On the evening of May 31, 2011, all 105,000 seats in the Olympic Stadium in Rome were packed, including more than 60,000 Inter Milan fans, only more than 10,000 Palermo fans, and the rest were neutral fans or local citizens of Rome.
The fame of both sides and the star appeal of their teams are completely on a different level.
After the players from both teams lined up to enter the field, played the national anthem, shook hands, took photos, and tossed sides, the two teams dispersed and the game was about to begin.
At 9:00 p.m., with the referee's whistle, the 2010/2011 Italian FA Cup final between Inter Milan and Palermo officially began.
The entire Inter Milan team flew to London to play in the Champions League final, and then celebrated the championship until late at night. Many people did not sleep all night.
The next day, they flew back to Milan and the whole city was partying again. Although Mourinho had recovery training on the third day, he flew from Milan to Rome on the morning of the fourth day and had a game that evening.
Not to mention the psychological impact that the Champions League has brought to the players, just the continuous flying and celebrations have consumed most of the players' energy.
Therefore, in this Italian Cup final, Inter Milan's players were not very excited from the beginning.
From a psychological perspective to physical strength, Inter Milan's players were almost exhausted from winning the Champions League. Moreover, the average age of these players was relatively high, which made it difficult for them to get into the game after the opening.
As for Palermo, they were able to eliminate Parma and AC Milan consecutively and reach the final. They have the strength. From the head coach to the players, they really want to beat Inter Milan in the final, create an upset and become famous around the world.
Unexpectedly, the chairman's controversial remarks before the game attracted warnings from the Football Association and the judicial authorities, which made the players dare not do anything too dangerous, for fear of really injuring Inter Milan players and being severely punished.
This resulted in Palermo not seizing the opportunity to score even a single goal when Inter Milan players were not in good form at the start of the game.
In the 20th minute of the game, the score was still 0-0.
Then, Inter Milan's players finally began to forget about the Champions League title and started to get into the state of the game by constantly running and fighting.
Palermo has missed the best time.
Because Lu Wenbin's own judgment and creativity attributes increased, his strength was greatly improved.
In addition, the Palermo players were very cautious, not to mention tackling, even pulling and bumping were done with caution, making it much easier for Lu Wenbin to dribble past the players than in other games.
So, next, Lu Wenbin staged a scene in the final that shocked the world.
In the 30th minute, Lu Wenbin took the ball on the wing and easily broke through a Palermo player before cutting inside and passing the ball to Eto'o. He then ran without the ball, bypassed the defender and rushed into the penalty area. Eto'o passed the ball to him at the right time: a wall pass.
When receiving the pass from Eto'o in the penalty area, a defender of Palermo who was closer actually had the opportunity to fall to the ground and intercept the ball.
However, he was afraid of tackling Lu Wenbin, so he hesitated for a moment, and then watched Lu Wenbin receive the ball and shoot without stopping.
The ball flew past him and headed towards the goal.
When he turned his head to look at the goal, he saw goalkeeper Sirigu sitting on the ground but unable to touch the ball.
The ball passed under Sirigu's crotch and went into the goal behind him.
In the 30th minute, Lu Wenbin scored a goal and Inter Milan led 1-0.
Suddenly, more than 10,000 Palermo fans lowered their heads in frustration, while Inter Milan fans and neutral fans in the stadium burst into warm cheers and applause: Zamparini's remarks before the game pushed many neutral fans to Inter Milan's side.
However, Lu Wenbin and his teammates did not celebrate, and the commentators simply said:
"In the 30th minute, Lukaku broke through from the wing, cut inside, and after a wall pass with Eto'o, he shot into the penalty area and Inter Milan led Palermo 1-0."
"Lu scored the first goal for Inter Milan. Although it is only 1-0 now, there is no suspense in this game."
"We just have to wait for the game to end and then watch Inter Milan win the treble."
Although Inter Milan was only leading 1-0, no one thought Palermo could turn the tables.
Even if the entire Inter Milan team is not in good shape, as long as Lu Wenbin is in shape, it will be enough.
Lu Wenbin alone is enough to defeat a team.
What's more, the chairman of Palermo committed suicide before the game, which affected the performance of the entire Palermo team.
Everyone could see that the Palermo players were a little hesitant and didn't dare to make any moves, whether in attack or defense.
In this state, how can we prevent Inter Milan from winning the championship, and how can we prevent Lu Wenbin from scoring goals
Therefore, Lu Wenbin's goal during the game did not excite the audience and commentators.
It was normal for Lu Wenbin to score goals. It would only become news if Lu Wenbin didn’t score goals, but no one cared.
Everyone will only get excited when the game is over and Inter Milan wins the treble.
Inter players just celebrated briefly and didn't waste much time, and the game continued.
Palermo players listlessly kicked the ball out of the center circle and tried to attack, but the ball was intercepted by Zanetti in the frontcourt before it reached the penalty area.
Then, Inter Milan launched a quick counterattack.
The ball was passed to Sneijder, and the cheetah Eto'o suddenly started. Sneijder made a straight pass at the same time. Eto'o successfully made an offside and received the ball behind the Palermo defense line to have a one-on-one opportunity.
Then, facing the attacking goalkeeper Sirigu, Eto'o volleyed the ball, but it was blocked by Sirigu's foot to the side, and landed near Lu Wenbin who was making a forward run.
Lu Wenbin's eyes lit up, and looking at Sirigu lying on the ground, he decisively took a long shot from midfield without stopping the ball.
The ball flew into the air, over 30 meters high, and fell into Palermo's goal in front of 100,000 spectators.
Although Sirigu quickly got up and rushed back to the goal to save the ball, he was ultimately unable to catch up and could only watch the ball go into the net.
On the big screen, the time is now 31 minutes.
Although it was a follow-up shot, Lu Wenbin finally scored two goals within one minute.
The fans in the stands were even more excited, and the commentators also became more excited, smiling and explaining:
"It was such a surprise. Lu scored two goals in less than a minute and Inter Milan led 2-0."
"I didn't expect Eto'o to miss the shot and the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper and landed at Lu's feet. With Lu's shooting skills, even if the ball was more than 30 meters away from the goal, it would be too easy to score in the face of such a huge empty goal."
"Two goals in one minute, Lu is amazing, Palermo is hopeless!"
(asking for monthly ticket)