically. With your strength, you can be more free, so that you can fully unleash your creativity.

Also, there are too many passes, and your scoring ratio from threatening balls is not high.

Of course, I'm not saying that your teammates at Inter Milan are not good, I just think that many times you can be more self-sufficient and have no problem breaking through and scoring goals on your own! "

Maradona did not know that Leo was far from his current level more than a year ago, so it is reasonable that his playing style and habits cannot be fully consistent with today's technical characteristics.

However, Leo naturally accepted the suggestion from the senior football champion with an open mind and nodded repeatedly.

Satisfied with Leo's attitude, Maradona said a few more words.

"I'm very optimistic about you! Apart from our country's Messi, you have the most potential to be the best player in the world!"

This sentence may not matter if you say it to another person, and going long is regarded as flattery.

But when it comes from the mouth of the ball king, the weight is completely different.

Leo noticed that the eyes of some people around him changed when they looked at him.

"Thank you for your praise, I will work hard in this direction!"

What else can be said, Leo replied with a smile.

Mourinho was also very polite in the evening game. Although Cambiaso was rested, Inter Milan still had as many as four Argentine players starting the game.

Crespo and Burdisso returned to the starting lineup after a long absence, while major players such as Leo, Ibrahimovic, and Cesar sat on the bench.

Braving the cold weather of minus 5 degrees Celsius, Maradona watched the game from the stands.

Leo wrapped his coat tightly, and since he didn't have to go on the court, it was really not as comfortable as watching the game at home.

After the opening, Inter Milan continued to launch an offensive.

In the 15th minute, Adriano intercepted the opponent's cross and was tackled by Biyava and fell into the penalty area.

The referee Gava first whistled a free kick at the edge of the penalty area, but after listening to the assistant referee's opinion, he changed the decision to a penalty kick and gave Biała a red card!
  However, judging from the slow-motion replay, Biaava's tackle was actually outside the penalty area.

The Genoa players protested to no avail, but soon they were laughing.

Ade personally took the penalty kick. The Brazilian pushed the lower left corner of the goal with his left foot but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper Scarpi. Mesto cleared the ball out of the baseline in time!
  Mourinho was stunned and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Can a penalty kick be missed?
  Cambiaso came on as a substitute in the second half to replace Jimenez. Now Inter Milan had five Argentine players on the field at the same time.

Except for Cruz, all Argentinians in the foreign team are already on the field.

I have to say that Mourinho still gives Maradona face.

Commander Can's appearance slightly improved the Nerazzurri's control of the midfield, but it seems that scoring goals is still not that easy.

Mourinho remembered Maradona's praise of Leo this afternoon, curled his lips, and was about to continue making substitutions.

In the 75th minute, Adriano and Muntari were replaced by Ibrahimovic and Leo.

Maxwell made a pass from the left, and Leo passed into the penalty area without looking at anyone!
  Balotelli beat the Genoa defender and headed the ball into the far corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan broke the deadlock!

The game was coming to an end, Leo went straight to the left side of the penalty area, and Ibrahimovic's low shot was saved by Scarpi.

After the Swede got the ball again, he took two steps back to lure out Genoa goalkeeper Scarpi, and suddenly kicked back with his heel before the penalty spot.

Leo's thrust from behind goes under Scarpi's crotch and goes in the door!
  In the end, Inter Milan eliminated Genoa 2-0 with one pass and one shot by "future football king" Leo who came off the bench to advance to the next round of the Italian Cup.

　The first order of the 3,500 Collection is over 100, I don’t know if it will reach 500 in three months, come on.

　　
  　
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