After playing the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Liverpool, Inter Milan welcomed the 24th round of the Serie A league the following weekend. They faced Sampdoria in an away game.
After the big battle against Liverpool, Li Ang carried out a large-scale rotation in this game.
Despite the rotation, Inter Milan still won an away game. With Adriano's goal, Inter Milan won a small away game against Sampdoria.
Winning the game against Sampdoria also meant that Inter Milan would continue to create and continue their current record: a 24-game winning streak at the start of the Serie A league.
As Inter Milan continued to advance triumphantly, Juventus, one of their two pursuers in the league, lost to Reggina 1: 2 in this round of the league. As a result, with 14 rounds left in the league, Juventus was 25 points behind and still had the theoretical hope of winning the title.
In addition, Juventus' unexpected loss gave Roma, behind him, a chance to overtake. In this round of the league, Roma, who won a key victory against Fiorentina 1: 0, overtook Juventus in the league table. They had 48 points, one point more than Juventus, and were able to occupy the second place in the league. However, Roma was 24 points behind the leader, Inter Milan, which also left only the theoretical hope of winning the title.
When France Football talked about the current state of the Serie A league championship, it said in a humorous tone that now it seemed that what Roma and Juventus could do was to wait for the moment when Inter Milan won the title. Then they could be free. Their most realistic goal now was to be second in the league and directly qualify for the next season's UEFA Champions League.
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In the league, Inter Milan set a record with a 24-game winning streak at the start of the league. In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, they defeated Liverpool 5: 1 in an away game, which basically set the stage for the top eight. They also reached the top four in the Coppa Italia.
In everyone's view, it was only a matter of time before Inter Milan won the title ahead of time for Inter Milan.
And it was under such circumstances that Inter Milan was about to welcome their opponent in the 25th round of the 20072008 season.
In this round of the league tournament, they were going to face Roma in their home ground, the Meazza Stadium.
This was a direct showdown between the leader, Inter Milan, and the pursuer, Roma.
If Roma could beat Inter Milan in the away game, it might delay Inter Milan's title. For Roma, Juventus, and other pursuers, at least it would not be too humiliating. In addition, Inter Milan had maintained a winning streak in Serie A this season. If they could become the first team to defeat Inter Milan this season, the Roma would be proud.
This match was also seen as the most important match of the Serie A season.
The Italian National Television and Sky TV even produced special programs to analyze and discuss this highlight match in depth.
Everyone knew that Li Ang had an unruly character. If they could start a war of words before the competition, it would definitely be very selling.
In addition, this game also had a gimmick, and that was the clash between Antonio Cassano and Roma. As the former favorite of the city of Roma, Cassano's every game with Roma after his return to Serie A was not too peaceful.
Cassano had already recovered from his injury and was in a good condition during the team's training. Therefore, the media speculated whether the former Roma star player would play against his former team in the battle against C.L.C. Roma.
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Regarding the collision with Cassano as an opponent, the Roma fans obviously had the most complicated feelings.
Corriere dello Sport did a special investigation and found that some Roma fans cursed Cassano. They thought that Cassano was a malignant tumor that was eliminated by the Roma team! He was Roma's eternal enemy.
In the summer of 2001, the 18-year-old genius Bari joined Roma for a high price of 30 million yuan. In January 2006, he left for Spain in a fit of pique without saying goodbye to any of his teammates.
It could be said that when Cassano left Roma that year, it could be said that he was' deserted '. After Cassano and Totti completely fell out, Roma's teammates made a very decisive choice. They closely united around the Wolf King and completely abandoned the bad boy.
After Cassano left for Spain, the veteran Pannucci even invited the whole team to a meal. Although he only used the excuse of "replacing the fine", anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was to celebrate Cassano's departure. In the subsequent celebration, Roma even used the computer game to let Totti teach Cassano a lesson. Not only that, although Roma only got 5 million euros from selling Cassano, which seemed to be disproportionate to his value, Coach Spalletti still felt lucky. In order to get rid of the "malignant tumor" in the team, the Italians were willing to pay Real Madrid a lower price!
Roma's coach, Spalletti, was surrounded by many reporters when he was interviewed at the regular pre-match press conference. As expected, he was surrounded by many reporters who asked him questions about Cassano.
Everyone knew that Cassano was almost deserted by Roma. At that time, the relationship between Spalletti and Cassano had completely fallen out. When he was interviewed by the media, his statement about Cassano's transfer was, "The rat who ruined a good pot of porridge is finally gone."
Therefore, when the reporters asked him what he had to say to Cassano when he was about to play against Cassano in the Serie A, Spalletti coldly replied, "I won't talk about the players of other teams. He has nothing to do with me."
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At that time, the relationship between Totti and Cassano was completely broken. In the end, the entire Roma locker room stood on the side of the captain, Totti. This was the most direct reason why Cassano fled in a hurry. Therefore, the media was very interested in the meeting between Totti and Cassano.
"Francisco, Cassano said that he was persecuted in Roma. Some people are jealous of his football talent. What do you think about this? "A reporter asked 'maliciously'.
"Football talent?! Now Roma has a lot of good and more promising players, which is also a huge asset for Roma. As for the person who left Roma, I don't want to talk about it. "Totti's face became ugly.
He was furious that Cassano had actually said such brainless words. It was clearly this bastard who had caused the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the people in Rome. Yet, he randomly said that he was' persecuted 'in Rome. It was really infuriating.
"Do you have anything to say to Cassano?" A reporter asked.
In response, the captain of Roma was expressionless, "I wish him good luck."
Back then, Totti and Cassano turned against each other. This was breaking news that shocked the whole of Italy. Some of the media made a lot of noise for a long time, which supported a group of reporters.
Now, one of the parties involved, the captain of Roma, spoke.
So, what about Cassano?
A reporter pretended to be an Inter Milan fan and 'bumped into' Cassano in a bar. He asked Cassano how he planned to deal with his upcoming opponent, Totti.
"I like to smash his teeth with a big stick!" Cassano hiccuped.
"Then stab him in the mouth!" Balotelli suddenly shouted from the side.
"God, that's a great idea!" Cassano's eyes lit up and he gave Balotelli a thumbs up …
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