When the Inter Milan players stepped onto the pitch, they already knew the results of the match between Lazio and Genoa.
Lazio defeated the opponent 4:0 at home.
This result was not unexpected, Genoa could not pose a threat to Lazio.
But they still felt the pressure.
Mourinho probably didn't expect that his team would be tied by Atlanta in an away game.
Because the forces of both sides are not on the same level at all.
As a result, when this result appeared, he couldn't accept it.
He didn't even attend the post-match press conference, instead letting his assistant take his place.
This shows how unhappy he was with this result.
After Atalanta drew with Lazio in the first round of the league, they also drew with Inter Milan. Facing the top two teams, they remained undefeated. This really surprised many people...
When Atalanta tied with Lazio before, many Lazio fans cursed Atalanta.
Now that the target of their curses drew another draw with Inter Milan, Lazio fans changed their curses to cheers.
Some enthusiastic Lazio fans even went to the Atalanta club's official message board to post a message thanking Atalanta.
This scene looks really comical.
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When the winter break is approaching, Lazio leads Inter Milan by five points. This score has already allowed them to win the winter break championship one round ahead of schedule.
There is actually one round of league play before the winter break, which is a direct confrontation between Lazio and Inter Milan. Originally, if Inter Milan were not tied by Atalanta, they would still have a chance to defeat their opponents at their home court and win the winter break championship - of course
, the premise is to win by a big score.
But now this level has eliminated this theoretical opportunity.
Five points behind, with only one round left. This winter break championship is definitely in Lazio's bag.
This winter break championship can be said to be a bellwether for Serie A's championship. Since the division was canceled in the 1929-1930 season, 51 of the 77 winter break champions have had the last laugh. In other words, more than 6%
The 15th winter break champion can become the final Serie A champion. This probability is not low. In the past five years, the teams that won the winter break championship can have the Serie A small shield embroidered on their chests - this represents Serie A.
Representation of the league champion.
Among them, Lazio accounted for three seasons and Juventus twice.
However, even with so many "historical rules", Lazio's winter championship this time has become a bit insignificant. There is no way, the winter championship has been sky blue for four consecutive seasons, and the Italians have begun to get tired of aesthetics. From this season on
At the beginning, even though Mourinho's Inter Milan was chasing after them, many people still believed that it was not unusual for Lazio to win the league championship, and that failure to win the championship was a myth - especially the win during the winter break.
Some Italian media have already felt "desperate" about Inter Milan and Serie A. "In fact, the suspense of Serie A has been killed. It seems that Mourinho's Inter Milan makes Chang still a little worried, but in fact the Blue Eagles lead to
There is no obstacle at all on the road to five consecutive championships." Corriere dello Sport commented - Chang Sheng himself thought they had only won three consecutive championships, but everyone thought they had won four consecutive championships.
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These articles praising Lazio appeared before the game against Inter Milan. This did not make Chang Sheng happy. On the contrary, it made him worried.
He didn't believe Mourinho would give up so easily.
It's just a five-point lead, not a fifty-point lead...
As long as Inter Milan can defeat Lazio at home, it will reduce the point difference with Lazio to two points.
Therefore, Chang Sheng does not dare to say that he must win, such as championship.
In fact, for him, it is quite interesting to have Mourinho as an opponent in the middle of the league. When AC Milan, Juventus, and Roma were all weak, there was Mourinho's Inter Milan, allowing him to coach in Serie A.
Life is full of fun.
Otherwise, the league championship comes too easily, and you may not cherish it.
There is an Italian Cup match between Lazio and Livorno in midweek.
While other teams start their Coppa Italia matches in August, being the league champion is a privilege, and their first Coppa Italia match is usually in December.
In this way, at least for nearly half a season, Lazio does not need to think about the Italian Cup and can concentrate on playing well in the league and Champions League.
In the match against Livorno, Chang Sheng played a group of youth teams and substitute players, so he chose to preserve his strength.
Obviously, the best weapon is to use against Mourinho's Inter Milan.
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Before the game against Lazio, Inter Milan seemed a little crazy, which made people around him a little afraid of him.
Of course, no one would blame him because everyone knew why.
Mourinho came to Meazza with the mission of breaking Lazio's monopoly for Inter Milan and winning the championship.
Last season, he led Inter Milan with high spirits, but ultimately lost to Lazio and lost the league championship.
At the end of the season, Mourinho was still very tough: "My team always performs better in the second season than in the first."
