After the Champions League match with Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan returned to the domestic arena and continued its Serie A journey.
Because the Italian Cup competition system is that the top eight teams in Serie A last season directly advance to the round of 16, that will have to be in the second half of next year.
Therefore, Inter Milan currently has no Italian Cup games, only the Champions League and Serie A.
On November 6, Inter Milan played at home against Brescia, a weak team ranked fifth from the bottom in the standings.
Because of the tough battle in the last expedition to England, Inter Milan continued to rotate in this game and replaced many starting players.
However, Inter Milan easily defeated the weak team Brescia at home.
In the 17th minute, Lu Wenbin scored a direct free kick into Brescia's goal, giving Inter a 1-0 lead.
In the 44th minute before the end of the first half, Lu Wenbin broke through the close defense of two opponent's central defenders in a corner kick, jumped high and headed the ball into the goal.
Lu Wenbin scored twice to help Inter Milan lead their opponents 2-0 into halftime.
Not long after the start of the second half, in the 49th minute, Brescia scored a goal by their No. 9 striker Caragiono to equalize the score.
Brescia's morale was boosted and they wanted to make further efforts to equalize the score, but in the 55th minute, Inter Milan launched a quick counterattack.
Lu Wenbin started from the backcourt and made a long run with the ball, attracting almost all Brescia defenders before passing the ball to Eto'o who was following on the other side.
Eto'o scored a goal with no interference and Inter Milan led Brescia 3-1.
Afterwards, Inter Milan, whose average age was too high, began to control the game and conserve energy, and both sides' offense and defense slowed down.
However, a few minutes before the end of the game, in the 88th minute, Inter Milan won another free kick, which was directly kicked into the goal by Lu Wenbin.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Inter Milan defeated Brescia 4-1 at home and continued to lead the standings.
Rival Lazio lost 0-2 to Roma in this round of the Rome derby, and was left behind by Inter Milan.
Lu Wenbin scored a hat trick, including his second free kick brace in his career, and an assist, once again dominating the game.
Lu Wenbin's cooperation with his teammates became better and better, and he gradually got into the groove, scoring more and more goals.
Four days later, on November 10, in the 11th round of Serie A, Inter Milan challenged Lecce away.
Lecce is also a weak team ranked at the bottom.
However, away games are always a little more difficult than home games, and Lecce, who are trying hard to avoid relegation, also played very well at home.
If Lu Wenbin hadn't continued to perform stably, Inter Milan might not have won.
In this game, Lu Wenbin scored twice, helping Inter Milan beat Lecce 2-1 away, once again taking all three points and leading the standings.
After the first 11 rounds of Serie A, Inter Milan ranked first in the standings, AC Milan ranked second, and Lazio ranked third.
The two Milan clubs occupy the top two places in the Serie A standings, which makes the next round of games even more exciting.
Because, in the 12th round of Serie A, it is the Milan derby where Inter Milan plays against AC Milan at home, a battle for the top spot in Serie A.
The Milan derby is the most prestigious city derby in world football, bar none.
The same city, two world-class giants, a long history, the grudges between the same club and two clubs, sharing a stadium, etc., have created the most prestigious city derby on the planet.
The stadium used jointly by Inter Milan and AC Milan is a five-star stadium owned by the Milan City Government. It is located in the San Siro district of Milan and its old name is San Siro Stadium.
Since 1980, the Milan government has named the stadium the Meazza Stadium, which is the official name of the stadium.
However, in order to express the opposing stance of their sworn enemies, fans of both sides generally call it Meazza by Inter Milan fans and San Siro by AC Milan fans.
Some people say that Meazza/San Siro is half sea water and half fire.
The sea water is the blue of Inter Milan, and the fire is the red of AC Milan; water and fire are incompatible.
Every Milan derby wins the attention of media and fans around the world with its exciting scenes and wonderful games.
The cheers, curses, boos from the fans, as well as the debris and fire thrown from the stands, all tell of the fiery nature of the Milan derby.
Smoke, flames, blood on bayonets, and people falling to the ground are the indispensable elements of every Milan derby.
There have been more than 200 Milan derby matches in history, with AC Milan having a slight advantage in winning rate.
However, 152 of them took place in the league derby games, and Inter Milan had a slight advantage with 56 wins, 49 draws and 47 losses, but the advantage was very small.
It is precisely this almost equal strength comparison on all fronts that has created the Milan derby's fame.
Otherwise, with so many city derbies in world football, why is the Milan derby so famous
This is because both teams are world-class giants with great reputations, and their strengths are almost the same, so their head-to-head records are basically the same.
It is precisely such a strong and evenly matched derby and confrontation between the two cities that is attractive enough and has created the unique Milan derby in the world of football.
The two teams are equally matched in strength, resulting in most previous Milan derbies ending in a one-goal win or a draw.
But last season, Inter Milan defeated AC Milan 4-0 away and 2-0 at home in the league, with an aggregate score of 6-0.
In the Milan derby, which generally ends with a one-goal victory or a draw, such a score is rare.
Everyone in AC Milan, from the players to the fans, has been holding their breath for a long time and is ready to take revenge.
This Milan derby is the last game of the 12th round of Serie A. It is a focus battle not only for the whole of Italy, but also for the whole of Europe and the whole world.
The match was at night, Inter Milan was playing at home, so they had more tickets. AC Milan was playing away, so they had much fewer tickets.
However, as a club in the same city, there will be many AC Milan fans who can buy tickets through other ticket windows and ticket points.
Therefore, the away fans for this game will not be as small as those for other games, which will be only a few thousand people.
There were at least 20,000 AC Milan fans attending this game.
Because ticket prices were adjusted this season, this game also set a new ticket revenue record for the Milan derby, with revenue of up to 3.4 million euros for one game.
On the evening of November 15th, local time, before the game started, the entire Meazza Stadium was completely full. Even the track and field superstar Bolt appeared in the stands to cheer for his good friend Eto'o.
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