Chapter 21: Ten Consecutive Victories and a Soap Opera (Part I)
Degan is indeed aggrieved enough, and Chievo game, Fiorentina was originally very hopeful of getting a victory, but Frei's inexplicable mistake, coupled with the opposing goalkeeper Sorrentino's god-level save possessed by Yashin's soul, made Fiorentina reluctantly accept a draw, and Degan also scored five goals in the last round against Palermo, and suffered what the media called a 90-minute "goal drought".
Degan arrived home depressed, but could only pack up his mood, and Fiorentina had another international task to complete, and the European Super Cup against Zenit St. Petersburg.
Zenit St. Petersburg was indeed crazy last season, not only won the Russian Premier League championship, but also won the League Cup, but that was the most crazy after that, with the transfer of Arshavin to Arsenal this summer, the Russian giants who lost their star gradually declined.
At present, Degan still has an acquaintance in this team, that is, left wing-back Lombarts, but the members of the European Championship winning team cannot save the fate of Zenit St. Petersburg.
In the game, Fiorentina was completely in control of the game from the first minute, and under the pen of reporters, Digan, who had continued to "goal drought" for 90 minutes, scored a goal in the seventh minute of the game, ending the "goal drought" while giving those reporters from Italy a slap in the face.
In the next game, Kavinagy, who was born in the Russian Premier League, became the protagonist of the game, and in the second half, he kicked two consecutive goals with his head and feet, and finally locked the score at 3:0.
At the end of the race, Deegan lifted the team's second trophy of the season and looked one step closer to the ultimate goal of a six-time title.
Back in Serie A, Fiorentina will travel to Reggina in the seventh round of the league, and Prandelli made extensive changes in preparation for the midweek Champions League, with Crishitto, who had been on the bench, and Leonardo Bonucci, who had yet to play for Fiorentina, getting a starting spot.
In the first half, the weak Reggina did not appear conservative, and even suppressed Fiorentina for a period of time, but when the game reached the fortieth minute, an accident became the turning point of the game, Hamsik sent a through pass in the middle, and after Digan received the ball, he directly turned the ball over Reggina goalkeeper Campagnolo, and Campagnolo was forced to tackle it and was sent off with a straight red card.
Reggina had to replace midfielder Veggini with substitute goalkeeper Pugioni, and Pacini converted the penalty to make it 1-0 to help the team break the deadlock.
In the seventy-first minute of the second half, Pazzini was injured by the opponent's black foot when he was counterattacking, and Cavinaghi came on as a substitute, only a minute later, Hamsik passed straight to the right side of the penalty area, Digan crossed the middle from an offside position, and Cavinaghi who followed in time scored a diagonal shot into the far corner, 2:0.
In the 81st minute, after Bonucci broke the ball at the back, he handed the ball to Crishitto, who made a long pass on the left side, goalkeeper Pugioni rushed out of the penalty area to clear, but under the interference of teammate Santos, he did not reach the ball, and Digan broke the ball and easily pushed the empty goal into the net, 3:0.
Deegan has scored in two consecutive games, and now those reporters are all dumbfounded, except for a few neurotic remarks, Degan's number of goals this season is not as high as the same period last season, and there is nothing good to be afraid of.
Now it is not news that Degan scored a goal, Serie A is different from the leagues of other countries, although it is also a football game, but pure football is not attractive, people are looking forward to those soap operas derived from the league, such as the scandal of the stars, such as the discord between the generals.
There will be no shortage of soap operas like this every season, because Italy is a country that has no shortage of stubborn old men with bad tempers, no shortage of prodigal players, and no shortage of sluts.
Overall, people love surprises!
I don't know when the road started, there is news that Beckham, a heartthrob who has been away from European football for a long time, is coming back, and this time Beckham is linked to AC Milan.
However, when the reporters went to verify, Galliani chose to avoid it, and it turned out that this time, Galliani lied to everyone again, a few days ago he just said that he "had no idea about Beckham's arrival at AC Milan", but he just gave an interview to "Milan Sport", but confirmed the news that Beckham will arrive and that Beckham will play for AC Milan in the second half of the season.
