green shooter

Chapter 186 Key Battles
The 32nd round of Serie A is an important game that will determine whether Inter Milan can secure the league championship this season in advance. The second round of the Italian national derby, the away game against Juventus, is about to start under the eyes of everyone.

In the previous game, Genoa lost 0 to 1 at home to Lazio, which made the competition for the fourth place in the league more intense. Of course, these have little to do with Mourinho's team.

As long as Inter Milan wins this game, they will lead No.2 by [-] points, and win the championship ahead of schedule with six rounds left in the league.

Goalkeeper Cesar and central defender Samuel returned from injury, which is definitely good news for the Nerazzurri. The last round of the league was due to Cesar's absence, and the opponent scored two consecutive goals in the second half to equalize the score.

"Good evening, audience friends. This is a major event related to the Serie A championship. On Saturday night local time, the contest will start immediately at 08:30 local time. It is still Liu Jianhong and Zhang Luzhang who will bring you the commentary of this game."

"Good evening, audience friends, I'm Zhang Lu."

"The game hasn't started yet. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides tonight. First of all, Juventus, Ranieri formed a 4-4-2 formation, goalkeeper Buffon, right back Grigera, central defender Lero Tallie and Chiellini partner, Molinaro guarding the left.

Midfielder Marchionne is on the right, Nedved is on the left, Paulson and Thiago are in the center.

On the striker Del Piero and Iaquinta played together. "

"The Bianconeri are still sitting on the bench of Trezeguet, Giovinco and other new forces, and they will be sent out by coach Ranieri at an appropriate time."

"Looking at Inter Milan, the teenager Thornton was reduced to the bench in this game, Zanetti returned to the right back position, and Chivu overtook Maxwell to play left back.

Officially given is a 4-3-1-2 formation, goalkeeper Cesar, right back Zanetti, center back is Cordoba and Samuel, Chivu playing left back.

In the midfield, Cambiasso, Muntari and Stankovic are behind, Figo is in front, and Zhu Hantao's Ibrahimovic forms a double arrow. "

"The actual formation may be slightly different, we will see the positioning of the players when the game starts.

I think it may be that Ibrahimovic is at the front, and Zhu Hantao and Figo retreat slightly behind the Swede from left to right.

This game is also Figo's 100th Serie A start. I don't know that the Portuguese will have such a performance tonight. "

"Originally, Juventus has been chasing after Inter Milan and keeping pressure on the defending champions, but the Bianconeri in the previous two rounds of the league were very undeserved, losing 5 points in a row against Chievo and Genoa.

This also allowed Inter Milan to take the opportunity to take the lead in points.

Marchionne started in place of the suspended Camoranesi. "

Returning to the familiar Turin Olympic Stadium, Zhu Hantao felt a sense of right and wrong. He recalled what coach Jose Mourinho told them before the game. This game is to win. As long as he can win this game worth six points, Zhu Hantao will win the first league championship in his career.

"Huh—" Zhu Hantao let out a long breath. This kind of competition with special value must be different from the usual ordinary competition. He calmed down and prepared to welcome the start of this competition.

"The players on both sides have already reached their positions. The game is about to start. Inter Milan's coach Mourinho is yawning on the sidelines."

"Is it because the Portuguese stayed up late to study tactics the night before, so he was a little sleepy."

"The referee who enforced this game is also a famous whistle in Italy, Stefano Farina."

Just 10 seconds into the game, Juventus got a chance to hit the goal. Nedved volleyed the ball from 22 meters in front of the goal.

"As soon as the game started, the home team knocked the mountains and shook the tiger, and a strong shot went over the crossbar."

In the opening stage, Ranieri's Bianconeri launched a fierce attack, and the momentum somewhat suppressed Inter Milan.

In the 3rd minute, Figo tackled Molinaro from behind in the scramble, and was shown a yellow card by the referee Farina.

Nedved's header from the left rib was ferried, Del Piero crossed to Marchionne, and Marchionne volleyed over 20 meters in front of the goal.

Zanetti and Figo succeeded in 2-over-2 cooperation on the right, but then Figo ran a little too big, and the ball was obtained by Juventus' defensive players.

Quickly hit the ball to the frontcourt, Nedved split the ball to the right in the middle, and Muntari went up with a flying shovel, shoveling Piero down and giving Juventus a free kick.

Del Piero took a direct free kick on the right side of the penalty area, which was picked off by Cesar.

