The Italian Super Cup is seen as a precursor to the new Serie A season, somewhat similar to the Community Shield in England. Last season's league runners-up, Juventus, will play at home to Inter Milan, winners of the Coppa Italia and league.

It was a good opportunity to test the results of Inter's summer transfer operations and training camps.

During training, Ricardo talked and laughed with Rico and McConn.

Adriano was also on the side.

Adriano's temperament makes him unable to become a leader. So after Ronaldo left, after a month of running-in, Ricardo faintly became the new leader of the Brazilian gang.

The team currently has six Brazilians, Ricardo, Adriano, new signings Rico and McConn, and Ze, who joined last season. Mary and Julio. Cesar can only be regarded as the second strongest strength in the locker room.

The Argentine gang is the most numerous. Zanetti, Veron, Samoel, Cambiaso, Kieli. Gonzalez, Solari, Burdisso, Cruz, the team has a total of eight Argentine players in the first team. And Córdoba and Recoba, who also speak Spanish, are also naturally close to the Argentine gang.

The discord between Brazilians and Argentines is well known, and while the atmosphere has not been too stalemate under Zanetti's mediation, it has not been much better. Veron still doesn't pass the ball to Adriano and Ricardo on the field, and he doesn't speak off the field.

So Mancini hurriedly bought Pizarro in the hope that Chilean Pizarro could replace Veron in the team.

To defend his title, Mancini will have to settle the rivalry between Brazilians and Argentines in the dressing room.

There is also the problem of redundancy in the team. The number of players in the first team is almost 30, and even if you play in the third line, 25 players are actually enough. The team's forward line is now finally no longer too bloated, and with Ronaldo and Vieri gone, five strikers are just enough. But the midfield still hoarded too many players. This not only brings instability to the dressing room, but also makes the team financially difficult, not to say that you don't have to pay someone else to play as a substitute.

It is also fortunate that Karagunis, Koko, and Van der Meyde are out on loan, and Emre and Dalma are transferred away, otherwise Inter Milan's dressing room would really explode.

But the situation is also dangerous. As an Italian team, the Italian gang turned out to be only the third force in the locker room, with only Materazzi, Tordo, Favali, and C Zanetti, and only Materazzi and Tordo are the main forces, and they are weak. After the departure of Vieri, they have become even more marginalized and unable to help strike a balance between Brazil and Argentina as they did last season.

The team could have infighting at any time.

There are already signs of this in training. Although Veron does not speak to Adriano, when communicating with the Argentine, he has a lot of complaints about Adriano's frequent nightclubs.

For this matter, Ricardo also talked to Adriano a few times, persuading him to focus on football and not indulge in enjoyment.

Ricardo didn't want him to fall as quickly as he did in another plane.

Adriano still listened to Ricardo, and once Licardo said it, he stopped for a few days, but soon he couldn't help but sprout his old ways, and Licardo was helpless about it. Adriano is an adult, and he can't be Adriano's babysitter.

On the evening of August 20, the Italian Super Cup match was played at the Alp Stadium.

Inter Milan still lined up in a 442 formation, and after Ronaldo left, Mancini mostly used this formation in friendlies.

Goalkeeper Toldo, defenders Zanetti, Córdoba, Materazzi, Favali. Materazzi was finally righted, and after Vieri left, he became the leader of the Italian gang. Since the start of the season, Mihajlovic has appeared more on the training ground as Mancini's assistant, and he should gradually fade out of the main and rotational sequence and be reduced to a substitute.

In midfield are Stankovic, Veron, Cambiasso and new signing Rico. The striker is a partnership between Ricardo and Adriano.

New signings Figo, Samoel, McCone and Pizarro did not start and instead sat on the bench waiting for their chance. Julio. Cesar, Martins and Recoba were also named in the squad.

Juventus is also 442, goalkeeper Abbiati, defenders Zebina, Robert. Kovac, Cannavaro and Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Vieira, Emerson and Nedved in midfield, and Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet in front. Gianluigi Buffon, Billindelley and Thuram are all injured.

It can be seen that Capello also attaches great importance to this game and has come up with the strongest lineup he can come up with.

DeSantis served as the referee.

In the heavy rain, the race was struggling.

At the start of the first half, Juventus were very aggressive in the front court. Less than two minutes into the game, Patrick Vieira's header went just over the crossbar; In addition, Emerson's long-range shot went over the crossbar. Inter then launched a counter-attack, but Ricardo tried to break through twice in a row, but Cannavaro was cut off because the muddy field became less fluid.

Ricardo learned his lesson and then cut back on his dribbling and began to use quick passes to tear down Juventus' defence.

His style of play has made Inter Milan's attacking threat suddenly increased. In possession, Inter Milan also had the advantage. Although it is not yet possible to say that they are in complete control of the game, the scene is indeed tilting in favor of Inter.

Roberto Mancini watched from the sidelines, with a particular focus on the performances of Ricardo and Adriano. He wanted to see if these two could step up and become the pillars of the team without Ronaldo; And between the two of them, who is more suitable to become the new offensive core.

Last season, Ricardo made a total of 42 appearances for Inter Milan in three competitions, scoring 24 goals and providing 29 assists.

This is a jaw-dropping statistic, as a first-year Serie A student, he is no less than Ronaldo and Shevchenko's debut season in Serie A.

Not only can he score goals, but he can also make the final pass, and he can also organise attacks, and this all-round player is the heart and soul of any coach.

Adriano is slightly inferior in terms of statistics, but he also has a very large contribution to the team. Although his playmaking and passing skills are not as good as Ricardo's, his talent and ability are not inferior to Ricardo when it comes to scoring goals. And his strong body is better adapted to Serie A, and if he is allowed to transform and consciously improve his ball-making ability, he will evolve into a lone striker best suited to Mancini's vision of the 433 system.

Ricardo, on the other hand, is more suited to the winger position.

It is also difficult for Mancini to decide who will be the core of the game.