Capello's expression was a little ugly.
Ronaldo had scored a goal, and it was such a beautiful goal, which was completely beyond his expectations.
In the tactical deployment before the game, Capello emphasized that the focus of the defense today was Adriano. The Brazilian's impact was very threatening. As for Ronaldo, of course, it was impossible not to pay attention to him. After all, Ronaldo was also a top striker. However, whether it was Capello or the other Juventus players, they subconsciously reduced Ronaldo's threat.
No one would have thought that Ronaldo would erupt without any warning!
The game continued amidst the boos of the Al Alpine Stadium.
After the game resumed, the scene changed.
Juventus tried to press forward. They wanted to use offense to suppress Inter Milan. The Juventus players were very experienced. They also realized that Inter Milan's form was quite good today. They absolutely could not let Inter Milan continue to take the initiative.
However, the Juventus players were strongly restrained by Inter Milan!
The competition between the two sides suddenly became more and more intense. Situations of people being thrown off their feet constantly appeared.
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The Italian Derby was the confrontation between the most famous rivals in Serie A. Everyone had expected the game to be so intense.
However, in today's game, the intensity of the competition between the two sides was really rare.
Inter Milan confronted Juventus very strongly in the midfield.
On the Juventus side, the defensive midfielder duo of Patrick Vieira and Emerson was known as the strongest defensive midfielder duo in football today. In the previous games, this star-studded duo had indeed performed well.
If one only looked at the reputation of the players, the defensive midfielder duo of Carlos and Modric could not be compared to the partnership of Patrick Vieira and Emerson.
However, if one observed carefully, they would find that in the physical confrontation, the young defensive midfielder duo of Carlos and Modric were not at a disadvantage.
In particular, in the direct confrontation between Carlos and Vieira, the two of them directly confronted each other three times, and Carlos won twice.
Especially when the odds were fifty-fifty. Both sides gave it their all, but the one who won was the stronger Carlos!
"Juan Carlos. He's known as' Little Gattuso, 'but from today's match, his performance isn't inferior to AC Milan's Gattuso at all!" Ferrari, the commentator from Sky TV, exclaimed in admiration. "It's really hard to imagine that an 18-year-old young general can actually resist Vieira!"
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Compared to Vieira, who was already 30 years old, Carlos was younger and had more drive. Furthermore, this young man was more courageous and ruthless on the field!
In the eleventh minute of the game, there was a scramble between him and Vieira. Camoranesi passed the ball over the top to Vieira. The Frenchman had already occupied the position and stopped the ball with his chest. Just as he turned around, Carlos entangled him. Then, the two continued to tangle. Vieira stumbled with the ball, and in the end, Carlos successfully squeezed the ball away with his body and snatched the football back.
This was a microcosm of the confrontation between these two men!
His partner, Vieira, was held back by Carlos and played abnormally. This made Emerson's task even more important. Moreover, the Brazilian did not seem to be in a good state today. In the face of Modric's pressing, he was a little unbalanced in the transition between offense and defense. Many times, he did not know what to do.
The defensive midfielder partnership of Vieira and Emerson was the most solid foundation for Juventus to maintain a complete victory so far this season. Their outstanding performance allowed Juventus to firmly control the midfield and easily control the game!
However, Vieira was held back by Carlos today, and Emerson seemed to be sleepwalking. This imperceptibly allowed Inter Milan to have a certain upper hand in the battle for the midfield. They also gained more offensive opportunities, which also made Inter Milan's own goal safer.
In addition, Mata was very active on the flank, which also contained Camoranesi. He had to put more energy into defense.
As for Nedved, when Carlos and Vieira confronted each other, Evra would take special care of Nedved if Nedved pressed up. The Czech Ironman found that this player, whom Inter Milan had scouted from Ligue 1, was very tough in defense. He was very uncomfortable being guarded.
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Inter Milan's toughness also surprised Juventus.
They did not expect their players to be unable to win against Inter Milan in a physical confrontation!
This curbed the momentum that Juventus had just wanted to attack. The two sides were evenly matched on the field. It could even be said that the initiative was slightly tilted towards Inter Milan's side.
Li Ang was not surprised at all.
Carlos's bravery and fierceness was completely capable of confronting Vieira. The speed of improvement of this kid, whom he had scouted from the slums of Madrid, simply surprised Li Ang. Although Carlos's defensive movements were big, he was very smart and rarely fouled. Moreover, Carlos was not afraid of confrontation at all. This kid, who had fought with a gang of gangsters in the slums of Madrid since he was a child, and even went to fight in the underground boxing ring, seemed to have a gene that advocated confrontation in his bones!
Even if there was a rock in front of him, Li Ang believed that if necessary, Carlos would not hesitate to hit it! Even if he had to fight until his head bled, he would not hesitate!
As for Juventus' other defensive midfielder, Emerson's lackluster performance today, it was a pleasant surprise.
As for Evra, although the Frenchman had a little fame in Ligue 1 before, many people did not know how good this French defender was. Now that he had come to Inter Milan, this Derby was an opportunity for such a player to make a name for himself!
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Many people were surprised that Juventus could not compete with Inter Milan in the midfield.
Ibrahimović had been unable to get any chances in front, and the Swede had to retreat to get the ball.
Nedved finally got rid of Evra's entanglement and saw Carlos rushing over, which meant that Vieira was empty.
Nedved immediately passed the ball over!
Then, people saw Carlos rush up like a ferocious leopard and slide on the ground!
The football was touched by the tip of his foot and bounced up!
Ibrahimović immediately ran over and stopped the ball with his chest, and Samuels came up to defend.
The Swedish pagoda blocked Samuels, and then deliberately used his body to crash into Samuels.
If it was an ordinary defender, he would definitely stagger and take two steps back after being hit by the tall Ibrahimović, which gave Ibrahimović a chance to pull the ball and turn around!
However, what everyone saw was that Samuels's body swayed, but he did not retreat. Instead, he took the opportunity to take half a step forward, and before Ibrahimović could react, he went around to defend, stretched out his leg, and knocked the football out!
Steal!
Ibrahimović immediately tried to steal back, but Samuels's body successfully blocked the Swede, and then he successfully passed the football out.
"Counterattack! Inter Milan's counterattack is coming! "Ferrari exclaimed.
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