Well, he could still find excuses then, but what about now?
This is already our second season, so there are no excuses.
If the league title is lost to Lazio again, he may not be blamed.
Originally, everyone thought that after Calciopoli, Inter Milan ended its 18-year league title drought.
Who would have thought that Lazio would suddenly appear...
Mancini failed to complete the task. Mourinho, who is more famous, higher level and more arrogant than Mancini, came.
Everyone placed their hopes on him, but they didn't expect that he would also be unable to break Lazio's monopoly...
His improvement may just make it less easy for Lazio to win against Inter Milan...
But what's the use!
This season can be said to be the ultimatum Mourinho has set for himself, he must win!
Otherwise you have to get out.
Mourinho is not afraid of getting lost.
But leaving as a loser and leaving as a winner are completely different concepts.
Even if Mourinho wants to leave Inter Milan, he still hopes to be a winner.
So Mourinho is under a lot of pressure now.
Normally he's fine, but whenever he has a direct confrontation with Lazio, he seems a little crazy.
If he can beat Lazio in a direct conversation, his team will have at least two points for Lazio...
What a great temptation this is!
And this is a home game. If we can't win this game, it will be even harder to play away from home in the second half of the season.
The good news is that Lazio has to play an Italian Cup in the middle, which will affect their performance to some extent.
Inter Milan will have a week to rest and prepare for the game.
Waiting for work...
There's still a chance!
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The Italian Cup match against Livorno was easy to win. The "Lazio Reserves" defeated their opponent 3:0 at home and advanced to the next round of the Italian Cup.
But everyone's mind is not on this Italian Cup, but on the following league...
There is no need for constant wins to remind the players, everyone knows how important the game against Inter Milan is.
Lazio's championship history in recent years is basically a history of entanglement with Inter Milan.
Lazio's only opponent in the league championship is Inter Milan. So they are very familiar with Inter Milan.
In each battle, they also fully understood how powerful this opponent was.
Especially in the last two seasons, when Mourinho became the head coach of Inter Milan, any fool can feel the changes in Inter Milan. They are more tenacious than before, and it is not as easy to win against them as before.
Therefore, they can underestimate the enemy against a team like Debrecen whose name they have never heard of, but it is absolutely impossible to underestimate the enemy against Inter Milan...
Although there has been a lot of praise for Lazio in the media recently, the players are still relatively cautious - the Debrecen incident has only been a few months ago, and everyone remembers the ins and outs of that incident.
Who dares to joke about their own future?
If they lose to Inter Milan because of pride and underestimate the enemy, the boss will definitely kill them...
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The match between Lazio and Inter Milan comes as scheduled.
The San Siro stadium was packed.
The two teams with the highest attendance in Serie A met today, and the stadium was bustling with activity.
Despite repeated defeats, Inter Milan is still a strong team in Serie A today, so the fans are very enthusiastic.
In addition... precisely because of repeated defeats, every time I play Lazio I feel particularly excited, because everyone wants to see if they can beat Lazio this time.
Before the game, coming out of the tunnel, the two head coaches happened to be walking together.
But even though they sat side by side, no one communicated with each other, as if there was just a ball of air around them.
This scene of ignoring each other was captured by photographers, and it was perfect to use it as a representative photo of Lazio and Inter Milan.
When they reached the intersection in front of the coaching bench, the two of them went their separate ways to their own coaching bench, then sat down and waited for the players from both sides to appear.
Soon, players from both sides filed out under the leadership of the referee.
The live broadcast at the Meazza Stadium was announcing Inter Milan's starting lineup, and every time a name was announced, there was a huge cheer.
Although there has never been a championship, the mentality of Inter Milan fans is quite good.
This may have something to do with the fact that they have never had a championship - they are used to it anyway...
When Mourinho's name was finally announced, the cheers at the Meazza Stadium suddenly doubled.
To describe it as deafening is really not an exaggeration.
Although Mourinho did not win a championship, he captured the "hearts" of many Inter Milan fans with his arrogant character and charming personal charm.
Especially his two derby victories against AC Milan.
Inter Milan fans believe that if anyone can beat Chang, it must be Jose Mourinho.
In addition, when they shouted like this, they naturally wanted to give Chang Sheng a show of strength.
When Chang Sheng heard the cheers like a demonstration, he raised his hand and dug his ears.
It seems that the sound is not loud enough. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)
