Inter Milan won the title ahead of time!
The Coppa Italia reached the final.
The Champions League reached the semifinals.
The Inter Milan fans were undoubtedly the happiest fans in all of Italy right now.
And the thing that excited them the most was this weekend.
This weekend was the second leg of the Milan Derby this season. Inter Milan would be a "guest" at the San Siro Stadium to face the home team, AC Milan.
AC Milan had never been so full of resentment towards the upcoming Milan derby as they were at this moment.
It was not because China Milan had won in the first leg of the match, breaking AC Milan's recent unbeaten record in Milan Derby.
It was more because Inter Milan had already won the title ahead of time. This also meant that in the first league match after Inter Milan won the title, as the opponent of Inter Milan, the players of AC Milan had to line up before the match to welcome the new champions!
For Inter Milan's nemesis in the same city, AC Milan, this was the greatest insult.
For all these years, it had always been AC Milan suppressing Inter Milan, and AC Milan's players flaunted their prowess in front of their nemesis in the same city.
But now, the tables had turned, and Inter Milan suddenly trembled.
Now, AC Milan had to line up to welcome the new champions of the league, Inter Milan … Inter Milan's players simply could not imagine what this scene would be like!
It was really too unpleasant!
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The feud between Inter Milan and AC Milan, the century-old nemesis in the same city, was needless to say.
For AC Milan's players, lining up before the match to welcome the new champions, Inter Milan, at the San Siro Stadium was close to humiliation.
However, for Inter Milan's players, they were excited. They were looking forward to this moment. For all these years, they had been suppressed by AC Milan. Inter Milan's players had been waiting for this day for too long.
The Inter Milan fans were also very excited. They couldn't wait to see this scene.
One day before the start of the match, the Inter Milan fans were excited. They talked about it enthusiastically on the internet and in fan gatherings.
"Just thinking about the depressed looks on those AC Milan players' faces makes me feel good!"
"Yeah!"
"To think that they would have such a day!"
Not only the fans, but the Inter Milan players were also looking forward to it.
"Tell me, should I put on a cool face?" Little Mata said excitedly.
Although he had only joined Inter Milan for a year, the Derby's arch-rival was the Derby's arch-rival. Ever since they wore the Inter Milan jersey, they were destined to have a hostile relationship with AC Milan. Seeing their arch-rival unhappy made him feel good.
"Aiya, just thinking about it makes me excited." Cambiasso said. Although he had just joined Inter Milan for two seasons, he could be considered an old member of Inter Milan. He had experienced the team's previous setbacks, so he was even more excited.
Among them, the one who felt the most emotional was the team's captain, Zanetti. He remembered his previous meeting with the manager, Li Ang. The Chinese coach had asked him to give his support in the locker room and asked for absolute authority in the locker room. Zanetti had agreed with reservations and had been very cooperative. Zanetti had not expected that in just the first season, they would obtain the long-lost crown.
Zanetti was now truly convinced and respectful of Li Ang. He was currently the most senior player in the Inter Milan Team. He had experienced so many things over the years and also experienced the sadness of the summer of 2002. Therefore, he was even more grateful and cherished the current championship!
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The whole of Italy, and even the whole of Europe, was talking about the upcoming Milan Derby.
Everyone was also looking forward to the scene where AC Milan had to line the streets to welcome the new champions, Inter Milan, before the game.
Other than the AC Milan fans, who were definitely disappointed and unwilling to see this scene, even the Juventus fans, who had lost the title, were happy to see this. They could not be the only one sad. Being able to drag AC Milan down with them seemed to lessen the sadness.
No matter how much AC Milan hated this Milan Derby, no matter how unwilling they were in their hearts, the river of time continued to flow. The game also arrived one day later as scheduled.
On the afternoon of April 14, 2006, AC Milan welcomed a special opponent in their home ground, San Siro: their nemesis from the same city, Inter Milan!
The entire AC Milan team lined up in two lines outside the tunnel to welcome their nemesis from the same city, Inter Milan.
Crazy boos erupted from the spectator stands.
They were booing their nemesis from the same city, Inter Milan. Most likely, the home fans also had the intention of booing their home team. If it were not for the fact that the players "failed to live up to expectations" and did not win the league title, they would not have to suffer such humiliation.
Although the Inter Milan players were very excited before, and there was no lack of bragging and taunting of their nemesis from the same city in their words during the internal communication, they did not do anything excessive when AC Milan lined up to welcome them. Their expressions were serious, and no one showed a provocative smile.
To be honest, the relationship between Inter Milan and AC Milan, the famous century-old nemesis from the same city, was not that bad. Other than the fact that the two teams fought to the death on the field, although their private relationship could not be said to be harmonious, it was not that they did not interact with each other for years.
To be honest, Inter Milan's most hated enemy was still Juventus.
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This Milan Derby, which had attracted a lot of attention, was actually not that exciting except for the pre-match ceremony to welcome the new champions.
This was not only because Inter Milan had already won the title ahead of time.
It must be known that the two teams were century-old nemeses from the same city. Other things aside, the fact that AC Milan lined up to welcome Inter Milan should have made the home team extremely angry and desperately want to win a game to give Inter Milan a hard time.
And if Inter Milan did not want to be given a hard time, they were bound to have a fierce battle with AC Milan.
However, the reality was different.
Both teams had reservations about this Milan Derby.
Only because in four days, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals was about to start.
Inter Milan would travel to Highbury Stadium in London to face the "Arsenal" Arsenal, who had previously eliminated Juventus.
And AC Milan would also welcome the challenge of the La Liga powerhouse, Barcelona, at home.
Inter Milan had already won the title ahead of time, and their next target was naturally the UEFA Champions League. As for AC Milan, they had no hope of winning the league title, so they had even more reason to focus all their energy on the UEFA Champions League.
It could be said that compared to this Milan Derby, the two teams in the city of Milan paid more attention to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in four days.
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