In the Milan derby, the celebrities in the stands had always been the focus of the media's attention.
The camera also gave a close-up of the stands.
Inter Milan's boss, Massimo Moratti, and AC Milan's boss, Silvio Berlusconi, appeared on camera.
Moratti had a smile on his face, while Berlusconi's expression was somewhat serious.
"Berlusconi must still be very angry. He gave the order to win this game," Ferrari said.
"Not only to win, but also to win as big as possible," Rossi added with a smile. "Galliani also said that the president is very angry."
It was no wonder that Berlusconi was angry. AC Milan defeated Boca Juniors 4-2 and won the FIFA Club World Cup. If the FIFA Club World Cup's predecessor, the Intercontinental Cup and the Toyota Cup were counted, AC Milan had already won the championship for the fourth time. It was a great honor, and Berlusconi was a person who loved to show off. Just as he was feeling proud, Li Ang directly came to his door and slapped him in the face. Moreover, his words were extremely sharp, so Berlusconi was naturally enraged.
"Inter Milan's president, Massimo Moratti, previously said that 'the FIFA Club World Cup is just a small trophy for Japan,'" Ferrari said with a smile. "This game really counts as a new and old grudge."
In 2003, after AC Milan lost to Boca Juniors in the Toyota Cup, there was news of the locker room celebrating Milan's loss. This time, the Milan fans got a chance to "take revenge." According to the Italian media, about 200 AC Milan fans celebrated AC Milan's championship, but the location they chose was very provocative: they gathered on Via Durini, where Inter Milan's headquarters was located. They sang praises and ridiculed Inter Milan, causing a ten-minute traffic jam.
The media even speculated that it was because the AC Milan fans' provocative celebration that angered Li Ang, who was on Via Durini at the time.
However, Li Ang flatly denied this. He said that he was not angered by anyone or anything. He was just speaking the truth out of habit.
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After the match began, the two commentators even excitedly explained the background of the war of words before the match to the audience in front of the TV.
In the end, Ferrari concluded with one sentence. "This will be an extremely intense Milan derby. Both sides have vowed to kill each other! The process of the competition will be extremely intense, and it will be very difficult to determine the victor until the very last moment! "
In fact, the situation at the beginning of the match seemed to be developing exactly as he said.
Both sides showed a strong desire to attack. As soon as one side's attack ended, the other side immediately responded.
Eight minutes into the match, both teams had already shot at the goal three times. The home team had shot once, while the visiting team, AC Milan, had shot twice. It looked like they were the hosts.
It seemed that this was going to be a good show of a fierce struggle. It would be an intense tug-of-war. It would not be easy for one side to break through the other side's gate.
However, no one thought that the goal would come after a minute.
It was AC Milan's first attack, which ended with Kaka's long shot being firmly held by Inter Milan's goalkeeper, César. The Rossoneri returned without any achievement this time. Their formation was shrinking to deal with Inter Milan's counterattack. However, AC Milan did not expect Inter Milan's attack to advance so quickly.
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Inter Milan's attack started from the goalkeeper, César.
César directly threw the ball to launch the attack. Then Mata Razzi passed the ball directly to Modric. Modric pulled the ball, turned around, dribbled two steps forward, and directly passed the ball to the flank to Mata.
AC Milan's players showed some attention to Mata, but more often than not, they focused on Modric.
Ancelotti studied Inter Milan's game videos in depth. Inter Milan's biggest feature this season was that Modric's role in the team's offense was more prominent. The Croatian players' ability to plug in and organize played an important role in Inter Milan's offense. It was not an exaggeration to call them Inter Milan's offensive metronome.
After passing the midfield, the football would often be handed back to the middle, where Modric would organize the offense.
Therefore, Ancelotti specifically instructed Ambrosini to focus on Modric today.
Ambrosini ran after Modric.
However, Inter Milan did not seem to have the intention of running the football toward the middle this time.
Mata began his performance on the flank.
Li Ang gave him the most freedom in this game. In fact, in today's game, Modric was a cover. Mata and David Silva were the real core of Inter Milan's offense. Li Ang used the tactic of two attacking midfielders for the first time in this game. Mata and David Silva were given a lot of freedom by him. The two players had the greatest choice in organizing passes, going down the ball, and cutting inside to shoot.
Li Ang showed his cunning and cleverness. If Ancelotti focused all his attention on Modric, he was destined to suffer a big loss.
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Mata first used his movement speed to quickly dodge Emerson's attack, and his Brazilian back was cleanly swept past.
Then, Mata dribbled the ball. When he faced Oddo, he decisively passed the ball to Agüero, who came over to receive him. Then he went down the ball, and Agüero immediately passed the football out.
Two-over-one!
Agüero's next interlude attracted Oddo's attention, which forced Nesta to pounce on Mata to defend.
Almost at the same time, Silva, who was on the right, suddenly plugged into the middle of the penalty area. Adriano suddenly ran to the outside, which also attracted AC Milan's defensive attention.
On the left, Mata did not wait for Nesta, who was covering for the defense, to come close. He passed the football in, and his target was Adriano in the penalty area!
Inter Milan's attack perfectly realized Li Ang's tactical deployment before the game, which fully mobilized AC Milan's defensive line.
Now, in AC Milan's penalty area, Kaladze was brought over by the sudden switch between Silva and Adriano. Then, Adriano suddenly turned back and rushed to the goal, which forced their old captain, Maldini, to cover for Adriano in the center back position.
The old Maldini had to face the strongest impact on Inter Milan's side, Adriano!
This was one of the cunning tactics Li Ang devised for Inter Milan.
He succeeded!
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"Two-over-one! Beautiful! Nesta goes up! Mata passes the ball! Adriano jumps high … and heads the ball!! "
Maldini jumped up to defend against the high ball. However, the 39-year-old veteran was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of reaction, jumping ability, and confrontation ability in front of Adriano.
Adriano squeezed Maldini behind him, jumped high, and beautifully swung his head to attack the goal!
AC Milan's Brazilian goalkeeper, Dida, was already very good to be able to react at such a close distance. He pounced out horizontally, but he was still a step too late. He could only watch the football enter the goal …
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