"Damn it!" Li Ang cursed gloomily.
Four days after Inter Milan's 5-0 victory over FC Roma in the away game, Inter Milan played against PSV Eindhoven in the second round of the Champions League group stage. Inter Milan played at their home ground, the Meazza Stadium.
Ten minutes into the game, Agüero, who was in the starting lineup, was knocked down from behind by the opponent during a scramble and was injured.
The team doctor, Mazzola, entered the field to check on Agüero and asked him a few questions. Then, he made a gesture to the sidelines for a substitution: Agüero could not continue the game and needed a substitution.
Li Ang complained a little and could only instruct Cassano, who was on the bench, to get up and warm up.
In the fifteenth minute of the game, Inter Milan made a substitution. Cassano came on as a substitute and replaced the injured Agüero.
"How's the situation?" Li Ang asked the team doctor, Mazzola.
"His luck is not bad. It's better than I thought at the beginning," Mazzola said. "However, he definitely won't be able to play in the league this weekend."
Li Ang nodded helplessly. It was just an injury and missing a game, which was still within the range of what he could accept.
*****
Inter Milan scored in the thirty-first minute of the game.
Mata passed to Adriano in a second. The Brazilian's explosive shot was saved by the Eindhoven goalkeeper, Gomes. Cassano shot in front of the goal but hit the post. However, the Eindhoven defender, Kromkamp, accidentally knocked the football into his own goal when he returned to defend.
"Cassano should thank Kromkamp. Inter Milan is leading 1-0." The Italian commentator, Ferrari, joked. For a player of Cassano's level, it should not have been possible for him to not score in the face of an empty goal. Fortunately, the opponent's defender made a mistake in the hurry.
The team took the lead in the score. Li Ang's mood, which was affected by Agüero's injury, began to improve.
Inter Milan's second goal came in the fifty-first minute of the game.
Inter Milan played a wonderful combination in the front field. In the end, Adriano headed the ball backwards. After Cassano, who followed up, stopped the ball with his chest, he gently moved the ball. Modric met the ball and shot.
The football was like a cannonball, flying straight towards the goal.
The Eindhoven goalkeeper, Gomes, was a little embarrassed by Inter Milan's previous series of passes and cuts. By the time he realized that Modric's shot was coming, it was too late to react.
Two to zero!
Inter Milan easily took a two-goal lead at home.
*****
"This is Inter Milan! They are extremely powerful now, and Eindhoven can't do anything to them! "
"This is the first European match between the two teams in recent years. The last time Inter Milan played against a Dutch team was in the 1972 Champions League final. Inter Milan lost to Ajax 0-2, with Cruyff scoring both goals. Eindhoven has not scored a goal for 304 consecutive minutes against Italy. Now it seems that their record of not scoring will continue. "
With a two-goal lead, Li Ang sat in the technical area with his legs crossed. A team like Eindhoven could not pose any threat to Inter Milan at the moment.
Inter Milan scored again in the sixty-first minute of the game. David Silva's left leg long pass from the right side. Adriano stopped the ball with his back and was pulled down by Kromkamp. It was a penalty kick!
"A penalty kick! Kromkamp made a mistake again. He can't stop Adriano at all. He can only make a foul in a sorry state! "
Inter Milan's penalty kicker was Adriano.
The Brazilian stood at the penalty spot. The referee's whistle sounded. Adriano held the blade and his right leg volleyed the ball into the right side of the goal.
“Goooooaaaaal！”
"Three to zero! Inter Milan has locked in the victory! Eindhoven did not cause any trouble for Inter Milan. Inter Milan is too strong in this group! "
Just as the commentator said, Eindhoven was in a sorry state against the Serie A overlord, especially Adriano. His strong burst of power and strong physical fitness made the opponent's defenders somewhat unbearable.
*****
In the seventieth minute of the game, Adriano overpowered the opponent's defender, Alcides, and with a powerful header, Eindhoven's goal was once again blasted open.
"Four to zero! Inter Milan has slaughtered Eindhoven! "
"This is Inter Milan's first home game of the Champions League season. They have presented a feast of goals to the fans at home!"
With Inter Milan leading by a large margin, it seemed that the referee could not bear it. Five minutes later, Chivu kicked Culina down. The referee showed a yellow card to Chivu. The Romanian defender accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off.
This aroused Li Ang's strong dissatisfaction. If Chiwo's action was not a big foul, he would have been shown a yellow card. The Eindhoven player would have been sent off with a red card when Agüero was injured in the first half of the game. However, the referee did not even give a yellow card at that time.
"What a compassionate referee." Li Ang said sarcastically. He obviously thought that the referee was taking care of Eindhoven, who was behind by a large margin.
Then, a few minutes later, Li Ang almost went berserk.
Cassano was tackled to the ground by the Eindhoven captain, Simmons, while dribbling the ball, but the referee only gave Simmons a verbal warning.
"Bastard! This is a serious foul! "Li Ang was furious. He then went to the fourth official and protested angrily.
However, Li Ang did not have time to protest. Cassano was injured.
The team doctor, Mazzola, went up to check and then gestured to Li Ang to make a substitution.
"F * ck him!" Li Ang burst out a curse.
At this time, Inter Milan still had a substitution spot. Li Ang glanced at the substitutes' bench and asked Marchisio to get up and warm up.
Later, Inter Milan was forced to make another substitution. Cassano was replaced and Marchisio came on as a substitute. Mata's position temporarily moved forward and appeared in the winger's position.
*****
In the end, Inter Milan defeated Eindhoven by a score of 4-0 at home in this game. They won all two games in the Champions League group stage and accumulated six points. They were the only team in this group.
At the post-match press conference, Li Ang fired at the referee, questioning the referee's law enforcement and favoring the visiting team. At the same time, he blasted Eindhoven for playing dirty.
Later, Li Ang received a warning from the UEFA, telling him not to talk nonsense.
The Inter Milan football club stood firmly behind Li Ang. They submitted a report and complained to the UEFA about some of the referee's law enforcement issues in the game, including questioning Chivu's red card.
Li Ang could not continue to argue with the UEFA at this time. He needed to deal with the team's frontline personnel crisis.
Agüero was injured and could not play in the league this weekend.
Cassano was injured and the injury was not optimistic. According to the team doctor's post-match examination, the bad boy needed to be out of action for two months.
Now, the problem had arisen. In the league game against Napoli this weekend, Adriano was suspended because of the accumulation of yellow cards. Among the four forwards of Inter Milan, only one player, Diego Milito, could play. Inter Milan's frontline suddenly had a personnel crisis.
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