Chapter 878: Stop teasing, okay?

Looking west from the new headquarters that AC Milan just rented, where the high-rise offices of Milan are located, you can clearly see the large-scale construction project in the distance.

That is the stadium and supporting commercial center that Inter Milan is building.

It also has another name that is very pleasing to the Nerazzurri fans, the Blue and Black City.

Barbara Berlusconi has been enduring harassment over this project for more than a year.

Every day and every night, without stopping.

This made Princess Milan wonder in her heart, don’t the construction workers hired by Chinese companies need to rest?

At the same time, it also brings shame to her, her father, and all AC Milan people.

The city's arch-rivals actually built their stadium and commercial center right at the gate of Casa Milan, the Rossoneri's base.

What is this?

Does this mean that from now on everyone who comes to Milan House will have to pay homage to Inter Milan’s blue and black city first?

It would be better if this commercial city declined.

But if, by that time, everything becomes prosperous, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of AC Milan?

Thinking of this, Barbara looked helpless and resentful.

This piece of land was originally what she wanted, but it was snatched away by Yang Huan halfway through. After all, the Chinese are rich and powerful.

As the saying goes, you can tolerate your uncle but you can't tolerate your aunt. Barbara couldn't swallow this.

Amid the bustling work, the project is progressing at a rapid pace.

Now, the exterior walls and overall frame of the new stadium have been completed, and it is said that the interior decoration has also been mostly completed. It is expected to be fully completed in March next year and will be officially put into use in the next season.

It is said that Inter Milan's business department has officially signed sponsorship contracts with many world-renowned companies including Germany's ECE Shopping Center, Deutsche Bank and Etihad Airways. These large companies will enter the blue and black city with great strength.

Even Versace, the formal wear sponsor that was rumored not to renew its contract with Inter Milan after it expires, has now restarted contract renewal negotiations with Inter Milan and plans to open the largest Versace flagship store in Italy in the Nerazzurri.

It is not entirely unreasonable that these two major sponsors are so optimistic about Inter Milan's blue and black city.

Who makes Southampton’s Glory Square so popular?

In terms of the new stadium, Barbara's AC Milan is already lagging behind its city rivals in all aspects.

So far, although AC Milan has plans to build a new stadium, the site selection has remained unresolved, and the funding issue has been a constant source of wrangling. Foreign investors such as Thohir, who were originally placed with high hopes, are now tightening their money supply.

That group of guys were waiting for Barbara to take the initiative to come to them, show weakness and ask for help, and hand over the decision-making power of the team!

But this is exactly what Barbara can't accept.

She has already lost the hope of inheriting her family and her father's business, and she cannot lose AC Milan again.

So, she took a big gamble early in the season.

That is, Balotelli was sold in exchange for 20 million euros in cash, and then the funds were used to introduce stars such as Rami, Menez, Alex, Niang and Diego Lopez to strengthen the team.

However, AC Milan's performance in Serie A this season can only be considered average.

AC Milan currently ranks eighth in the standings, having only earned 17 points in 11 games, and is already 11 points behind league leader Juventus.

This is such a despairing gap!

As for their city rivals, Inter Milan is ranked fourth in the league so far this season with 21 points, seven points behind the leader Juventus. Compared with their ambitions before the season, their performance is not ideal.

But Klopp's team has five wins and six draws and remains unbeaten. It is currently the only team in Serie A that has remained unbeaten.

Even the leader Juventus has nine wins, one draw and one loss.

This also makes many Inter Milan fans maintain enough patience for Inter Milan, but the media has some doubts about Klopp's use of players, because the German head coach has not formed a stable and complete lineup even now.

?pThey can suddenly play well and have a big explosion, beating Sassuolo 8 goals at home, but they can also turn around and draw 1-1 with Palermo away, or even be tied 1-1 at home by Cagliari, the second-to-last team.

Inter Milan's performance this season has been very unstable.

However, in the Europa League, Inter Milan remained undefeated in the first four rounds of the group stage, and their performances were eye-catching. With four consecutive wins, they secured the right to qualify as the top of the group in advance, and the remaining two rounds were no longer important.

Precisely because the team is making great strides in the Europa League and remains unbeaten in Serie A, Klopp's position as coach at Inter Milan is quite stable and there is no crisis of trust.

However, if we carefully and deeply analyze the schedule of this season's Serie A, it is not difficult to see Inter Milan's crisis.

In the previous eleven league rounds, Inter Milan really encountered strong teams, namely Fiorentina and Naples.

However, Inter Milan drew in both games.

In the other few games, the Nerazzurri failed to win all the games and their efficiency in scoring points was not very high.

But starting from the twelfth round, Inter Milan's schedule became tragic.

First is the Milan derby, then the away challenge to Roma, then the home game against Udinese, followed by the home game against Lazio and the away challenge to Juventus.

That is to say, from now until Christmas, in just one month, Inter Milan not only has to play five league games and two Europa League group matches, but more importantly, the weakest opponent among these five league games is Udinese, which is currently ranked eighth in the league, with the same points as AC Milan.

