There was a burst of excitement in the media and commentators' seats when they saw AC Milan's attacking lineup. Of course, they were willing to see AC Milan's aggressive performance in the away game. That way, the game would be worth watching.
Compared to AC Milan's aggressive starting lineup, Inter Milan's midfield was more balanced. Carlos and Modric formed the double defensive midfielders, which greatly enhanced Inter Milan's defensive strength in the midfield.
"AC Milan showed their courage! They showed an admirable aggressiveness in the away game! "
"At present, Inter Milan leads AC Milan by four points in the standings. Therefore, Li Ang's team can accept a draw in today's game. Instead, the away team, AC Milan, must win," Ferrari said.
Looking at the starting lineups of both sides and considering the league situation before the game, Ferrari's statement still represented the views of many people.
However, the development of the game was beyond everyone's expectations. Only five minutes into the game, Inter Milan scored.
AC Milan kicked off first. After the game started, AC Milan put pressure on Inter Milan's goal, especially on the left flank. Serginho, Seedorf, and Kaka were all active on that side. Coupled with Shevchenko on the frontline, AC Milan's offense leaned towards that side.
Seedorf juggled a fancy pass with his feet. Kaka, who received the football, dribbled the ball forward and suddenly shot a cold arrow from the penalty area line. The football was pounced on by Inter Milan's goalkeeper, Julio César, and rolled out of the end line.
AC Milan got a corner kick!
The corner kick came out.
Materazzi got in front of Shevchenko and headed the football out. AC Milan continued to instigate the attack outside the penalty area. Serginho wanted to play a coordination with Pirlo, but the latter's overhead ball was predicted by Carlos in advance.
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"Intercept! Beautiful steal! "
After Carlos intercepted the ball, he directly passed the football to Modric, who organized the attack.
Modric dribbled the ball forward and after attracting Gattuso's advance, he directly sent the ball out in a diagonal line!
Figo catches the ball!
Serginho pressed forward to assist and had yet to return to defend. Now, the Portuguese star was in front of a wide expanse of flat land.
Figo dribbled the ball all the way along the flank and pretended to cut inside. After attracting Kaladze to pounce out to defend, he passed the football to the front of the goal.
Ronaldo and Agüero's advance attracted Nesta and Stam's attention.
Mata cleverly circled around and ran to the front. He leaped high and headed the ball in front of everyone!
The football flew into the goal.
Dida only made a save this time, but he did not do it in the end. He could only watch the football fly into the goal he was guarding … In the face of the cross, he was hesitant in the choice of attacking and blocking angle, which was also Dida's biggest shortcoming at the moment.
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"Figo passes the ball! Mata! … The ball went in? Goooooaaaaal！ The ball went in! " The commentator did not even react for a moment. The game had only started for five minutes, and Inter Milan's first attack had already scored?! Then he saw Mata, who scored the goal, running to celebrate. Inter Milan's players were cheering for the goal. Everything was clear. Inter Milan had scored!
“Goooooaaaaal！！ Juan Mata!! This young Spanish player scored at this crucial moment! He scored his first goal in the Milan Derby! This is also Li Ang's first goal in the Milan Derby for Inter Milan!! "
"Who is Li Ang's most trusted player? Who is his absolute direct line of command! Juan Mata! This seventeen-year-old player! His beautiful positioning, bypassed the defender, and headed the ball into the goal! He blasted open Inter Milan's goal and broke the deadlock on the field! The next game will be easy for Inter Milan! "
"One-nil! Inter Milan is the first to break the deadlock on the field! "
"One-nil! Mata scores! The home team, Inter Milan, leads AC Milan! "
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After the goal, Mata was unusually excited. This was the Milan Derby. At this time, the Serie A was still a small World Cup. The Milan Derby could be said to be the most famous derby in Europe. To be able to score in the Milan Derby was the dream of many players.
Mata even made a gesture of kissing his jersey toward the stands, which immediately ignited the entire stadium.
The cheers in the stands of the Meazza Stadium were thunderous. The fans chanted Mata's name over and over again. Scoring in the Milan Derby, kissing the jersey, nothing was more pleasing to the fans than this.
The television broadcast gave Li Ang a close-up at the right time.
He was on the sidelines, receiving hugs from the coaching staff, and then shook his arms vigorously. He was extremely high-spirited.
