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The reason Curly is concerned about Raphael's schedule is because the schedule is too devilish!

"Your future schedule is very troublesome. On the 22nd is the Champions League home game against Spartak Moscow. You can't lose, and you can't even give the opponent more away goals. Otherwise, wait until you arrive-I will see the date, until November 11 No. to Moscow, and I'll wish you a happy skating on the turf."

Yes, Curly is a little gloating.

South Americans will never like Moscow in November. Fortunately, it is the beginning of November. If the weather is colder, it will be more than just skating on artificial turf.

Raphael didn't respond verbally to his gloating.

He has always been too lazy to argue with others, and when he has that time, he would rather stay on the "skating rink".

After the home game against Spartak Moscow is the national derby, yes, Juventus again.

The significance of the National Derby has been explained above, and every Inter Milan player understands what this game means.Whether it is for the fans or for the 3 points, the whole team must go all out.

After the national derby is the first round of the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia...

It can be said that from now until the winter break, Inter Milan will be busy fighting on the third front, and may face the dilemma of the club's thigh being recalled by the national team in the middle.

And with such a schedule of double matches a week, the old Robson still wanted to give him a few days off. This is definitely the special care that the old Robson gave to young players, and Aimar was very envious.

"It's harvest time," Raphael said.

Some people may think that such a schedule is too arduous and exhausting, but Rafael has a different idea.

Inter Milan's schedule is very difficult, and the same is true for other giants who have to face third-line battles. If Inter Milan can withstand the pressure at this time, they will continue to lead the league and will surely be able to go further in the Champions League!

After 2 months of hard harvesting, after the winter break, it will be the harvest season!

The voice from the receiver was not loud, but Aimar could imagine his expression.

He can already imagine that this will be an extremely bright season.

On October 10, Inter Milan ushered in the third round of the Champions League group stage, and their opponent was Spartak Moscow.

Perhaps they have some fate with the Moscow team. In last year's Europa League schedule, Inter Milan also met a team from Russia.

In this game, Raphael and Vieri were put on the bench by the old Robson, watching his teammates shine at home - Ronaldo scored twice, Figo passed the shot, helping the team win 3:1 At home, they defeated Spartak Moscow, which came from afar.

"I'm so envious." Vieri sighed.

"Think of the El Clasico," Rafael said.

They are about to usher in the national derby.

Last season was a difficult one for Juventus - they were No.2 in the league.In the Champions League, they are still No.2.

If you want to count, this is the first time they have won No.2 in the Champions League... So the fans of the Bianconeri had high expectations for this season at the beginning!

But in the summer transfer window, they "missed" Vieri - mainly because in hindsight it seemed more like they raised the price, and they didn't even hold on to the final bid like Lazio before losing to Inter Milan.

Didn't buy Vieri, who did they buy?

A man who may seem shocking now, praising Juventus vice-chairman Moggi's good vision - Thierry Henry.

But in the summer of 1998, the French teenager, who had shown his talents in the World Youth Championship and Ligue [-], was not taken seriously by discerning Juventus fans.

It's good to buy young people, but what they need is someone who can help change the team, for example, Rafael, or Ronaldo.

What makes the fans even more dissatisfied is that Juventus' management not only failed to hear their voices, but also continued to start the road of cleaning.

When Juventus purged 14 players and left the team, the fans suddenly discovered that the team still bought 15 players, the most expensive of which was teenager Henry.

So how much did Juventus spend in this summer window?Less than 3000 million US dollars.

In other clubs, fans may directly attack the club chairman and management. After all, in the football world, not burning money is the original sin.

But the Juventus team is a bit special. There are many "financial fans". It is their pleasure to delve into the management's way of signing, so they choose to wait and see in silence.

Juventus was in a downturn at the beginning of the season. The three midfielders in the team, Papa Deschamps, Davis and Zidane, all participated in the 98 World Cup, and the French team where Didier Deschamps and Zidane belonged went all the way to the final , Holding up the Hercules Cup.The Netherlands, where Davis is located, also entered the semi-finals, playing three or four finals.

Therefore, at the beginning of the season, several thighs in the club team performed a bit sluggish.

After the first three rounds, they ranked No.6 in the league.

Lippi has no good solution to the team's downturn. After all, for the club coach, the most hated thing is the FIFA virus and the World Cup syndrome.

These two diseases have no solution!

Fortunately, the difficult days have finally passed. After the 1:0 victory over Piacenza and the 1:1 draw with Vicenza in the away game, Juventus ranked No.4 in the league. For Inter Milan, this league ranking is actually within the tolerance of the fans.

On October 10, Rafael appeared at the Alpi Stadium with his teammates.

The roster for this game will not be announced until an hour before the game, so they don't know whether they will start on the bus to the stadium.

