On the pitch, misjudgments are also inevitable. Especially now that VAR technology is still more than a decade away from being introduced into the football field.

Ricardo took a few deep breaths to calm himself down as soon as possible, and then went over to pull away Ronaldo and others, who were struggling with the referee, so that they would not voluntarily apply for a yellow card.

Inter still had a couple of good quality attacks for the rest of the first half, but Adriano looked rough, squandering his chances with a few passes to his feet and squandering his chances with either his own or barely on his own.

In stoppage time, Ricardo's pass gave Adriano a one-on-one chance, but Nesta's tackle ruined the attack and he was also saddled with a yellow card. If AC Milan do qualify, he will miss the next game.

Ronaldo took the free-kick, which was held by Dida, and the first half was over.

As we entered halftime, the singing of "Solo l'Inter" kept drifting into the locker room. The players were out of breath and listened to Mancini's instructions.

Mancini didn't comment too much on the performance of his players, just said "not bad" in general terms, and seized the time to lay out the tactics for the second half.

Ricardo listened attentively and Mancini did not blame him for the goal conceded, but asked him to be more actively involved in the overall defence in the second half, and asked him to cut inside more and create more free-kick opportunities in the danger zone if AC Milan continued to foul them.

Correspondingly, Mancini was prepared to start the second half with free-kick ace Mihajlovic to take advantage of set-pieces. Mihajlovic was replaced by C. Zanetti, who will play at centre-back.

The team switched to 343, with Favali and Zanetti both moving forward. But Mihajlovic's running ability is very poor, covering and filling is his flaw, after all, he is 35 years old, and he is a time bomb in the system of three central defenders, so this substitution is still a big hidden danger.

In addition, Mancini was clearly unhappy with Adriano, and another substitution he made was to bring on Martins for Adriano.

Adriano hung his head, unable to see what his expression was. He shouldn't feel very comfortable thinking about it. However, since the second half of the season, his form has indeed declined sharply, which may have something to do with the fact that he spent too much time in nightclubs.

Of course, even with his form slipping, he is still a first-class striker. In this plane, his father has not died, he has not yet completely fallen, and the person who matters most to him is always calling him back from the edge of the cliff. But the lack of discipline that is common in South American players has already been reflected in him.

However, Mancini's replacement of him is not only because he is not in good shape, but also because his injury has not healed, and his ability to run on the pitch has deteriorated, making it difficult for AC Milan to continue to threaten.

At the same time, Mancini also removed Veron, who had been not passing to Ricardo and Ronaldo, and replaced him with Emre. Emre plays in midfield, and one of his heavy responsibilities is to mark Pirlo and disrupt Pirlo's rhythm.

Having used up three substitutions in one go, it would be a big gamble if Inter Milan were injured in the second half or a player left with a red card, so it was a big gamble.

Ricardo thought to himself that Mancini's gambling was so heavy that he wondered if he had bought the bet on this game himself......

"We only have 45 minutes left," Mancini glanced at his players after setting up his second-half tactics, "I don't know if you are willing, I am not willing, a whole season's hard work, if we don't seize those 45 minutes, it will be ruined." ”

The players listened attentively and nodded lightly from time to time.

Mancini continued: "I've never tasted the Champions League and neither have you. Don't you want to win the Champions League once in your lifetime? This is the highest honour a player can receive outside of the World Cup. ”

"Yes!" "Of course!" "I want to win the Champions League too!"

"That's good," Mancini nodded with satisfaction, "and our goal is the same." Then in the next 45 minutes, let me see how much you really want to win the Champions League and whether you are willing to give everything for it. ”

The game resumes with AC Milan kicking off. After winning the ball, they began to fall to the back and were not in a hurry to attack, while Inter Milan followed Mancini's tactical arrangement and launched a fierce high press, with all players except Ronaldo engaged in interceptions and tackles.

Such frantic pressing still worked, and although AC Milan had a master of rhythm control like Andrea Pirlo, it was not possible for AC Milan to play the ball as smoothly as they did in the first half.

In the 49th minute, Inter Milan made a successful steal in front of the field and immediately passed the ball to Ronaldo, who took the ball to attract the attention of two defenders and stuffed it to Licardo on the left. After taking the ball himself, Ricardo shook into the penalty area and volleyed into the far corner with his left foot, but he didn't eat the right part when he came out, and the ball was soft and easily confiscated by Dida.

Licardo himself was also very upset that such a good opportunity was wasted by him, and if he didn't win this game, he would regret it for a long time.

In the face of Inter Milan's pressing, AC Milan failed to come up with a good solution for a while, perhaps they were waiting for the Inter Milan players to exhaust themselves, after all, such a high pressing is very physically exhausting.

But in the 51st minute, there was a turning point on the field. After another tackle in midfield, Cambiaso handed the ball to Emre, who immediately passed it laterally to Ricardo on the left.

Ricardo sprinted immediately after receiving the ball and used his speed to get past Cafu, one of his few breakthroughs in the game. When he reached the corner of the penalty area, facing the oncoming Stam and Cafu, who had been in hot pursuit, Ricardo did not dribble too much, and immediately passed back to Emre.

Emre passes a kick to Ronaldo. Ronaldo showed the tactical acumen and imagination of a top player as he turned sideways to the ball and smeared it in, but with a flick of the heel of his right foot, he knocked the ball to the empty back post.

Martins cut in at high speed to get his hands on the ball before the AC Milan player did, and then he shook off the angle in front of Nesta and immediately volleyed into the near corner.

Dida reacted accurately, but the ball was too close to goal, only about 6 or 7 meters, and he couldn't make a full move, blocking the ball and the ball bounced off the post.

Before the AC Milan players could breathe a sigh of relief, a player wearing the number 9 blue and black shirt appeared in front of the football like a god.

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