Chapter 270: Iron Spirit

In the highlight of the 32nd round of Serie A matches at the Alp Stadium, Juventus hosted Inter Milan.

In the squad announced before the game, Trezeguet, Zebina, Montero and Ferrara are out due to injury, and Emerson is back from injury, they still use the usual 442 formation, with Billindeli playing at right-back, Zambrotta at left-back, and Thuram and Cannavaro at centre-back, a pair that will make any striker in the world palpitate.

Emerson and Appia combined in midfield, with Nedved on the left, Camoranesi on the right, and Piero and Swedish youngster Zlatan Ibrahimovic up front.

The teenager Piero has not been in great form recently, but Trezeguet is injured and can only start with him.

Correspondingly, Inter Milan's formation today is 451, but the forward Licardo position is more flexible and can become 442 at any time.

The referee was DeSantis, and Ricardo remembers the referee vividly, and if it wasn't for DeSantis to enforce the game against AC Milan, Inter Milan would probably have won it.

It was a game that didn't require mobilisation, and before the game in the dressing room, Mancini didn't say anything to boost morale – and didn't need to say anything – after setting up his tactics.

He only stressed not to give Juventus a free kick in a dangerous position, because the opponent has the free-kick master Piero; Be careful not to get into an argument with the referee in the event of a controversial decision, because the referee's name is DeSantis, and he is not friendly to Inter Milan; Don't move too much, lest you be punished by DeSantis with excuses.

Every meeting between the two teams has been extremely hot, and this one is no exception.

Just four minutes into the game, Córdoba was hit by Appia in a duel with a bleeding right eyebrow bone, and he continued to play with a bandage. In the 12th minute, Ibrahimovic fell to the ground in a scramble with Mihajlovich, Ibrahimovic sat on the ground and hit Uncle Mihaic with his head, Uncle Mihavic immediately covered his face and lay down, it stands to reason that this should show a red card, right? At least a yellow card. But referee DeSantis was unmoved.

However, Ibrahimovic soon brought down Mihajlovic again in a press up front, this time receiving a yellow card and will miss the next round.

After the first 10 minutes of fierce scramble, Ricardo gradually adapted to the rhythm and began to make frequent good passes.

In the 15th minute, Ricardo ran to the left to receive and found Ronaldo with a diagonal pass, Ronaldo made an imaginative lob from 38 meters out of goal, and the ball almost went straight into the far corner, but Buffon deserved to be the world's No. 1 goalkeeper and saved the ball.

In the 17th minute, Juventus had one of the best chances of the game, Nedved took a corner kick from the left, Emerson shook his head from 8 meters in front of the goal, Zemaria at the post did not get the ball on the ball, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field, and Inter escaped the disaster.

The so-called catastrophe does not die, and there will be blessings.

Inter Milan then tightened for a few minutes, and when Favalli and Cordoba were defending Ibrahimovic, they received yellow cards one after another.

But in the 23rd minute, the situation changed, Ricardo and Cambiasso made a one-two in the middle, and after passing his national team team-mate Emerson, he leaned on Appia, turned his back to the goal, and hit a half-turn cross to the right to find Zemaria.

Zemaria received the ball very comfortably, and after a moment of adjustment, he took a look at the midfield and crossed with his feet.

Ronaldo ghostly appeared on the trajectory of the football, jumping from 8 yards in front of goal, pressing Billindley and heading towards the far corner. The ball went around the palm of Buffon's hand and into the net close to the right post.

"Ronaldo Goal! A very beautiful header that opened the deadlock with a header that he wasn't the best at! Zemaria made a beautiful pass, and Ricardo's visionary dispatch was the source of this attack! The commentator praised all three people who participated in the goal.

Mancini jumped up with excitement to take the lead, and he immediately ran to the sidelines, signaling his team not to shrink and continue to compete with Juventus in midfield, not allowing Juventus to organize the attack comfortably.

Juventus, who were behind the scoreline, did not rush to press the attack, they still played unhurried and calm.

Stability is the biggest characteristic of Juventus, although it is not passionate enough, but it also makes few mistakes.

Relying on this "stable" formula, they won 27 Serie A titles in 1897, more than AC Milan and Inter Milan combined; They also won the Champions League twice.

They are one of the most successful clubs in Europe by every measure.

They have been in the situation of falling behind many times, so they don't need to panic, as long as they follow the steps, victory will always come.

Five minutes later, Ricardo started at high speed after breaking the ball at the back and was booked for a tactical foul on Appia.

Ricardo got up on his own, ignoring Appia's outstretched hand.

In the 33rd minute, Ricardo swept the ball into the left flank after attracting the attention of Thuram and Emerson, and Favali cut in at high speed to receive the ball with a lot of advance. In the face of Billindeli, he did not continue to break through, but took the ball and passed diagonally.

World-class defender Cannavaro made a mistake when he stepped up to the top, Ronaldo unloaded the ball with ease at the back post, volleyed his right foot from a tight angle, and the ball went into the net, Buffon only had time to stretch his arm and make a complete save.

"Ronaldo Goallll! He scored twice in this game and he dominated the game! Hey, referee DeSantis signaled that the goal was invalid, the linesman raised the flag, and Ronaldo was offside. Ronaldo stopped celebrating, he was appealing to DeSantis. ”

'We look at the slow-motion replay, the moment the pass is made, Ronaldo is behind Cannavaro and he is not offside, it was a good shot. However, DeSantis does not intend to change the decision, and the Inter players need to be calm and not clash with the referee, which is not good for them. ”

Ricardo remembered Mancini's words and quickly pulled Ronaldo away, although Ronaldo was a little angry, he had already suffered countless unfair treatments, and he had long developed a pampered and humiliated heart.

In the 97-98 season, how many times was he viciously violated by his opponent and the referee did not say anything? In the '98 World Cup, against the Netherlands, he was fouled twice by the opponent in the penalty area with a backtackle, and the penalty that should have been given was not awarded. Over the past few seasons, there have been countless similar situations.

He's used to it.

Just now it was just to put pressure on DeSantis, lest DeSantis think he was a bully, and also made DeSantis have some scruples, so as to reduce the chance of "misjudgment" in the next game.

"Don't worry, let's play slowly, this game, the victory is definitely ours. Let's not mess with ourselves. He patted Ricardo on the back of the head and comforted.

Ricardo rolled his eyes. Am I like someone who needs comfort?

After this vignette, the game continued.

Juventus produced a couple of high-quality attacks, with Nedved and Piero both having chances to equalise, but Toldo was in good form today to snuff out their chances.

Mihajlovic was still a ticking time bomb, he was easily breached on several occasions, but fortunately Córdoba protected him. The bandages on Cordoba's head began to bleed again, but he fought bloodily, and his hideous expression seemed to speak of the blue-black iron-blooded spirit.