What did this number mean? It meant that with the same frequency of fouls, the frequency of getting a card in Serie A was far lower than in Europe. In addition to Milan Gazzetta dello Sport, TGCOM also cited a few examples. For example, in the game against Livorno, Camoranesi kicked Lucarelli without the ball and only received a yellow card. There was also Mutu's foul on Lecce's G-Delvecchio, the conflict between Ibrahimović and the Empoli defender Kotafava, and in the same game, Vieira escaped a second yellow card for a bad foul.
At this time, Inter Milan boss Massimo Moratti said that he had something to say. He took the initiative to break the silence on the news and said, "Because the referee is strict with us in Serie A, we rarely get a card in Europe. Here, we would like to express our gratitude to the referee."
At this time, Li Ang did not take a stand on the referee issue, which was rare. As the day was getting closer, he began to be cautious.
Moreover, Inter Milan had now entered the final sprint stage of the three fronts. He did not have the time to shoot his mouth off at this time.
Three days later, Inter Milan defeated Messi Messina 4-0 at home in the 32nd round of Serie A. The Portuguese veteran Figo, the Argentinian youngster Aguero, the Spanish youngster David Silva and Stankovic scored respectively. They won a big victory.
In this round of the league, Juventus was forced to a 0-0 draw by Treviso in the away game.
Inter Milan was immediately excited when Juventus was forced to a draw. This meant that they could win the championship five rounds earlier than the next round of the league!
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The 32nd round of Serie A ended.
Inter Milan led the league table with 28 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss, with 87 points.
After Juventus' unexpected draw in this round, they were ranked second with 22 wins, 7 draws, and 3 losses, with 73 points.
AC Milan was also an upset in this round of the league. They lost to Lecce 0-1 in the away game and were unable to seize the opportunity to narrow the gap with Juventus. In this way, the Rossoneri were ranked third with 22 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses, with 70 points.
Fiorentina's record was 18 wins, 7 draws, and 7 losses. They had accumulated 61 points and were ranked fourth.
Team Roma recovered strongly after the winter break. Their results were 17 wins, 8 draws, and 7 losses. They had accumulated 59 points and were ranked fifth.
In that case, Inter Milan was now fourteen points ahead of Juventus. What did this mean?!
This meant that in the next round of the league, Juventus had to win. If Juventus could not win, Inter Milan only needed to win the next league opponent, and the Nerazzurri would win the 20052006 Serie A championship five rounds in advance!
Inter Milan's next opponent was Ascoli. Although this team was still in danger of being relegated, they were ranked 11th and ahead of Messi, who was ranked 18th, by a lot. As long as their luck wasn't too bad, they wouldn't be in danger of being relegated. This time, facing the leader, Inter Milan, they might not necessarily go all out. They might choose to save their strength to fight against an opponent who could directly avoid relegation.
In addition, Inter Milan had a 3-0 home victory over Villarreal in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. They were already one foot into the semifinals. Therefore, in the second leg next week, Inter Milan could face it with a more relaxed mentality. It wouldn't affect the league next weekend.
Juventus was different. Their opponent in the next round of the league was Fiorentina. Fiorentina would fight for the qualification for the Champions League. Team Roma was chasing fiercely, and Fiorentina was bound to go all out in this game. Moreover, in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, they had lost to Arsenal 0-2. In the second leg, they were at home. Juventus had to go all out. This would also affect their preparation for the league game against Fiorentina this weekend.
Therefore, the Italian media's analysis found that it would not be easy for Juventus to win against Fiorentina in the 33rd round of the league. In this case, Inter Milan really had a chance to win the Serie A championship five rounds in advance!
For a while, the entire Italian media was discussing Inter Milan's early championship.
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At the press conference before Inter Milan's away game against Villarreal, the Italian media also chased after this question. Li Ang avoided talking about it.
"This is the press conference for the Champions League game against Villarreal. I'm only thinking about Villarreal now. This is an opponent you have to take seriously. They are very strong in the El Madrigal stadium."
However, Li Ang's next sentence exposed his wild character again.
"The Serie A championship? It doesn't make sense to discuss winning the championship five rounds in advance. We are ahead of Juventus. As long as we continue to win, the championship will be ours sooner or later! Therefore, winning the championship a few rounds in advance is not worth talking about! "
The Italian reporters curled their lips. This bastard still inadvertently revealed such a hateful face.
The Spanish reporters watched with pleasure and amusement. This bastard used to cause chaos in the Spanish media. Now, seeing the expressions of their Italian counterparts, they felt comfortable.
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Villarreal, El Madrigal stadium.
In the first half of the game, Villarreal took advantage of a set piece opportunity. Riquelme took the free kick and drove it into the penalty area. Diego Forlan's header broke through the goal guarded by César. This goal made the El Madrigal stadium cheer loudly. They seemed to see the hope of a comeback.
However, not long after the second half of the game started, Mata broke through the bottom line and passed the ball. Adriano beat Alvarez and scored with a header, equalizing the score at 1: 1!
This goal made the El Madrigal stadium fall into a dead silence. Adriano's goal could almost be said to have destroyed the fighting spirit and hope of a comeback of the Villarreal people.
Inter Milan's goal not only equalized the score, but more importantly, they also got an away goal. This away goal meant that if Villarreal wanted to make a comeback, they had to score at least four more goals. They had to get a score of 5: 1 to reverse the situation.
This was simply an impossible task!
Li Ang sat in the technical area, looking extremely comfortable. Adriano's goal made him completely relieved. He did not think that his team could still suffer a defeat under such circumstances.
In the later part of the game, the confidence and fighting spirit of the Villarreal people were affected.
And the Inter Milan players also followed the request of their manager, Li Ang. As long as the Villarreal people "knew their place," they were happy to play more easily.
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Li Ang was saving energy for the weekend of the league. Although he said in the pre-match press conference that he did not care about winning the championship a few rounds in advance, in fact, he was extremely eager for his team to win the championship five rounds in advance in the league this weekend.
The Serie A title was in their hands early. This was not only the efforts of the Inter Milan team in a season. Inter Milan people's 16 years of hard work had paid off. More importantly, Inter Milan could focus on the UEFA Champions League without any distractions.
In the end, in the game against Villarreal, Inter Milan and Villarreal played 1: 1 in the away game. After Adriano equalized the score for Inter Milan, the game became uneventful.
When the golden whistle from the United Kingdom, Poll, blew the whistle to end the game, all the Inter Milan players were excited. The players on the field cheered and knelt down to pray. The players on the substitutes' bench rushed into the field frantically.
After three years, they had once again entered the top four of the UEFA Champions League!
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