The day after Inter Milan's match against Roma, the other semi-final was also decided.
The other semi-final opponents are AC Milan and Palermo.
Many fans were originally looking forward to the two Milan giants meeting in the final and staging the Milan derby in the Italian Cup final.
As a result, AC Milan was tied 2-2 by Palermo at home in the first leg, and lost 1-2 to Palermo away in the second leg, and was eliminated with a total score of 3-4.
The non-traditional powerhouse Palermo staged a dark horse performance in the Italian Cup this season, successively eliminating strong teams such as Parma and AC Milan to reach the final and compete with Inter Milan for the championship.
However, although Palermo is a dark team, few people think that they can defeat Inter Milan and win the championship.
Inter Milan was already terrifying enough before, and now that Lu Wenbin has switched to play in midfield, Inter Milan's attack has become more three-dimensional, making it harder to defend against.
It is wishful thinking for Palermo to go all the way and defeat Inter Milan unexpectedly to win the championship.
The Italian Cup championship is basically in Inter Milan's pocket.
However, the Italian Cup championship can only be won last, and Inter Milan must first strive for the league championship.
After the Italian Cup semi-final with Roma, Inter Milan still has four games this season, namely the 37th round of Serie A on May 15, the 38th round of Serie A (the last round) on May 22, the Champions League final on May 28, and the Italian Cup final on May 31.
The next two games are both in Serie A, so the first result to come out is the league champion.
Inter Milan now ranks first with 83 points, AC Milan ranks second with 78 points, and Napoli ranks third with 68 points.
Napoli can no longer compete for the championship, and AC Milan is 5 points behind Inter Milan.
If Inter Milan loses the last two games and AC Milan wins both, AC Milan will reverse and win the championship with a 1-point advantage.
If Inter Milan wins any one of the two league games, then no matter what the results of AC Milan in the last two rounds, Inter Milan will win the championship.
If Inter Milan draws in the 37th round and AC Milan wins, there will still be a 3-point gap between the two teams. Moreover, Inter Milan leads AC Milan by more than ten goals.
Unless Inter Milan loses by a huge margin in the last round and AC Milan wins by a huge margin, AC Milan can reverse the situation and win the championship.
In this way, as long as Inter Milan draws in the 37th round, they will basically win the championship in advance, and AC Milan only has a theoretical chance of winning the championship.
However, Inter Milan’s opponent in the 37th round is not easy, it is the third-placed Napoli.
Although Napoli can no longer compete for the championship, they still have to fight for qualification for the Champions League next season.
Serie A's Champions League quota for next season is that the top three teams advance to the main competition, the fourth place plays in the play-offs, and the fifth and sixth place play in the Europa League.
Although Napoli is now ranked third, the gap between them and the fourth and fifth places is not far, and there is still a possibility of a ranking reversal.
If they slip from third to fourth, they will have to play in the play-offs. In extreme cases, if they slip to fifth, they will not even qualify for the Champions League and can only play in the Europa League.
Moreover, the 37th round is Napoli's home game.
On May 15, the San Paolo Stadium in Naples was packed.
With the referee's whistle, the 37th round of the 2010/2011 Serie A, which is the penultimate round of the season, officially began with Napoli's home game against Inter Milan.
It is not a fluke that Napoli ranks third in the standings this season, beating out rivals including Juventus, Roma, Udinese, Lazio and Fiorentina.
In order to ensure that the top three teams in the standings qualify for the Champions League, Napoli played very hard and performed very well in their home stadium with the cheers of more than 50,000 home fans.
Lucio and Sneijder both returned from injuries, but did not start, and Lu Wenbin was still the attacking midfielder.
In the 14th minute, before Lu Wenbin had a shot, Napoli scored the first goal.
Lu Wenbin tried to pass the ball to Eto'o in the penalty area from outside the penalty area, but was spotted by Cannavaro, who moved in advance to intercept Lu Wenbin's pass and then launched a quick counterattack.
Although Samuel tried his best to chase back, Lavezzi still scored a goal in a quick counterattack.
Napoli led Inter Milan led by Lu Wenbin 1-0 at home, and more than 50,000 fans at the home stadium immediately cheered and screamed excitedly.
However, Lu Wenbin then retaliated.
In the 22nd minute, Lu Wenbin started to break through with the ball from the midfield, made a long run and broke through the defense of three Napoli players in succession, then broke into the penalty area and shot under Cannavaro's close pressure.
The ball flew under goalkeeper DeSanctis' armpit and into the goal.
Lu Wenbin scored the first goal for Inter Milan and equalized the score.
However, playing two games in a row in one week did have a significant impact on Inter Milan.
Although Lu Wenbin is fine, the other players are relatively old, and fighting on three fronts has a huge impact on their physical fitness and on-the-spot performance.
In this game, Eto'o, Pandev, Stankovic and others performed poorly. Even with Lu Wenbin's frequent passes, they were unable to score a goal.
Instead, it was Napoli who, before the end of the first half, scored a lucky shot in a corner kick melee and once again led Inter Milan 2-1.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and Mourinho replaced Stankovic, who had performed poorly, with Sneijder in the center and Lu Wenbin moved to the wing.
There is no way around this either.
Sneijder is best at playing in the middle, while Lu Wenbin can play on both sides.
Therefore, when Sneijder is on the field, Lu Wenbin usually has to give way to the middle. It is not because Lu Wenbin's status is lower than Sneijder, but to maximize the strengths of each person.
After Sneijder came on, Inter Milan's attacking power improved slightly.
In the 71st minute, Sneijder made a wonderful pass, but unfortunately Pandev missed the target.
The stalemate lasted until the 82nd minute, when Lu Wenbin took the ball from the wing and cut inside. Facing the interception of Cannavaro and Campagnaro, Lu Wenbin did not force a breakthrough, but passed the ball to Sneijder in the middle, and then ran without the ball to bypass Cannavaro and the other man and entered the penalty area.
Sneijder raised his foot and prepared to shoot in the middle, attracting the attention of Campagnaro and two other Napoli players. Even Cannavaro followed Lu Wenbin while looking at Sneijder.
As a result, Sneijder did not shoot.
He faked a shot and then passed the ball to Lu Wenbin's side, near the corner of the small penalty area on the flank of the large penalty area: Lu Wenbin and Sneijder's wall cooperation.
Lu Wenbin did not waste Sneijder's wonderful pass.
He shot the ball without stopping before Cannavaro, and the ball passed under the crotch of the unsuspecting goalkeeper De Sanctis and went into the goal.
Lu Wenbin scored twice to tie the score for Inter Milan, and the two sides tied the score at 2-2. (Seeking monthly votes)