'David Beckham wants to come to AC Milan to train and we want him to come in, he's coming in January and he's going to play with us for the rest of the season. It's not just a transfer, it's going to be a great deal, we're proud of our policy, he's going to play under Carlo Ancelotti in the league and the UEFA Cup, football today is no longer just about technique and tactics, otherwise we should go back to the 19th century, Beckham can still bring us full stadium stands, numerous sponsors, and crazy crowds, with him, Kaka and Ronaldinho we will have a 'dream team'. If you think about it, no one can have a 65,000-seat stand like AC Milan, which is the power of a world-class superstar. Galliani looked a little carried away and said: "We are in talks with his agent, but I believe the final form will be a free loan for a few months, the team is already strong, but Beckham can bring something extra, you know, he chose AC Milan over any other club. โ
Subsequently, Galliani's talk about Beckham was published on AC Milan's official website, which means that AC Milan have officially confirmed the news that Beckham will join.
Beckham's Major League League game will end in November, starting in April next year, Beckham and AC Milan have actually reached a basic agreement on a four-month loan in January, Beckham mainly does not want to lose the competitiveness of the national team in such a long season break, and Beckham's current position in Capello's national team is gradually marginalized, which also makes him feel the crisis, and in his heart, he still hopes to participate in the 2010 World Cup. AC Milan will be an important stage for him to realise that dream.
AC Milan are hoping to attract more sponsors through David Beckham, as Galliani has been particularly pleased with AC Milan's recruitment this season, which he believes should be attributed to AC Milan's signing of Ronaldinho in the summer.
According to the plan, Beckham will still return to the LA Galaxy in the United States after four months at AC Milan, he still has a contract with LA Galaxy, and his original intention is only to maintain his form during the long league break, and for this reason, Beckham may only charge AC Milan a nominal annual salary, in this matter, both sides are looking forward to a "win-win".
There's never a shortage of handsome guys on the Italian football pitch, but it's clear that if the heartthrob does arrive, the impact will be completely different.
Of course, there are also people who believe that the Wright brothers are more in line with the aesthetics of Westerners, and even people from all parts of the world, but compared with heartthrob Beckham, the two brothers are obviously not very interested in the accident on the football field.
For example, when some reporters approached Deegan and asked what they thought about Beckham's joining, Degan's answer was very cold: "Beckham? He didn't join Florence, what does it have to do with me! โ
Rather than wasting saliva over Beckham's move to AC Milan, Digan would prefer to think about the upcoming Champions League group stage.
Bayern Munich's opponent, Degan is no stranger at all, facing the German giant at home, Fiorentina is not only slightly inferior in fame and history, but also has to blow up the Bundesliga hegemony in all aspects.
During the game, this was also confirmed on the field, although there are excellent attacking players such as Tony and Klose, but Bayern Munich has set up an iron bucket formation at the Fraki Stadium. Magath's attitude is clear that he wants to get a draw.
However, the German thought well, but unfortunately Digan did not agree, and after 80 minutes of stalemate, Digan seized an opportunity to break through with the ball in the middle, and Schweinsteiger could only pull Digan down from behind to prevent him from shooting.
Piggy's goal was achieved, but unfortunately a red card and a direct free kick made his sacrifice look a little futile.
One hit to the ground!
With Degan's free kick directly scored, Fiorentina defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 at home and won two consecutive Champions League group stage victories.
Back in the league again, in the eighth round of Serie A, Fiorentina sat at home against the weak team Siena, this game before the game, people agreed that there was no suspense, and the process of the game was like this, in the twentieth minute of the game, Modric sent a cross from the left, Digan shoveled into the net, and then the purple lily central defender Dainelli was injured, and Bonucci, who performed well in the last league game, came off the bench, and after playing, he took advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Bonucci, who made his second appearance for Fiorentina, shook his head and scored his first goal since joining Fiorentina.
