On March 12, in the 23rd round of Serie A, Inter Milan defeated Bari 4:0 away. The team's chief scorer Wei'a rose to second place in the scorer list with two goals in this game, but Bati, who took the lead, had a huge gap of 5 goals. At the same time, Juventus continued to play a high-pitched song and defeated Foggia 2:0 at home, while Parma regrettedly drew 1:1 with Sampdoria. Currently, Juventus ranked first in the standings with 16 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, and 52 points, with Parma following closely behind with 49 points, and Inter Milan ranked third with 44 points.

On March 19, in the 24th round of Serie A, Inter Milan continued the good momentum of the previous game, defeating Foggia 3-0 at home, and Juventus and Parma also defeated their opponents.

The semi-finals of the League Cup kicked off on March 24, with two games against both sides: Italy: Inter Milan vs England: Newcastle; Italy: Lacio vs Spain: Atletico Madrid. In a game that started first, Inter Milan defeated Premier League powerhouse Newcastle United 2:1 at home, laying the strongest foundation for a smooth advance to the final. Later, another Italian team, Lacio, continued Inter Milan's strength and defeated Atletico Madrid 2:0 at home.

After the "Maybe it will be another Italian Civil War" game, media from European countries have commented on the semi-finals of the League Cup. In this era, two Italian teams entered the finals of the three major cups, and people have long been accustomed to it. This shows the strength of Italian clubs in competitive situations.

On April 2, in the 25th round of Serie A, Inter Milan ushered in a three-game winning streak, narrowly defeated Regina 3:2 away. What was even more exciting than 3 points was that Juventus failed to get a good deal in his strong dialogue with AC Milan. The 1:1 score made Inter Milan ignited another hope of winning the championship. Parma continued to play steadily with a score of 2:1, which narrowed the gap between him and Juventus to 1 point.

On April 5, Inter Milan went to the UK to challenge Newcastle United away. Newcastle United was a team that Xiao Hua used to like. In the movie "One Goal" that Xiao Hua liked very much in his previous life, the protagonist's famous club was Newcastle United. The beautiful Newcastle City in the film also left a deep impression on Xiao Hua. So Xiao Hua did not miss this opportunity to follow the team to this beautiful city in the north of the UK.

Since Inter Milan defeated his opponent 2:1 at home in the last round of the game, the atmosphere in Inter Milan was relatively relaxed before the game. From the players to the coaches, they all thought there would be no major problems. They could have a draw on their own team, which should not be very difficult.

The only exception is Xiao Hua. Maybe it was because of the memories of his previous life. This sentence always echoed in Xiao Hua's mind intentionally or unintentionally, which made him lose his mood for a tour. Finally, he couldn't help calling head coach Wenger, and repeatedly told him not to report the mentality of getting the draw. He must work hard to win. After getting Wenger's promise, Xiao Hua's uneasy heart was slightly relieved.

At 7:30 pm on April 6, British time, the game started on time at Newcastle's home court St James' Park Stadium.

The first thing that attracted Xiao Hua in this game was not the game itself, but the beautiful St. James Park Stadium! Looking at this beautiful and modern stadium, Xiao Hua felt a sour feeling in his heart. Maycha seemed too old compared to it.

"Chairman Musco, this stadium was transformed in 1992. What do you think?" Newcastle Chairman, British steel tycoon John Hall, asked proudly, obviously Xiao Hua's attention to the stadium did not escape his eyes.

"Very good! Very beautiful." Xiao Hua complimented.

"Musco, I have been to Italy several times before. To be honest, the comfort of watching football in Italy is very different from that in England. Look at how comfortable the private room we are in now!" John Hall said while raising his glass to salute Xiao Hua.

"It's just a little smaller." At this time, the St. James Park Stadium was only renovated once. Although it was very modern, its capacity seemed a bit small, and it could only accommodate 37,000 people. Just now, the other party ridiculed the simplicity of the Italian stadium, and Xiao Hua couldn't help but mock the small capacity of the stadium in England.

John Hall's face changed slightly and smiled, "It's a little smaller, but we are currently preparing for the second large-scale expansion. Mr. Musco, maybe next time you come, you will see a perfect St. James Park Stadium. Also, it's really strange that a club as big as your Inter Milan doesn't have its own stadium, which is incredible!"

