Football irons are burning

Chapter 262 256. European Footballer
In the next few rounds of Serie A, Inter Milan won easily.

3:0胜佛罗伦萨，1:5击败亚特兰大，1:4击败布雷西亚，一口气拿到联赛12连胜。

These opponents are not good now, their strength is average, and Fiorentina is also slipping into the relegation zone.

Therefore, it is not difficult to win.

But next, they will face Juventus and Roma, the two strong teams. In the middle, there will be an away game in the Champions League quarter-finals. In addition, the Toyota Cup will also start on November 11. As the European champions, Inter Milan will go to Japan to compete with Boca Juniors for the championship.

In the two Coppa Italia games in the middle, Inter Milan also won easily and reached the top 8.

On November 11th, Inter Milan played at the Tokyo Inter Milan Arena.

The opponents are the European champions Inter Milan and the American champions Boca Juniors, Maradona's old club.

Due to the intensive game schedule of Inter Milan, the players who played this time are basically substitutes. Li Tie still started the game. The defense line used the central defender combination of Barzagli and Chiellini. The young goalkeeper Handanovic also represented Inter Milan in the World Series for the first time.

Among the Boca Juniors, the most dazzling midfielder Riquelme is also a traditional No. 10 player and a client of Li Tie's agency.

It is said that he has been favored by Barcelona and will join Barcelona next season.

The two also had an exchange in the player tunnel. Although the two did not speak the same language, they basically made sense with Zanetti as the commentator.

However, after the game started, Riquelme was not polite at all. The start was a penetrating through ball. Delgado volleyed the ball, and the ball was blocked by Balza using his body.

Three minutes later, it was Riquelme's free kick from the front of the penalty area. Handanovic couldn't make a save. 3:1, Boca Juniors took the lead.

This kind of game is actually a kind of warm-up game. The two sides may not pay much attention to the result of the game at the beginning, and Inter Milan is like this anyway.

However, after the score was rewritten, the mentality of the two sides still changed.

Inter Milan began to attack aggressively.

In the 19th minute, Pirlo made a long pass. He also competed with Riquelme.

Li Tiefei kicked the ball into the goal, 1:1!

The Japanese fans at the scene cheered one after another. It's no wonder that Li Tie is the only Asian in the two teams. The Japanese fans themselves like Li Tie very much, so Inter Milan has become half of the home team.

In response, Li Tie also responded by blowing kisses to Japanese fans.

The game continued, Inter Milan completely grasped the initiative, and the two wingers Maicon and Grosso played very well, constantly using their speed to shrink the Boca Juniors' formation.

In the 33rd minute, after Maicon made a breakthrough from the side, he swept across the goal. Boca Juniors defender Burdisso scored an own goal and kicked the ball into his own goal. 2:1, Inter Milan overtook the score!

Burdisso is also unlucky. If you dare to kick this ball, isn't that a dead end?

But if he doesn't kick this kick, I'm afraid Li Tie will meet him too, and the score will be rewritten in the same way.

Looking at Burdisso who was depressed on the ground, Li Tie stretched out his hand and pulled him up, and said with a smile, "Hey, brother, it's not your fault."

Burdisso also laughed immediately, and said: "Thank you, Li, I will come back to Europe next year, and I will ask you for advice then."

This player is also a client of Li Tie's brokerage company, and the La Liga team Mallorca team has taken a fancy to him.

Li Tie walked away with a smile.

Burdisso quickly seized the opportunity. In the 44th minute, he seized the corner kick and headed Riquelme's corner kick into the goal, 2:2!

Burdisso excitedly rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the goal. This is also true. He made a mistake before and scored an own goal.

Four goals were scored in the first half, three of which were scored by Boca Juniors, but the score was tied.

In the second half, both sides failed to score a goal, and they were both messing around in the midfield. As a result, the strikers on both sides were about to catch a cold.

In the end, the two sides had to enter overtime.

In overtime, the two sides still did not score, and in the end they could only decide this year's Toyota Cup champion through a penalty shootout.

As a result, Inter Milan hit five out of five shots, and Riquelme was the last to play, but kicked the ball on the crossbar.

Inter Milan defeated Boca Juniors in a penalty shootout and won the 2001 Toyota Cup.

Counting the Italian Super Cup and the European Super Cup, this is also Inter Milan's sixth championship trophy this year.

After the game, Li Tie was elected the best player and was rewarded with a car, which is standard equipment for the Toyota Cup.

However, Li Tie then announced at the press conference that he would donate the car to the Athlete Disabled Foundation he founded. There was constant applause at the scene, and he highly praised Li Tie's noble sentiments.

A few days later, the annual European Golden Globe Awards Ceremony was also held in Paris. This time, without accident, Li Tie was successfully elected.

After all, he is the head star of the six championships. If this is not elected, then no one will come to this ceremony in the future.

Mendieta, who has led Valencia to the Champions League final for two consecutive years, is ranked second, but he is now also a member of Inter Milan. It is rare for a club to have two players standing on the podium.

Zidane's remaining prestige is still there, and he still won No.3.