On the other side, Ancelotti looked a little helpless and annoyed. He was annoyed because his team had conceded the goal so early. He was helpless because he had expected the gap after the team pressed heavily. However, in the face of pressure, he had to deploy such an extremely strong offensive lineup in this game. He only hoped that AC Milan could score early so that he could change his formation in the second half of the game and defend well.
But it was clear that his counterpart, Li Ang, was prepared for this. Inter Milan's ability to seize opportunities was too strong.
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In the VIP box of the Meazza Stadium, Berlusconi's face was not looking good. Galliani, who was next to him, also looked pale.
In the chairman's box, Moratti stood up and applauded with a face full of joy.
His Inter Milan had not won against AC Milan for four years. Previously, they had lost ten consecutive games against AC Milan. This was a great shame for Moratti and Inter Milan!
If they could defeat their nemesis in the Milan Derby today, it would be the best Christmas present.
The pace of the game was very fast.
Since Ancelotti had chosen an extremely strong offensive lineup, it was naturally impossible to make adjustments in the first half of the game. He kept making gestures on the sidelines to signal the players to step up the attack. Now, he could only hope that AC Milan's strong offensive ability could bring about a goal.
Not to mention the gap at the back of today's starting offensive lineup, just in terms of offensive ability, AC Milan was indeed one of the strongest teams in the whole of Europe.
In the nineteenth minute of the game, AC Milan had the ball in the front field. Kaka passed the ball to Shevchenko, who turned and passed the ball to Seedorf. The Dutchman suddenly picked the ball and passed it.
After Gilardino's chest stopped the ball, he was about to break forward.
Materazzi had no choice but to choose a tactical foul!
He pulled down Gilardino.
AC Milan was awarded a free kick more than twenty meters away from the goal.
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"Inter Milan have to be careful. Whether it's Seedorf or Pirlo, they're both set piece experts!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
Seedorf feinted.
Pirlo shot!
The football he kicked hit the human wall. However, Pirlo immediately raised his right hand and slapped his right arm with his left hand, which was a signal for the opponent to handball.
The referee on duty for the game, Messi, hesitated for a moment before blowing the whistle in his mouth.
Then, his finger pointed to the penalty spot!
The referee awarded a penalty kick!
The Inter Milan players immediately protested. However, perhaps Li Ang's words in the locker room before the game had an effect. Captain Zanetti signaled the veteran Figo to persuade the angry teammates. He went forward to the referee Messi to protest and negotiate.
"F * ck!" On the sidelines, Li Ang cursed. He was too far away to see clearly what had just happened. However, according to his logic, his team must not have committed a foul. There was no penalty kick at all. Anyway, his team was not in the wrong. They were wronged.
Not far away, AC Milan's substitutes' bench was jubilant. Manager Ancelotti and Tassotti hugged to celebrate the penalty kick.
"Penalty kick! Messi blew for a penalty kick! Inter Milan strongly protested. Let's see what happened. "
"Is this a penalty kick? Inter Milan looks angry. AC Milan is celebrating. "
The slow motion showed that Pirlo's football flew over. Modric headed the ball, and the football changed direction and hit Samuels's slightly raised left hand.
It was indeed a handball in the penalty area.
There was no dispute about the penalty kick.
Inter Milan's protest was invalid. AC Milan's penalty kick.
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AC Milan's Ukrainian striker, Shevchenko, stood at the penalty spot!
Amid the loud boos in the Meazza Stadium, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead withstood the huge pressure. He kicked his right foot into the lower right corner. Inter Milan's goalkeeper, César, judged the wrong direction.
“Goooooaaaaal！ Shevchenko! He withstood the pressure and scored the penalty kick! One to one, AC Milan equalized the score! "
Shevchenko ran with open arms to celebrate the goal. AC Milan's players celebrated the goal excitedly.
In the stands, Berlusconi's face showed a smile. Galliani was also smiling like a flower.
Moratti looked a little worried. Although Inter Milan's recent form was very good and their league ranking was above AC Milan, the Milan Derby was a special game. A derby was a derby. It had nothing to do with the previous form and ranking. Such a game gathered all the energy and hard work of the players on both sides. It was really hard to say who would win.
Li Ang spread his hands helplessly. The opponent's penalty kick equalized the score. This really made him feel helpless.
AC Milan's dribbling was really good. He could only complain resentfully in his heart.
