It was uncomfortable to be behind a team away from home that was relatively defensively good and had a concise but effective attacking strategy, and Li Mudi finally felt some of the problems that the rest of La Liga B faced him against his Castile last season. After conceding the goal, Torino quickly stepped up their attack, and the midfield four players were in a unified position to press forward a distance of five metres. However, before they could find a good opportunity to score, they were presented by the home team on the counter-attack to make two quick transitions, Montori and Bonaventura sent two through balls in succession, but unfortunately one was too strong to receive Niang, and once Baca was offside when he was running, but they were unsuccessful. However, this sounded the alarm bell for the Torino side, and Li Mudi had to instruct the players not to press on all fronts, but to return to the previous offensive and defensive tactics. As a result, their attacking effect was still not able to take advantage of the Milan defence, and the whistle blew at half-time and the visitors returned to the dressing room with a goal down.

Li Mudi first encouraged everyone's morale, saying that the score was temporarily behind did not mean that they did not perform well enough, but just lacked some luck. In the 45 minutes of the first half, whether it was possession, corner kicks or shots, the two sides were evenly matched, while the pass success rate was higher on the Torino side. It's just that the number of shots on target was too disappointing, with only one of the eight shots hitting the woodwork, which was too inefficient, and the reason was that there were problems with the attacking options of the players, with too many forced shots and not the best way to choose. In this regard, the Torino coach emphasized the tactical play in the second half, since the originally planned change in the front field could not be realized due to the departure of Rajadzic, then simply went all the way to the black and attacked Milan's two wings. Using the speed, dribbling and coordination of Bruno Perez, Avilar, Jesse and Farke, the two opposing full-backs were forced to attack, with Benassi responsible for the central deployment, and when the attack was formed on one side, the winger on the other side should also actively insert into the box to help the center forward share the defensive pressure.

At this time, in the live broadcast room behind the Tianchao CCTV Sports Station, the guest commentator Zhang Lu also analyzed the tactical choices and on-the-spot performance of the two sides in the first half of the game. Although AC Milan is a traditional giant and has many fans in China, since Li Mudi became the owner of the Red Bulls, most of the fans of the Celestial Empire, regardless of which league and which team they were supporters of before, now mostly regard Torino as their home team, and the commentators and commentators are naturally more on the side of the team led by their compatriots, just like they did with the Houston Rockets with Da Yao before. Mr. Zhang Lu's move for the away team is not to be rashly pressed, or need to be more patient to mobilize Milan to wait for opportunities, but he believes that the strength of Torino's striker players is not too strong, and the two wingers are not known for their ability to score goals, and Red Beibei only scored 12 goals in 35 appearances in Serie A last season, which is already a record in a single season in his career, and it seems that it is more suitable to be a standing center forward from the perspective of physical conditions and technical characteristics, so that he needs to be equipped with a second striker next to him. In short, Director Zhang just thinks that there are many flaws in Torino's offensive line combination, and Li Mudi is limited by the disadvantages of funds and the team's low attractiveness (here Director Zhang is whitewashing Xiao Li and throwing the pot to the Torino club), unable to give full play to his tactical essence, which is very helpless.

However, Mr. Zhang Lu will still be slapped in the face a little, Li Mudi, who did not pay much attention to the Serie A league before the crossing, remembers very clearly that Belotti suddenly became powerful in this season, it is really a god to block and kill God, Buddha to block and kill Buddha, although in the end because of the overall strength of the team, I didn't get much support from my teammates, but the number of goals has always been at the top of the scorer list. Before he crosses over, it seems that he is on par with Roma's Bosnian centre-forward Dzeko and Inter's Mauro Icardi, and there is a good chance that he will be fighting for the top scorer title. (In reality, Red Beibei is ranked third behind Dzeko by three goals, after all, teammates and others can't compare!) ）

This striker's mental attributes are very good, his speed and explosiveness are above average, his strength, balance and endurance are all first-class, coupled with his sudden opening shooting and heading ability, he is a super killer mold, although his dribbling ability, small skills and tactics are not too strong, but Li Mudi does not intend to use him as a superman, as long as he can do a good job of the final blow and become a physical strengthened version of the big Inzaghi, it is enough, and the rest will be handled by his teammates.

So at the start of the second half, Belotti nailed himself to the home team's backline, constantly moving back and forth, making the opponent less willing to use offside tactics wantonly, because their two centre-backs were not as fast as the Torino striker, and if they made a mistake, they would give the opponent a chance to face the goalkeeper one-on-one. Just as Milan were trying to control the tempo after kick-off and lure Torino into pressing a bit, the visiting players played a classic backhand counter-attack. Vives suddenly stepped forward to press and cut the ball off from the feet of Slovakia midfielder Kucka in the midfield circle, and immediately passed it to Benassi, who ran over to pick it up. The latter got in front of Bruno Pérez, who was cutting in at high speed down the right flank, before Bonaventura stepped forward to block it, and the long-range pass was really in the style of Xavi Alonso. The Brazilian right wing-back lifted the ball as soon as he lifted his leg, and then knocked the ball to Jesse who was leaning on Montolivo with his back to the left before the home left-back Luca Antonelli was ready to steal, and the king of the ball met the incoming ball with the outside of his left foot and pushed the ball to the open space on the right.

