On the evening of March 20, the 29th round of the 04-05 Serie A season.

At the Meazza Stadium, the score of the first half was 1-1, and the visiting Purple Lily proudly returned to the visiting team's dressing room.

Roberto Mancini watched his players in the home dressing room with a lot of headaches.

Why do teams always concede first? Why can't you beat your opponents outright? Why do we always make inexplicable mistakes at the back?

"Ricardo, get ready to play." Eventually, he swallowed his sigh back into his stomach and said to Ricardo.

"Okay boss." Ricardo got up and moved his body in the locker room.

When the situation is unfavorable, putting Ricardo has become a habitual trick of Mancini. Originally, he thought that Ricardo had just played 90 minutes in the Champions League and was performing very well, and wanted to give Ricardo a rest, but it seemed that it would not work.

After coming on in the second half, Licardo quickly connected with Ronaldo, he broke through to the bottom line on the left side, smashed through the bag of two defenders of the opposing position, and crossed to the back of the goal, allowing Ronaldo to easily push the empty goal and finally take the lead.

Zanetti's cross then allowed Ricardo to head home and extend the lead to two.

It wasn't until the final stages of the game that Inter relented and Fiorentina scored again, but it was too late.

Inter Milan won 3-2 at home.

Juventus also beat Reggina 1-0 to lead the table with 65 points, while Milan also continued their good form by beating Roma 2-0 away and continuing to hold on tightly.

Inter Milan are all concerned about AC Milan's form as they will be their opponents in the Champions League quarter-finals according to the draw.

AC Milan beat Manchester United 1-0 over two legs to advance, and the two victories in these two games can be said to be more valuable than Inter Milan.

Juventus also won on penalties against their rivals Real Madrid, although their next opponent is Liverpool.

Although the morale of the whole Juventus team is high and the media is more optimistic about Juventus, Ricardo knows that Juventus is already going to cool down.

Mancini was confident in his face to the media: "We drew a good signing, AC Milan are very familiar opponents and we don't need to do too much homework and we don't need to do mental work on the players because all the players are going to be 200 per cent in the Milan derby. ”

'We unfortunately didn't win the last time we met, but I've found a way to beat AC Milan, so we'll see.'

Carlo Ancelotti shouted in the air and replied unceremoniously: "Inter Milan are facing a lot of problems at the moment, especially at the back, and if Mancini doesn't turn around soon, they can't go far in the Champions League." ”

'The last time we met, the lads made a mistake at the last minute and allowed Inter to equalise. Trust me, I won't make the same mistake. ”

After playing this round of the league, it is time for the national team to play.

Ricardo flew back to Brazil with Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaka and Cafu to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers.

On March 27, at Maracana, Brazil defeated visiting Peru 2-0 and Ricardo scored the 20th goal of his international career, completing a milestone.

On March 31, Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw away from Uruguay, with Kaka starting in place of Ricardo and scoring the only goal. To the dismay of Inter fans, Adriano sprained his ankle during the game and is still out for an unknown amount of time.

The Brazilian trio, who returned to Italy, began to prepare aggressively. Because next, they will face the Champions League quarter-finals, away to AC Milan.

Although the signing of Inter Milan this time was a bit unlucky, encountering AC Milan, the strongest of the seven opponents, the advantage is that they can be away first and then home.

Although it was useless to play away and then home, both legs were played at the San Siro Stadium anyway.

It's been a while since the media hyped up the upcoming Milan derby. It's not just the Italian media that's going crazy, it's all over Europe that's focusing on these two legs.

The other three sets of matchups, Liverpool vs. Juventus, Lyon vs. PSV Eindhoven, and Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich, are obviously not as topical as the Milan derby.

What's more, now Serie A is the center of world football, and the Serie A giants almost every year win the top 16 3 seats, and even the top 4 like the 02-03 season, making other leagues desperate.

"Judging from the last round of meetings, Inter Milan had a slight advantage against AC Milan. However, it should not be overlooked that Mancini has less experience in leading the team to the Champions League, and he was eliminated in the qualifying stage in his first season at Lazio, and failed to break through the group stage in his second season; Carlo Ancelotti has led the team to the top of Europe two years ago, and the difference in experience between the two sides may determine the outcome of the game. "Milan Sports Newspaper" took great pains to analyze.

Turin Sport said: "AC Milan have a relatively complete squad for this game, Shevchenko has returned to fitness and Stam has no physical problems. Inter Milan are more heart-wrenching, with one of their main scorers, Adriano, injured in the national team and certainly out of the first leg, and the second leg is enough to choke. Thankfully, both Ronnie and Ricardo are healthy. ”

Roma Sport also joined in the fun: "These two legs are particularly difficult for Inter Milan as they currently lead the Serie A table on goal difference, and they will not only face AC Milan, but they will also have to worry about the league ahead. As long as they have the slightest distraction in the game, AC Milan will have the advantage. ”

It may have been that there was too much war of words between the two teams before the last meeting, and Mancini forbade his players to give interviews before the game this time and remained silent.

Carlo Ancelotti made a similar choice.

However, the fame and legend of the two parties are not restricted.

The Melancholy Prince Robert, who played for both teams. Baggio said: "Both teams are strong, but I think Inter Milan with a healthy Ronnie is something that no one can easily beat. Ronnie is the most talented player I've ever met, and scoring goals is as easy as drinking water for him. ”

Inter Milan legend Samorano warned: "Shevchenko is one of the best strikers in the world, he could finish the game at any time, Inter must not let his guard down against him." ”

AC Milan legend Baresi said: "Everyone knows how strong Ronaldo and Adriano are, but don't ignore Ricardo, who has 16 assists in the league this season. If they don't freeze him, AC Milan will suffer the bitter fruit. ”