Chapter 38 First Encounter with Kaka On July 7, at the Meazza Stadium, after completing the physical examination before joining the team, Inter Milan held a grand welcome ceremony for Lin Feng. Compared with the joining ceremony of Portuguese superstar Figo ten days ago, Inter Milan's ceremony for Lin Feng was even more grand. Not only Inter Milan owner Moratti was present in person, but also the club's senior management were all present. Even Inter Milan's major die-hard fan organizations were notified, and a total of more than 6 Nerazzurri fans wearing Nerazzurri jerseys came to the scene. After a brief introduction and speech, Moratti handed the No. 8 jersey representing the team's main players to Lin Feng. Both sides held a corner of their jerseys and took still photos in front of the camera. After taking the photo, Lin Feng changed into his own No. 8 jersey on the spot. When the Inter Milan fans who came to the scene saw this scene, they all applauded and cheered loudly. The Portuguese superstar made everyone watching from the sidelines jealous! Alas, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves in front of them, and the waves in front of them are beaten to death on the beach! I remember that when he joined Barcelona and Real Madrid, he also received such a warm welcome.
But unfortunately, although flowers may bloom again, people will never be young again. Now that he has become a middle-aged man, he can no longer go back to the past. CCTV Sports broadcast live Lin Feng’s joining ceremony at Inter Milan. A large number of domestic reporters also came to the scene to follow up the report. The fans and reporters saw that Inter Milan attached so much importance to Lin Feng. Everyone felt completely relieved as if they had taken a tranquilizer. Originally they were worried that Lin Feng would be ignored by Inter Milan like Dong Fangzhuo. Now it seems that there is no need at all. After all, Inter Milan has given the No. 8 jersey, which symbolizes the team's main players, to Lin Feng, which means that he will definitely not lack opportunities to play in the new season. Thinking of this, domestic fans began to look forward to it, hoping that the new season of Serie A could start as soon as possible. They can't wait to watch the Chinese players' debut in Serie A! …… There is still a month and a half left before the start of the Serie A, so we won’t be able to see Lin Feng’s performance in the Serie A in the short term. But it doesn’t matter. During the summer offseason every year, the three giants of Serie A will participate in a round-robin warm-up match called the Tim Telecom Cup. This direct clash between top giants is obviously more exciting than the ordinary Serie A league. What is even more exciting is that Inter Milan’s first opponent in the Tim Cup is their city rivals AC Milan. On July 7, the first round of the Thiem Cup kicked off. Inter Milan went away to challenge AC Milan, and Lin Feng appeared in Inter Milan's starting lineup. Although it was just a warm-up match and the game time was only 45 minutes, which was equivalent to half time of a normal game. But this game still attracted tens of thousands of fans to watch, and CCTV also chose to broadcast the game live.
Although it is AC Milan's home ground, the number of fans of both teams in the stands is basically the same, and Inter Milan even has more fans. After all, Inter Milan has a large number of stars who will appear in this game. The two teams are in the same city, and Meazza and San Siro are actually the same stadium, so this situation is not surprising. This summer, Inter Milan continues to recruit in the transfer market. In addition to signing Figo and Lin Feng, they also took Udinese midfielder David Pizarro away from the opponent for 1200 million euros. The main central defender of the Galacticos, Samuel, known as the rock, was brought from Real Madrid for 1800 million euros. In this game, all three new players will appear. It's similar for AC Milan. In addition to last season's main players, Gilardino, who they brought in from Parma at a high price during the summer transfer window, will also make his debut. Due to the huge influence of Serie A in China, this is an eye-catching Milan derby and it is also Lin Feng's debut for Inter Milan. With the superposition of multiple factors, the ratings of this game in China remain high. Before the game even started, fans of both teams were already arguing fiercely on forums and bulletin boards. Originally, Inter Milan had fewer fans than AC Milan, but with the addition of Lin Feng, the number of Inter Milan fans skyrocketed. The two sides fought to a draw. "AC Milan must win!" "Inter Milan is the best in the world!" "The guy above made me laugh. Inter Milan has Kaka, the son of God, Rui Costa, the master, Inzaghi, the fox in the penalty area, and Shevchenko, the nuclear warhead. What can Inter Milan use to defend?" "In the midfield and backcourt, Inter Milan has the world's best midfielder Pirlo, the world's best central defender Nesta, as well as Gattuso, Seedorf, Stam, Cafu and Maldini. What can Inter Milan use to attack?" AC Milan fans are extremely arrogant, their noses turned upside down, and their contempt for Inter Milan overflows the screen. AC Milan during this period was completely strong and powerful. Not only did they have many stars in the team, but they were also some of the world's top stars. Saying that they are the strongest team in the world may be controversial, but if you say that they are among the top three teams in the world, then I'm afraid no one will question it. Compared with the powerful AC Milan, Inter Milan's lineup is still slightly inferior. Apart from anything else, Materazzi as a defender is much weaker than Nesta and Stam. "I really don't know where all the money Moratti has spent over the years has gone? How can Inter Milan compare with AC Milan with this lineup?" These words silenced Inter Milan fans. Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife. In the past fifteen years, Moratti has brought in more than 200 stars to Inter Milan, spending more than 4 million euros! Among them are phenomenal stars like the alien Ronaldo. Before these stars came, Inter Milan's fans were full of expectations for Inter Milan's future. But the result? The fans were disappointed time and time again! Even aliens can’t lead Inter Milan. Maybe Inter Milan is really suffering from the championship curse! Thinking of this, many fans began to worry for Lin Feng. Although Inter Milan is a wealthy club, under the current situation in Serie A, it is really difficult for them to compete with AC Milan and Juventus, two stronger teams. In the past 10 years, Inter Milan has not won any championship honors worth mentioning except for the UEFA Cup. Is it because they don't want it? No, it's simply because they don't have enough strength!
Unless something unexpected happens to the other two teams and they both fall, Inter Milan will get a big advantage. Otherwise, even with Lin Feng joining, not many people are optimistic about Inter Milan's performance in the new season. …… In the player tunnel, AC Milan's star player Kaka turned his head and looked at the young player opposite him who had a calm face. He had heard of Lin Feng a long time ago and knew that his playing style was very similar to his own. Originally, Kaka wanted to find an opportunity to get to know the other party, and discuss it privately to see if they were similar. But he didn't expect that the opponent would come to Serie A and would fight him on the field so soon. Maybe, this is fate! During the handshake session before the game, when Kaka shook hands with Lin Feng, all the cameras and fans at the scene focused on the two of them. The first fight between the two officially begins! (End of this chapter)