Romagnori in the middle had to make up for this to prevent the opponent from cutting inside into the box, but he obviously did his homework before the game, knowing that the Brazilian's left-footed shot was unreliable and could only use his right foot or cross or a small angle, so he kept standing closer to the side of the line and did not give the opponent any chance. Bruno Pérez is still very skilled and has an advantage in speed, but it will be difficult to get past the very focused little Roma here, and the likes of Antonelli and Montolivo are about to return to the defense and have no time to think about it. So he decisively took a right-footed cross seven or eight meters away from the sideline of the penalty area, and in order to avoid being touched by the tall and long-legged Milan central defender, he also deliberately increased the rotation and power of the kick, so that the landing point ran to the back point at the farther end, which created greater difficulties for the teammates who grabbed the point in front of the goal.

I saw that Belotti first took advantage of the speed to rush to the landing point in advance, and then carried Paletta's slightly foul collision with all his body, and suddenly jumped up when both sides lost their center of gravity, and used his head to the lower part of the football with his head in the case of ten twists, and the ball flew up to form a perfect header lob. Milan goalkeeper Donnarumma, who had moved quickly to the near post, had nothing to do with the parabolic arc of the goal, although he also jumped up to intercept it, but in the end it was overhead, and the ball hit the side-netting at the intersection of the crossbar and post at the back post, which was a theoretical dead end. 1-1, the away team Torino pulled the two sides back to the same running line in just one and a half minutes of the opening minute of the second half.

After seeing the ball scored, Li Mudi on the sidelines jumped out of the coach's seat excitedly, came to the sidelines to applaud the wonderful performance of the players, and reminded everyone not to relax and continue to use the offensive of the two wings to suppress the opponent.

However, just when the Torino side was about to take advantage of the victory and continue to cause problems for their opponents, they made another fatal mistake. Captain Vives made a mistake in a transfer pass in midfield that was intercepted by Milan's young centre-back Romagnoli before smashing a big foot into the pitch. Torino left-back Avilar, who was ready to receive the pass, had already pressed past the halfway line, leaving a huge gap behind him, and was seized by French winger Niang in this golden opportunity. Although Vives and Rossetini had been desperately chasing back, Niang, who was clearly two notches higher in speed and ability, still controlled the ball near the corner flag, but at this time there was only one receiving point in the box, and the visitors had three defenders, Kastan, Moretti and Bruno Pérez. As the opposing players approached, the Frenchman had no other choice but to cross with his feet, and then he had to resign himself to fate.

Originally, the situation of three defenses and one should be very safe, but who knew that Moretti, the veteran who was staring at Baca, actually made a mistake in judgment, and he rose to the top! This allowed the Colombian centre-forward to unload the ball with ease near the penalty spot, before carrying the Brazilian full-back behind him to volley a left-footed half-volley, and the visibly ill-prepared goalkeeper Padelli made a save but was powerless to prevent the ball from going into the net. At 2-1, the away team, which had just equalized the score, suffered a head-on blow and was stunned.

Li Mudi looked at the depressed players on the field, and sighed in his heart: "The level of the back line is still not enough, although the overall strength is still passing, but it can't stand all kinds of bombs that explode from time to time, digging holes for the team!" It seems that in the future, the focus of recruitment should be placed here, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to compete for the championship and achieve good results in the European arena. Although he was also devastated, he still ran to the sidelines again and shouted loudly to boost the morale of the players, so that they should not carry the burden and continue to play according to the previous deployment, and they will definitely find opportunities to turn defeat into victory.

It is not clear whether this bowl of tasteless chicken soup has any effect for the time being, but after the restart, the two teams are in a stalemate again, and the defense is in place, leaving no chance for the opponent.

In the 58th minute, Torino used a second substitution, and captain Vives, who had suffered a serious decline in fitness due to fighting too hard, came off and was replaced by the attacking and defensive Barceli. This substitution led to a significant reduction in the team's ability to intercept, but it was a helpless move by Li Mudi, another full-time defensive central midfielder Akwa, who suffered a minor injury in pre-match training, and the team doctor advised him not to be sent lightly. In addition to him, only the Spanish teenager Febas can play this position on the bench, which is obviously a more unreliable choice, Li Mudi will not help his favorite general, and now Fabas is not able to fight against a strong opponent like Milan.

Just four minutes after this substitution, Milan seized the weakness of the opponent's midfield defense and passed the ball into the penalty area, Bonaventura on the right side and Abate completed the kicking of the wall, burst into the right side of the penalty area and made a shot, Moretti stretched out his foot in a hurry to intercept and tripped on the opponent's right leg, Bonaventura fell to the ground, penalty! The referee awarded a death penalty and showed Moretti a yellow card. Baca then took the penalty and deceived Padelli, who pounced on the right, to complete a hat-trick. At 3-1, the home side extended their lead to two goals and victory seemed to be on the horizon.

Li Mudi reluctantly replaced the team's vice-captain who was already on the verge of collapse with Vallejo and played the last card in his hand, but who knew that this substitution, which was originally a helpless move, unexpectedly strengthened the team's defensive ability. The youngster, who is on loan from Real Madrid, is not good at heading, but he is very good at anticipation and marking, and he is responsible for marking Bacca after coming on the pitch, which makes the opponent very uncomfortable and can no longer play his former power. Torino took the opportunity to play a few very dangerous attacks, in the 66th minute, Belotti's volley from 25 meters in front of the goal was blocked and deflected out of the line in the 72nd minute, Falke crossed from the left, and Red Bebe's header was deflected again; Barceli's long-range shot from outside the box was then met by Donnarumma, and Jesse's header in the six-yard box was deflected wide of the woodwork, and the Torino players looked to be even worse than Castilla last season.

With the last minute left in regular time, Montella replaced Bacca, the biggest contributor to the game, and the San Siro home fans all stood up and applauded him, and even the broadcast guest Zhang of Tianchao CCTV had already begun to summarize Li Mudi's debut. But then there was a sudden change in the situation on the field, which surprised those who just thought that the game had lost its suspense.