The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Inter Milan had no choice but to win the last game.

The atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became tense.

Although their opponent Cagliari was not considered strong in the last round, the game was played at Cagliari's home court, and Cagliari is a team that can often explode at home, so Inter Milan ignored it. no.

But before that, there is the second leg of the Coppa Italia final to be played.

Having played this far, it is impossible for Inter Milan to give up this game.

Inter Milan, which played with all the main lineup, defeated Roma 4:1 and won the Coppa Italia with a total score of 6:2. Ricardo scored a hat-trick, but Adriano still had a scoring drought.

Inter Milan did not take the time to celebrate at all, but went all out to prepare for the game against Cagliari.

Before this game, Inter Milan seemed full of confidence. Ricardo said in an interview: "Our team's morale is high, and everyone is working towards the same goal. We do not accept any results other than victory."

Mancini put pressure on the Football Association, hoping that the Football Association will replace the referee. Because the referee who will enforce this game will be De Santis, the bitter master of Inter Milan.

However, the Italian Football Association did not temporarily replace the referee.

Inter Milan ranked the strongest lineup in theory, Cruz served as the single arrow, and Adriano, who had not scored in 10 consecutive games, was taken down; the left and right wingers Ricardo and Figo both started.

Since Adriano did not play, then Veron can play smoothly. His midfield partners are Cambiasso and Solari, and Stankovic is injured.

The defenders are Zanetti, Samoel, Cordoba and Maicon,

Materazzi was temporarily taken down due to making mistakes in two consecutive league games.

Goalkeeper Cesar.

Although Inter Milan attacked as soon as they entered the field, it was Cagliari who scored the first goal. In the 7th minute, Esposito made a cross from the right. Cabone jumped high in the penalty area and shook his head to attack the goal. The ball scored and he took the lead for Cagliari.

However, just two minutes later, Inter Milan equalized the score. At that time, Figo took a free kick and hit it into the penalty area.

After Inter Milan continued to attack for a while, it recovered a little bit, not intending to give the opponent too many opportunities to counterattack. After all, the time is still long, and they believe that they will be able to win the game.

However, in the 33rd minute, the situation on the field changed suddenly. Esposito took the ball in an obvious offside position and passed it back. Suazo pushed the empty goal and helped Cagliari lead again.

Mancini lost his temper on the spot. He rushed to the fourth official to protest, but the fourth official ignored him. He cursed a few Italian national curses in a fit of anger.

After the fourth official complained to the referee, the referee De Santis sent off Mancini with a red card, and he could only use his mobile phone to direct the game in the stands.

Inter Milan was tenacious, and although they were pitted by an obvious misjudgment, they still persisted in attacking.

Just three minutes behind, Ricciardo pushed the ball down the middle after a breakthrough from the wing attracted the attention of three defenders. Solari followed up with the ball and broke into the penalty area with a left-footed shot, which once again equalized the score for Inter Milan.

Inter Milan's morale was stronger, but Cagliari defended in the last ten minutes of the first half and defended the tie.

In the same game, Juventus has already led Reggina 1:0 in the away game, temporarily surpassing Inter Milan by 1 point in the standings. It is unrealistic to expect Juventus to make mistakes. Inter Milan can only continue to strengthen their offense and strive for victory.

After entering the second half, Mancini called to make adjustments and replaced Cambiasso with Pizarro to enhance the offensive.

Just 1 minute later, Cruz was kicked down by Conticchio in the penalty area, and DeSantis didn't say anything.

Three minutes later, Samoel pushed Suazo down in the penalty area. DeSantis immediately awarded a penalty kick, and Suazo made the penalty himself.

Inter Milan began to put all their eggs in one basket and aggressively press the offense, leaving the defense empty. In the 55th minute, Cabone made a breakthrough and crossed the ball. Suazo hit the post with no defense at the back point.

If this goal is scored, Inter Milan really has no hope of turning around. But since they survived the catastrophe, Inter Milan's morale is even higher.

In the 59th minute, Ricardo suddenly shot a cold arrow at the edge of the penalty area, and the football flew over a distance of more than 20 meters like lightning, and hit the bottom of the net heavily. The score became 3:3.

Mancini called from the stands, and on another pitch, Juventus were 2-0 ahead of Reggina.

Inter Milan had no choice but to fight for victory. With 30 minutes left, as long as one more goal is scored, Inter Milan will be able to secure the championship.

Assistant coach Caballero made the second substitution under Mancini's instructions, replacing Figo with Adriano, he and Cruz played double forwards, Ricardo came to the position of the attacking midfielder and played shadow forward; Larry played left midfielder, Zanetti switched to right midfielder, and then three backs, playing a very aggressive 343 formation.

Solari and Zanetti frequently played high balls, trying to find the two high points of Cruz and Adriano, let them directly head the ball or ferry the ball to Ricciardo who inserted in the back row.

In the 67th minute, Inter Milan took a tactical corner kick. Pizarro took the ball and passed it into the penalty area. When Ricardo was about to fight for the top, he was pushed down by Canini. De Santis didn't say anything, and the game continued.

Ricardo didn't bother to argue anymore, and now Inter Milan has to race against time to score goals, and they can't waste time with the referee.

In the 71st minute, Inter Milan had another good chance. Veron passed the ball into the penalty area, but the unmarked Solari headed the ball high.

In the 82nd minute, Cruz headed back in the penalty area. Veron followed up with a strong shot and hit Ferry. Ricardo appeared on the spot and shot through Chimenti's fingers.

After scoring the goal, he ran to celebrate, but after running two steps, he realized something was wrong. DeSantis did not point to the center circle, but pointed to the position where he scored, indicating that he was offside first.

Annoyed, Riccardo gestured to DeSantis to count the money, and was given a yellow card by DeSantis.

After that, although Inter Milan all pressed on the attack, they never got a good chance.

Inter Milan shook hands with their opponents 3:3 and lost the Serie A championship.

At the press conference after the game, Mancini spoke out and lashed out at the referee. He seemed unacceptable for losing the championship in the final round.

Before the Italian Football Association had time to punish Mancini, the next day, "Gazzetta dello Sport" published the content of the conversation between Juventus general manager Moggi and the Serie A referee in recent years. The content of the recording is mainly from 2004. The telephone record between Moggi and Paireto, the Serie A referee designator who served for 6 seasons.

The phonegate incident officially broke out.

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