"Sir Hall, I'm looking forward to seeing the more beautiful St James Park Stadium next time. Let's watch the game together." Thinking that his club will soon have his own stadium, Xiao Hua didn't want to talk to Hall in front of him, so he turned around and watched the game seriously.

Although Coach Wenger promised to play offensive football before the game, it was not the case from the scene. I don’t know if the players did not seriously execute the coach’s intentions or what. Anyway, the situation in Inter Milan on the field is very bad, and the home team temporarily attacked in half.

The home team wearing black and white jerseys on the court reminded Xiao Hua of the hateful Juventus team, "It seems difficult to play in this game!" Xiao Hua, who frowned and John Hall, with a smile on his face, formed a sharp contrast.

Perhaps it is not just Chinese players who can't handle the situation where they can get a draw, but Italian players will not handle it either. Wenger, who ignores the image of a gentleman, shouts on the sidelines, jumping up and down, making gestures of pressing up and down. The players on the field are still unmoved, and the war still spreads in Inter Milan's halftime.

The only thing that is glad is that the Italian players did not have the panic like the Chinese team, and Inter Milan's defense is still organized in an orderly manner. At the same time, it is thankful that Newcastle's forward Andy Cole's ability to waste opportunities is also great. He easily wasted two single shots in the first half. Xiao Hua, who was shocked in a cold sweat in the box, was also secretly glad. Fortunately, Hiller had not come to Newcastle yet... John Hall next to Xiao Hua also clenched his fists secretly! "This dead Jazz probably wished he could cut this Cole's foot! No wonder he would sell him to Manchester United!" Xiao Hua said in his heart.

The score of 0:0 remained until the end of the first half. At the beginning of the second half, Wenger replaced Delvicio, who had been in poor form in the recent past, with Borgkamp, ​​who was mediocre in the first half, hoping to change the current situation where his team could not hold the ball in the frontcourt.

The situation changed after Borgkamp came on the court. After the counterattack reached his feet, he could always hold it steadily, and generally attracted 2 or 3 defensive players to siege. Gradually, Inter Milan's counterattack gradually threatened the opponent's goal. This change also forced the home team's midfielders to dare to push forward boldly, indirectly alleviating the pressure on Inter Milan's defense.

In the 25th minute of the second half, Andy Cole jumped high and headed the ball from his teammate. Unfortunately, the ball flew out of the lintel with the post. Xiao Hua once thought of Alan Hiller... It's really God's blessing.

In the 35th minute of the second half, Beardsley dribbled the ball and shot a long shot, and the ball hit the post! Fortunately, Ginola is still in France...

Newcastle, who could not catch up for a long time, gradually became anxious. In the last 10 minutes, the players on the defense line did not care about Inter Milan's counterattack and all pushed forward. This situation basically declared the failure of the home team. As expected, Newcastle did not score a goal because of his life. Instead, Inter Milan relied on a counterattack and easily scored a goal by Borgkamp in the 42nd minute of the second half.

After Newcastle United returned in a failed attack, the referee's final whistle finally rang! The excited Inter Milan players and coaches rushed into the field and sang and danced. It was always an exciting thing to reach the final!

Xiao Hua in the stands finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his team was Inter Milan instead of the Chinese national team...

"I hope I can meet you again in the game next season!" At this time, Xiao Hua thought of Sir Hall beside him and stretched out his hand with a smile.

Sir Hall, who had an ugly face, reluctantly reached out and shook Xiao Hua, and said, "We are really lucky today. I don't think we will be as unlucky as we are today next time."

"Haha, the results on Sir Hall's football field cannot be determined by luck. On the surface, luck is helpful, but in fact everything is still about strength." Xiao Hua doesn't believe this kind of luck, and the Chinese team is the best example! I have never seen him have luck in so many years. In fact, if you don't have strength, you are not qualified to enjoy luck.

"I hope we can meet in the Champions League next time!" Xiao Hua dropped this sentence, smiled and stood up and left the most luxurious private room at St. James Park Stadium.
Chapter completed!