For the next period of time, both sides went on the offensive.

In the 6th minute, Veron's long pass found Stankovic, who stuffed the ball to Adriano. However, Adriano was too lonely, rushing into the penalty area with the ball alone to face the opposing 3 defenders, and finally conceded the ball.

In the seventh minute, Camoranesi's cross from the right was almost headed in by Ibrahimovic into the Inter goal, but Cesar made a vaggling save to defuse the crisis.

In the 8th minute, Inter Milan played a wave of cooperation. Verón instigated the attack and passed the ball to Figo, who passed it back to Cambiaso, who made a little observation and passed the ball to the feet of Ricardo on the left. Ricardo flicked a cross kick into the far corner, and Buffon jumped up very far to shoot the ball off the line.

Inter's corner was disrupted, Juventus counter-attacked, and Nedved's cross was denied by Samoel.

Juventus took a corner, Cordoba nodded the ball in front of the head, Emerson fired a beautiful volley from the edge of the area, and even more beautiful than that was the save of Cesar, who made another contribution.

One minute later, Juventus attacked again, and Nedved's cross found Trezeguet at the back post, and Trezeguet's header was denied by Córdoba.

In the 12th minute, Córdoba fouled Ibrahimovic and gave Juventus a free kick, Juventus played a tactical match, and finally passed to the goal by Camoranesi, Ibrahimovic was half a beat slow and failed to touch the football.

Both managers looked grim.

In the opening ten minutes, both sides had their own offense and defense, and no one could establish an advantage. Juventus has two high strikers, who can play the attack more concisely and directly find the high point; Inter Milan need more midfield organisation and passing.

Juventus, on the other hand, fought hard in midfield and did not allow Inter Milan to organize calmly, but thanks to the explosive point of Ricardo and Figo, a skilled playmaker, Inter Milan can still create a threat to their opponents.

Capello and Mancini are both thinkers, they are like two generals, their men are fighting, and the situation is deadlocked. They all hope to find their opponent's weakness and deliver the fatal blow; I also hope to find out the weaknesses exposed by my side in advance, even if they are filled.

The commentator said of the game: "Inter Milan did not show home advantage, they failed to keep Juventus at bay. Judging from the field, the two teams are now in a 55-open situation. Had Ricardo had been awarded a penalty after he had fallen in the Juventus penalty area at the start of the game, perhaps the situation would have been different, with Inter being comfortable on the counter-attack. But now Inter Milan can only play hard positional battles. ”

"Against the experienced Cannavaro and Thuram, Ricardo and Adriano have little to offer. Youngsters Giorgio Chiellini and Barzaretti are both playing well, while Juventus are still terrible. ”

'In midfield, the combination of Patrick Vieira and Emerson is better than Inter's midfield, and although they lack creativity in terms of creativity, they are all-round dominant in running and interception.

"Inter Milan's defense is also good, but the height gap between Córdoba, Samoel and Trezeguet and Ibrahimovic is still obvious, Juventus didn't play too carefully today, they are very determined to play the bottom cross, and it is such a simple move, Inter Milan can't crack it, Juventus has already scrambled for headers in the box several times. If they continue to play like this, Inter will concede goals sooner or later. ”

Mancini can certainly see the problems facing the team, but he can't think about it either. Burdisso, a central defender who can still be used on the bench, has been absent for a long time, and he returned to Argentina last season due to personal matters and did not play much. This season, thanks to the arrival of Samoel, he has not played much.

Not to mention how much form he has retained, his height and size are not enough to compete with Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet.

Now Mancini can only pray that Samuel and Córdoba will be able to maneuver with agility and speed, as well as accurate prediction of where to land.

Also, can Ricardo blow up the opponent's defense?

Ricardo, the aging Thuram and Cannavaro are no match for you, don't be intimidated by their fame, can you tell that?

The situation on the field continued to be scorching. As time went on, the two sides played more cautiously, and the fewer chances appeared, and the scene appeared flat.

In midfield, the scramble was still fierce, with some fouls on each side, and Paparesta did not show obvious favoritism.

Around the 20th minute of the game, Inter Milan suddenly picked up speed again.

In the 21st minute, Veron found Figo with a wonderful out-of-foot pass, Figo crossed, the pass was slightly wider, Adriano in front and Ricardo in the middle did not reach the ball. Stankovic took the ball at the back post and crossed again, and Ricardo didn't stop the ball and swept it with his left foot, and the ball hit Vieira and went off the line.

Figo took a corner, the ball was driven into the box, Adriano jumped high to head the goal, the top was very tricky, Buffon did not have time to react, at this moment Licardo thought the ball would go in, but the ball was broken by Emerson near the post.

In the 26th minute, Veron made a rare pass to Ricardo with a very comfortable overhead ball, and Ricardo used his speed to shake off Barzaretti and crossed. Instead of looking for Adriano, who was closely guarded by Thuram, he passed to Figo at the back post.

Figo stopped the ball and shot in one go, but played too well and was firmly held by Buffon.

Inter Milan had just gained a slight upper hand when the scene turned against them. Veron twisted his ankle in the scramble and had to go to the sidelines for treatment.

The team doctor's opinion was that he couldn't hold on any longer.

In desperation, Mancini had no choice but to make a substitution, replacing Veron with Pizarro.

Peron's face was gloomy.

Pizarro was excited, desperate to prove himself in such a crucial match.

Pizarro soon found Adriano with a beautiful long ball over the top on the counter-attack. Adriano ran to the left with the ball and then suddenly crossed.

Seeing that Juventus were in a tight defensive formation, Ricardo did not try to break through after receiving the ball and simply burst into a long-range shot, but Buffon was well prepared and a stretched side save blocked his shot.

Ricardo gave Adriano a thumbs up. As they ran back, the two staggered past each other, and Ricardo said in Portuguese: "Keep passing me this ball." ”

Adriano nodded, "Okay." ”

Ricardo is no longer going to use his personal skills to break through Cannavaro or Thuram, these two are old and sophisticated, and it is too difficult to break through them. Let's keep trying to shoot from a distance.