The opponent equalized at the end of the first half, which made Atletico Madrid fans a little disappointed, because in their opinion, Atletico Madrid had an absolute advantage in the first half, and it was too unscientific to be equalized by the opponent, but they have great confidence in Atletico Madrid, firmly believing that under the leadership of Dick, Atletico Madrid will be able to successfully complete the counterattack, beat Inter Milan at home, and enter the quarterfinals of the League Cup in advance......

However, what everyone didn't expect was that ten minutes into the second half, Atletico Madrid suffered a series of serious blows!

Atletico didn't play badly after the start of the second half, they continued to suppress Inter Milan with their attacks, but Inter Milan scored two goals in a row through two counter-attacks - the first goal seemed a bit of a surprise, Recoba received a pass from a teammate on the left five minutes into the second half, and he first shook off Héctor a little forward, then drove straight from the left, shook the returning Marchena and Baraja in succession, and then shot a world wave from the corner of the box. Overtake for Inter Milan.

Five minutes later, Blanco made a long pass from the backfield, and Vieri received the ball and formed a single knife, rewriting the score to 3-1 - within ten minutes, two counterattacks and two goals, Inter Milan almost crushed Atletico Madrid with a counterattack!

Looking at the 3-1 scoreline, Atletico fans couldn't believe their eyes at all, and they angrily booed Vieri - they used to like Vieri very much, Vieri scored 24 league goals in that season at Atletico Madrid and won the La Liga Golden Boot, but in the second season, because the new manager Sacchi didn't like Vieri, Atletico sold Vieri to Lazio - the second serious mistake made by Atletico after Raul......

Now this mistake continues to hurt Atletico.

Dick stood up from the dugout with a gloomy face, and then he called Cruise on the bench and replaced Baraja in the midfield with him - Atletico changed the formation of 442 to strengthen the attack!

Dick's substitution came at a timely time, and the third goal conceded made the Atletico players already a little overwhelmed, but Dick immediately replaced a striker and told everyone his attitude - keep attacking!

Judging from this substitution, Dick is still very calm...... Now that the home team is down 3-1, conceding any more goals will only make you lose a little more, and if you can't score, it will be over...... So he sent in striker Crews, ready to attack Inter's backline with two centre-forwards. Atletico Madrid's attack just now is not without threat, but the opponent's two counterattacks are too unexpected, now is the time to break the boat, if you don't strengthen the attack, there will be no chance to advance! ”

Dick bit his lip and stood on the sidelines - he was forced to this for the first time, and his previous coaching was smooth, basically after he arranged the tactics, the game went in the direction he envisioned, but this game surprised him twice in a row, the first was that he didn't expect Inter Milan to quickly equalize after finally being breached by the opponent, and the second was that he didn't expect Inter Milan to play so smoothly after the start of the second half- It is clear that these goals are related to the explosion of individual ability of Recoba and Vieri, and this situation will be encountered in the future.

"Since their star has exploded and has done so much damage, they can only minimize that damage. It's better to lose one goal than two, and it's better to get a draw than to lose...... Strengthen the attack, in this situation, even if it is a draw, it is acceptable......"

Dick thought to himself, and the Inter players on the pitch began to spontaneously recover, and it was already satisfying for them to be able to score two goals in a row - if they could return to home with a 3-1 scoreline, it would already be a huge advantage - and it was obvious that the opponent was going to press the attack like crazy and play defensive counterattacks, which was a matter of course......

It's just that what they didn't expect was that Atletico Madrid's counterattack was much crazier than they imagined, and their counterattack effect was not as good as they imagined!

The second goal conceded came from Recoba's outburst, and the third goal was that the Atletico players had not yet reacted from the blow of the second goal, Dick immediately changed to a striker to show his attitude and stabilize the team's military spirit, but Atletico Madrid's midfield control is declining, if Inter Milan goes out to attack Atletico Madrid at this time, Atletico Madrid may not be able to withstand it.

It's a pity that Dick would not have taken such a risk if he saw that the opponent was a complete team and had a manager who could command the whole team, but Inter Milan did not have these two conditions now, they were not a very good whole, and Tardelli could not command the Inter players well, when the game had just started and Atletico Madrid was very ferocious, they were able to complete the defense very well, and when they launched a counterattack after the start of the second half, They were also able to execute what Tardelli had set up at half-time, but with a two-goal lead now, they unconsciously began to feel that they could get a good result by defending alone......

This allowed them to easily relinquish control of the midfield, and also allowed Atletico to start attacking unscrupulously!