Because the two national derbies last season were not very pleasant, the old Robson expected that this away match day would also be very difficult, so he directly changed his tactics and adopted 4231 for this game.

The goalkeeper is still Pagliuca.

The four defenders are Sylvester, Cannavaro, Stam and Zanetti.

The Argentine midfielder combination of Almeida and Simeone was able to play at the same time. Rafael was in the middle, with Figo and Ronaldo on both sides, and Vieri in the middle.

This is a brand new attempt.

During the warm-up before the game, Vieri rushed towards Inzaghi. The two were so affectionate that even Raphael took an extra look.

Waiting for Vieri is Inzaghi.

Waiting for Raphael is the vicious Davis.

After seeing Davis's eyes, Raphael raised his eyebrows sharply, with a provocative expression on his face.

Davis has learned enough lessons. The last time he rushed over was suspended, of course he will not be so easily fooled now.

Raphael looked at his staring eyes, but twitched the corners of his mouth, turned around and continued to warm up.

"Do you want me to go out?" Almeida, who was stretching with Rafael today, asked.

"No, absolutely not!" Raphael immediately stopped him, "Matthias, calm down! You must also stay calm on the court and take care of Bobby's heart."

Raphael's expression made Almeida laugh, and he deliberately said: "Are you sure Bobby's ability to bear it is not good? I don't think I have seen this old man get angry—"

He shut up because he saw Raphael squinting at him.

Almeida shrugged, and then made a zip gesture on his mouth, indicating that he would shut up.

"We're going to play a good game," Rafael said.

Almeida raised her eyebrows and smiled the next moment.

Only then did Raphael realize that this guy had listened.

Don't think that Almeida seems to be harmless to humans and animals. Compared with Simeone, who is not only a gangster, but also a coquettish midfielder with a knife, who has won the golden man for his acting skills, this guy's style is simple and rude-suicidal.

As long as Almeida is allowed to play, the old Robson will not be able to sit on the bench in this game.

Before the game started, Rafael saw Zidane walking towards him, Almeida raised his eyebrows and moved away.

Raphael looked up at Zidane.

The two of them are about the same height, but Zidane is obviously one size bigger than Raphael standing together.

Zidane only came for one reason: this guy also sent him a text message after his ill-advised stampede in the second group stage at the World Cup in the summer!

When he won the World Cup, the guy in front of him even sent him a congratulatory message!

Are they familiar?

Zidane didn't even know where this guy got his number, although he quickly locked the suspect who provided the number on Cannavaro, Pagliuca or Djorkaeff.

This made Zidane always want to ask Rafael, why are you texting me?

So he came here at this moment and asked this question too.

"Appreciate, can't you?" Raphael raised his eyebrows.

Zidane: "..."

It's not impossible, but the kid's tone looks more like wanting to fight him?

It took two seconds for Zidane to say: "Will my house have dinner after the game?"

Raphael raised the corners of his lips slightly, "If you won't change your mind after the game."

Zidane: "..."

He shouldn't have listened to his wife and invited him to dinner!

That's right, it was his wife Veronica who asked Zidane to invite someone—yes, also called Veronica.As a well-known football wife with strict control, Zidane thought about it in his heart and came.

Now he goes without hesitation.

When Raphael and Zidane meet again, it is in the tunnel.Raphael stood at the forefront, wearing the captain's armband.Shoulder to shoulder with him is Deschamps, standing behind him is Zidane.

Raphael was not interested in greeting Didier Deschamps, but he still nodded to Zidane after his eyes touched Zidane.

Zidane nodded as a response.

Then they walked out of the player tunnel under the leadership of referee Domenico. The Italian national derby in the 98/99 season is about to rekindle the war!

As the captain on the field, Rafael has to fulfill his obligations, exchange the team flag with Deschamps, and then guess the coin to choose the side.

He was lucky today, lost the pick and got the ball.

At the end of the guessing, Raphael saw Deschamps glance at him coldly, Raphael twitched the corners of his mouth and responded with a sneer.

Domenico shook his head, he was too lazy to say anything to the two captains.It is impossible for them to listen, and it is a waste of saliva to say more.

So he used one sentence to prove that he is the master of this game——

"Restrain your people, otherwise I don't mind showing ten red cards."

Raphael and Deschamps glanced at him unanimously, and nodded politely at the same time.

When a referee says something like this, they really have to play more disciplined-although this may not be good news for Juventus, who are playing at home.

After the two of them ran back, they handed each other's team flags to the staff, and then the players from both sides took a group photo, and then the game ushered in.

Raphael stood in his place, looking at Zidane who was standing not far in front of him.

Lippi also came up with some new tricks today-he formed a 3412 lineup for this game.

The goalkeeper is Raphael's old acquaintance, Peruzzi.

For well-known reasons, Raphael liked him very much.

