It was May 17, 2008. The weather was clear and sunny.
The 38th round of the Italian Serie A was also the last round of the 2007-08 Serie A season. It would kick off at 3 pm local time in Italy.
Li Ang woke up at 5 am. He did not get out of bed. Instead, he lay on the bed with his eyes closed. He was in a daze and his thoughts were running wild.
This was the last day of the Serie A season. What was different about this day? This was his last league match as coach of Inter Milan.
At around 7 am, he sensed his wife, Alice, slowly getting out of bed. Li Ang immediately opened his eyes and stopped his wife from getting out of bed. He said that he would arrange breakfast.
Alice saw Li Ang come down and gave him a morning kiss. "I'll prepare breakfast."
Li Ang shook his head. How could he let his wife work while she was pregnant? Moreover, the smoke in the kitchen was not good for pregnant women and the fetus.
"Let me do it. Today is a special day." Alice looked at her husband.
Feeling his wife's determination, Li Ang finally did not insist. However, he would always be by Alice's side to avoid any possible bumps and bruises.
During breakfast, Alice suddenly comforted her husband. "Don't be nervous. My husband is a champion manager."
"I'm nervous?" Li Ang laughed and shook his head. But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore because his wife took a photo with her mobile phone and showed it to him. When he saw the toothpaste on the corner of his mouth, he didn't even notice it when he was washing his face.
Li Ang smiled awkwardly. "Maybe, well, I mean maybe, I'm a little nervous …"
Alice moved her head closer and stroked her husband's cheek. "If you just want to take care of me and the baby, you don't have to choose to rest …"
"Of course not!" Li Ang said directly.
"Really?!"
"Really!" Li Ang nodded gently.
Choosing to leave Inter Milan at its most glorious time might be the best farewell for him and Inter Milan. It was just that when it came to parting, it was inevitable that he would be reluctant to part with them and feel sad.
*****
At three o 'clock in the afternoon on May 17th, the whistle for the kick-off of the Serie A matches rang out at the same time in all ten stadiums.
The last round of the 20072008 Serie A season kicked off at the same time.
The final match of the Serie A League was the focus of a lot of attention.
First of all, it was the competition between AC Milan and Fiorentina for the fourth place in the league and the qualification for the Champions League. The two teams currently had 63 points. AC Milan was ranked fourth by virtue of goal difference and their win-loss relationship, while Fiorentina was ranked fifth. AC Milan only needed to defeat their opponents in the final match to successfully win the Serie A title and qualify for the next season's Champions League. However, considering that AC Milan's opponent in this match was the 'black chicken' Udinese, while Fiorentina only needed to face the Turin Team that had successfully avoided relegation in advance, AC Milan did not dare to say that they would definitely win.
In addition, the match between Inter Milan and Parma received attention. If Inter Milan could win against Parma in this away game, then Inter Milan would end the great Serie A season with an incredible undefeated record of 37 wins, 1 draw, and 112 points.
Many fans in the whole of Italy, and even around the world, were paying attention to see if Inter Milan could create this great achievement in points.
Parma, Stadio Tardini.
When the match had been going on for 36 minutes, the whole stadium erupted in huge cheers.
This was in another stadium. Catania was behind Roma by a score of 0: 1. Catania, ranked 17th, now had 36 points, while Parma, ranked 19th, had 34 points. If Catania lost and Parma could win, Parma would surpass Catania in points and pull Catania into the abyss of relegation. At the same time, Parma would step on Catania and successfully get out of the water.
However, just three minutes later, the Tardini Stadium fell into a dead silence.
Inter Milan scored!
*****
Mata sent a diagonal pass, and Modric suddenly picked the ball after plugging in from the middle. Adriano's header crossed the ball, and Diego Milito shot. After the football was saved by the Parma goalkeeper, Diego Milito nimbly scored with a header. 1: 0!
“Goooooaaaaal！”
"Diego Milito! Milito! Milito! This goal shows this Argentine player's keen nose in front of goal! "
"This is Milito's 26th goal in the Serie A this season! This goal also makes him equal to Adriano's goal record. The two Inter Milan star players are currently tied for the first place in the goalscoring charts! Two players from a team are tied for the first place in the goalscoring charts in the last round of the season. This has never happened before. This is also a manifestation of Inter Milan's terrifying attacking ability. "
Li Ang stood up in the technical area and applauded Milito's goal.
Not only did he applaud Diego Milito's goal, but he also saw the healthy competition between Adriano and Diego Milito. There was no striker who did not want to get the League Golden Boot. However, Adriano could still choose to pass the ball to his direct competitor, Diego Milito, under such circumstances. In fact, many people could not do it.
Of course, the most important thing was to see Adriano, who was still alive and kicking on the field. Adriano was still the most terrifying striker on the planet. Thinking of the tragic ending of this Brazilian striker in another time and space, Li Ang felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Diego Milito's goal helped Inter Milan to take a one-goal lead over Parma at the Tardini Stadium. This also put the "Dairy Cow Army" with one foot on the edge of the cliff. This meant that it would be more difficult for them to defeat Inter Milan.
*****
Before the end of the first half of the game, Decaux's breakthrough gave Inter Milan a chance to get a set piece in the front field.
Modric stood at the penalty spot. The Croatian star player took the free kick and hit the jumping Parma wall. The ball drew a parabola and then hung in the net.
Two to zero!
"Parma's luck is really terrible! Modric's shot was deflected on the wall. The goalkeeper can't do anything about this situation. "
"Two to zero! Modric's goal! They are now two goals ahead of Parma. This is a goal that discourages the Parma players! "
Inter Milan was two goals ahead of Parma. They pushed Parma, the team with the best European record in Italian football, apart from the top three teams in the north, into the abyss. At the same time, they were one step closer to setting the Serie A season record!
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