The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 87 The first defeat of the season
  "The momentum is overwhelming!" Juventus can't stop Inter Milan! 》

""Prince" scored twice, the Nerazzurri defeated the Zebras"

"Who can end Mourinho's undefeated streak?" 》

The outstanding record has made the outside world full of praise and praise for Inter Milan.

Arrogance leads to defeat. After winning against Juventus, there was an atmosphere of mysterious confidence in the Inter Milan team.

It's not without reason. They have played more than a dozen games since the beginning of this season and have not lost. More importantly, they have successively won against old rivals such as AC Milan and Juventus.

Mourinho has his own solution to this situation.

In Thursday's Champions League match, the Nerazzurri, who have already qualified early, will face Panathinaikos at home.

Although the strength was superior, the home team's offense was a bit careless.

In the 67th minute, Nelson's cross from the right was blocked by Maxwell.

The visiting team took a corner kick. Gumas jumped high in front of the small penalty area and headed towards the goal. Cesar flew to the left and fell to block the ball.

But the unmarked Saliegi shot a supplementary shot from the left into the net!

Only then did the players on the Inter Milan field realize that something was wrong and began to cheer up and launch an offensive.

"What did you do early?"

Leo somewhat guessed what the head coach was thinking.

The best way to solve this complacency in the team is to use a defeat to tell everyone that they are not invincible.

In the 70th minute, Inter Milan fans were waiting for Mourinho's substitution adjustment.

However, it was Leo and Ibrahimovic who were replaced.

The two of them made the Nerazzurri's offense even more weak.

After a little struggle, there was still nothing to do. Without Leo and Ibrahimovic, the two most threatening and opportunity-creating offensive points, Inter Milan had no ability to score.

In the end, Mourinho's team lost 0-1 at home to the Greek team Panathinaikos, ushering in their first defeat of the season.

“I think losing at this time is not necessarily a bad thing, it allows the players to recognize their own strength.

This defeat will not affect the team's morale. We have advanced to the knockout rounds of the Champions League ahead of schedule. "

Everyone's doubts were answered at the post-match press conference.

Although he didn't say it clearly, the smile on Mourinho's face told everyone that the result of this game was what he wanted.

On November 11, Inter Milan continued to sit at home and ushered in their opponent in the fourteenth round of Serie A, Naples.

This southern powerhouse once threatened Inter Milan's top position a month ago.

However, their recent record has declined. They have only one win since their defeat at San Siro on November 11.

“Their recent record doesn’t mean anything, we must win this at home!

I don’t want to see you being careless in the slightest, so perform well and don’t let down the fans’ expectations! "

Mourinho's mobilization before the game is definitely useful. After losing to Panathinaikos in the last game, Inter Milan's players were criticized miserably.

They also want to bottom out as soon as possible to prove their strength.

The opening phase was a little dull, with Inter Milan attacking twice and forcing corner kicks but all failed.

In the 15th minute, Cambiasso passed a left-footed free kick from the right side into the penalty area. The Inter Milan player in front did not hit it. Naples defender Rinaudo, who was standing on the goal line, blocked the ball.

Zanetti's furious shot from outside the penalty area hit the visiting team defender's leg and missed the left post. Maicon quickly took a tactical corner kick from the left. Leo made a cross with the outside instep of his right foot in the lower left corner of the penalty area. Cordoba directly volleyed with his left foot from behind and hit the far corner!
  One to zero! After the goal, Cordoba ran to the corner flag area and celebrated the goal with a somersault.

The Inter Milan central defender, who returned from suspension, seized a scoring opportunity.

Lavezzi stole the ball from Cambiaso's feet in the frontcourt and passed it across to the center.

Hamsik, who wore a mohawk, was just about to move forward with the ball. Leo, who was returning to defense, appeared in the right position and stretched out his foot to steal the ball.

The 21-year-old Slovak midfielder moved to Naples last season and soon became the main force with his outstanding performance.

Hamsik also wanted to help the team in today's game, but it seemed not as easy as he thought.

After Leo stole the ball, the home team launched a counterattack.

The ball was distributed to the right, and Maicon and Balotelli passed Mannini in passing.

Bashen's back heel from the bottom line was knocked back to Maicon. The Brazilian hit the goal with great force. Ibrahimovic faced the visiting team goalkeeper Jezo from the front point and shot into the far corner of the goal with his right foot!

Two to zero!
  Then Naples forward Sarayeta passed three people on the right and cut into the penalty area, but still lost the ball under the pressure of the Inter Milan defender.

The visiting team, which was lagging behind, stepped up its offensive. Gargano's free kick went directly through the gap in the wall and was caught by Cesar.

The Nerazzurri, who were leading by two goals, did not shrink their defense, which gave their opponents a chance.

In the 36th minute, Lavezzi broke through Samuel's defense on the right side, passed a low pass with his right foot at the front of the penalty area and then moved forward.

Sarajeta made a wonderful pass with his heel without stopping the ball. Facing Cesar who was knocked down to save, Lavezzi successfully touched the far corner with his right foot near the penalty spot!

Two to one! The visiting team pulled one back!
  The wonderful cooperation between Naples' two forwards broke through Inter Milan's five-man defense!
  Before halftime, Ibrahimovic was brought down with his back to take the ball, and Cambiasso's left-footed free kick hit the goal over the crossbar.

"You must stay focused, their offensive players are capable of changing the score!"

Mourinho criticized the Inter Milan players in the locker room for their poor performance in the first half, but for Balotelli, he was relatively tactful.

"I didn't see much of your performance today. Can you let the audience see your true abilities in the second half?"

"Huh? Mmmmm!"

I don’t know if Ba Shen understood it.

At the beginning of the second half, Naples launched continuous attacks.

Lavezzi's shot was blocked by Samuel. After the corner kick was taken, Sarayeta turned and volleyed and was blocked by Samuel.

Fortunately, Samuel is here. If it had been unclear before, Inter Milan would have conceded the goal again.

Three minutes later, the two forwards' exquisite cooperation in the frontcourt created a murderous opportunity. Inter Milan central defender Samuel intercepted in time to resolve the danger.

Ibrahimovic's cross hit Pazienza's back and was reflected to the front of the penalty area. Zanetti's long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Aronica and went out of the left post.

The captain of the Nerazzurri believed that Aronika's flying tackle was a dangerous move, and there was some "small friction" between the two.

The referee Roberto arrived in time, and both Zanetti and Aronica were given yellow cards.

Naples coach Rhea took the lead in making substitutions, and Blasi came off the bench to replace Hamsik.

Mourinho immediately replaced Balotelli with Cruz.

In the 90th minute, Gargano's shot was blocked by Cambiaso.

Inter Milan counterattacked and hit the frontcourt. Leo passed the ball directly to the top of the penalty area. Zanetti's forward shot was cleared by Jezzo.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan, who played well for 30 minutes, successfully scored three points at home 2-1.

(End of this chapter)