"Opportunity to counterattack! The Brazilian throws the ball vigorously to his teammates! Both Zhu Hantao and Ibrahimovic are rushing forward quickly! The long pass is for Stankovic! Can he get the ball?"

Then in the scramble, Juventus midfielder Nedved's knee hit Stankovic's face without the ball, and the Inter Milan midfielder was knocked to the ground. It seemed painful, but the referee Farina did not say anything.

Mourinho on the sidelines was very dissatisfied, but he only complained verbally and did nothing else.

Stankovic was still the first to head the ball and gave the ball to Cambiasso. Cambiasso's through pass was cut off by Chiellini.

Juventus's possession of the ball was passed from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Paulson's left-footed shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Samuel from the bottom line and a corner kick.

Still, the Bianconeri team captain Del Piero personally came to take the corner kick. Del Piero took the corner kick from the left.

Inter Milan almost scored in the 9th minute. Cambiasso launched an attack from the backcourt and sent a long ball to Zhu Hantao.

Zhu Hantao lightly unloaded the high ball, cut inside from the left and dunked two Juventus defenders. When the angle of the shot with his right foot was blocked, he took a low shot with his left foot and scored the goal.

It is reasonable to say that such a shot will score in nine out of ten, but today the opponent is different, it is Buffon.

The Italian goalkeeper, who was in his prime, reacted quickly and immediately made a save. Zhu Hantao's shot hit Buffon's arm and the ball slowed down, but it still rolled towards the goal.

When the ball was about to roll across the goal line, it was hooked by Thiago Mendes, who was desperately chasing back!
Thiago's goal-line rescue drew rounds of applause from Tini in the stands.

The Portuguese midfielder whose name is considered to be a celebrity in football, actually did not perform very well after coming to Juventus in the summer of 2007. Bianconeri coach Ranieri has always used Thiago as a defensive midfielder. Unfortunately, this is not the true characteristic of Thiago.

Thiago Mendes is a midfielder with balanced offensive and defensive abilities. He is a technical midfielder. He can efficiently protect the back line and provide support for the frontcourt. He has a good passing vision and overall situation.

Although he didn't score many goals, his dribbling and passing helped the team a lot. It's a pity that his talent was not shown in the Bianconeri.

Nedved ferries to the left outside the penalty area and Marchionne's volley misses the right post.

Then the Inter Milan captain was intercepted by Juventus midfielder Poulsen when he broke through on the right. The Dane passed the ball to Nedved a little too big.

"It's a pity that the Czech Ironman didn't grab the ball, it was a chance ball.

During the period after the opening, there were not many wonderful shots from both sides.

In fact, for Inter Milan, even if this game is a tie, they have basically locked the league championship. "

Chiellini passed the ball with a big foot in the backcourt. Piero did not have the physical advantage when fighting with Cordoba, so he failed to grab the ball.

Inter Milan took possession of the ball, Figo dribbled the ball forward after receiving a pass from his teammate, and then saw Ibrahimovic who asked for the ball, pushed the ball lightly and sent it over.

And when Ibrahimovic broke through with the ball, the fans booed everywhere.

"Hey, Ibrahimovic chose to leave when Juventus was in crisis. All Juventus fans have some opinions on him."

Fans are definitely more willing to believe, and they prefer good things such as loyalty, trust, etc., but with the combination of Ibrahimovic and Raiola, if you think about the situation with your toes, how could Ibrahimovic stay in the team to play in Serie B.

Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball from the left and crossed it to the penalty spot. The ball was destroyed by the Bianconeri defender Chiellini's big foot and went out of the baseline. Inter Milan won a corner kick.

Figo drove a corner kick into the penalty area and flew over the heads of the players to the back point, but no one grabbed the spot, and the ball was cleared by Juventus players out of the penalty area.

"In fact, recently, especially after Inter Milan was eliminated by Manchester United, Ibrahimovic has also been criticized by the outside world, saying that he is always not at his best when playing big games."

Juventus full-back Molinaro made a breakthrough on the left, knocked across the middle and handed it to his teammates. Iaquinta made a mistake while dribbling the ball at the front of the penalty area, and the ball was grabbed by Muntari.

Muntari divided the ball to the left, Chivu kicked the ball to the front court, and Ibrahimovic did not receive the ball under the physical confrontation with Lerotalie.

Nedved made a long pass from the backcourt, Cordoba made a tactical foul, and brought down Iaquinta Juventus. Marchionne kicked a 45-degree pass from the right, hit the defender, and slowly rolled out of the baseline. Cesar tried his best but failed to catch the ball.

