Before the match, the Turin media cheered for the Turin Team, hoping that the Turin Team could cause trouble for Inter Milan. It would be best if they could disrupt Li Ang's 300th match anniversary.
Compared to last season, the Turin Team's front line was greatly strengthened. Ventura, Di Michele, and Rosina formed a triangle and could create space for each other. The center forward, Bielanović, gave the team another option to attack when they could not break through the situation. In the midfield, Colini, Grella, and the original Barone could form a "semi-luxurious" midfield comparable to Fiorentina or Palermo.
In the midfield, Colini played the role of Turin's "Pirlo". Although his running ability had decreased a lot, his experience, footwork, vision, and awareness were still valuable. Grella and Barone's protection on both sides could make up for his shortcomings. In short, this was a very good midfield configuration.
In the rear defensive line, Comoto and Lanna were exemplary examples of both offense and defense. Turin's flanks had no problems. Comoto, Di Loreto, Natali, and Giofie were also very good at defending. It could be said that the Turin Team's overall strength was not weak.
In addition, the most important point was that the Turin Team was currently in the relegation zone. They were only four points ahead of Reggina, who was in the 18th place. With five matches left in the league, this was not a safe score.
It was also very humorous to say that the Turin Team was now in the relegation zone. On the contrary, it was the most important reason why the Turin media believed that the Turin Team could cause trouble for Inter Milan. It seemed to be recognized that teams in the relegation zone were not easy to deal with.
The relegation team was a tough nut to crack.
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"Although it's an away game, Inter Milan has arranged a fierce attack. Balotelli, Diego Milito, Arshavin, Cassano, and a young Toni Kroes. These players do not contribute much on the defensive side. In the entire midfield, there is only one defensive midfielder, Juan Carlos," said Ferrari.
"This starting lineup is a bit surprising. Li Ang did not send Decaux, nor did he send Montari. Carlos is leading the midfield alone to fight against Turin's counterattack." Rossi shook his head. "Facing Turin, who are desperately trying to stay in the league, this lineup seems a bit too arrogant. Maybe this is what Novellino wants to see!"
The commentator was right. When the Turin Team's manager, Novellino, saw the starting lineup, he almost snickered. His Turin Team was now in the relegation zone, but the team's offensive ability was not weak. The reason why their current results were not good was that the team's defensive line was not stable enough, and they had conceded more goals.
Now, Inter Milan's arrogant performance made him see the hope of the team defeating Inter Milan.
However, within ten minutes, Novellino could not laugh anymore.
The game had only started ten minutes ago, and Inter Milan had already shot five times. Three of the shots forced the goalkeeper, Sereni, to make a save, and one shot was blocked by a pillar.
Novellino was horrified to find that the Turin defenders could not defend against the attacks of Inter Milan's attacking players.
Li Ang sat firmly in the technical area. If he knew that Novellino was snickering when he saw his lineup, he would be even happier.
Li Ang had studied the Turin Team thoroughly. This team's biggest problem was their defense. Di Loreto, Natali, and Gioffi's ability to defend against the air was not to be questioned. However, when faced with one-on-one defense, they were very clumsy. This was also a common problem for big defenders. Li Ang wanted to use players like Cassano, Balotelli, and Arshavin, who were fast and flexible, to attack the Turin Team's defensive line.
Midfield defense?!
He did not think that under Inter Milan's powerful offensive, the Turin Team could still pose any threat to Inter Milan's defensive line. Moreover, with Carlos's comprehensive coverage, the midfield could still resist the Turin Team's limited counterattacks.
Taking a step back, Li Ang's tactical goal today was to score as many goals as possible. Even if the Turin Team could counterattack and succeed in a sneak attack, the number of times their goal would be penetrated would only increase.
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Amidst the waves of attacks from Inter Milan, Inter Milan finally blasted open the Turin's goal in the twenty-first minute.
The goal scorer was Diego Milito.
The assist was given to him by Arshavin.
Arshavin's continuous dribbling and breakthroughs left Comoto in a difficult situation. This time, after Arshavin shook Comoto down, he passed a beautiful curveball. Diego Milito's powerful header smashed open the Turin Team's goal guarded by the old goalkeeper, Sereni.
“Goooooaaaaal！”
"Inter Milan has scored. The goal is scored by Diego Milito. It's a very powerful header!"
"Inter Milan's tenth consecutive shot has finally scored a goal!"
"The one to praise here is Arshavin, who passed the ball. The Russian national footballer left Comoto in a difficult situation. Of course, Milito's header was just as wonderful!"
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Diego Milito's goal was like a chisel to a dam that was not strong enough. Following that, the Turin team was defeated like a landslide. They were overwhelmed by Inter Milan's flood-like offensive.
The Turin Team's manager, Novellino, was clearly not prepared for Inter Milan's crazy offensive tactics.
In the forty-first minute, Diego Milito scored a goal with a header again.
This time, it was Balotelli who passed the ball for him.
First, Cassano beautifully spiked the ball past Natali. Then, he sent the ball out. Balotelli went down the ball and passed the ball in the opposite direction. The Turin Team's defense had been completely torn apart, and a fatal gap appeared in the middle. Diego Milito easily scored with a header!
Diego Milito scored a brace!
2: 0!
In this game, Inter Milan's flexible tactics were quite successful. Turin's defenders had no way to deal with Cassano and Arshavin, who had excellent footwork skills. They were exhausted from running for their lives. On the other hand, Diego Milito, who plugged in from the middle, was simply too happy to play.
Novellino was restless on the sidelines. He was very anxious. With a two-goal deficit, this game was not going to be easy to play … The goal he set for the team before the game was for the Turin Team to get at least one point. Now that they were two goals behind, the team needed to win back two goals in a row. They could not continue to concede goals, which was very difficult.
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At the end of the first half, the score was 0: 2. The home team, the Turin Team, was two goals behind.
In the second half, Inter Milan Team continued to maintain the fierce offensive of the first half. They did not intend to let Turin take a breather at all.
The Turin reporters in the media seats looked at each other. They did not expect that the Turin Team, who had to fight desperately to stay in the Premier League, would be so weak.
"Novellino is a fool," a Turin Sport reporter complained.
"It's not that Novellino is too weak. It's that Li Ang is too strong." The Milan Sport reporter said proudly, "Li Ang's tactics directly destroyed Turin's weak defense."
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