Then in the 42nd minute of the game, Deegan broke the ball in front of the court and sent a wonderful pass, and after Mutu received the ball, he easily got rid of the defender and swept it into the net, 3:0.
After the break, Siena, unwilling to lose, launched a frantic counterattack, and their efforts finally paid off in the 60th minute, when Carayo returned the pass, Halgia flew to tackle, and Macarone followed up in the middle, and fired the ball into the top of the net from three meters in front of the goal to make it 1:3.
However, only two minutes later, Fiorentina, who was pressed in their own half, sneaked into the goal, Montolivo cut off the opponent's pass and sent a low cross from the right, Mutu shot with his left foot in front of the goal, which was blocked by Siena's goalkeeper Kurci, but Digan, who followed up in time, scored twice, 4:1.
In the subsequent game, although Siena still did not give up, but after all, the strength was not good, and after missing two scoring opportunities in a row, it could only reluctantly accept a draw, after this game, Fiorentina has quietly climbed to the top of the league standings.
In this round of the game, several other strong teams are in different situations, AC Milan is full of joy waiting for Beckham to join at the same time, the team's combat effectiveness has doubled, and it is easy to get a victory, while Inter Milan can only accept a 0:0 draw with Genoa, such a result.
In this contest of great strength, Inter Milan did not take advantage of anything on the field, and in the whole game, only two players were qualified, Ibrahimovic and Cesar, but the Swedes failed to score, but at least the Brazilians ensured that the Nerazzurri did not concede, and Mourinho lost his temper with Cruz, Balotelli and Obiena after the game.
In the second half, it was not difficult to see that Mourinho was very annoyed with the three players who only came on in the second half, and one could also see it from his gestures.
It's just that after the game, everything became clearer, at first, at least not directly named, but the Portuguese made it very clear.
"We didn't play well in the first half, but the players did what I wanted, but in the second half, some of the players were self-righteous and didn't do what I asked me to do, and I will soon make them understand that I am the manager of Inter Milan and this team must obey my arrangement."
After that, Mourinho couldn't hold back anymore: "I don't understand, why is Kros going to give a free-kick, I told him to get closer to Ibrahimovic and open up the opposition's backline. Balotelli? I asked him to get sidelined, but he was often with Ibu. โ
On the surface, Mourinho lost his temper with all three players, but Obiena was originally a fringe player for Inter Milan, and Cruz has always been a model, and if there is a mistake this time, he will be forgiven, and Balotelli's problem is serious.
Super Mario in the eyes of Inter Milan fans, his contract only expired in the summer of 2013, but at Inter Milan, he has never played the role of a mainstay in the Under-21 national team.
And Mourinho felt that he was lazy and casual, and Balotelli felt that Mourinho had a prejudice against him, and the coach's "discrimination" made him lack the opportunity to play.
While the club and the player himself have been denying it, there have been growing calls for Balotelli to be sent out on loan in January next year after this game.
In terms of contracts, Inter Milan will extend the contract of Cruise in the near future, the club's negotiations with Cambiasso and Maxwell are also going well, and Blanca is also re-evaluating Adriano's contract extension.
Ibrahimovic's contract is likely to be extended until 2013, one year longer than his current contract, driven by Jose Mourinho.
Balotelli's problem, fundamentally, is actually in Ibrahimovic, Super Mario's favorite position, and now it is occupied by Ibrahimovic, in the eyes of Mourinho, Ibrahimovic is his pillar at Inter Milan, in this case, Balotelli has two options, in the position arranged by Mourinho to work hard, or to other teams, such as Sampdoria, to improve his muscles. The future of Inter is his, but for now only Ibrahimovic is.
However, there is also news that Moratti himself loves Balotelli very much, he told Balotelli, "Be patient", there are some things that Molotti can't actually say, but Balotelli should actually understand very well that Crespo is not a few days away, and will soon be gone Cruise is old, and he is purely a substitute, and the future belongs to Balotelli.
Who does the future of Inter Milan belong to, and Digan has nothing to do with half a dime, but looks at Inter Milan's mess, and Digan, an outsider, looks very happy.
