The next day.
The game between Inter Milan and Napoli was the last game of this round of the league tournament. It was a late game.
Ever since Mario Balotelli entered the Inter Milan youth team, Balotelli's family naturally became supporters of Inter Milan.
With Inter Milan's increasingly outstanding results under Li Ang in the past few seasons, Balotelli's family had also become hardcore fans of Inter Milan.
Balotelli's family had also left the house. Usually, they would just watch the game at home. However, now that they had tickets from Balotelli, they naturally had to watch the game live.
"Is there any hope that Mario can come on as a substitute today?" Silvia asked her husband.
"Maybe there is a chance!" Francis Balotelli said with uncertainty. They also knew that because of the First Team's frontline personnel crisis, Balotelli had been promoted to the First Team and entered the roster for this game. However, it was not so easy for a 17-year-old player to get a chance to play. The manager would not easily send Balotelli.
For this game, the Italian Football Federation prohibited Napoli fans from coming to the away game to cheer for Napoli due to safety reasons. However, there were still about 3,000 Napoli fans who came to the city of Milan. They gathered outside the Meazza Stadium. Without tickets, they could not enter.
This instead created a safety hazard. Fans from both sides gathered outside the stadium, greeting each other's female relatives. A large number of riot police were maintaining order.
When Balotelli's family arrived outside the stadium, they saw a Napoli fan with blood all over his face being dragged into a police car by the security personnel.
"Children, stay close." Francis Balotelli hurriedly shouted at his family.
"Hey, man, don't be afraid. This is Meazza! This is our territory! "A shirtless fan with jiggling fat on his body shouted.
"I know. We are Inter Milan fans!" Francis Balotelli said, pointing to the blue-black scarf around his neck.
"We saw it!" The other person shouted.
"Daddy, I'm a little scared," his daughter said worriedly.
"Don't be afraid!" Francis Balotelli said. "They are all very friendly."
At this time, in the distance, a Napoli fan rushed past the human shields of the security personnel. He ran over and punched an Inter Milan fan. Then he turned to run, but he was caught. Then he was punched and kicked. If the security personnel had not come to rescue him, this fan would have died young.
*****
Inter Milan's bus arrived at the stadium.
The players got off the bus in a single file. Some of them were still in the mood to wave to the reporters and fans around them, showing confident smiles.
It was Li Ang's third season in charge of Inter Milan. The changes he brought to the team were from the surface to the inside. Inter Milan was now quite confident and mature. Every player was proud of being a member of this championship team.
Li Ang was wearing a dark gray Armani windbreaker and an Inter Milan scarf around his neck. He looked quite stylish.
As soon as he got off the bus, he was surrounded by reporters.
"Hey. Mr. Li Ang! Can you accept an interview? "
"Manager Li Ang. I have a question … "
Li Ang saw that Banderas had already led the players to the locker room. He stopped in his tracks. "Three questions!" He raised three fingers.
With so many reporters, three questions were too few. However, the reporters were angry but did not dare to say anything. If they made a fuss again, this person might just turn around and leave.
"The team now only has one striker, Diego Milito. Will this have a great impact on Inter Milan?"
"Injuries and suspensions are part of a football game. It's a pity that some players are absent from the game. It's a loss for the team, but we have other players who are just as important," Li Ang said.
"Reya said in an interview before the game that he was happy that his opponent had encountered a personnel crisis. He thinks this is an opportunity for Napoli. What do you think about this?"
"If he thinks this is an opportunity for Napoli, then I think after the game, he will find that it's a big mistake!" Li Ang said. Reya was the manager of Napoli.
"It seems that you are very confident in winning this game. Where does your confidence come from, Mr. Li Ang?"
"My players." Li Ang's face showed a proud look when he answered the question. "My team has the best players in the world. This is a top team!" After saying that, Li Ang raised a finger. "Four questions. I also answered an extra question! Goodbye, reporters! "
After saying that, he did not pay any attention to the reporters' "urge to stay." He turned and left.
"How can he do that?"
"I still have questions to ask?" A young reporter complained.
"That's his right! The right of a champion manager! "Someone looked at the back of the departing figure and said in a tone of teaching a rookie.
*****
Balotelli's family found their seats and just sat down.
"So many people." Abigail Balotelli looked at the crowd around her and said. She was the eldest daughter of Balotelli's family and was Balotelli's sister.
"Is the whole family here to watch the game?" A fan sitting next to Francesca Balotelli asked.
"Yes," Francesca Balotelli said. "My son plays for Inter Milan."
"Really?" The fan was surprised. "Which one?"
"Mario Balotelli!"
This fan rarely paid attention to the youth team's games. When he heard the unfamiliar name of Mario Balotelli, he thought about it and was sure that he had never heard of it.
"Mario Balotelli. Who is that? Have any of you heard of this player? "The fan asked his companions.
His companions all shook their heads.
"Youth team?" Someone seemed to remember that when he browsed the club's website, he had heard this name in the youth team's news and asked uncertainly.
"He used to be in the youth team. Now he's in the first team." Francesca Balotelli said with a serious expression.
"Uh, uh, very good!" The fan nodded.
Hearing this person's perfunctory reply, Francesca Balotelli lost the enthusiasm to continue chatting with this person.
*****
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the last game of the seventh round of the 2002008 Italian Serie A season. Inter Milan plays against Napoli at home." The voice of Sky TV's gold medal commentator, Ferrari, rang out on the television.
"Napoli returned to Serie A this season and everyone has great expectations for them. After losing to Cagliari 0-2 in the first round, they announced their strong return with a 5-0 massacre against Udinese in the second round. At present, they have three wins, one draw, and two losses. They have accumulated ten points and are ranked fifth in the league. They are only one point behind the fourth-placed Roma team. Their performance is not bad!" The guest commentator, Rossi, said.
"If Napoli's performance is surprising, then Inter Milan's performance is too boring," Rossi continued.
"Rossi, if you say that, be careful of Inter Milan's fans complaining about you," Ferrari joked.
"I'm not being derogatory. Inter Milan has won six games in a row since the beginning of the season. Their performance is so stable that it makes people feel bored. People are already worried that the suspense of this season's Serie A title has been lost early." Rossi laughed and said, "There may be accidents in this round of the league. Inter Milan has encountered a serious frontline crisis. We will see if the Napoli players can cause trouble for Inter Milan."
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