As for the rest, Juventus is the league leader, Roma is second, Lazio is fifth, and AC Milan is seventh. These teams are all strong teams in the traditional sense and their strength is very good.

Therefore, many media have said that the real test for Klopp will be in the next month.

If they don't play well, Inter Milan may not only fall out of the top four in the league at any time, but may also widen the gap with the first group.

Once Inter Milan's fourth place in the league becomes vacant, AC Milan will likely catch up if they can win the Milan derby. If Lazio and Inter Milan fight to the death, AC Milan will not be without hope of entering the top four.

That's why Barbara chose to meet with the club's head coach Filippo Inzaghi today, before the Milan derby.

Just as Barbara was standing in front of the window, staring at the blue-black city in the distance, someone knocked on the office door.

The person who came in was Filippo Inzaghi in a black suit, also known as Big Inzaghi by the fans.

He is a recognized handsome man, very suave and elegant. His retro middle-parted hair does not make him look old-fashioned at all on his handsome face. Instead, he has a unique temperament, especially the ever-charming smile on his face.

"Hi, Pipo!" Barbara greeted him with what she thought was her most charming smile.

Every time she saw Inzaghi, Barbara couldn't help but think to herself that if she could use her charm to completely conquer this playboy who even the Apennine women were fascinated by, it would definitely be a very fulfilling thing!

But Barbara inherited the ambition from her father Berlusconi, so she quickly suppressed her fantasies.

"Sit down, Pipo!" Barbara walked back to the back of the office and sat down elegantly in the office chair.

Inzaghi nodded slightly, walked in front of Barbara, gently pulled out the chair, and sat down gently.

He is a very elegant person, both on the court and in life.

That's why he was able to conquer so many women.

"Pippo, the club takes this week's Milan derby very seriously and would like to hear your opinion."

Inzaghi's brows frowned slightly, which was very pretty. Yes, it was a little bit of a little woman's frown.

"Barbara, you mean..."

"We hope you and the team can do your best to win a victory."

Inzaghi nodded again and said: "Of course, we will definitely go all out in the derby."

"No, no, no, Pipo, what I want to hear is not to give it your all and win."

Barbara let out a soft sigh, stood up from her chair, left her desk, and walked to the side of Inzaghi.

"Pippo, I believe you should be aware of the current situation of the team."

After Inzaghi nodded, Barbara continued, "I asked the Finance Department to make a preliminary estimate. If we lose the Champions League qualification again this year, we will lose between 90 and 100 million yuan."

"So many?" Inzaghi's heart skipped a beat.

How much is his salary as a head coach?

One million and a half million euros, which ranks in the middle among the head coaches in Serie A.

But the team’s loss alone is as high as 100 million?

He really had no idea where all the money had gone.

Feeling Inzaghi's inquiring gaze, Barbara felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed her gaze and the subject.

"It's not just the losses. There's also pressure from sponsors. Many sponsors have said that if our performance doesn't improve, they will not rule out terminating the sponsorship contract early, which will make our finances even worse."

Barbara's words made a solemn look appear on Inzaghi's handsome face for the first time.

"So, Pippo, we need you and your team to defeat our city rivals, get into the top four of the league, and qualify for the Champions League. Otherwise..."

Barbara didn't say what would happen otherwise, but Inzaghi, who has been engaged in professional football for more than 20 years, understood it.

If the team's finances and performance don't improve, Barbara will probably have to give up control of the team.

But is Inter Milan so easy to deal with?

Can you win if you want to?

Stop kidding, okay?

Everyone can see that Inter Milan’s current ranking does not match the team’s strength.

After all, this is Klopp's season strategy, this is a strategy of the Germans!

This season Inter Milan has to fight on two fronts, the Europa League and Serie A. However, starting from the twelfth round of the league, there will be five consecutive rounds of devilish schedules, plus the influence of the World Cup in the summer. Therefore, Klopp should be deliberately suppressing the players' condition and putting the team's main battlefield in the first two months on the Europa League.

Therefore, his team has been constantly adjusting and changing in Serie A, and its results have been up and down, but in the Europa League, Inter Milan has been unstoppable and won four consecutive victories.

But even so, is Inter Milan's performance in Serie A bad?

De Bruyne and Khedira are the most eye-catching midfielders in Serie A this season, especially De Bruyne, whose offensive data is extremely eye-catching.

On the defensive line, De Vrij is the mainstay of the defense. Inter Milan's defense ranks third in Serie A in terms of goals conceded, only behind Juventus who conceded four goals and Roma who conceded six goals.

As for the offensive end, the outstanding performances of players such as Aubameyang, Dybala, Felipe Anderson and Pelle have made Inter Milan's number of goals ranked second in Serie A, only behind Juventus.

You know, this was achieved when Inter Milan focused on the Europa League.

Now that Inter Milan has advanced to the Europa League group stage, they can focus all their energy on the Serie A.

Facing such an opponent, let alone Inzaghi, who dares to say that they can win without losing?