Mourinho against Ibra, Roma-Milan is two specials in one night
His derby, as we know, is with Juve; but for an old Interista, Milan is always Milan. The years at Inter have marked him, that treble will remain eternal and still today, the Special, he remembers, showing his three fingers to all enemies. Knowing that tomorrow is the Milan of Ibrahimovic, of his beloved Ibra, gives him a little extra itch, or perhaps a slight emotional thrill (to put it in Mou). Because the Swede was and is his friend. Friend of the field, a column he has often leaned on (and vice versa). From the time of Inter (with whom he won a Scudetto in 2009) up to the golden period, the last, at United (Ibrahimovic took him to the Europa League final but had to miss him due to a serious knee injury ). The Swede was the side to attack Guardiola when he moved to Barcelona: just remember the curtain on the sidelines during the legendary semifinal at Camp Nou: Pep talks to Zlatan, disturbed by the little devil José. Guardiola was the “enemy” for one and the other. Both in their own way, they are two specials, which will go on tomorrow night at the Olimpico.
GREETINGS
Mou and Ibra always in symbiosis, except in that summer of 2009 when, at the most beautiful, Ibra betrayed him with Guardiola, choosing the Barcelona of the giants (not for the height). Summer 2009, the communication comes after a friendly match of Inter in Pasadena. “I’m going to Barça: I want to win the Champions League”. But the most beautiful cup was taken by Mou proiprio the next, right without Ibra, who was arguing with Pep in Barcelona. “Are you going to win the Cup? Who knows, maybe I’ll win it … ». So it was. That the only moment of friction dictated by the betrayal of the godson. Then Mou lost the best and with Eto’o (“Mourinho is the only one capable of making Roma champion of Italy”, Samuel’s esteem for José is still current) he won, because the Cameroonian on the pitch did things which Zlatan, by nature, could not do. But Mourinho considers him “the most incredible player of the last twenty years, even at forty he is fantastic”. Incredible not only for the technical aspect, but for character incidence, charisma, personality. As it happens, the characteristics that have always told Mou. The two are basically the same, they are part of those who speak in the third person, those who always consider themselves the best (and then they are). One against the other, tomorrow: both a little grayer but always decisive, always friends. They are the ones who give you the key to success, who make you believe you can overcome the limits: Ibra has managed to make Milan fly, Mou is paving the way for a new Rome. Tomorrow there are three heavy points for both. Mourinho does not have Ibra to win but Abraham, who is slowly learning what it means to play in the Italian championship, while Zlatan is a veteran. Mou just misses the goals of Tammy, stopped at two in the league, the last on 23 September. And also someone like Spinazzola, who yesterday was a visitor to the surgeon who operated on him in July, Professor Lempainen. Green light for the last stage of preparation. Leo hopes to return for the last matches of 2021.
WHO’S BACK
Mourinho has not seen AC Milan since 2010, when he sat on the Real bench: double confrontation with the Rossoneri in the group stage of the Champions League. In Madrid, 19 October 2010, the blancos won two to zero with goals from Ronaldo and Ozil, at San Siro, 3-November 2010, a 2-2 marked by goals from Higuain, double Inzaghi and Pedro Leòn. That evening, Ibra wore the Milan shirt: 11 years ago. They were two children
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