224 Pinnacle Milan Derby (2)

Milan has always been a city with a strong football element, especially on the eve of an Inter Milan or AC Milan match, and the "Milan Derby" is approaching. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

As early as five years ago, some Chinese broadcasters and the Serie A Football Association reached an agreement to sign a ten-year broadcast contract between the two sides.

In order to take into account the Chinese market, for the first Milan derby of the season, the Italian Football Federation arranged it for 8 pm Beijing time.

So, this means that there will be more fans watching this Milan derby, especially from China.

At 6 p.m. Beijing time on October 7, 2023, at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, fans of Inter Milan and AC Milan had already filled the stands, and the distinction was clear.

In fact, an hour before the start of the game, the San Siro stadium was already full of gunsmoke, and the fans of the Milan duo had already "sabre-rattling" and talked about "scolding each other". Inter Milan fans mainly occupy the North Stand, and AC Milan fans mainly occupy the South Stand.

As one of the most famous derbies in football history, for Milan fans on both sides, the Milan derby is extremely hot every time, and it can be said unceremoniously that for fans on both sides, this is the most normal time.

In the second leg of the quarterfinals of the 2004-2005 European Champions Cup, the angry Inter fans staged a disgraceful scene. In the 30th minute of the game, AC Milan led 1:0 thanks to Shevchenko's left-footed heavy cannon, and maintained a 3:0 advantage in the two-legged battle. The desperate Inter Milan then launched a tidal attack, and in the 72nd minute, Inter finally got a chance when Cambiaso headed home from a corner in the box, but referee Merck ruled that Cruise had fouled Dida first, and the goal was cancelled. The verdict was hugely controversial, starting with Cambiaso's yellow card for protest and finally a minute later Inter Milan fans erupted, throwing bottles of mineral water and then throwing all sorts of fireworks down. As Dida bent down to clean the fireworks and water bottles in front of the door, a firework hit him directly in the right shoulder, and the spark also splashed on the Brazilian's head. The behaviour of the Inter Milan fans continued unabated, with referee Merck deciding to stop the game after consulting with the captains and managers of both sides. The game resumed after 28 minutes, after Milan replaced Dida with Abbiati, but just a dozen seconds after the restart, fireworks and water bottles flew down again from the stands behind the Milan goal, and even mixed with umbrellas and other miscellaneous items, Merck decisively decided to stop the game. After the UEFA ruling, AC Milan won 1-0 in this match.

This will be the 293rd Milan derby in history! Since the first Milan derby in 1908, AC Milan and Inter Milan have met 292 derbys, including 275 "peace derby" on September 1, 2002, of which AC Milan has the upper hand with 108 wins, 72 draws and 95 defeats, but in Serie A, Inter Milan has a slight advantage with 64 wins, 52 draws and 60 losses. Interestingly, in the last two league meetings, Milan have won the double (6-0 in 2009/2010 and 4-0 in 2010/2011).

Before the game, the commentators Peta and Walter were already ready in the studio of the newspaper Sport, and now they are reviewing the history of the Milan derby and the origin of the San Siro stadium.

AC Milan has been using the San Siro since 1926 and Inter Milan moved in 1947. In 1980, after negotiation between the two teams, the stadium was renamed "Meazza" in honor of Italy's number one star in the 30s, and Meaza played for both Milan heroes. Inter Milan fans immediately used the new name, but AC Milan fans insisted on using the name "San Siro" out of antagonism.

On March 9, 1908, when some members of the Milan team were shunted from the team to organize Inter Milan, the Milan team and Inter became mortal enemies, but for many years, Inter Milan overtook Milan and won the tenth top league championship before Milan, and embroidered the first star on their jersey. It wasn't until Silvio Berlusconi bought Milan and started the glory of the Milan dynasty, and under the aura of the Holy League, he beat Inter Milan with Juventus, until the phonegate incident happened and Jose coached Inter, that this situation changed.

Built in 1926, the pitch was originally designed as a simple rectangular interface, the equipment and materials used to build the pitch were rudimentary, the pitch was surrounded by walls, and the soundproofing throughout the pitch was very poor, often distracting the players from the sound of people inside the pitch and car horns outside the pitch. The fans in the stadium are chaotic, and the fans' cigarettes, waste paper and other garbage can often be deposited in the stadium for a long time without being able to clean it. After the construction of the San Siro Stadium in 1926, Milan's Santagistino scored the first goal here.

The stadium was officially opened on September 19, 1926, when the Milan team was a loyal fan of the businessman Pirelli presented the stadium as a gift to Milan, and since then the Milan team has used the stadium as the No. 1 stadium for their home games. Construction of the San Siro Stadium took only 13 months to complete, and Pirelli spent the equivalent of $2 million to build the stadium today. The stadium is divided into four main stands and has a total capacity of 10,000 people. In 1939, the stadium underwent a minor partial renovation of the perimeter of the entire stadium, which is the length of the stadium we see today, and the number of spectators was increased to 55,000. It was also at this time that the most famous diagonal staircase-style layout was formed, which became the hallmark of the San Siro Stadium in Milan.

