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【Observation】Inter Milan reenacts "Painted Skin", and Qiwo inherits Xiaoyin

12:54am, 29 September 2025【Football】

Sports Weekly Special Correspondent in Italy Xiao Wu

The Milan Sports Daily has a terrible "tradition". As long as there is an inheritance relationship between the new and old coaches of Inter Milan, the editorial department will make efforts to make the "old man" a bag and put it on the current person's head. I understand the meaning, but I always show a sense of horror of "painted skin". Mourinho was wearing Herrera's mask, Conte was wearing Mourinho's skin, Inzaggi became Conte's clone, and now it was finally Zivo's turn. On the front page of this issue on September 25, Xiao Inzaji was also made into a "specimen" and was put on Qiwo's head. What does

mean? It means that Ziwo no longer pursues invention 3421, but instead inherits 352 in a comprehensive way. He said this after defeating Ajax in the Champions League: "I wanted to play 352 earlier. I can say it directly now because I don't want to remove the certainty of the team. We need to regain our confidence, especially on the psychological level. I am not a fool, and I will not destroy a team that is already very strong."

So the double midfielder mode was completely abandoned, and Cialhanoglu became the core of the team again, and the front was also a classic double striker. The management in the summer window did not bring enough qualitative changes to the signing, and Zivo no longer struggled. As he said himself, this team was originally very strong, but it was one year older, and the hidden dangers still exist, so we need to be alert at all times.

Zivo was very nervous. When Pio Esposito scored Inter Milan's second goal in this game, the Romanian coach who had been immersed in Serie A for many years could not help but smash the water bottle to vent, and then stretched out his arms and roared passionately. This is not over yet. He took off his coat and expressed his dissatisfaction when he took off his coat on the sidelines because some players on the court always thought about scoring goals and ignored the integrity, which made Ziwo crazy. After all, the team only maintained a clean sheet in the first round of the game against Turin, and "not losing the ball" has become a luxury. Although

is inheritance, fans still see some subtle changes. The "two-for-two" strategy of the forward line that Xiao Inzagi successfully has been copied to the current team, but it is not a fixed combination of Lautaro Dzeko and Lukaku Correa, but a more flexible combination. The last game had already begun to show signs. When Lautaro came back as a substitute, it was not Pio Esposito with a similar effect, but Marcus Toulam. Obviously Zivo had different ideas about Pio. After retreating and making the ball for most of the half-court, he also wanted to try out the effect of Lautaro assisting Pio in assisting Pio in the front. The same is true for this game. When Touram was substituted, Pio and Lautaro appeared on the court at the same time, this time he finally got a reward. Zivo really gave Pio a chance.

Reusing young people is also a rare scene in the era of Little Inzaji. In fact, I have seen the possibility of Pio scoring in the previous game. "Only one goal is missing" may be a common impression for most fans, so when the ball comes to the back point, Pio is surrounded, which adds additional expectations. A small-scale mid-air goal push shot made Pio successfully win the first goal of Inter Milan's first team, and became the fourth youngest Blue and Black goalkeeper since 2000 (after Sebastian Esposito, Balotelli and Farahoni). What surprised the youth training fans even more was that Dimarco, who gave him the assist, and the two generations of "princes" completed a succession and passing on the court.

Pio's account has changed from zero to one, while Lautaro surpassed Mazola, who had 116 goals with 117 goals, ranking fifth in Inter Milan's historical scorer list. As long as he scored another 21 goals, he will only rank second after legendary star Meacha. As long as he maintains his current efficiency, it will be achieved in less than two years. So it is too early to compare Pio with Lautaro. In this game, Inter Milan captain received a cross from Bastoni to score. He scored 12 goals against Cagliari 12 times. The team from Sardinia is also one of Lautaro's favorite opponents. After the game, Zivo said of Pio: "Let's take your time. He is a player born in 2005. The future is still in front of him, and he must continue to be in the current state. Everyone recognizes his ability, but he still has room for improvement and needs to be down-to-earth. I talked to him 3 months ago, and he surprised me and he really performed well. But we should be slower and don't take the risk of making too high demands, because he is fighting for the team. He will do something special and he is not afraid of anything. He has the ability and is very calm in the penalty area. I am very happy that he finally broke the goal drought. Maybe he will relax more now."

Please refuse all the excessive flattery of Pio, calm down and think about what level of striker Pio is. Pio has a height of 1.89 meters and may jump a few centimeters up. In any case, a striker with a large body that can make a ball with his back is rare in Serie A. This is a good template for a big center. But in terms of shooting, headers and technical stability, Pio is still quite apart from those first-tier shooters, but it is already very gratifying. A 20-year-old big center can operate normally in Inter Milan's forward rotation system, representing Italy's hope star is rising.

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