Leonardo wants to take away a draw from the Stadio São Paulo, but if he does get his wish, it will only mean that Napoli have failed too much.

Draw?

Let Inter Milan win less and lose, Napoli will never accept it!

This civil war in Italy attracted the attention of the whole of Italy. Of course, before the game, the Italian media did not scold UEFA - "UEFA forgets Italy's heart and does not die!" ”

As far away as England, the media there are scolding the same thing, only replacing "Italy" with "England".

England had three teams, and as a result, two civil wars, one against Real Madrid, was more than lucky. Italy has only two teams left, and UEFA has drawn them together. Isn't this to avoid two teams from the same country from reaching the final?

Regardless of the fact that Real Madrid and Barcelona seem to have drawn good draws, they will actually meet in the semi-finals – if they can both make it to the semi-finals......

As a result, there are almost no teams from the same country that can reach the finals.

UEFA of course did this in order to avoid the Champions League final becoming a civil war in one country, just like the previous one when Manchester United and Chelsea reached the Champions League final, which was jokingly dubbed by the media: "English Champions Cup". Naturally, this made UEFA feel rather disgraced.

The Premier League is now in full swing, and if it is not contained, the UEFA Champions League may indeed become the English Champions Cup......

In the same way, the dominance of any league is not good. Even in La Liga, if the final result is Real Madrid and Barcelona reaching the Champions League final, one session can still create a gimmick, and it is absolutely not allowed to do it again.

The Italian media scolded and scolded, and this game cannot but be followed.

After all, this is a clash between last season's treble winners and the new aristocrats of the domestic league.

Will the old overlord defend his glory, or will the new aristocracy succeed in replacing the old one and start a new era?

Everybody cares.

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The first leg of the match was played in Sao Paulo. Napoli play at home.

Napoli's dominance at their own home ground is clear to everyone, even themselves. So if Napoli want to beat Inter, they have to work hard from this first game. If an undisputed home win can be achieved, then perhaps the suspense of the second leg will be running out.

Therefore, Mazzal's tactic for the team is to try to attack as much as possible on his home turf and hope to score more goals.

Inter Milan, in particular, had just lost the Milan derby and were demoralized, which is an opportunity that Napoli can and must exploit.

So from the moment the kick-off of this game, Napoli took advantage of their home advantage and launched a fierce attack on Inter Milan's penalty area.

But to their surprise, their onslaught didn't lead to a goal right away.

Inter Milan's home stadium in Napoli chose to shrink and defend completely. It stands to reason that with Inter Milan's strength and fame, even if it is an away game, unless there are any special circumstances, it will not give up the front-court attack as soon as it comes up and choose to defend it.

Because...... For a giant like Inter Milan, it would be too shameless to do so......

Even Inter Milan last season, when they played Barcelona away, they didn't defend directly at the beginning, but after Motta was inexplicably punished, they had to choose to defend with less.

In that way, many experts and celebrities criticized Mourinho's tactics as "parking a bus in front of the goal", which is passive and conservative, which is a shame of football and a regression of modern football.

Not to mention that Leonardo put on a low profile as soon as he came up......

"Inter Milan actually gave up attacking from the beginning of the game and chose to defend to the death? This ......" The commentator on the Inter Milan side was also stunned, because this scene really made him, a die-hard supporter of Inter Milan, feel a little ...... Shameless.

"Even if the Napoli players are superhuman on their home turf, Leonardo doesn't need to be so jealous, right? No matter how he said, he also led Inter Milan, a giant, and he had a good hand...... In terms of player quality alone, there are few Napoli who can compare with Inter Milan...... Of course, a hero is a player who can go to any big team......"

"Leonardo's tactics are really incomprehensible – he said before the game that he had found a way to get an acceptable outcome on the road. Is this it? On defense? He's really crazy, what's the threat of a defense that completely abandons offense? Look no further than Naples! Their centre-back Ranocchia is almost a central midfielder! ”

Not only the commentators, but even the reporters in the media table felt that Leonardo was completely incomprehensible.

"No wonder so many Inter fans hate him, and for good reason...... I don't think even an Inter Milan fan can bear this scene in front of me......"

Journalists are complaining about what they're seeing so far.

"That's too negative, isn't it? I understand Leonardo's desire to leave in that away draw, but there's no need to do that......"