At the time of the renovation, there was a proposal to build the largest stadium in Europe at the time, so the proposal to accommodate 150,000 spectators was seen as an important discussion agenda at the time, but in the actual implementation process, the builders realized the enormity of the project for 150,000 people and the need for too much money, so the proposal was put on hold for the time being. In March 1952, the Commune of Milan again discussed the feasibility of increasing the number of spectators, and it was agreed that it would be a luxury to build a stadium with more than 100,000 European people in Italy, which had a small population, and in the end, the stadium remained at 60,000 spectators. By 1956, the entire stadium had been completely enlarged and all the facilities had been replaced.

In 1989, in preparation for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the city of Milan was the main venue for the tournament, and the San Siro was highly valued by the local government, so the stadium was better renovated and rebuilt at the suggestion of the government. The new renovation project not only renovated the original building of the stadium, but also built three fan box stands on the upper level. In three of the four main stands, 11-storey towers overlook the light towers. The 1989 reconstruction also included the construction of a transparent fiberglass roof for fans on the top floor of the stadium, which was exactly the size of the fans' seating area

The fans have always been welcome, and for a long time, the fans have had to go through the rain and rain to support their favorite Milan team. In 1989 it cost £50 million to rebuild and in 1995 another £500,000 was spent to improve the drainage and irrigation of the ball, so that the turf of the pitch could be developed healthily, which also allowed the course to be treated after rain or snow. The layout of the course is also very special, the whole course looks like two horns, and the course expands to the top in the form of terraces and pyramids. The four corner towers are the main beams of the pitch, supporting the entire pitch, which is made of materials such as reinforced concrete and transparent polycarbonate, providing a good protection for this odd-looking sloping structure. With a length of 105 meters and a width of 68 meters, the stadium has a capacity of 85,700 spectators, which is not unlike the 10,000-seat stadium that was originally built.

The first international match at the San Siro was on 20 February 1927, when Italy drew 2-2 with Czechoslovakia. At that time, the San Siro was only the home of AC Milan until 1945; Inter Milan's home stadium at the time was Arenanapoleonica. The main change to the stadium was a major renovation between 1938-1939, when the spectator seating was increased to 50,000. Between 1954 and 1956 there was a second large-scale rebuilding with the addition of a second floor; It wasn't until 1990, when the third floor was added, that the San Siro Stadium was what it is now.

In 1935, Milan bought it from the local council and decided to expand it 3 years later, as football was becoming the most watched sport in the region. The extension was carried out by architect Rocca and chief engineer Calzolari. Utilize the same structural pattern as the aircraft construction model to go deep from the outside to the inside. As the local committee insisted that the project be completed by May 31, 1939, because Italy was going to play an international match with England here, the final work was successfully completed before this day, and the international match was also carried out smoothly, and the draw was 2-2; Ticket revenue totaled 1.02 million lira. The new stadium cost a total of 5.01 million lire and was completed in 1939. The second expansion was completed in 1954 in just 12 months, on October 26, 1955, and increased the number of seats to 85,000. Lights were first installed at the San Siro Stadium in 1957, and an electronic scoreboard was added 10 years later. By 1979, the lamp was repaired for the second time and replaced with the latest equipment.

On March 3, 1980, on a stone at the entrance to the ground, its original name: Giuseppemeazza was carved up. That year, another user of the stadium, Inter Milan, did not use it as a home stadium for some reason. In 1986 the seats on the first floor were painted and numbered, red in the main stands, orange on the opposite side, green in the north, and blue for the Milan Grand Fans. Behind the South Stand there is a museum that displays the history of AC Milan and on the other side it belongs to Inter Milan.

The modernization was rebuilt in 1990 for the World Cup, and work on the third floor began on April 25, 1990, with 11 towers erected on the outside leading directly to the access to the lower level, in order to maintain the highest level of reconditioning and roof framing. The roof is covered by a translucent glass patch. The second and third layers were also painted and numbered one after another.

And in China, at this moment in the Beijing studio, Zhan Jun is also leading Chinese fans, recalling the ~ memories from China in the Milan derby!

At 8 p.m. on August 6, 2011, the final of the Italian Super Cup was staged at the Bird's Nest. In the 23-year history of the Italian Super Cup, AC Milan and Inter Milan have never met, and such a precious first big collision was left to Chinese fans, which undoubtedly made this Milan derby not only firmly attract Chinese fans, but also attract the attention of fans around the world. In the end, AC Milan defeated Inter Milan with a score of 2:1 and won the Super Cup.

The Italian Super Cup was created in 1988 as a feast before the start of every Serie A tournament, with the Serie A and Coppa Italia winners of the previous season, which determined that the tournament represented the highest level of Italian football. In the first 23 editions of the Italian Super Cup, a total of 9 teams have won the competition, of which Inter Milan and AC Milan have each stood on the winner's podium 5 times, which shows that Milan is the two most successful clubs in this competition, and one of the two must beat their opponents to become the most successful club in the Italian Super Cup, which also determines the popularity and high quality of this Italian Super Cup.

On the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, at this moment, players from both sides also came to the scene to start the pre-match warm-up.

You can use the words "blood boiling" to describe the feeling of Chen Long, who is now warming up on the court.

The first time he faced such a prestigious football derby, it was definitely the first time in his career for Chen Long, and it was also one worth remembering.

Many years later, when Chen Long recalled the first derby battle of his career, he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic and memorable. (To be continued.) )