The 18th round of league matches against Chievo the Donkey was the first match of 10 years and the last game of the first half. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is both the end and the beginning, although Inter Milan, who are eight points ahead of second-placed AC Milan, won the halfway game, but this game is very important up and down, hoping to make a good start on the road.

Although Chievo is only ranked 12th, they are definitely a tough bone, they were only promoted from Serie B last season, Inter Milan only got a record of one win and one draw, Roma and Juventus have also suffered enough on Chievo, this time Inter Milan is playing away, it is not easy to get all three points.

It's still cold in Italy in January, and the match between Inter Milan and Chievo is scheduled for 12:30 in the morning, which is exactly 19:30 in the evening, which is definitely a blessing for Chinese Serie A fans and Gao Xiaodong's fans, who finally don't have to stay up late to enjoy Gao Xiaodong's performance.

With Samuel still not fully healed from his injuries due to Samu'o and Muntari's return to play in the Africa Cup of Nations, Inter Milan's starting line-up has also undergone considerable changes.

The central defenders have become Lucio and Materazzi, while the left-back is played by Zivo, Zanetti and Cambiaso are paired with two midfielders, Gao Xiaodong, Balotelli and Stankovic are paired with three forward midfielders, and Milito is a single center forward.

Córdoba, who had partnered Lucio in the first two games, sat on the bench and Mourinho explained that Chievo's high ball was a threat and that Inter needed Materazzi's header, but neither the fans nor Sky Sports commentator Mazzola thought so.

During the Christmas period, Manchester City, a breakout in the Premier League, sacked manager Mark Hughes and hired former Inter Milan manager Mancini for 6 million pounds as manager.

Córdoba were the first to step up in support, saying he would seriously consider it if Mancini wanted him to go to Manchester City.

Mazzola has a very poor relationship with Mourinho, he said: "Inter Milan has a lot of players who have a good relationship with Manich and have close ties in private, but no one will publicly express their desire to go to Manchester City, Córdoba's statement makes Mourinho very shameless, with Mourinho's kind of retribution, it must be a small revenge to let Cordoba sit on the bench." ”

Córdoba is not afraid that Mourinho will be unhappy, he is originally a substitute, as long as Samuel returns from injury, even if he does not offend Mourinho, he will not be the main force, so sitting on the bench, Córdoba still chatted with Pandev with a relaxed demeanor to help Pandev get familiar with the team's situation.

After the start of the game, in the face of the Serie A hegemon Inter Milan, Chievo played actively, attacked and defended in an orderly manner, and had no fear at all.

Inter Milan were a little slower to get into the game, and in the second minute of the game, Chievo midfielder Marcolini headed a high ball from the left touchline to find his striker Bogdani.

Bogdani is 1.91m tall and is a key defensive target for Inter Milan, with Lucio specifically in charge of marking him.

In the face of the incoming ball, Bogdani did not take it, but cleverly ran to take Lucio and give the ball to his partner Pelisier.

Less than 1.8 meters tall, fast and experienced, Pelissier took the ball to the side of the tall Materazzi and accelerated sharply to the left side of the box.

At this moment, Materazzi's speed could not keep up, and Cambiaso did not have time to assist, so he could only watch Pelissier go from the ribs into the box.

Goalkeeper Cesar was decisive when he blocked the near corner and pounced on Pellisier.

Pelissier didn't adjust the time and didn't get past the goalkeeper's space and could only volley with his left foot from a tight angle.

Cesar desperately reached for the ball but didn't touch it, and the ball flew past Cesar's hand and flew off the line against the near post.

Although the ball didn't go in, Chievo's attack was very threatening, and if Cesar hadn't made it in time, maybe Pelissier would have scored the ball.

Mourinho returned to the dugout from the sidelines, and before he sat down, he was immediately frightened and stood up again, he knew that the flying donkey was not easy to play, but he still didn't expect the opponent to get into the groove so quickly, and created a shot opportunity in the opening game.

Mourinho's two central defenders are tall, while Chievo's two forwards are one tall and one fast, and they are tacit and cooperative, and Inter Milan is a bit troublesome to defend.

In the fifth minute of the game, Balotelli took the ball and was put down, Gao Xiaodong quickly sent a free kick, the ball was pushed out by Chievo central defender Yeppers, Chievo got the ball and launched a quick counterattack, the ball was passed to Pelisier, and Pelissier tried to use his speed to attack Materazzi's back, but was knocked down by fullback Zivo.

It was a tactical foul and the referee on duty, Pierre Pauli, showed Zivo a yellow card.

Just five minutes into the game, Inter Milan's left-back Zivo received a yellow card, which was quite unfavorable to Inter's defense.

Inter Milan fans feel that this situation is not right, their expressions are serious, the first game of the new year, no one wants to lose, and the current Inter Milan is 17 undefeated, Inter Milan fans also hope that they can win the championship with an undefeated record, not to let the city's rivals focus on the United States, if they lose, they don't know when they will be able to complete such a miracle.

Chievo's free-kick was almost 25 metres from goal and Chievo midfielder Marcolini came in to take the spot, and against Cesar, one of Serie A's best goalkeepers, Malcolini was too angle-oriented and deflected a free-kick wide of the post.

It took ten minutes for Inter to finally get into shape.

Gao Xiaodong received the ball with his back, flicked the outside instep, and passed to Balotelli, who quickly turned around and bypassed the midfielder Rigoni, who was close to him, and Balotelli then knocked Gao Xiaodong and played a beautiful two-by-one combination.

Gao Xiaodong didn't wait for the defenders to make up for it, and shot angrily with his feet.

The ball was so fast that Milito in the box didn't dodge it, and the ball hit his leg just wide of the post.

There was a shout of surprise from the stands, and the Chievo fans were terrified, if it hadn't been for Milito's leg, would their goalkeeper Sorrentino be able to save?

CCTV commentator He Hui, who came to the scene to comment, lamented: "A good opportunity, if Xiao Dong scores, he can get rid of Milito and dominate the scorer list, both of them have scored 14 goals, and the third place Di Natale has scored 13...... Chievo plays a long ball with a big foot...... Bogdani grabbed a header and the ball was fed to Luciano...... Luciano Straight Stopper...... Pelissier cut in diagonally, Materazzi followed, and Pelissier fell to the ground...... Falling to the ground in the penalty area !! depends on how the referee decides...... Referee Pierre Pauli did not indicate it, and he signaled for the game to continue......"

Pelissier was tripped by Materazzi, but the referee did not award a penalty, which made Chievo's players a little excited, and most of them raised their hands in protest, not delaying Inter's counterattack in the first place, and when Chievo found out that it was not good, Inter Milan had already passed the ball to Chievo's 30-meter area in three passes.

It's a very dangerous area where players with the ball can shoot directly from distance, they can also play with their teammates, and the technical players can break straight into the box, while defenders are difficult to defend.