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Chapter 49 The last match before the Champions League

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This game is also the last round of Serie A before the Champions League knockout round.

Three days later, Inter Milan will be a guest on the British Peninsula and challenge Liverpool away.

Due to the need to accumulate energy for the Champions League game, Mancini made a large-scale rotation. Crespo and Suyazo started together, Burdisso and Chivu guarded the middle, Maicon returned from a back injury, and Pele replaced him. Race Vieira.

Jingxuan sprained his arm in the last round. Mancini hid Jingxuan in this game so that Jingxuan could perform well in the Champions League.

On the Inter Milan bench, Figo, who has missed half a season due to injury, is particularly eye-catching.

Livorno had been unbeaten for 4 consecutive rounds before. Pasquale, trained by the Inter Milan youth team, played against the former owner, and striker Bogdani replaced the injured Tavano.

Another notable aspect of this game is that both assistant referees are women.

In the first minute of the game, Maicon cooperated with Zanetti on the right and was brought down by Livorno players.
Chivu 28 meters in front of the arc free kick wide.

In the 5th minute of the game, Maxwell made a short pass, and Jimenez's low shot was caught by Amelia.

In the 8th minute of the game, Zanetti's long-range shot did not pose a threat to Amelia, and then Crespo's flying shot was also confiscated by Amelia.

Livorno got his first chance in the 9th minute, but Diamanti shot wide of the right post from 22 meters in front of the goal.

In the 14th minute of the game, Maicon was brought down by Pasquale, and Chivu took an arc free kick from the right.

Suyaso jumped up 7 meters in front of the goal and shook his head to attack the goal. The ball bounced and flew into the far corner of the goal. Inter Milan took a 1-0 lead!

After the goal, Inter Milan quickly expanded its lead. On the 18th point of the game, Maxwell waded through Purzetti on the left,
Cut into the bottom line of the penalty area and kicked the ball with his left foot. Central defender Knezevic made a header to clear the siege, but it hit the head of teammate Diamanti and refracted it in front of Suyaso.
Su Yaso scored with his left foot 4 meters in front of the goal, and the score became 2-0!This is his seventh goal after joining Inter Milan.

Then the teenager Bailey missed the left post with a low shot 32 meters in front of the goal.

In the 34th minute of the game, Maicon and Vidigal scrambled to get the ball and shot it from a small angle!
In the 45th minute of the game, Suyaso had a chance to perform a hat-trick. Crespo succeeded in offside on the right rib, and broke into the penalty area with a single knife and made a low pass.

But Suyaso didn't get the ball under the interference of the defender!Subsequently, Livorno captain Baleri received a yellow card for a foul.

Midfielder Pele's orange boots were replaced with blue ones at half-time.

In the 54th minute of the game, Przetti fouled Maxwell and was given a yellow card.

Livorno narrowly came close to recovering a point in the 61st minute when Dweize stole the ball from Pele in midfield.

The ball broke through and the shot missed, but the referee DeMarco called Pele a foul. Diamanti hit the left post with a free kick with his left foot 20 meters in front of the goal!

Subsequently, Vidigal's threatening shot was magically held out of the crossbar by Julio Cesar!

Inter immediately counterattacked, Suyasuo stabbed a pass near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, Cambiasso stopped the ball near the penalty spot and shot low,
But Amelia bravely blocked the left goal post!
In the 72nd minute of the game, Figo replaced Maicon amid applause. Inter Milan had three generations of Portuguese midfielders playing at the same time.

In the 75th minute of the game, Figo took a corner kick from the right side. Maniche stopped the ball but there was no space to shoot. He returned the ball.

Maxwell's pass was destroyed by the opponent.

In the 82nd minute, Diamanti shot high from 22 meters in front of the goal, and then Inter Milan's Materazzi replaced Crespo.

In the 90th minute of the game, Figo took a free kick and Materazzi nodded and missed it.

Inter Milan finally won the opponent 2-0 at home, increasing the league record without conceding a goal to 381 minutes.

As Roma subsequently lost away to Juventus, Inter Milan's lead was extended to 11 points.

It also made a good start for the Champions League away game against Liverpool three days later.

(End of this chapter)