Although Icardi was in high spirits and wanted to continue to compete with Gao Zheng, the first half of the game ended not long after Gao Zheng equalized.

Affected by this conceded goal, the Inter Milan players who came off the pitch did not have any smiles on their faces.

Tohir on the rostrum seemed to be reminded by Moratti, and his expression was still normal.

When Inter fans come to him for a picture, he always meets their requests with a smile on his face.

There were also fans who asked him loudly when they were in the photo spot: "We're going to win, right, sir?" ”

Thohir nodded and replied categorically, "Yes, we will win!" ”

Although he conceded a goal in the first half, he was confident of winning this game, which is Inter's home stadium.

Losing that goal was just a small twist and it didn't affect the final result.

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The fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly, and after a few rounds of advertising, players from both sides reappeared on the pitch and changed sides to fight again.

Neither team made any substitutions at half-time.

Tactically, there was no change from the first half.

Mazzari certainly re-energized his team at half-time, so at the start of the second half, Inter Milan launched a fierce attack on the Sampdoria goal, seemingly hoping to score again in the first few minutes and regain the lead.

And Di Francesco has been prepared for this for a long time, arranging the team to defend solidly, and Inter Milan to be patient.

Inter Milan's attack is relatively easy to let go, because they often look directly for strikers, and there is no transition and organization in the midfield.

Just guard against the two strikers, Alvarez and Icardi.

Icardi's performance in this game may not be the same as last season, but when it comes to shooting, he is still the same former team-mate familiar to Sampdoria defenders, and it will not be difficult to defend against him.

Don't look at the first ten minutes of the second half, football is still in the Sampdoria half more often, but the threat to the Sampdoria goal is not great.

In the 57th minute, Sampdoria counterattacked with a long pass from the back.

After receiving the ball, Gao Zheng relied on his personal ability to get rid of Inter Milan's defenders in the front court, but was pulled to the ground by Cambiaso, and the referee Russo gave Cambiaso a verbal warning and gave Sampdoria a free kick in front.

Although the free-kick was about 40 metres away from the goal, it was difficult to directly threaten Handanovic's goal, but it allowed Sampdoria to get rid of the situation that they had been pressed by Inter Milan before, and they could finally push the ball into the opponent's defensive third.

That's where Gao Zheng comes in on the counter-attack – even if he can't dribble straight to Huanglong and score for his team, he can use his skills to get a free kick in midfield for his team and let the team use it to advance.

After Gao Zheng handed over the free kick to his teammates, he ran to the vicinity of the penalty area.

Centre-backs like Alberto Masi also ran up and prepared to go for the top.

After Sampdoria's free-kick, Massy did get the ball in the box, but instead of shooting himself, he ferried the ball to nearby Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng used his chest to pad the ball from Marcy slightly, and then without waiting for the football to land, he directly volleyed!

The ball hits the crossbar and pops off the bottom line!

There was a loud inhale from the stands at the Meazza Stadium, and it was clear that the Inter fans were choked by the kick.

"Oh——! Crossbeam! It's dangerous! Sampdoria almost overtook the score! Caresa exclaimed.

"Ahhh Crossbeam! The crossbar ruthlessly stopped Gao Zheng's goal! Liu Hong regretted.

Gao Zheng, who didn't score, shook his head, and then he gave Marcy a thumbs up and praised him for the good header just now.

As a result, Marcy was even more regretful than him, holding his head in his hands as if he had just shot the ball over the crossbar.

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Gao Zheng's kick really scared Inter Milan enough, so when Inter Milan attacked, their offensive was extremely crazy.

Icardi soon had a header in the Sampdoria penalty area, which was tipped over the bar by Romero with the tip of his finger.

"Icardi—ahhh Romero made a great save! Gao just kicked the ball on the crossbar, and Icardi immediately returned the color! It's hard to believe that the two of them were teammates ......," Caresa exclaimed.

'It's been proven that Icardi would have developed better without Gao, and that's the proof.' Bergomi said.

Icardi was also given the chance to shoot from the following corner, but this time he missed the ball and couldn't threaten Sampdoria's goal.

Gao Zheng's crossbar seemed to be a wake-up call for Inter Milan, who then kept pressing Sampdoria to score as soon as possible and take the lead.

Icardi is active and has certainly caused some problems for Sampdoria.

But he never scored.

Sampdoria, on the other hand, harassed Inter Milan's goal with occasional counter-attacks.

The clock flew by, and it was soon the seventy-fifth minute.

With fifteen minutes to go, the two sides have reached a tipping point physically, especially Sampdoria.

They had just travelled to play a Champions League game away three days earlier, and with the lack of depth on the bench, there were some fitness issues with the players.

Di Francisco had to make substitutions to keep the team running.

In this way, the Sampdoria players on the field still had cramps.

In one of the defences, Gastadero scrambled ahead of Icardi to kick the ball off the touchline. Then he fell to the ground, clutching the balls of his forefeet with both hands - he had cramps.

"Gastadero seems to have cramps...... As the captain of the team, they all fought to cramps, and you can imagine how much pressure Inter Milan put on them. Now Di Francesco's strategy seems to be to hold on until the end of the game, and to be able to draw with Inter Milan away and get a point is already a victory for Sampdoria...... Of course, Inter Milan will certainly not agree. So for the next fifteen minutes, the game should be close to white-hot ......," Careza analyzed.

As his teammates went up to help Gastadero press his leg, there was a lot of boos from the stands at the Meazza Stadium.

Inter Milan fans must think that Sampdoria are using this opportunity to stall for time, and it is difficult to say whether Gastadero is cramping or not.

Since Sampdoria's equaliser, Inter Milan have been attacking fiercely but have not been able to find the back of the net, and the patience of the fans has been gradually disappearing. Before, they were still able to have a relaxed mentality, full of confidence in the team, and firmly believed that no matter what twists and turns were encountered in the middle, the final victory would definitely belong to Inter Milan.

But now, with fifteen minutes left in the game and the score is still 1:1, many people are not so calm.

While Gastadero was cramping, the televised broadcast gave a close-up of Tohir on the podium.

The wealthy Indonesian businessman, who was still very focused at the beginning of the game and often reacted to the game on the field, sat quietly in his chair at this time, and it was really easy to mistake him for the movement of the watch on his wrist when he lowered his eyes......

The game during this period was indeed not exciting, and in the face of Sampdoria's dense defense, Inter Milan did not have much to do, and the game was neither intense nor exciting, so it is no wonder that the new owner was a little bored.

"Prior to this, Inter had already won two in a row at home stadium, and a win in this game would be three wins in a row at home and could temporarily squeeze into third place in the league table, welcoming the new owner with a win, which is nothing short of a dreamlike celebration...... With fifteen minutes remaining, Inter will have to be a little more patient and they will only need one goal......"