When Atletico Madrid can directly pose a threat to the penalty area, there is only one Jardel, Inter Milan's defense can still control Jardel's attack very well, but when it is increased to two center forwards, Inter Milan's defense is a little difficult, Jardel and Cruz take turns to pull outside the penalty area to give their teammates a response, Belleron is constantly feeding shells to the wings in the back place, Atletico Madrid's attack on the right side began to gradually strengthen, Camoranesi and Hector took turns to insert - They don't just blindly go down and cross, but they also keep cutting inside to create chaos.

Inter Milan's players began to defend, they still have a lot of confidence in their defensive ability, and they also held on for a long time in the first half in the face of Atletico's onslaught, and did not give Atletico many chances, which also gave them greater confidence and were able to safely maintain the lead until the end!

It's clear how big a 3-1 win away is, and there doesn't seem to be any team in the history of European competition that has managed to come back from a 3-1 defeat at home – there are plenty of examples of them coming from 3-1 down at home.

Dick bit his lip and watched Inter Milan's defense constantly resist Atletico Madrid's attack, and it didn't seem to have any signs of scoring, but he firmly believed that there is no door in the world that cannot be broken, as long as you attack patiently, there is always a chance to find a chance to score - although Atletico Madrid is now attacking fiercely, but it does not show any flaws in defense, even if Inter Milan wants to score again through counterattacks, it is not so easy, and as long as you can score one, then the disadvantage is one less point, If you go into two, it's an acceptable result!

In any case, even if the home team is forced to draw 3-3 by the opponent, it is much better than being beaten 3-1 by the opponent at home.

As the minutes passed, the Atletico fans in the stands began to be a little anxious, and the time gradually passed by seventy minutes, seventy-five minutes passed...... As the end of the game draws closer, Atletico's hopes seem to be starting to get smaller.

"Inter did a good job defensively...... They don't have that kind of performance in the league...... If they had been so tenacious in the league, they wouldn't have won a third, and there was no problem with Inter's quality, but something was wrong with them internally. ”

Just as the commentators were already discussing how Inter could regain their former glory, Atletico launched another attack.

The assist was on the end of a pass from Camoranesi and was about to force a break, but Simic was brought to the ground and Atletico were awarded a free-kick that was close to the touchline.

Thuram looked off the field - because Dick had told him that his task was to keep an eye on Vieri, and if he stepped forward to assist, he might be able to give the lethal striker a chance......

Dick looked down for a moment, then jerked his head up and made a forward gesture at Thuram - now there is no point in defending, only strengthening the offense is the most important thing!

It was very difficult to make a decision at this time, but Dick immediately made a judgment - he would rather be counterattacked by the opponent and score another goal than let go of any opportunity to close the score gap!

Such a decision was considered an extremely valuable event after the game, because it was Thuram's forward insertion that allowed Atletico to score a valuable goal!

Belleron's pass flew into the penalty area, then hit the tangled Blanco and Jardel - I don't know who it hit in a hurry - and then changed the line and flew to the other side, and Thuram, who had basically no ability to score, appeared in the most crucial place as he did in the World Cup, and then faced the ball rolling over, fell to the ground and shot sideways!

The ball arced past Frey's outstretched hand and into the far corner!

"Lilian Thuram! Clever snatching points in the penalty area! Thuram, who barely scored, scored such a goal at a crucial moment, and Dick's wave of his hand to press him up front had a great effect! There is still hope for Atletico! ”

Thuram's goal in the 80th minute brought endless hope to Atletico Madrid, and also made the suspense of the game begin to be born again, Vieri, who was guarding the front, couldn't help but shake his head, he didn't return to the defense, just thinking that his teammates could sabotage the attack, he might be able to take the opportunity to extend the score again, but unfortunately, his vision did not come true......

Three minutes later, Atletico scored again!

After pulling back a point, Atletico Madrid's morale began to be extremely high, and Inter Milan began to be a little disorganized, under the crazy pressing, Makelele grabbed the ball at the feet of Seedorf, and then passed to the front of Belleron, Belleron quickly distributed the ball to the right side, Camoranesi received the ball and raised his foot to send a curling ball, when the attention of the two defenders of Inter Milan was on Jardel in the middle, Cruz suddenly came out from the front point, and faced the falling ball with a powerful rush!

The ball bounced off the turf and flew past Frey's hand and into the goal!

Super sub Cruise! In the 83rd minute, a powerful header helped Atletico equalize!

The cheers from the stands almost lifted the roof of the stadium, and even though it was only a draw, all the Atletico Madrid people were filled with endless joy – the joy of surviving death! This is the best compliment to Atletico Madrid for not giving up and launching a Jedi counterattack!