Li Ang ordered Inter Milan to keep Ronaldo's current form a secret. This would be the secret weapon in the match between Inter Milan and Juventus. It was a big gift package that Li Ang had prepared for Juventus!
Inter Milan's players were also excited. They were happy for Ronaldo. They knew the pressure that Ronaldo had been under during this period. In fact, after coming to Inter Milan, no one thought that Ronaldo, a top superstar, would be so obedient to Li Ang. He worked very hard in training. Not to mention his performance in the match, Ronaldo's attitude was very good! Ronaldo's efforts were seen by these teammates. Seeing that Ronaldo was working so hard, the others were even more embarrassed to be lazy.
In the next two days of training, Ronaldo continued to maintain his excellent competitive state. Everyone was shocked and accepted a fact that they had never dreamed before: the omnipotent 'alien' had returned!
Ronaldo was in a brave state during training, as if he had returned to his best years. This news even alarmed Inter Milan's boss, Moratti. Moratti's father came to the training ground to watch in person. Seeing Ronaldo's lively appearance, the old man was shocked. His face flushed with excitement and his hands and feet trembled.
Moratti couldn't wait for the upcoming Derby d 'Italia to start immediately.
He wanted to see his' godson 'show his prowess!
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The whole of Italy was restless because of the upcoming showdown in the fifth round of the league tournament.
On September 25, 2005, Inter Milan would be a guest at Juventus' Stadio Alpi. They would play an away game against their arch-rival, Juventus. This was also the first Derby d 'Italia of the season.
In Italy, there were at least six cities that had derby battles, such as the famous Milan Derby, Rome Derby, Turin Derby, and Sicilian Derby. But only the game between Juventus and Inter Milan was called the "Derby d 'Italia." The reason was not because they had the longest history. For example, AC Milan was founded earlier than Inter Milan and reached glory earlier than Juventus. It was also not because these two teams had never been relegated. AC Milan had indeed been relegated, and Juventus had also been relegated to Serie B in 1913. However, due to the absence of other Serie A teams, Juventus had been promoted from Serie B. The game between them was called the 'Italian Derby' because of the deep hatred between the two teams.
The word "derby" was first heard in the sporting world in 1870, when Edward Staley, 12th Earl of Derby, first used it for a horse race, which was a race between two three-year-old horses of the same weight over a distance of one and a half miles.
The term "Italian Derby" was first invented by Brela, who was one of the most famous journalists in Italy and was known as the "Master of Language". At the end of the 1960s, Juventus and Inter Milan had the "most luxurious" lineup in Italy. Brela invented the term to describe the intensity of such a game.
At that time, Inter Milan and Juventus had better results than AC Milan. AC Milan fans had waited for the league title trophy for 44 years (1907 to 1951). Inter Milan embroidered a star on their clothes 13 years earlier than AC Milan. This star represented the glorious achievement of 10 league titles. In 1964, Inter Milan became the first Italian team to win the Intercontinental Cup.
Everything was developing, whether it was life or football. After Juventus and Inter Milan in the 1960s, the meaning of the derby was expanded and was often used to describe the game between two teams with similar points. Gradually, people became accustomed to using it on the two favorites. For example, when Verona won the title in 1985, they also joined the ranks of the "Derby d 'Italia." But in general, the game between Juventus and Inter Milan was the real "Derby d 'Italia." A team that had never been relegated, a team that had won the most titles.
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Without talking about the issue of justice, the rivalry between Inter Milan and Juventus was very pure. It did not involve any religion, class, region, or politics. It was just a hatred between football teams. But this hatred had lasted for more than 40 years and would continue.
The derby was always accompanied by countless controversies, whether before or after the game. Like the famous former Inter Milan goalkeeper, Zeng Jia, nicknamed "Spiderman," said, "After the Derby d 'Italia, millions of fans are willing to spend eight hours arguing about a referee's decision. They don't have such a long-lasting eloquence when it comes to women …" In a short sentence, he pointed out the biggest focus of the Derby d' Italia: the referee.
In the history of the Derby d 'Italia, there had always been the shadow of the referee.
The reason why the hatred between Inter Milan and Juventus was so deep was that Inter Milan firmly believed that Juventus had used despicable means to directly snatch two league titles from them. Juventus believed that Inter Milan was moaning for no reason and did not have the strength and foundation to win the title. They only knew how to blindly compare and complain.
The most famous game between the two teams was the 1960-61 Derby d 'Italia, where Juventus won 9: 1 to Inter Milan.
This was Inter Milan's most painful victory in the history of the Derby d 'Italia. It also opened the prelude to the feud between Inter Milan and Juventus.
In the 28th round of the 19601961 season, Inter Milan led Juventus by 2: 0 in the first half of the away game. But in the 30th minute of the game, the fans of both sides had a large-scale conflict and the game could not continue. The referee immediately stopped the game and awarded Inter Milan a 2: 0 victory. Then, before the start of the last round of the season, Inter Milan and Juventus had the same score of 46 points. Milan was close behind with a two-point difference. The suspense of the championship was maintained until the last second. But the Italian Football Federation suddenly made the decision to replay the 28th round of the game between Inter Milan and Juventus.
This decision directly led to Inter Milan losing to the weak Catania in the last round, while Milan and Juventus tied. The Nerazzurri, who lost three points because of the replay, gave up the title. In the meaningless 28th round of the replay, the angry old Moratti sent out the youth team. Juventus, who had just won the league title, defeated their opponent by 9: 1. The legendary star player Sivoli scored six goals.
The Juventus fans had been humiliating Inter Milan with the score of 9: 1 in this game. Inter Milan hated Juventus and thought that Juventus' use of means to replay the game was a despicable way to gain profit.
This game was the fuse that caused the hostility between the two teams and also became the source of the popularity of the Derby d 'Italia.
This was also the most controversial game in the history of the Derby d 'Italia.
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