In short, the current Inter Milan forward line is that honest people don't get a chance, but it is a bastard like Ibrahimovic and a bad boy like Balotelli who sing the leading role.
Of course, those are the problems that Mourinho should have a headache for, and Digan should not worry about it, he should be concerned about the third round of the Champions League group stage.
Just sent away the overlord of the Bundesliga, Fiorentina led by Degan ushered in the Lyon team, the ruler of the French league, at the Fragi Stadium, but although the Bundesliga has declined, it is obviously not comparable to the French league.
For example, Bayern Munich defended at the Fraki Stadium for 80 minutes, but in the end it was only a narrow defeat, but Lyon did not have such good luck, they were beaten 6:0 by Fiorentina on the same field, and lost face.
During the game, Deegan scored a hat-trick to respond to the doubts surrounding him, and didn't someone say that Degan's goal tally could not be compared to the same period last season to prove that his ability has declined?
Deegan simply used a hat trick to clear the heads of those people.
In this game, Cavinaghi and substitute Mutu and Hamsik also made contributions respectively, especially Hamsik's goal, broke the ball from midfield, rushed all the way to the front of the Lyon team's penalty area, and scored a goal that sealed the victory in a way he was not good at.
After this game, there were already voices saying that Hamsik was buried in Fiorentina, because it was unbelievable that such a brilliant player could only be used as a substitute for Montolivo in Fiorentina.
But then the Slovakia international hit back at the comments: "I know there are a lot of teams that want me, but now I just want to stay at Fiorentina, I still have a lot of room to improve and I can learn a lot here!" โ
Even though Hamsik is already an important player in the treble, he is still studying hard and trying to improve his ability, which is a bit ridiculous compared to him.
For example, Adriano, the former king of Inter Milan.
In the ninth round of Serie A, Inter Milan will go away to challenge the league leader Fiorentina, but the press conference before the big game with Fiorentina has become a simple madman discipline lesson, Mourinho put aside the purple lily, and made part of the explanation for his first big killing after coaching Inter, some of which do not need to be explained, he just wants outsiders to see the result.
Crews was expected to be banned, and after the last game, Mourinho criticized the Argentines by name, drawing 0-0 at home to Genoa, which caused a conflict between Mourinho and the players in the team.
After that game, Mourinho said: "There will be some surprises in the list for the next round of matches. Sure enough, the number of strikers in Inter's roster was reduced from six to four.
One of the two that was removed was Cruz, who came on as a second-half substitute for the injured Muntari in the second half of the game against Genoa, but did nothing.
During the game, Mourinho roared on the TV cameras, and then the camera showed Cruz on the touchline, and the Argentine had a blank expression.
Moratti later revealed that Mourinho was indeed shouting "to hell" to a player, and Mourinho also talked about Cruise after the game: "I don't understand, what is Kros going to give a free kick for, I told him to get closer to Ibrahimovic and open up the opponent's backline. I'm not going to let my players do whatever they want, so why should I let my players go home empty-handed? That's my way, I'm not going to change, the players understand it, someone forgot, but it's not a problem and I'll make them recall. โ
Mourinho's anger at Cruz has put the Argentine's contract extension into question with Inter, who was arguably one of Inter's most consistent strikers before Mourinho's arrival, but the arrival of the Portuguese changed everything.
In the Nerazzurri, the only person who can't move is Ibrahimovic, and Cruz, who is also a central striker, can only commit to the bench, in fact, the 34-year-old Argentine has only one idea, and that is to have the ball to play, but now, Inter Milan has six regular strikers, plus wingers, there will be no less than nine people competing for three positions on the field.
In the summer of 2009, Kros' contract with Inter will expire. With so few appearances, it's also questionable whether Cruise is willing to agree to a contract extension.
According to FIFA's latest transfer rules, in January next year, Cruise will be free to contact other teams, and Cruise, who was once regarded as Inter's non-sale, will not be less likely to accept his next home.