The corner kick was sent to the middle and was cleared by Ibrahimovic.

Juventus fought back on the spot in the frontcourt, and Zhu Hantao got the ball in the end. Without his teammates to keep up, he could only break through with the ball. He was intercepted by himself when facing two opposing defensive players.

"During this period, the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, so it seemed that there was not a single high-quality shot."

"In other words, Zhu Hantao's shot was more threatening, but it was saved by Thiago."

Iaquinta made a lob pass from the right, and Cesar reached out to get the ball in the air.

Nedved made an oblique pass, Piero cleverly dunked Cordoba after getting the ball, and a left-footed lob shot from the far corner on the edge of the penalty area on the left was picked up by Cesar.

Full-back Molinaro assisted up the field and then sent a lobbed goal that was caught by Inter goalkeeper Cesar.

"In general, so far in the game, there are not too many wonderful cooperation and shots between the two sides, but Juventus took advantage of the home court and launched a wave of offensives higher than the wave."

Samuel passed the ball to Zanetti, Zanetti scored the ball to Figo on the right, Figo kicked and was knocked out by the opponent.

Ibrahimovic took the ball in the midfield and was intercepted by the opponent's double-team. The referee Farina sentenced Juventus to a foul and Inter Milan's free kick.

Figo took a free kick, Ibrahimovic flew the header, and Samuel volleyed over the crossbar from the left corner of the penalty area.

Muntari is brought down by Molinaro on the right and Inter wins a free kick on the right.

Chivu took a free kick and passed it to the front point. The ball was headed out of the penalty area by the Juventus central defender.

But Juventus's clearance ball did not go far, and the periphery is still under the control of Inter Milan.

They continued to play Ibrahimovic at this point, the Swede grabbed a header and ferried behind him, and Stankovic's powerful shot from outside the penalty area went wide of the goal.

"Hey, it seems that Inter Milan is now slowly controlling the home team and continuously attacking the home team's goal. Juventus had to play a defensive counterattack."

Zhu Hantao was a little anxious. After more than 20 minutes of the game, he hadn't performed well yet. What should he do? Looking at Buffon who was guarding the goal, Zhu Hantao turned his mind at high speed.

The Bianconeri counterattacked and sent a super long pass from the right backcourt. Iaquinta didn't send strength when he was fighting for the header, but Cesar easily got the ball

"This ball is a bit simple to play. The success rate of such a long pass is too low, and it does not pose any threat to Inter Milan's goalkeeper."

Juve's short pass in the frontcourt penetrated, and Molinaro dribbled the ball on the left to break through. After cooperating with Nedved in one-two to pass Zanetti, he went straight to the no man's land on the left side of the penalty area.

Iaquinta followed up with a kick in the penalty area and fell to the ground with a left-footed shovel shot, which was blocked by the Nerazzurri defender Samuel with his body.

Juventus's corner kick went into the penalty area, and Cordoba pushed it out of the baseline, and it continued to be the home team's corner kick.

This time they chose a tactical corner kick. After Nedved got the ball from the sideline of the penalty area, he kicked himself, which flew too high and flew out of the baseline.

Inter Milan's counterattack opportunity, Cesar kicked the ball to the frontcourt, this time Ibrahimovic beat Chiellini to grab the spot, and passed the ball to Zhu Hantao with his right foot without looking at anyone.

"Wonderful pass! From Zlatan Ibrahimovic! Zhu Hantao formed a single goal! Excellent opportunity! One-on-one against Juventus goalkeeper Buffon, who can win this contest?"

Buffon attacked near the penalty area line, Zhu Hantao was not in a hurry to hit the goal, but wanted to be safe and tried to dunk Buffon before kicking.

But the experienced Italian goalkeeper was not fooled at all. Zhu Hantao had no choice but to block the shot angle again. It was too late to lob the shot, so he could only kick the ball hard to Buffon's left back, trying to pass the ball.

But this is in the penalty area. Buffon is tall and has long arms, flying to the ground and throwing the ball.

"Oh, what a pity, it might be better to hit the door decisively earlier."

"Hey, this ball can still see the battle of wits and courage between the two players, but in the end the experienced goalkeeper Buffon was even better.

If it weren't for Buffon, Zhu Hantao wouldn't be so difficult to kick the ball. Many times, some spectators don't understand, it doesn't have to be those gorgeous skills, violent speed, like this kind of awareness, experience and anticipation. It's also very exciting to keep the ball down. "

(End of this chapter)