At the end of the first half of the game, Inter Milan led Parma by a score of 2-0.
After the fifteen-minute halftime break …
The forty-five-minute second half of the game quickly passed … The game had reached the injury stoppage time of the game. The camera zoomed in on Inter Milan's substitutes' bench and technical area. Inter Milan's coaching staff and substitutes were already standing on the sidelines, waiting impatiently for the referee to blow the whistle at the end of the game.
At this time, on the electronic scoreboard of the Tardini Stadium, the score faithfully recorded the process of the game: Parma 0: 5 Inter Milan.
Mai Kong and Decaux, as well as the substitute Agüero, scored for Inter Milan, locking the score at 5-0.
Finally, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the Tardini Stadium was filled with cheers and applause from the Inter Milan fans. Of course, there were more cries from the Parma fans at home. Parma suffered a crushing defeat at the feet of Inter Milan. In the end, they were unable to perform a miracle. Parma was relegated, and they could only play in Serie B next season.
Inter Milan also set the Serie A season record with a great score of 112 points with 37 wins and 1 draw in 38 league games.
In the other two focal games, AC Milan defeated Udinese by a score of 4-1 at home. Therefore, even though Fiorentina defeated the Turin Team by a score of 1-0 in the away game and had the same points as AC Milan, AC Milan still managed to get fourth place in the league by virtue of their superior goal difference and results. They qualified for the next season's UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
In addition, Juventus did not manage to get second place in the league. They were ten points behind Roma and only managed to get third place in the league. Roma, on the other hand, managed to get second place in the league with a score of twenty-three wins, ten draws, and five losses.
The whole of Italy was amazed by Inter Milan's undefeated season and record of points, achieving three consecutive Serie A titles. As for Inter Milan's manager, Li Ang, he was praised and praised by the media.
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In addition, as Inter Milan's nemesis in the same city, AC Milan did not surpass Fiorentina until the last round of the league tournament by relying on goal difference and mutual relationship advantage to obtain the qualification for next season's UEFA Champions League. This also caused a wave of criticism and condemnation from the Italian media.
Just a season ago, AC Milan was the European champion, standing at the top of Europe!
The Italian media pointed their spear at the crux of AC Milan's problem: an aging lineup!
It was no longer news that AC Milan's lineup was getting old. AC Milan had been calling for a major overhaul for many years. Originally, last year was an excellent opportunity. The league's decline gave them a chance to reshuffle their cards. However, in the second half of the season, the blood swap met with challenges. There was no other reason than the team's triumphant progress in the Champions League. In the league tournament, they finally succeeded in establishing the qualification for the UEFA Champions League with Ibrahimović's wonderful performance. Secondly, they could not have done better in the Champions League. Luck was one of the essential factors to win the Champions League. Of course, the most important point was Kaka's wonderful performance. However, it was this Champions League champion that "harmed" Milan. In the end, they only brought in two players: the young player Pato and Borriello, who was bought back from Inter Milan.
Take a look at Milan's main lineup: Oddo, Kaladze, Nesta, Gattuso, Ambrosini, Seedorf, and Inzaghi. Which one of them was not a veteran in their thirties? Pirlo, who was 29 years old, was already considered very "young." How could this group of "old men" maintain their good condition after 38 rounds of games? This season, Milan could finish fourth in the league tournament, which was already considered good. There were several veteran players in the team. With a mature team now, the experience of the veteran players would be of great help to the team. However, Milan's problem was that there were too many such veteran players. Think about it, how could a group of players who could live in a "nursing home" compete with young players for more than 30 rounds of the league tournament?
This was also an important reason why the Italian media believed that AC Milan could not threaten Inter Milan for the whole season. Another reason was that AC Milan's manager, Carlo Ancelotti, was at a disadvantage in the competition with Li Ang. They were both top European champions, but Ancelotti was at a complete disadvantage in the process of the competition with Li Ang. So far, he had not beaten Li Ang in a direct confrontation.
Inter Milan was the champion, Roma was the runner-up, Juventus was the third, and AC Milan was the fourth.
In addition, Fiorentina and Sampdoria qualified for the next season's UEFA Europa League.
In addition to Parma's unfortunate relegation, Empoli and Livorno "obtained" the other two relegation places.
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"Li Ang's Azzurri Dynasty" — The Milan Gazzetta dello Sport used this title to summarize and interpret the 20072008 Serie A season.
"The whole of Italy crawled at the feet of the Azzurri Inter Milan. As the helmsman of this Azzurri giant ship, Li Ang also made the whole of Italy crawl at his feet. As one of the best European champions, there are now two trophies (the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League) waiting for him to pick up …"
If Li Ang could successfully pick up the trophies in the following Coppa Italia final and the UEFA Champions League final, he would lead Inter Milan to stand at the top of Europe for the second time. At the same time, he would also achieve three consecutive Serie A titles and three consecutive Coppa Italia titles. If Li Ang had won the UEFA Champions League trophy before, which made him one of the many champions who stood at the top of Europe, then he could lead Inter Milan to stand at the top of Europe for the second time in three years. He would become one of the most successful champions in Europe. According to the Milan Gazzetta dello Sport, Li Ang would become one of the top few famous managers in Europe. Among the current football managers, only the Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, and the AC Milan manager, Carlo Ancelotti, could compare with his honor and resume.
In addition, it was worth mentioning:
Among them, Ancelotti's AC Milan had been suppressed by Li Ang's Inter Milan for three consecutive seasons in the Italian arena.
As for Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson, if Inter Milan succeeded in winning the trophy in Moscow, they would reach the top by defeating Manchester United. This was also what countless fans and media were looking forward to: May 21, 2008, Moscow, Russia, Luzhniki Stadium — the 20072008 UEFA Champions League final; Inter Milan VS Manchester United, Li Ang VS Ferguson, the real ultimate competition for the championship!
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