One of them is Roma, however, Cruz's current annual salary of 2.5 million euros may become a problem, and in the opinion of the Italian media, even if the Argentine renews his contract with Inter, his annual salary will be significantly reduced, at that time, the Olympic Stadium may become an important choice in Crew's mind.
There may be another reason why Mourinho reacted so violently to Cruz this time, after Mourinho had been complaining that the 29-man roster was too big, and Cruz was obviously a very good "weight loss" target.
As a result, Mourinho did not recruit Cruz in the squad against Fiorentina, apparently breaking up the cold treatment.
Mourinho was furious, and someone interceded for Cruise, saying that it might be because of some fatigue from continuous fighting, but Mourinho replied bluntly: "Fatigue? A father who comes home after working 15 hours a day only does 100 yuan, which is called fatigue, and the few people who played in the second half, they didn't play in the previous Champions League group stage, how can they be tired? โ
Some fans think that Moratti should settle the conflict with the general, but this time Moratti is a little stupid: "Which striker is he angry with?" I spoke to Blanca a while ago and to us, Mourinho didn't say anything. โ
When the reporter said the names of several people, especially the Cruise, Moratti said: "I can't say, it's their business, I don't think the top management in the Pinettina base should not interfere, just like in a company, two employees quarrel, do the boss have to go over and deal with it directly?" From a technical point of view, I don't think I care about the relationship between players and coaches, my responsibility is just to ask about some special things, they have to do what they have to do, I want the best results, Mourinho is a good person, I have a lot of trust in him, as for the results, although we should wait, I still want to see the results. โ
Moratti's meaning is very clear, and when he gets the results, Mourinho is the "boss".
Cruise's matter is easy to understand, after all, the Argentine is old and has not been in Mourinho's plans, but Adriano is going back to Brazil?
The most shocking thing for fans is that Adriano, who has just regained his form and entered the national team, and threatened to return to his best form in 2004, was "expelled".
Just one day before the start of the game, Mourinho confessed coldly to Ade in front of captain Zanetti and some of the players: "As long as I am here, the door here will be closed to you for a long time." โ
Ade once again revealed the uneasy emotions in his bones, ignored it, walked straight back to the locker room, and said to his teammates: "I say goodbye to all of you, I'm going back to Brazil!" โ
What's going on?
It turned out that Adriano, after a period of calm, had made the same mistake as he had been.
Although Adriano has said that he wants to regain his peak form, live a regular life every day, and even call Mourinho every day to report that he sleeps on time, it will obviously take time for him to change completely.
It is also a habit for players to go out after the game on Sunday, but it depends on the situation, and the important thing is that Ronaldinho goes for fun when there is no game on Wednesday, because after playing Sunday the game, he has confirmed that he will not play on Wednesday.
Carlo Ancelotti also said: "Ronaldinho can do whatever he wants on Sunday, I gave him permission, he can play until 5 o'clock in the morning, if he comes home at 4 o'clock, it can only be said that he is bored." โ
Unfortunately, manager Jose Mourinho is not so "reasonable", and Adriano's name has once again disappeared from the Inter Milan squad for Fiorentina announced on Tuesday.
Another punishment, who knows when the ban will be lifted?
Jose Mourinho is angry at the team's last game against Genoa, and although the anger is mainly focused on a few players who came on in the second half, it is indeed a bit inappropriate for Adriano to "celebrate" the end of the team's 60-game home goal record.
After the match with Genoa last Sunday, Adriano came to a disco next to Lake Como at about two o'clock in the morning, and met Juventus player Sissoko and Ronaldinho, and greeted each other, Adriano sat here for more than an hour, but Adriano obviously forgot that they had to have a tough battle with Fiorentina on Wednesday, but this time Adriano finally made some progress, he only chose a little champagne for the disco pastime, During the period, when greeting friends and toasting each other, they just drank some white water and refused the spirits sent by friends.
Left at three o'clock, but did not go home, but accompanied by five women, he came to the famous disco "Hollywood" in Milan, and did not drive home until almost five o'clock.
Although Adriano arrived on time for Monday's training, he was clearly in poor training condition and slept too little, which led to undesirable consequences and the madman was very unhappy that day.