Li Ang whistled to attract the attention of his players. Then he made a gesture to ask the team not to be affected by the goal concede and to continue to attack AC Milan's left flank!
Make full use of the gap after Serginho pressed on!
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Ten minutes later.
Kaka dribbled the ball and rushed forward with a long shot, forcing César to make a save.
AC Milan got a corner kick opportunity.
Pirlo's corner kick flew into the penalty area. Shevchenko and Materazzi competed for the header. The football hit the back of Materazzi, who jumped high, and bounced up. Samuels headed the football out. Carlos made a reverse hook to break the siege. Figo stopped the ball with his chest and was about to launch a counterattack. Gattuso directly threw a tackle and knocked down Figo along with the ball.
Carlos was like a fierce little beast. He rushed to Gattuso. The two of them were head to head and looked fierce.
"Oh, oh, oh! Carlos had the nickname 'Little Gattuso' when he was at Sporting de Gijón. This is the first time the two of them collided today! "
The whistle of the referee Messi sounded.
He gave a verbal warning to Gattuso and Carlos, but did not play a card to either side.
This caused Li Ang's strong dissatisfaction. He thought that Gattuso's foul on Figo had just prevented Inter Milan's counterattack. This should be a yellow card action.
Inter Milan's free kick.
Modric kicked the football to Carlos, who passed the football back.
Matt Razi rushed up and gave him a big kick!
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"Is this to break the siege? Materazzi's handling is too casual! Wait! This is … "Ferrari shouted," a beautiful long pass! "
Inter Milan's center back Materazzi's seemingly big kick to break the siege actually launched a long pass attack. The football was like a precision-guided missile, flying straight to the front field. The football flew in the air. Below, Ronaldo was accelerating to plug forward!
On AC Milan's side, after Serginho pressed on, the entire left side was wide open.
"Inter Milan's counterattack!"
Ronaldo caught up with the football. After he stopped the ball with his chest, he directly accelerated to the penalty area. Stam and Nesta defended together, but Ronaldo showed everyone his terrifying speed and explosive power!
He suddenly accelerated again!
Ronaldo squeezed through Stam and Nesta's pinch.
However, as Italy's first defender, Nesta's strength was not ordinary. He reacted quickly, forced a turn, and directly caught up with Ronaldo and got close to him.
Ronaldo hooked the football and immediately shot.
Nesta immediately fell to the ground and slid.
The football was blocked by Nesta's right leg and bounced up.
Then, people saw Ronaldo raise his right hand high and shout to the referee.
The referee Messi did not hesitate this time. He blew the whistle in his mouth. As he ran, his fingers pointed at the penalty spot at the same time!
Penalty kick!
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"Penalty kick! The referee Messi gave a penalty kick again! "
"What happened in the penalty area?"
This time, it was the Inter Milan players' turn to cheer. They all ran to Ronaldo to celebrate him creating a penalty kick.
The AC Milan players surrounded the referee to protest.
"Beautiful!" Li Ang waved his fists excitedly on the sidelines, which was a sharp contrast to his team's penalty kick just now.
Ancelotti found the fourth official and raised an objection to the referee's decision.
"This is a penalty kick! No objection! It is indeed a penalty kick. Nesta's arm blocked the football. "
The slow motion showed that Ronaldo's shot was blocked by Nesta's extended leg, bounced up, and hit his raised arm, blocking the football's flight. The penalty kick was not controversial.
AC Milan's protest was ineffective. Gattuso also received a yellow card because of his angry protest.
Seeing this scene, Li Ang smiled on the sidelines. This time, they won. It was not just a penalty kick. As AC Milan's only defensive player in the middle and front field, Gattuso received a yellow card because of his protest. This was a great hidden danger for AC Milan's defense behind.
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Inter Milan's penalty kick!
Ronaldo stood at the penalty spot.
The referee, Rosina, blew the whistle.
Ronaldo ran up and shot!
He directly volleyed the upper left corner of the goal. Although AC Milan's goalkeeper Dida judged the direction correctly, Ronaldo's shooting angle was tricky and fast. He could not stop the football.
The football fiercely flew into the net!
The thirty-first minute of the game!
Ronaldo scored a penalty kick!
After three years, the alien returned to Inter Milan and welcomed his first goal in the Milan derby since his return to Inter Milan!
Two to one!
Inter Milan once again took the lead.
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