The next day's newspapers were full of praises for Inter Milan's 17-year-old player, Mario Balotelli.
Just as the commentator Ferrari said, this kid became famous after one game.
Balotelli's amazing barb goal became a frequently broadcasted image on sports programs.
Even Balotelli's hilarious "I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it" celebration after the goal was actually worshipped by some young people.
And Li Ang was once again praised by the media for having a good eye for talent.
After the game against Napoli, there would be another two weeks of international matches, and the league would once again enter a suspension period.
This was also good news for Inter Milan. Agüero would get more time to recover, and Zanetti and Cassano would have fewer games to miss due to injuries.
Of course, there was also a downside. This also meant that many of Inter Milan's national footballers would once again be called up by their respective national teams, and Inter Milan would have to face the invasion of the FIFA virus again.
In addition, Li Ang also had a quarrel with the Argentina national team. The Argentina national team's manager, Basile, wanted to call up Agüero to participate in the national team's games, but Inter Milan refused with the excuse that Agüero had not fully recovered from his injury. This caused the Argentina national team's manager, Basile, to be strongly dissatisfied. He attacked Inter Milan, and then the Argentina national team's manager received a strong counterattack from Li Ang.
Li Ang commented that the Argentina national team was now like a luxury cruise ship, but their captain was only at the level of a fishing boat.
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This immediately caused a huge uproar.
The media criticized Li Ang's lack of respect for Basile. Some of the media that had a deep grudge with Li Ang, such as the Madrid media, Turin media, and Rome media, followed suit and made a ruckus.
Regarding this, Li Ang did not care at all and directly threw down a sentence, "Just wait and see."
Anyway, he knew Basile's future. This man, who took over Pekerman as the manager of the Argentina national team after the 2006 World Cup in Germany, had terrible results. If there were no accidents, he would resign after a year because of a defeat that was called the "shame of the century" by the Argentine domestic media.
However, after the end of the international match, Li Ang and the Argentina national team had an even more intense argument. This was because Diego Milito was injured in the Argentina national team. According to the Argentine media, Diego Milito was a little uncomfortable during the warm-up before the match. However, Basile still insisted on sending Diego Milito in the starting lineup, which eventually led to Diego Milito's injury during the match.
Li Ang strongly criticized Basile for not knowing how to take care of his players and threatened to claim compensation from the Argentina national team for the losses caused to the Inter Milan football club.
This time, Li Ang was not alone. Many managers, including the AC Milan manager, Ancelotti, and even the Real Madrid manager, Schuster, and the Manchester United manager, Ferguson, all came out to support Li Ang. They believed that the national team had an obligation to protect the players and prevent the club's interests from being damaged.
For a while, this matter was discussed by the media and fans. In fact, the national team's matches and the clubs, especially the European powerhouse clubs, had always had conflicts and contradictions in the use of star players. However, this time, because of Diego Milito's injury, Li Ang's rage, and Inter Milan's previous refusal to let Aguero go to the national team, this was once again exposed to the public.
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"How's the situation?" Li Ang asked Franck Combe, the head of the team's medical team.
After Diego Milito returned to the team, Inter Milan immediately arranged for Franck Combe, the head of Inter Milan's medical team, to diagnose the Argentine striker.
"Level two hamstring strain," Franck Combe said.
Hearing this answer, Li Ang immediately frowned. Hamstring injuries varied in severity. If it was a minor injury, it would be fine in a week or two. If it was a serious injury, it could take a month or two.
"How long might he be out of action?" Li Ang continued to ask.
"The initial estimate is a month," Franck Combe said.
"F * ck!" Li Ang cursed.
Franck Combe looked at Li Ang sympathetically. He knew that Li Ang was facing a personnel crisis, especially in the front line. Aguero had just recovered from his injury, but Cassano still needed two more weeks to return. Now, Diego Milito was injured, so Inter Milan's front line only had Aguero and Adriano. Yes, there was also a new star, Mario Balotelli, who had suddenly appeared. If it weren't for this black lad, Li Ang would have had a bigger headache.
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October 20, 2007, the eighth round of the Serie A League.
Inter Milan defeated Reggina 1-0 in the away game. Stankovic scored the only goal for Inter Milan in the game.
From the score, it could be seen that Inter Milan didn't have an easy game. Reggina, who was playing at home, adopted a very conservative strategy. Inter Milan almost besieged the entire game to get the only goal.
The 20072008 Serie A season had already gone through eight rounds. Inter Milan had won all eight games, accumulated 24 points, and stood alone in the league table.
Behind them, Juventus, who had returned to Serie A, was in second place. The Bianconeri had five wins, two draws, and one loss, with 17 points. They were already seven points behind Inter Milan.
As for Inter Milan's nemesis in the same city, AC Milan, their current record was two wins, four draws, and two losses. They only had 10 points, not even half of Inter Milan's points. The defending champion of the UEFA Champions League was ranked 11th in Serie A, which was really surprising.
Inter Milan's opponent last season, Roma, had a current record of four wins, three draws, and one loss, with 15 points. They were already nine points behind Inter Milan.
The current situation of the entire Serie A League was that Inter Milan was the only one standing out, and the other teams were catching up from behind. However, looking at the current situation, Inter Milan would soon leave their pursuers in the dust. This was a fact that made the fans of other teams feel helpless and sad, except for Inter Milan's fans.
Therefore, the Italian media was also lamenting that if this season's Serie A continued with the current situation, the suspense of the championship would become smaller and smaller. Without the suspense of the championship, it was really boring. Some media began to criticize that Inter Milan's dominance of Serie A was not a good thing. Some media even said that Inter Milan was the cancer that caused the decline of Serie A's popularity.
Li Ang snorted at these statements and remarks. Is it my fault that I'm too strong?! Get lost!
I'm strong, I'm proud!
I'm strong, I'm cocky!
I'm not guilty of being strong!
PS: Third update, thanks to [Mystical Reader] twice, 12 points.
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