On Tuesday for training, Adriano was late again, the excuse was still the same as before, "I didn't hear the alarm clock", and then thinking that he was late for three more days of rest than others when he returned to the national team last time, the madman finally couldn't bear it anymore.
A grand soap opera teacher-student feud record unfolded, which instantly made countless idle people in Italy pee.
Mourinho was unequivocal: "It's going to be a long way for him to show his face again, I'm sure of that, I've talked to the players face-to-face and the whole team, and I have never doubted my decision. โ
It sounds like Adriano, who has three goals in the new season, is going to be in the cold again this time.
Now it seems that the previous friendship between Adriano and Mourinho was superficial, when he first came to Inter Milan, Mourinho also focused on Adriano: "I liked him when he played for Flamengo and wanted to buy him, but I was told that Inter started first, and then I often asked myself, why is Adriano not at Inter in recent years?" When I came, people told me about him, I tried to understand and help him, but I never controlled him, I treated him the same way I treated Ibra, Balotelli and others, I was not his father, I didn't want to be his father, we were both not perfect in character, I wanted him to understand, I wanted to give him a chance, he should know the importance of every game. โ
Obviously, Mourinho still trusted Adriano very much at the beginning, and Adriano was indeed honest for a while, but as a result, in the game with Genoa, Adriano did not play well, and he went to the disco after the game, how can a madman with a distinctive personality tolerate it?
Now Adriano's future is in doubt, where can he go when he is under contract until 2011?
This time there are almost no sympathizers for Adriano, and even Moratti, who has always liked him very much, and general manager Blanca did not intercede for him, because this time it was Adriano himself who betrayed Mourinho's trust.
Of course, no one can ask a footballer to be like a priest who only needs bread and water, work and rest, but Ade's problem is really serious, because in the Mancini era, he gradually reached the lowest point of his career, and it was because of the indulgent off-field life that Inter Milan had to decide to send him back to Brazil to recuperate for a while.
After Mourinho took over Inter Milan, the club consulted him before allowing Adriano to return from Sao Paulo, Brazil, without immediately selling him.
Jose Mourinho gave the Brazilians a lot of trust and encouragement, and Adriano did show signs of recovery at the beginning of the season, but he couldn't get rid of his casual habits, in fact, Mourinho's rules are clear and apply to anyone, even an absolute main player like McConn, who was punishingly expelled from the squad by Mourinho because of a late arrival.
Adriano's recent indulgence may have something to do with his re-inclusion in the Brazilian squad, where players tend to see playing for the national team as the end in sight.
Despite missing the match against Colombia due to the accumulation of yellow cards, Adriano remained in Brazil and did not return to Italy until the last day of the allotted time.
Many are now skeptical about Adriano's future, believing that since he remains unmanageable, Inter Milan will try to sell him or take him out on loan next January.
In an interview with reporters, Moratti first also supported Mourinho's serious discipline: "The coach's approach is all about maintaining discipline, I like every player the same, so there is no preference, Ade is on loan? I don't think that's going to happen, he's still a great guy and it's important to follow his own path. โ
However, Mourinho apparently doesn't think so, and the madman is clearly disappointed in Adriano.
Inter Milan are coming up with their second tough game of the season, away to Fiorentina, who won 3-0 in the previous Italian Super Cup, but Mourinho's clever evasion at the time left that defeat unrecorded in his performance.
In this game, Mourinho will never allow any accidents, so this time, Mourinho intends to take drastic measures and make an example.
However, this is a good thing for Fiorentina, without Adriano, Cruise, and Ibrahimovic alone, how to deal with Kompany is enough to give the Swedes a headache.
And in this game, Mourinho is seriously short of people in the midfield, Muntari, Vieira, and Cambiaso are all unable to play due to injury, so Ziwu moved forward to play in the back, Dacourt also got the opportunity to play, left-back Maxwell returned from injury, and on the forward line, Adriano and Cruz did not travel with the team, Mancini Jr. and Obina started as wingers, and Ibrahimovic rushed forward.