After receiving the trophy, Li Tie still gave his acceptance speech: "It's not easy. This is the first time I have won this award. Thank you for your support and the organizing committee. I am lucky this year, and I have a group of excellent teammates around me. I will share this award with them!"

Having won the European Footballer of the Year, Li Tie has officially stepped into the ranks of world superstars, which is a good stepping stone.

In this regard, the media of various countries have also commented. There is no doubt that everyone's views are very similar.

Gazzetta dello Sport: Li Tie has completed a wonderful season. He is the commander of the Armada. He deserves it. No one is better than him!
L'Equipe: Li Tie is king, of course!

The Guardian: This is the first Asian player to be elected as the European Footballer of the Year. Li Tie has started a great player journey, and he will bring us more surprises!

The Chinese media naturally exaggerated it. This is the highest honor a Chinese player has received. Of course, it has to be touted. The domestic fans also think this is good. Li Tie has brought them even stronger confidence.

As a result, many Chinese players have also been encouraged to play football more vigorously.

The development of Chinese football is entering the highway. As long as there are no accidents in the next few years, there will definitely be a blowout phenomenon.

After returning from Japan, the Inter Milan players have another two days off to rest well.

This schedule is indeed a bit confusing.

Fortunately, most of the main players still got a good rest, which made the team full of confidence in the next strong dialogue in Serie A.

On December 12, Inter Milan played against Old Lady Juventus at home.

Not long after the game started, Materazzi scored an own goal, and the team fell behind at home.

This also gave Juventus an excuse to defend against counterattacks. They then shrank in the half court and the tigers did not come out of the hole.

This made it difficult for Inter Milan to play.

Montero, Ferrara, Juliano, Bilindelli, Pesoto and Tacchinardi, this iron barrel formation is indeed very iron.

Li Tie was also submerged in it, and it was difficult to get a chance to shoot.

Juventus made a lot of fouls, and they were very fierce. In the 19th minute, Li Tie broke through the penalty area and was tripped. Slow motion showed that Ferrara hooked Li Tie's foot.

It's a pity that the referee did not even make a penalty for Pai Reto.

In the 24th minute, Li Tie made another lateral breakthrough in the penalty area and was knocked down, but Paileto still did not respond.

This made Inter Milan very dissatisfied, Lippi was also furious on the sidelines, and was sent to the stands after receiving a red card.

The referee is not normal today, besides, isn't he afraid that he won't be able to get out if he makes such a judgment at the Meazza Stadium?
It was Li Tie who persuaded his teammates. Since the referee is determined to do this, there is absolutely no way to change him. Inter Milan can only continue to attack.

For the remainder of the first half, Inter continued to attack, while the opponents defended with all their strength, and fouls were poured in. However, Paireto generally believed that it was a physical confrontation.

Before halftime, Tacchinardi steals the ball and prepares to counterattack, but Li Tie puts him on the ground behind his back. Surprisingly, the referee Paireto did not call a foul!
In fact, Li Tie definitely committed a foul, and Tacchinardi's feet were bleeding.

But on the football field, there is a word called 'balance'. Obviously, Li Tie has encountered similar violations by the opponent many times before, and Paireto has not given a penalty. Now, Li Tie retaliates with an eye, and of course he will not call a foul.

The halftime score was 0:1, and Inter Milan fell behind at home.

In the second half of the game, Inter Milan replaced Iaquinta, and the team kept lobbing the ball into the penalty area.

The ability of the double-high combination to compete for the top is naturally beyond doubt. Li Tie ambushed behind them and waited for the opportunity to shoot. Unfortunately, the opponent's defense has indeed been perfected. Inter Milan made many attacks and was blocked.

Until the end of the game, Iaquinta hit Montero with a header, and the referee Paireto awarded a penalty.

The Juventus players were also a little dissatisfied, pestering Paireto endlessly.

But the ball was obviously hit in the hand, and Montero's arm was open. How could such a blatant penalty be ignored?

After fighting for a long time, the penalty kick still cannot be changed. Paireto did not show a yellow card to the Juventus player, which is also a bit puzzling. Ferrara's saliva was sprayed on Paireto's face, and he could bear it.

Li Tie achieved it overnight and scored his 22nd goal of the season, continuing to lead the scorer list.

In the end, this strong dialogue ended in a 1:1 draw. Inter Milan ended their winning streak since the start of the season. The points gap between the two teams is still 9 points.

After the game, Ancelotti questioned the penalty again, thinking that the ball was in his hand, not his hand.

Ancelotti is very emotional, which will definitely lead to additional penalties.

The assistant coach of Inter Milan said with a smile: "Everyone's eyes should be very clear. A draw is not a fair thing for us, but we have achieved that silence is golden, and we are still ahead, so we will not be too entangled in this."

But after he came down, the assistant coach took a sip and cursed: "What the hell? You're so good at getting cheap!"

On Monday, something unexpected happened.

Gazzetta dello Sport suddenly published the content of the phone call between Juventus general manager Moggi and Inter Milan and Juventus referee Paireto.

This time, it caused an uproar!
(End of this chapter)