After playing the game against Genoa, Inter Milan began to concentrate on preparing for a key showdown in the next round of the league tournament.
Inter Milan was going to be a guest at the Stadio Alpi to challenge their old rival, Juventus.
After returning to Serie A from Serie B this season, Juventus' performance was quite good.
At present, Juventus had won six games, drawn two games, and lost with 20 points in the league. They were ranked third in the standings, only one point behind the second-place Roma. For Juventus, who had returned to Serie A, this result was quite good, especially when compared to AC Milan, who was currently ranked eighth.
However, when the Juventus people turned around and saw that their old rival, Inter Milan, had won ten games and had accumulated 30 points. They were at the top of the standings, and they suddenly felt quite uncomfortable.
Comparisons were odious.
The Juventus people insisted that they were harmed by Inter Milan. The 'Calciopoli' was Inter Milan's conspiracy, and Inter Milan used such despicable means to occupy the dominant position that should have belonged to Juventus.
This matter involved too many things, and there were too many secrets, so there was not much to say. In short, the hatred between Juventus and Inter Milan did not decrease because of the 'Calciopoli' that was delayed for a year. On the contrary, it became even deeper.
Therefore, Juventus VS Inter Milan, this Italian Derby that was interrupted for a season, could be said to be full of hatred and attracted the attention of the world.
Before this Italian Derby, Li Ang did not take the initiative to start a war.
It must be known that every time he met with Juventus before, the two sides would have a war of words before the game. Whether it was before the game or after the game, they would fight to the death.
Did Li Ang change his personality?!
Did he restrain himself?!
If some people thought that this was because Li Ang's personality had become gentle and he was no longer stirring up trouble. That would be a big mistake.
'Corriere dello Sport', which enjoyed watching the drama, analyzed Li Ang's current mentality. This did not mean that Li Ang had restrained his personality, nor did it mean that Li Ang was low-key. It was the exact opposite. This showed that Li Ang did not take Juventus seriously at all.
In Li Ang's eyes, the current Juventus could no longer pose a threat to the current Inter Milan. He did not need to play psychological warfare before the game, nor did he need to jump up and down to interfere with the opponent.
In short, he did not think much of Juventus.
Through the enthusiastic interpretation of the Corriere dello Sport, Juventus understood the whole story. The people of Juventus were very angry, very angry, and at the same time very aggrieved.
They vowed to teach their old rival, Li Ang, a lesson in this direct confrontation with Inter Milan.
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"For Juventus, Salihamidzic's injury is rather bad news. However, the good news is that the veteran Zebina has recovered from his injury. He will be able to play in this match …"
The TV news was broadcasting the pre-match news of the Italian national derby between Juventus and Inter Milan.
Li Ang and Banderas were drinking in a bar while watching the news.
"This is really good news," said Banderas.
"Haha, that's right. This is good news!" Li Ang also laughed.
If he was very confident in winning this match before, then the French veteran Zebina would be in the starting lineup in this match. This was tantamount to adding another lock to Inter Milan's victory.
Zebina had only played three matches for Juventus this season so far, but it could be said that he had left a 'deep impression' on people.
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In the second round of the league, Juventus took three points from Sardinia with Giorgio Chiellini's final strike. However, for Ranieri, this victory could not cover up Juventus' huge problems, especially the rear defensive line. This season's newly formed rear defensive line made a fool of themselves in the match against Cagliari. Among them, Zebina was the one who embarrassed Ranieri the most. For the Frenchman, there were no good memories in the St Ellis Stadium. Back then, he had allowed Zola, who was 20 centimeters shorter than him, to score a goal with a header on his head and became a laughing stock. This time, he made an even worse mess.
Zebina replaced Salihamidzic as the right back, but Juventus almost made a fool of themselves in Sardinia because of the French defender's disastrous performance.
At the 80th minute, Zebina was awarded a penalty kick for hugging and throwing his opponent in the penalty area. After the referee made the decision that the opponent had scored a penalty kick, Zebina had been ridiculing and ridiculing the referee for no reason. After a series of incessant chatter, Zebina finally received the referee's "reward": a second yellow card. The Frenchman was sent off with a total of two yellow cards.
However, for Zebina, the farce was not over. When he was leaving the field, Zebina quarreled with the cameraman on the sidelines. After a battle of words, Zebina took a more direct approach. He stretched out his right hand and slapped the cameraman. Then, the Frenchman was taken off the field by the staff. The camera recorded this scene. Zebina might regret his impulsive stupidity at that time. He was likely to be suspended for many games because of this slap. For Juventus' defensive line, which was relatively 'thin' to begin with, this was undoubtedly a blow.
As expected, Zebina was suspended for three games because of his attack on the cameraman. In addition to the ban of a direct red card, he was suspended for a total of five games.
After the five-game ban ended, Zebina did not get much playing time. Juventus' official statement to the public was that Zebina was injured. However, the Frenchman said in an interview with the media that there was nothing wrong with his body. Erm …
Zebina had never been an honest player. It was a tradition for the Frenchman to argue with the referee during the game. The French defender was also often associated with red cards. He had been sent off many times in the league. Even if Zebina did not play much in the Champions League, it did not affect his ability to 'get' a red card. In last year's Serie B, Zebina once faked an injury and refused to play.
Juventus had previously considered selling Zebina in the 0506 season because Zebina always had intermittent injuries and rarely played in the game. However, the Frenchman repeatedly had conflicts with Juventus over salary issues. Although the Frenchman was now in Turin, there was originally no place for Zebina in Juventus' reconstruction plan. The summer free transfer of Salihamidzic and the purchase of the co-ownership rights of Molinaro, who was previously in Siena, meant that Zebina was likely to end his Juventus career at the end of the season.
However, now, Salihamidzic was injured and Molinaro was suspended. In the game against Inter Milan, although Ranieri was not at ease with Zebina, the fact was that Zebina had become the only choice for the right back position in Juventus' starting lineup.
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