In this game, although Inter Milan is playing away, but the madman is not conservative, the game went to the fifth minute, almost broke the goal, Ibrahimovic cut inside on the right side and stuffed his left foot straight through the crotch of the defender, Mancini Jr. successfully countered offside, on the right side of the penalty area, turned around and volleyed at a small angle, hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field.
In the eighth minute, Fiorentina also responded, Montolivo pulled to the right and took the ball with his left foot, Pazzini headed the ball in front of the goal, but unfortunately the angle was too right, and Cesar did not move to wait for the goal.
In the thirteenth minute, Maggio's cross from the right side of the penalty area, Degan's header hit the goal, and it was slightly off the far post, and then, Modric also crossed from the right, and the outflanked Digan and Pazzini in front of the goal did not touch the ball, and Inter Milan escaped again.
In the 25th minute, Inter Milan had another immediate chance to score, Ibrahimovic headed the ball wide, but Obina deflected the ball wide.
In the 27th minute, Roberto Mancini picked up a pass in the middle, Ibrahimovic on the right side of the penalty area, and volleyed with his right foot, which was again wide of the far post.
When the deadlock was finally broken in the twenty-ninth minute, Zivo played with fire at the back and was cut off by Fellaini and handed it to Modric, who advanced some distance along the right flank before curling the ball over to McCone at the back post, and a header that Cesar had to raise his hand to surrender.
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After the goal, what everyone didn't expect was that Digan rushed to the sidelines, not to hug Prandelli, but to stand in front of Mourinho, reach out and shake Mourinho, and then said: "Welcome to Italy!" โ
When he heard this, Mourinho's face turned blue.
In the next game, Inter Milan launched a frantic counterattack, hoping to equalize the score before the end of the first half, and in the 32nd minute, Maxwell played a precise long pass, but Mancini Jr.'s shot was blocked on the run.
In the 38th minute, Zivo took a corner kick and Stankovic's header was deflected wide again.
In the 40th minute, Ibrahimovic stopped the ball on the line of the penalty area and turned and volleyed high.
Inter Milan, who had repeatedly failed to score in attack, suffered another blow in the 43rd minute of the game, Cรณrdoba brought down Pacini behind his back, and Digan took a free kick from 17 meters in front of the goal, and volleyed with his left foot, although it was blocked by Cesar, but it still got into the corner of the goal.
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When Digan kicked the ball in and was about to tease Mourinho again, he found that the madman had left the field early with a black face.
No one knew what was happening in Inter's dressing room at half-time, but after the start of the second half, Inter Milan's attack was noticeably more intense.
Three minutes into the second half, Marcoswell's cross from the left was fouled and then Albina's shot from the edge of the box was blocked.
In the 53rd minute, Ibrahimovic's volley from outside the box was again off target.
In the 57th minute, McCone broke the ball from Luka Modric's feet and crossed from the right, Frei struck the ball over Ibrahimovic's head, and Mancini Jr. followed up with a right-footed volley from a tight angle, but the ball flew away.
In the following game, Mourinho replaced Crespo and Vieira at the same time, and replaced Obina and Mancini Jr., hoping to strengthen the attack and save the defeat.
In the 64th minute, the top of the Inter Milan penalty area was straight into the arc, Crespo pushed a shot from the right side of the penalty area, which was blocked by Frei with his foot, and then Ibrahimovic successfully shot from the left side against offside, but it missed the far post.
In the 72nd minute, McCone crossed from the right, Ibrahimovic headed the ball wide, and Crespo headed the ball wide.
Inter Milan attacked more than once, but it only blossomed and did not bear fruit, but Fiorentina in the 78th minute, seized an opportunity that was not a chance, Modric took a corner kick on the right side and was blocked by the Inter Milan defender, but was picked up by the substitute Hamsik, he cut inside along the left side, and his right-footed volley was blocked by Zivo again, but it happened to fall at the feet of Degan.
After this game, people were suddenly surprised to find that Fiorentina had won all of their last six matches.