The three central defenders are Montero on the left, Juliano in the center, and Tudor on the right.

Rafael has a little sympathy for Tudor, because it is Ronaldo and him in this game.

Although he guessed that Ronaldo may not like this position very much, he can still play well. After all, his compatriot Cafu did not dare to underestimate him, and was even embarrassed by him.

The four midfielders are Davis, Tacchinati, Deschamps and Di Livio.

If you want Rafael to describe this midfield combination, there are only four words-show muscles.

At the same time, Lippi gave Zidane full freedom. Today's Zidane is the only "1" in the lineup. In front of him are Inzaghi and Del Piero!

Just before the whistle blew to start the game, Vieri was still flirting with his good friend Inzaghi on the opposite side, making faces and discussing what to have for dinner.When the game started, the two fully demonstrated what it means to turn faces faster than flip books.

Vieri stuffed the ball under Raphael's feet, and he was already walking like flying. Raphael passed the ball to the right without thinking.

In the first two days before the game, the players had to take tactical lessons after training, watch videos, and listen to the assistant coaches analyze Juventus' three-back system with them over and over again.

The old Robson obviously didn't just want to win the game, he also wanted to use this game as a lecture for his peers-colleagues, Lippi's three-back system must be so broken!

Of course, colleagues may want to ask the old Robson, is your lineup too luxurious, is there any low-end option?

As the right wing of the luxury lineup, Figo met Montero like this, with Davis harassing him, but Figo didn't want to rush the ball to Rafael or Zanetti, who were in front and rear silhouettes. He thought he would meet Montero .

Figo's dribbling is definitely one of the most pleasing performances on the football field, tall and long.His dribbling style is actually somewhat similar to Redondo's defensive style. Without moving his upper body, he can break through the opponent with his magical feet, and it is even difficult to pick out any extra moves.

Raphael saw Figo's push and buckle, seemingly simple to break through Montero, and he was the first to insert into the penalty area. He saw a meteor passing over him, and Vieri rose from the ground!

At this moment Peruzzi attacked outrageously and hit Vieri's header out of the goal.But Ronaldo accepted this gift package with a smile, and Inter Milan, which outflanks more points, still has the opportunity to continue to attack.

Ronaldo did not shoot directly, but rushed to the already crowded goal with the ball.

When Raphael saw it, he knew that this guy was going to play Punch.

After experiencing the downturn after the World Cup, after scoring twice against Spartak Moscow, Ronaldo finally ushered in the recovery of his state!

Seeing him dancing in the penalty area at the moment, the Juventus defense line, which has almost all returned to defense, is under tremendous pressure, because they now have to make a choice-to grab it?

Tudor has no choice, which also makes him the first victim of Ronaldo's "pendulum" once again shown to the world.

Shocking!

Raphael admired the scene closely.

After passing Tudor, Ronaldo, who cut inside, saw Peruzzi adjusted his defensive position and was waiting carefully, while the right side of the penalty area was already empty, so what else?

"Rabbit Tooth" passed the ball decisively.

It was Rafael who received his pass.Raphael made a fake shot and made a real pass. After deceiving Tacchinati who was defending him in front of him, the ball was sent behind him with his heel.

Zanetti, who plugged in later, calmly kicked without anyone's interference——

It's a far corner!

Peruzzi is hard to save even if he is a bird, let alone he can't really fly?

Today, in the Alpen Stadium, which accommodates 5 people, there are only away fans standing in the crowd, waving blue and black scarves and shouting for joy.

No one expected Inter Milan to score so quickly - in their first attempt to attack, they managed to break through Juventus' goal!

Rafael ran to the corner to celebrate with Zanetti who finally scored a goal.

This guy was really crazy to celebrate wildly, because he jumped directly into the stands, punched and celebrated with the "Nerazuri" who was traveling with the team away!

No wonder "Pupi" is so excited, after all, the current Inter Milan can be regarded as inheriting the broken problem of Real Madrid, whoever runs slowly defends, this is his first opening this season!

The old Robson stood on the sidelines and kept applauding. He also had meticulous silver hair. Unlike the old Robson's full smile, Lippi's expression was very stern.

In the last national derby, what club chairman Umberto said when he called him, he still remembers, if he still loses this time, will he still be able to keep his position?

At this moment, Juventus chairman Umberto, who caused Lippi's worries, looked at Moggi.

"I have no intention of interfering with your work, but Inter Milan—" Umberto's eyes were stern.

"I understand! But your previous signing..." Moggi looked at Umberto, "Ronaldo and Rafael are both long-term contracts."

Umberto said disapprovingly: "The long-term contract is not a problem, the problem is whether they want to come to the Bianconeri."

Seeing that Umberto had no intention of injecting capital, Moggi was silent for two seconds and said: "From the perspective of cost, maybe I can advise you—you can consider changing a coach first."