Leon rotated his squad in the league against Liverpool because Inter Milan had a hard bone to gnaw on during the weekend's league game.

This hard bone is Naples!

Inter Milan will travel to Napoli's Sao Paulo Stadium at the weekend.

Napoli are back in Serie A this season and they are determined to regain their former glory.

Although Napoli are currently only in the middle of the Serie A table, this team should not be underestimated, especially at their home stadium of Sao Paulo, which is a famous devil's home.

This is evident in the attendance at Napoli's home stadium, and in fact, regardless of the outcome of the match between Inter Milan and Napoli, Napoli president De Laurentiis will be able to smile from ear to ear, with tickets already sold out and nearly 60,000 fans expected to attend the game.

Napoli media predict that the ticket and broadcast revenue of this game may set a record after Napoli's return to Serie A: 1.40~1.5 million euros, and the largest single game income of Napoli in history is the Champions Cup against Real Madrid in September 1987, reaching 2.1 million. De Laurentiis said proudly: "These numbers are very important and almost take us back to the time of Maradona. ”

So far this season, Napoli have earned more than 10 million euros in ticket revenue, which also includes a behind-the-door match against Genoa. Last season, the ticket revenue for the whole season was only about 9 million euros. This season, the average number of spectators per game in Serie A is 22,702, while Napoli's home stadium is 38,599, second only to Milan and Roma.

Due to fan safety concerns, Inter Milan fans were banned from the São Paulo Stadium. With the permission of the police department, another 4,000 tickets for the original visiting team were sold last Thursday, but the demand was still not met. The few tickets that went into the hands of scalpers have also doubled, with tickets in the back-of-goal stands rising from a minimum of €14 to €40, while the main stands were €20 and now €140. Concerned about security concerns, the police said that the Napoli side is expected to use 300 police officers and 500 security personnel for this match. Head coach Rea also gained a lot of confidence from the hot market: "Finally, after more than three years here, I have the love and support of the fans. ”

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Napoli coach Rea also showed his attitude, at the Stadio de São Paulo, Napoli are fearless, even against the mighty Inter Milan, they are confident of winning, they will be back in Serie A in their first season to get a European ticket!

However, although the Napolitans are very confident and have some ideas about this game, in the media, they are still generally optimistic about Inter Milan.

Leon's side have won all 26 games in Serie A so far, which is a terrifying statistic, having previously won against Juventus and AC Milan and Roma, and it can even be said that they won every game.

"This is the strongest Inter in history!"

"The craziest team in the history of Serie A!"

"Inter Milan made history in Serie A!"

The media also praised Inter Milan: even if some media did not like Leon, they had to admit that this Inter team was strong.

"There is no doubt that Inter Milan is already the strongest team in the whole of Europe, and they are in the strongest era in the club's 100-year history!"

However, Napoli coach Rea refused to admit in a pre-match interview that the titles would help Inter Milan win over his team: "...... Inter Milan's previous 26 victories have nothing to do with Napoli, nothing to do with this game, the honor only belongs to the past, who wins and loses in today's game, it depends on who performs better. ”

"Napoli are a special team, at the Stadio São Paulo, they are very strong, although we have won at home to Napoli, but the away game will not be easy, this game, we have to give it our all!"

With Leon's rebellious character, he can say so, which shows that he is indeed more cautious about visiting the Sao Paulo Stadium.

It also disappointed the media a little, who wished they could see Leon's big mouth firing at the Neapolitans.

Of course, Leon will not let the media get his wish, he has no hatred with Napoli, there is no need to settle a grudge, or from the bottom of his bones, the current Napoli does not pose any threat to Inter Milan, look at the objects that Leon has quarreled with, mainly Juventus and Roma or AC Milan These competitors, other opponents, he is really indebted. Even if these opponents take the initiative to provoke, Li Ang will rarely speak ill of each other.

In other words, with his current identity and pattern, except for a few top European giants, he really doesn't look at other teams.

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On March 9, the continuous haze in Naples was rarely cleared.

At half past three in the afternoon, the 27th round of the 2007/2008 Serie A season, the highlight of the 27th round of the Serie A season, the match between Inter Milan away vs Napoli, kicked off with the referee Rizzoli's whistle.

The Napoli Sao Paulo Stadium was packed, and Inter Milan fans were forbidden to travel to the away stadium for security reasons, so this game, Inter Milan was a complete away game!

"Diego Milito partnered Adriano in this game, and Leon made a rare appearance for Milito and Adriano in this game, with Arshavin behind them, and the Russian players are very much used by Leon......" The commentator looked at Inter Milan's starting line-up and noticed a change.

'Inter's starting line-up was very aggressive. "In midfield, Juan Mata and Deco are on the left and right respectively, then Carlos and Luka Modric are the back two, and at the back, Zivo, Samuel and Zanetti...... Li Ang lined up with a back three!"

"In Sao Paulo's away, Leon actually changed his formation!" Rossi also exclaimed.

Inter Milan's style of play has always been the object of research by many opponents as well as the media and professionals, and Leon has always preferred a back four, a team's stable tactics are a guarantee of good results in the long league, but in this game, the Chinese unexpectedly suddenly discharged a back three formation, which really surprised everyone.