Chapter 626: The 2nd Italian Clasico

In order to have enough energy to deal with Barcelona who were busy on the expedition, Mourinho went against the odds and sent half of the substitutes and half of the main lineup in the Italian national derby against Juventus.

Maicon, Milito, Lucio, Gao Xiaodong, and Eto'o, who need to work hard on both offense and defense in the Champions League semifinals, were all placed on the bench. Quaresma, Thornton, Materazzi, Mancini Jr. and Stankovic started the game.

It is the first time in a century of Italian national derby that the great Juventus has been despised in this way.

Although the current situation is: Juventus has no hope of competing for the championship, but they need to compete for a Champions League ticket; Inter Milan has a 7-point advantage over second-place Roma, and also faces key games such as the Champions League semi-finals against Barcelona, ​​but in this way This situation is not unprecedented in the century-old history, but no coach will send half of his substitutes to deal with it.

The national derby is the national derby. This is not only a battle for victory or defeat, but also a battle for honor. Losing is not a matter of three points, but a matter of dignity.

However, this is Mourinho, he doesn't care about honor and dignity, he only wants actual benefits.

A double win over Juventus is very face-saving and the fans are very happy, but it doesn't have much practical significance. At most, it just makes the already stable league championship a little earlier. If he loses the semi-final with Barcelona because of this, Mourinho will lose the opportunity to become the greatest coach of Inter Milan.

At this time, Mourinho will certainly not hesitate to throw away his false reputation and pursue real profits.

Juventus has to fight for a place in the Champions League and also for honor. In addition, the firefighting coach Zaccheroni is in class during the winter break. He also wants to prove himself through the game against Inter Milan. In this game, they are going all out. Since then, they have been determined to defeat Inter Milan at Meazza.

After the game started, Juventus pressed hard and launched a fierce attack on Inter Milan.

After Inter Milan reached the semi-finals of the Champions League after eliminating Chelsea and CSKA Moscow, the players' mentality, morale, and confidence have been greatly improved. Even if they are half substituted, their combat effectiveness is not weak. Juventus is fully attacking. Nor was he able to gain the upper hand.

Gao Xiaodong was sitting on the bench, but his attention was not on the court. He was checking the superstar system and looking for ways to deal with Barcelona.

After Inter Milan reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, Inter Milan is very close to the Champions League championship. With only three games left, Inter Milan is not afraid of Manchester United or Lyon. For them, the biggest obstacle is Barcelona.

Gao Xiaodong played against Barcelona for three times and had the deepest impression of Barcelona's power. It should be said that as Messi matures,

Barcelona is becoming more and more powerful now. In a real fight, Inter Milan's chance of winning is only 40%.

He lost to Barcelona in the last final and ended up with a tie in the group stage. He definitely doesn't want to lose again in the semi-final this time. If he loses again, his mentality will be affected.

It is impossible for Inter Milan's strength to improve in the short term. The effect of volcanic ash can increase Inter Milan's combat effectiveness by at most 10%. If there is only one round, Inter Milan and Barcelona's chances of winning may be the same. If there are two rounds, Inter Milan will lose. Still bigger.

To improve Inter Milan's combat effectiveness, Gao Xiaodong could only find a way through the system.

Gao Xiaodong first entered the system settings and checked his "property": 131 system points.

Gao Xiaodong is very satisfied. He has gained so many points before the season is over. If he plays until the end of the season, he will have accumulated enough points to be promoted to two levels in a row.

What Gao Xiaodong lacks most now is a championship. Without a league championship, he cannot be promoted. What a fucking rule.

Fortunately, the league has come to an end. Inter Milan has a good chance of winning the championship a few rounds in advance. If it can win three rounds in advance, Gao Xiaodong can be promoted to S level before playing Barcelona in the second round of the Champions League. Although one person promoted to S level is detrimental to the entire ball. The team's combat effectiveness has not improved much, but at least there are multiple explosive points, and Gao Xiaodong is a player in all positions. As for Gao Xiaodong personally, the increase in strength is definitely more than one level, and now he has so many points. Anyway, you can't upgrade in a short time. You can use it to upgrade your skills and buy some super equipment, so that you can be almost an S-level star.

After completing these calculations, Gao Xiaodong asked the system: "System, if I win the championship early and have enough points, can I be promoted to S level?"

The system said in a cold electronic synthesized voice: "Okay."

"It seems like you said you couldn't do it last time?"

Gao Xiaodong was surprised. He seemed to remember that the system said last time that he could only upgrade at the end of the season. Why has it changed now? He was about to persuade the system to do a system upgrade, but he didn't expect the system to say it was OK.

The system continued coldly: "The last upgrade changed some rules. Now, as long as players get the championship and enough points, they can upgrade."

Gao Xiaodong was overjoyed when he heard this, "That's right. Since it is stipulated that a league champion + 50 points can be promoted, why must the season end?"

The system is silent.

Gao Xiaodong had long been accustomed to the system's aloof style and didn't care about it. His mind immediately shifted to the game.

In this game, Inter Milan and Juventus played El Clasico, and Roma and Lazio played Rome Derby. Both teams were not easy to play.

Roma is currently 7 points behind Inter Milan, and there are four rounds left in the league. As long as Roma cannot defeat Lazio in this game, Inter Milan can win the championship three rounds in advance by winning in the next round. Gao Xiaodong can be in time for the second round against Barcelona. Before the game, he was promoted to an S-level professional player.

Even if Roma wins this round, if Roma plays the strong Sampdoria in the next round, Inter Milan will still have the chance to win the championship three rounds in advance if they win in the next round.

Thinking of this, Gao Xiaodong's heart immediately became hot. Seeing that Inter Milan was in a defensive position, he couldn't help it anymore and said to assistant coach Faria: "Coach Faria, look How many Inter Milan fans came today, it would be very ugly if we lose."

Faria is Mourinho's best friend, confidant and most reliable assistant. He participated in almost all of Inter Milan's tactics. Hearing what Gao Xiaodong said, Faria smiled and said: "If you lose, you lose, champion." We will definitely not be able to escape. Our top priority right now is the Champions League."

Gao Xiaodong said: "I'm worried about the impact on morale."

Faria laughed, but he didn't agree in his heart. Children don't know anything about morale, but Gao Xiaodong is very strong and is Mourinho's favorite general. Faria didn't dare to show it. He smiled and said: "It's okay, yes. We definitely don’t need to incite for the Barcelona game and we are not afraid.”

Gao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, "I think Thornton and Mancini are having a hard time. Should I go up and do some exercise in the second half?"

In fact, Quaresma's performance was average, but Quaresma had a very good relationship with Gao Xiaodong, Faria, and Mourinho. In a game that Mourinho didn't pay much attention to, of course he would not treat Quaresma. Smart was replaced, so Gao Xiaodong talked about Mancini and Thornton.

Faria smiled and said: "That's okay. Jose is also going to let you go up and do some activities in the second half to maintain your condition."