Just four days after the 6-1 victory over Tottenham in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, it was the 32nd round of Serie A.
From now until the end of the season, as long as Inter Milan can advance to the finals of the Champions League and the Italian Cup, they will basically face a situation of playing two games a week and fighting on three fronts.
Therefore, in the 32nd round of Serie A on April 9, when Inter Milan played against Chievo at home, Mourinho rotated most of the players, and the full-back Nagatomo Yuto got the chance to start for the first time.
However, Lu Wenbin, who has no worries about physical fitness, is still the unshakable main force.
Although the rotation of some players has led to a slight decline in the team's strength on both offense and defense, as long as Lu Wenbin is there, Inter Milan will never lack goals.
In this game, Chievo paid close attention to the location of the fouls and did not easily give Inter Milan free kicks in front of the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin also had some bad luck, as he didn't get a free kick opportunity in a good position until the 42nd minute of the first half.
As a result, the free kick taken by the system was slightly higher than the crossbar and did not hit the goal frame.
Later, due to the cooldown time of the skill, Lu Wenbin had to take the two free kick opportunities himself. One of them flew away and the other was saved by the goalkeeper.
Lu Wenbin did not score a free kick in this game.
However, as Chievo was cautious about Lu Wenbin's free kicks, its ability to defend against Lu Wenbin's breakthroughs also declined.
It is quite difficult to defend Lu Wenbin's full physique, dribbling and speed without daring to commit fouls easily.
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Lu Wenbin retreated to get the ball, passed three people and shot into the far corner.
Inter Milan 1-0.
In the 37th minute, Lu Wenbin pulled to the wing and took away a Chievo midfielder and two defenders. Coutinho broke through the middle and passed the ball to the wing. Milito broke into the penalty area from the wing and shot from a small angle.
Inter Milan 2-0 Chievo.
In the 53rd minute of the second half, Lu Wenbin kept breaking through the ball in the frontcourt and attracted the siege of four Chievo defensive players, but Lu Wenbin passed the ball, and Coutinho received the ball at the top of the arc in the middle penalty area and scored a long shot.
Inter Milan 3-0 Chievo.
In the 74th minute, Inter Milan won a corner kick. Lu Wenbin shook off the player guarding him with agile off-ball running in the penalty area, and headed the ball into the goal.
The ball went into the goal over the goalkeeper's arm.
Lu Wenbin scored two goals and assisted one, helping Inter Milan lead Chievo 4-0.
After leading 4-0, Lu Wenbin was also replaced by Mourinho.
In the next game, Inter Milan will travel to England to play the second round of the Champions League quarter-final against Tottenham Hotspur.
Although the team won 6-1 in the first round and advancement is basically a certainty, Mourinho will not be careless and let the team lose to the opponent easily away from home.
Four days later, on April 13, at the White Hart Lane Stadium in London, with the referee's whistle, the second leg of the 2010/2011 Champions League quarter-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan officially began.
Although they lost 1-6 in the first round and had basically no hope of advancing, Tottenham fans still cheered for the home team very hard, and Tottenham players also launched a fierce attack at home from the first minute.
They are fighting for dignity.
In the 6th minute, Tottenham actually took advantage of Inter Milan's unstable position to score a goal. Modric scored a beautiful long shot from outside the penalty area.
However, the experienced Inter Milan defense soon stabilized and basically gave Tottenham no decent chances.
On the offensive end, although main players such as Sneijder, Eto'o and Milito were not on the field, Lu Wenbin's partners were Coutinho and substitute striker Pandev.
But as long as Lu Wenbin is on the court, Inter Milan's offense will be just as threatening.
Especially Lu Wenbin's free kick, it was simply despairing.
Less than 10 minutes after Tottenham scored, in the 14th minute, Lu Wenbin broke through and caused a foul by a Tottenham player, getting a free kick opportunity in a good position.
Then, amid the cheers of thousands of visiting Inter Milan fans, Lu Wenbin activated the system's special skills and kicked the ball into Tottenham's goal.
Lu Wenbin scored another free kick, opening the scoring for Inter Milan and equalizing the score at 1-1.
Afterwards, Lu Wenbin not only often dribbled past the defense, but also used his full vision and constant passing to harass Tottenham's defense.
In the 29th minute, Lu Wenbin made a lob pass to the empty space in the penalty area, but Pandev hit the air ball with his kick, wasting Lu Wenbin's quick pass.
In the 41st minute, Lu Wenbin started to break through after getting the ball in the midfield, attracting the attention of many Tottenham defenders.
As a result, Lu Wenbin suddenly made an unexpected diagonal pass during the breakthrough, catching all the opponent's players off guard.
Maicon came in from the wing, received a diagonal pass from Lu Wenbin, cut inside, and successfully shot from the flank of the penalty area.
Inter Milan overtook the score before the end of the first half, and Tottenham went into halftime trailing Inter Milan 1-2.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
Inter Milan's defense, which has rotated a lot of players, has indeed declined in strength.
In the 57th minute, Bale used his speed to break through Maicon's defense on the wing and made a cross. Pavlyuchenko headed the ball into the goal and Tottenham equalized the score again.
Bale's assist and Pavlyuchenko's goal once again ignited the passion at White Hart Lane. The fans roared and cheered for the team, hoping to reverse the defeat against Inter Milan.
Even though we know we can’t advance, beating our opponents at home is still a victory.
However, not long after, Lu Wenbin scored again to help Inter Milan take the lead.
In the 65th minute, Lu Wenbin broke through the frontcourt with the ball and was double-teamed by three opposing players, but Coutinho was not far away.
So, Lu Wenbin passed the ball first to distract the Tottenham defenders, then he moved forward without the ball, temporarily shook off the defenders, and pointed his finger in front of him.
Although Coutinho is not a main player and does not cooperate very well with Lu Wenbin, his passing ability is still good.
Seeing Lu Wenbin making a forward run and pointing in front of him, Coutinho didn't even stop the ball, but directly pushed it to the path of Lu Wenbin's running: this was a wall pass.
Lu Wenbin and Coutinho penetrated Tottenham's defense with a wall pass. Facing the last central defender Dawson, Lu Wenbin passed him with an unexpected Marseille turn.
After passing Dawson, Lu Wenbin had already crossed the penalty area line, and the only one left in front of him was goalkeeper Gomez.
The rest is easy.
Without waiting for other players to return to defense, Lu Wenbin volleyed the ball into the far corner.
Gomez was unable to save the ball and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Lu Wenbin scored twice to help Inter Milan continue to lead 3-2.
Seeing that the team was ahead in the score and advancement to the semi-finals was a foregone conclusion, Mourinho replaced Lu Wenbin in the 73rd minute.
In the following period, neither side scored any more goals.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
With Lu Wenbin's two shots and one assist, Inter Milan defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 away from home and 9-3 on aggregate, advancing to the semi-finals of the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League. (Seeking monthly votes)