First Encounter with Kaka

On July 11, at Meazza Stadium, after completing his pre-entry medical examination, Inter Milan held a grand welcome ceremony for Lin Feng.

Compared to the joining ceremony for Portuguese superstar Figo ten days ago, the scale of the ceremony Inter Milan held for Lin Feng was even more magnificent.

Not only did Inter Milan owner Moratti attend in person, but the club's top management were also all present.

Even the various die-hard fan organizations of Inter Milan were notified, and a total of over 60,000 Interisti wearing the Nerazzurri jerseys arrived at the scene.

After a brief introduction and speech, Moratti handed the number 8 jersey, which represented a core player of the team, into Lin Feng's hands.

Both parties held a corner of the jersey and posed for a still photo for the cameras.

After the photo session, Lin Feng changed into his own number 8 jersey on the spot.

The Inter Milan Fans who arrived at the scene cheered and applauded loudly when they saw this scene.

The Portuguese superstar watching from the side felt a bit sour!

Sigh, the waves of the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the old waves are left to die on the beach!

He remembered when he joined Barcelona and Real Madrid, he had also received such a warm welcome.

But unfortunately, flowers may bloom again, but a person never returns to their youth.

Having become a middle-aged uncle, he could no longer go back to the past.

CCTV Sports broadcasted Lin Feng's joining ceremony at Inter Milan live.

A large number of domestic reporters also came to the scene to follow and report on the event.

The vast number of fans and reporters, seeing how much importance Inter Milan placed on Lin Feng, all felt as if they had taken a reassurance pill and were completely at ease.

Originally, they were worried that Lin Feng would be like Dong Fangzhuo, not valued by Inter Milan.

Now it seems that there was no need for that at all.

After all, Inter Milan had already given the number 8 jersey, which symbolizes a core player, to Lin Feng, which meant that he would 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 Serie A league season would start as soon as possible.

They couldn't wait to enjoy the Chinese Player's debut in the Serie A league!

At this time, there was still a month and a half until the start of the Serie A league, so Lin Feng's performance on the Serie A field would not be seen in the short term.

But it didn't matter, every summer off-season, the three giants of Serie A would participate in a round-robin warm-up tournament called the TIM Trophy.

This kind of direct collision between top giants is obviously more exciting than an ordinary Serie A league match.

And what was even more anticipated was that Inter Milan's first opponent in the TIM Trophy was their City Rival, AC Milan.

On July 20, the first round of the TIM Trophy kicked off.

Inter Milan traveled away to challenge AC Milan, and Lin Feng appeared in Inter Milan's starting lineup.

Although it was only a warm-up match, and the match time was only 45 minutes, equivalent to one half of a normal game.

But this match still attracted tens of thousands of fans to watch, and CCTV also chose to broadcast this match live.

Although it was AC Milan's home court, the number of fans from both sides in the Stands was basically the same, and there were even more Inter Milan Fans.

After all, in this match, a large group of stars from Inter Milan were set to make their collective appearance.

The two teams are in the same city, and Meazza and San Siro are actually the same stadium, so this situation was not surprising.

This summer, Inter Milan continued to recruit troops in the transfer market.

In addition to signing Figo and Lin Feng, they also took the opposing midfielder David Pizarro from Udinese for 2 million Euros.

They also took the Galactic Battleship's core Center Back, known as The Rock, Samuel, from Real Madrid for 18 million Euros.

In this match, these three new signings would all appear.

It was about the same for AC Milan; in addition to the core players from last season, Gilardino, whom they introduced from Parma at a high price during the summer window, would also appear.

Due to the huge influence of Serie A in the country, and because this was an eye-catching Milan Derby, as well as Lin Feng's debut for Inter Milan, with multiple factors superimposed, the ratings for this match in the country remained high.

Before the match even started, on the Forum and Tieba, fans from both sides were already arguing fiercely.

Originally, the number of Inter Milan Fans was smaller than that of AC Milan, but because of Lin Feng's addition, the number of Inter Milan Fans skyrocketed.

The two sides were actually evenly matched.

"AC Milan will definitely win!"

"Inter Milan is the best in the world!"

"The one above made me laugh. My Milan's frontcourt has the Son of God Kaka, the master Rui Costa, the Fox in the Box Inzaghi, and the Warhead Shevchenko. What does Inter Milan have to defend with?"

"In the midfield and backcourt, my Milan has the world's number one midfielder Pirlo, the world's number one Center Back Nesta, as well as Gattuso, Seedorf, Stam, Cafu, and Maldini. What does Inter Milan have to attack with?"

The AC Milan fans were very arrogant, wishing they could hold their noses to the sky, and their contempt for Inter Milan overflowed from the screen.

AC Milan during this period could be described as strong and well-equipped; not only were they full of stars, but they were also all Top Star Players.

If one were to say they were the strongest team in the world, there might be controversy, but if one were to say they were one of the top three strongest teams in the world, then I am afraid no one would question it.

Compared to the well-equipped AC Milan, Inter Milan's roster was still a cut below.

To say nothing of the rest, even just having Materazzi as a Defender made them significantly weaker than having Nesta and Stam.

"I really don't know where Moratti has spent all that money over the years. With a roster like this, what does Inter have to compete with Milan?"

These words left the Inter fans silent.

Lies don't hurt people; the truth is the sharpest blade.

Over the past fifteen years, Moratti had brought over 200 star players to Inter, spending more than 400 million Euro!

Among them were phenomenal stars like The Alien Ronaldo, and before these players arrived, Inter fans were always full of anticipation for the club's future.

But what was the result?

The fans were disappointed time and time again!

If even The Alien couldn't carry Inter, perhaps the club really was cursed when it came to winning championships!

Thinking of this, many fans began to break into a cold sweat for Lin Feng.

Although Inter was a powerhouse, in the current landscape of Serie A, it was truly difficult for them to compete with the stronger teams of AC Milan and Juventus.

In the past 10 years, aside from one UEFA Cup, Inter had no championship honors worth mentioning. Was it because they didn't want them? No, it was purely because they lacked the strength!

Unless some unexpected disaster befell the other two teams, causing both to fall, Inter wouldn't be able to pick up a bargain.

Otherwise, even with the addition of Lin Feng, not many people were optimistic about Inter's performance in the new season.

Inside the Player Tunnel, AC Milan's star player Kaka turned his head to look at the young player on the opposite side who wore a calm expression.

He had long heard of Lin Feng's existence and knew that the other's playing style was very similar to his own.

Originally, Kaka had wanted to find an opportunity to get to know him and spar in private to see just how similar they really were.

But he hadn't expected the other to come to Serie A, and to be meeting him on the pitch in battle so soon.

Perhaps, this was fate!

During the pre-match handshake, as Kaka shook hands with Lin Feng, the cameras and the focus of the fans in the stadium were all locked onto the two of them.

The first clash between the two had officially begun!