At this time, there were sporadic boos in the stands, which were not given to the away team by the home team's fans, but by the away team's fans. In other words, Inter Milan is not satisfied with Inter's performance.

The commentators and reporters were right, Inter Milan didn't even attack from the beginning, and they directly shrunk the defense, which really made them feel disgraced.

How can we say that it is also Inter Milan, the defending champion of the Champions League, how can it be so "groveling"?

"I just said he was an undercover agent sent by AC Milan!"

"What a bastard! How can we qualify if we play like this? The most important thing for a team is momentum and spirit! ”

"I miss Jose immensely, his Inter Milan dared to fight against the Cosmos......"

"Go back to Milanello, Brazilian! You are not welcome at Inter! ”

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Leonardo, who was sitting in front of the away team's dugout, could hear the sporadic boos, and he knew they were all directed at him.

Because on the field, Inter Milan is really embarrassed......

He could also guess what the commentators at this moment were saying about him, and what the reporters in the media table were saying about him.

However, in the face of these doubts, ridicules and criticisms, he always sneered back.

Face? What is face? If you can't win against Napoli, you will be eliminated from the quarterfinals, which is really a shame!

If the passivity on the scene can be exchanged for the desired result, what is not to do so? At the beginning, Jose. When Mourinho parked a bus in front of the goal, why didn't he see these Inter fans booing him?

In fact, Leonardo's tactics were still inspired and influenced by Mourinho. In the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, Inter Milan played Barcelona away from home, and he was very impressed. He thinks Mourinho showed Inter Milan in that game the highest level of defence...... One man less, against Barcelona, who are the most attacking in the world, they only conceded one goal, and it was conceded at the end of the game.

He thought, why can't we use that against Napoli?

He knows that the defense he has trained can't compare to last season's Inter Milan, and the players are not in the same shape as they used to be. But Napoli isn't Barcelona either, so it should be doable.

So his strategy is to defend as soon as he comes up on the road, using tenacious defence to wear down the patience and confidence of the Napoli players, and once they get impatient, that's Inter's chance. When the time comes, it will suddenly turn into a defensive counterattack, and if you are lucky, let alone a draw, it is not a dream to leave the São Paulo stadium with away goals and a victory.

But these things can't be told to outsiders, he and the players just need to understand.

And the fact that he can still sit comfortably in the dugout is the most convincing.

The fact is that thirty minutes into the game, although Napoli launched waves of attacks unscrupulously, they were not able to really attack Inter Milan's goal, and the score on the field was still 0:0.

In the past thirty minutes, except for the time when he stood up at the beginning of the attack, he sat honestly in his chair all the time. It was Mazzal, who was next door, who stood on the sidelines from time to time, staring intently at the pitch.

Leonardo knew that the man was in a hurry, even if he didn't show it on the surface.

Playing at home, a full thirty minutes were wasted, and there was no way to score.

It's no wonder if you're not in a hurry.

Maybe Mazzarri has already thought of being held to a draw by Inter Milan or a surprise attack by Inter Milan to take a victory.

If he really thinks so...... It's a good thing. Because it would completely disrupt Napoli's arrangement, the opposing manager was distraught, let alone the players......

Leonardo sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, patiently waiting for the opportunity that belonged to him and Inter Milan, and he not only wanted to slap Napoli hard, but also to give a slap in the face to everyone who was questioning him, laughing at him and criticizing him!

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Mazari was in a hurry, but he couldn't show it. Because that would shake morale and affect the morale of the army - how could anyone feel anxious in the first half?

As a head coach, no matter what the level of coaching, first of all, you have to have enough patience, and people who are impatient will definitely not be able to be a head coach. Patience means not being able to act like an excited fan when faced with an unfavorable situation. To be calm, even if the heart is messy, the appearance must be controlled. You know, the TV broadcasts are going to give you close-ups at any time, and if you have a panicked look on your face, it won't be long before the whole world knows that you're an incompetent manager, and you can't convince in the dressing room, you can't lead the team at all, because even your own players will start to doubt your quality.

Mazzarri stared at the situation on the pitch, Napoli's attack was fierce, but Inter Milan's defense was even more fierce......

He glanced at Leonardo, who was sitting in the dugout next door.

I really can't see that this Brazilian will play this game of stubbornness......

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