Chapter 412: Victory in the Derby
From a dream start in the fourth minute to a reversal in the 29th minute, AC Milan players and fans have been on a rollercoaster ride from heaven to hell.
When Ibrahimovic scored a penalty in the fourth minute to give AC Milan the lead, it was thought they were going to win their first Milan derby of the season.
Unexpectedly, before the first half was over, their lead came to naught, and the score was overtaken by the opponent.
That's really unacceptable.
Therefore, AC Milan, who were not willing to lose, pressed the attack aggressively and wanted to equalize.
However, the more anxious it is, the more difficult it is to grasp the opportunity. The AC Milan players, who were in a bit of a hurry, missed several chances in succession.
In the 31st minute, Ronaldinho broke through Zanetti with an iconic bulltail and then subtly picked out a cross into the forbidden zone.
The ball went over Materazzi's head and Flamini, who was successfully cut in for offside, was met less than 10 yards from goal.
However, Flamini's non-stop volley flew high over the crossbar.
If Flamini doesn't volley hard, he just needs to put a foot in the direction of the goal, and there is a good chance of scoring.
However, Flamini, who was in a hurry and made too much effort, missed this good opportunity in front of goal.
Ibrahimovic then missed a chance to shoot in front of goal, allowing the ball to slip away from his feet.
AC Milan is constantly attacking, and Inter Milan is not completely passive, and also counterattacks from time to time.
In the 38th minute, Lucio broke the ball at the back, and the defender with the knife broke through to the front with the ball himself, and was knocked to the ground by Gattuso.
Gattuso received a yellow card, but it was too far from the goal and Lu Wenbin did not take the penalty.
Sneijder's free-kick didn't pose much of a threat and was cleared off the line by Boateng from the penalty zone.
In the 41st minute, Inter Milan was injured, and Obi was about to turn around and pass the ball to Lu Wenbin after receiving the ball near the center circle, but he strained his thigh muscles.
Jose Mourinho had to replace Obi with Coutinho, who was only 18 years old.
Although Coutinho is a talented Brazilian player, his defense is really poor.
In the 45th minute, AC Milan broke through from Coutinho to form an attack.
Fortunately, Ronaldinho's shot was saved by Cesar in the end, otherwise Inter's lead would have been blown away.
One minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the two sides went into the break with a 2-1 scoreline.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
AC Milan naturally wanted to equalise as soon as possible, or even overtake, but Inter did not give them that chance.
Although there was no goal, the score remained 2-1 until the 78th minute.
In the 78th minute, there was a controversial scene on the field.
At that time, AC Milan attacked, but Inter Milan cut off the ball and was ready to play a counterattack, and then Sneijder, who was holding the ball, was brought down by Boateng for a tactical foul.
This kind of foul in the middle and back is generally not shown with a yellow card, and there is no need to wait for the referee to blow the whistle.
Therefore, as soon as Sneijder got up from the ground, he was ready to send the ball out before he could stand up straight.
As a result, Abate, who was not far away, saw that their attack was cut off just now, and everyone had not returned to defend yet, if Inter Milan hit a free kick quickly, with the speed of Lu Wenbin and Eto'o, AC Milan's back line is very dangerous.
Therefore, he didn't think much about it, and rushed up to stab the ball that Sneijder hadn't kicked out yet, destroying Sneijder's free kick quickly.
Sneijder was naturally dissatisfied, and stood up straight and pushed Abate.
Abate, who was behind his team, seemed to be even more angry, and immediately pushed Sneijder to the ground and scolded each other.
The teammates of both sides quickly rushed up, ready to help their teammates, pushing and shouting at each other, and the conflict was about to break out.
The fans on both sides in the stands also immediately had a surge of adrenaline, yelling at each other, and some even lit fireworks and threw them into the stadium.
Just then, referee Tagliavento and the linesman on the sidelines quickly stepped in to separate the crowd and give Sneijder and Abate a yellow card each, preventing a physical altercation in a derby.
The result of each side playing 50 boards, but Sneijder remained on the field, while Abate, who had already received a yellow card in the first half, accumulated two yellow cards, two yellows turned into one red and was sent off.
AC Milan, who had one man missing from the back line, had to replace the mediocre Ronaldinho with Silva and play 441 instead.
AC Milan's attack started to be a little sluggish with one man missing, while Inter Milan began to press the attack, ready to take advantage of AC Milan's advantage of one less man to score another goal and seal the win.
However, Ibrahimovic did not throw in the towel.
He also wants to teach Inter fans a lesson to remember.
In the 84th minute, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Seedorf at the front of the big ban zone, shook Zanetti and Materazzi through skillful dribbling, shook off Ziwu, and shot from the corner of the small ban zone to the near corner.
Luckily, Cesar played very well this time.
With the distance very close, Cesar quickly sat down on the ground and toe to block Ibrahimovic's shot off the line.
Cesar made a close-range block to disrupt Ibrahimovic's brilliant shot from three in a row.
If Ibrahimovic had scored, it would have been a classic in the Milan derby.
Thankfully, Cesar ruined his shot.
In the ensuing corner, AC Milan failed to grab the first point and was pushed out of the forbidden area by Lucio.
Although there was no goal in this attack, Ibrahimovic's excellent play allowed AC Milan to see an opportunity.
Anyway, it's all losing, the offense can still fight, and the defense is useless.
In the final minutes, AC Milan pressed almost all the players to try to equalise with a wave of onslaught.
Even Gattuso put aside Lu Wenbin and participated in the attack.
But at this time, AC Milan was already fighting with one less person, and was still attacking aggressively, and the backfield was even more empty.
So, in the 91st minute, it was not surprising that Inter Milan scored another goal with a counter-attack.
It was Lu Wenbin who scored the goal again.
He took advantage of an anti-offside position to receive Sneijder's exquisite through ball to the edge of the big penalty area, and faced the onrushing goalkeeper Abiano with a straight shot with his feet.
The ball flew over Abiano's head and fell into the AC Milan empty net as he looked back in despair.
Lu Wenbin scored a brace in the 91st minute to help Inter Milan lead AC Milan 3-1 and seal the win.
The moment they saw Lu Wenbin's hanging shot flying into the empty goal, all the Inter fans let out a deafening cheer and soared into the sky.
At this time, AC Milan will definitely not be able to equalize again.
Sure enough, after three minutes of stoppage time, referee Tagliavento blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Inter Milan won the first leg of this season's Milan derby with a brace and an assist from Lu Wenbin's brace and an assist to win the first leg of this season's Milan derby. (Ask for a commuter pass)