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The Champions League four champions fell to the ground! Turam made a double hit, Inter Milan won the coach 2-0 away triumphant victory

5:48am, 18 September 2025Football

As the second runner-up of the Champions League last season, the performance of Serie A giants Inter Milan after changing coaches disappointed the fans. The Club World Cup held this summer was eliminated early and lost its former dominance after the start of the league. In the last two consecutive losses to Udinese and Juventus, he suffered two consecutive losses, which also put head coach Ziwo in a crisis of trust.

The curtain of the Chinese Champions League this week kicked off. Inter Milan went to the first game to challenge the Eredivisie giants Ajax away. In this game, the connection between Calhanoglu and Touram Jr. became the killer weapon of the Nerazzurri. Both of them used corner kick opportunities to score, helping Inter Milan to overturn the four-chair champion Ajax 2-0 away. Zivo also won the first Champions League victory in his coaching career!

Although Ajax is not a team in the top five leagues, they are very successful in the Champions League and have stood at the top of Europe four times, which makes many giant teams out of reach. However, the Nerazzurri is one of Ajax's miserables. The two teams have had four direct conversations in the past Champions League. Inter Milan has achieved an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 1 draw, which also puts them in the upper hand in their mentality.

In this game, the expedition to John Cruyff Arena, Zivo, who was under great pressure, did not reserve at all in order to stop Inter Milan's consecutive defeats. In the 352 formation, goalkeeper Sommer continued to guard the Longmen. Akanji, Flynnpon and Bastoni built a defense. Dumfries, Barrera, Cialhanolu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco lined up in the midfield, and the double arrows were Turam's partner Esposito. After the game started, Ajax, who was fighting at home, gave Inter Milan, who came from afar, a sensation in the 13th minute. Gaego suddenly made a cold arrow outside the penalty area and shot a powerful and heavy shot. Unfortunately, the ball flew directly out of the baseline. In the 29th minute, the Nerazzurri took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to create a chance for Dimarco to score in the penalty area, but his volley did not hit the target.

In the 41st minute, Ajax made a long pass from the backcourt, giving Mikaguc a chance to make a single shot. At the critical moment, Sommer pounced to save the team. Inter Milan, who escaped the disaster, broke the balance on the court in the 42nd minute. Calhanoglu took a corner kick from the right, and Turam Jr. headed the ball to the front point, helping the Nerazzurri to return to the midfield locker room with a 1-0 lead.

Inter Milan dribbled the ball into the second half, and the same routine was the same. Calhanoglu took a corner kick from the right, and Toulam Jr. jumped high in the penalty area, headed the ball to defeat the defensive players, helping the Nerazzurri expand the lead advantage to 2 goals, firmly grasping the initiative to win. Ajax suffered two corner kicks in a single game for the first time since 2019.

Ajax, who was unwilling to lose at home, then launched a crazy counterattack. In the 74th minute, Klasson's header shot over the crossbar and flew directly out of the baseline. In the 90th minute, Dorberg's header shot still failed to hit the target, and he could only accept the ending of losing 0-2.

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After winning Ajax away, Inter Milan finally stopped the decline of losing streak, and Zivo temporarily stabilized his coach position, but in order to truly win the trust of the team's management and fans, Zivo still needs to make the Nerazzurri stronger and play a more dominant performance.

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