Chapter 948: Champions and Golden Boots
In the Juventus vs Genoa match on the same day, the Bianconeri beat Genoa 3-1 at home, with Dybala scoring twice and Mandzukic sealing the win. In the standings, they are just two points clear of AC Milan.
Seven days later, AC Milan hosted Lazio and lost 4-3 to the Blue Eagles in the first leg of the first half.
Lazio also knew that there was some luck in beating Milan last time, so this time Lazio is aiming for a draw. Milan coach Inzaghi made a bold statement before the game: "I will definitely take all three points." In fact, even if he doesn't say this, people also know that AC Milan must win, otherwise Juventus behind him is very likely to catch up, you must know that Juventus's opponent in this round is Chievo, although it is away at home, but the probability of their victory is still very high. Not many people would believe that they would pull off an upset like AC Milan in the last round.
Zhang Shujie showed off his Ballon d'Or in front of the home fans before the game, and he hopes to help the team make up for the lack of victory in the previous round today. Zhang Shujie worked hard from the start of the game, and his efforts quickly paid off, as he won the Rossoneri with a brilliant upside-down golden hook in front of an 89,000 crowd at the San Siro just four minutes into the game. He leaned back when he received a pass from Chen Zihua and hooked the ball into the goal. It was Zhang's 29th league goal this season and his 17th consecutive game, just four short of Messi's record of 21 consecutive goals.
"Zhang Shujie's form is still very good, and the new Ballon d'Or has scored in 17 consecutive league games. Who can stop his goalscoring frenzy? I think that's what every team, every goalkeeper wants to do. ”
AC Milan undoubtedly dominated the game from the start of the game, while Lazio had to attack and play defensively. But once they play, the space at the back will be very high, and it will give AC Milan's midfield a lot of opportunities.
Although this is a risky approach, Lazio has to do it, otherwise it will not even be able to get a draw, let alone winning. In the 32nd minute, they had a chance to score a goal, and Immobile, who scored a hat-trick in the first leg, had bypassed Donnarumma to the goal, but Yan Tao's timely appearance broke off his ball, and Milan's No. 13 made a big contribution and made Immobile miss the opportunity to make a contribution.
"Yan Tao is really the most reliable person in the AC Milan backline, compared to Bonucci, Yan Tao's single defense ability is better and more impactful. AC Milan bought this man's number this summer, but they still have to rely on last season's Naji as the core player. Among the new players, only Xu Ziyi, Rodriguez, Conte and Leonardo Bonucci can sit in the main position. ”
In the middle and backfield, his ability to organize and mobilize has not been fully revealed, but his defense is very outstanding, with no less than three steals and interceptions in each game. However, just because he didn't have much to do with the attack didn't mean he forgot his talent in attack, and before the end of the first half, he played the ball directly in the midfield and passed to Conte on the right, who chested off the ball and took a step forward, and Zhang Shujie in the middle attracted the attention of the Lazio defence in the run. Conte passed the ball to the front of the big penalty area, Chen Zihua inserted it from behind, shot hard with his right foot, knocked on Strakosha's ten fingers, and the score became 2:0!
It was Chan's 10th league goal of the season and the fifth consecutive season in which he reached double figures. Although its efficiency cannot be compared with Zhang Shujie, Chen Zihua is not a striker, but a midfielder, and he can do it to this extent, and he can't ask for more.
Chen Zihua extended the score for AC Milan, and the first half was already in stoppage time, with only one minute to play. Lazio are unlikely to score in those 60 seconds and it will be up to them to see if they can get a chance to score in the second half. ”
In the second half, Lazio made a change in formation, with Portuguese striker Nani, who arrived in the summer coming in, and striker Lulic coming in. Nani brought some energy to Lazio's front line after coming on, and his pace and breakthrough made Conte afraid to get too far forward for fear of leaving space behind him. But especially Lazio's overall strength is under Milan, Nani was active for not long, and was forced to be pressed in the backfield by AC Milan with the whole team.
In the 69th minute, Xu Ziyi's breakthrough in the front court was pulled down, and the referee blew a free kick. The position is opposite the left line of the small penalty area, about 27 meters away from the goal, Zhang Shujie looked at the goal and decided to take the penalty himself.
Lazio lined up the human wall, Zhang Shujie stood in front of the ball, and the referee signaled the human wall to step back a little more, enough for 9.15 meters, before blowing the whistle.
Zhang Shujie helped run and hit the goal with his feet, and the ball bypassed the jumping wall and smashed into the goal. Strakosha was ready to make a save and didn't make any mistakes in the process. However, Zhang Shujie's free kick was very strong in terms of power, angle, and arc, and the ball fell rapidly in the penalty area, and Strakosha's arm had been stretched to the longest, but he still couldn't touch the ball.
3:0!AC Milan leads Lazio by two goals at home!
"Zhang Shujie scored twice, AC Milan is now two goals in hand, and there are about 20 minutes left, but with the strength of Lazio, it is basically impossible to score three goals in 20 minutes. Even if you want to score at least three goals in 20 minutes in Real Madrid, it will be very difficult. ”
With the remaining 20 minutes, Lazio didn't work hard and according to their thinking, even if they couldn't get a point at the San Siro, they had to go back with a goal. However, the backline of Yan Tao and Leonardo Bonucci disappointed them, and Lazio failed to get the ball into the AC Milan goal and left the San Siro with a 3-0 result.
Juventus on the other pitch won the game 1-0 with Chinese full-back Huang Yu scoring the only goal of the game. Dybala did not score, and in the scorer list, he is as many as eight goals behind Zhang Shujie.
Zhang Shujie's league goals this season have reached 30, and he is proud of the striker of the entire Serie A league. If nothing else, this year's Serie A Golden Boot still belongs to Zhang Shujie. He has already won the top scorer in Serie A twice in the previous two seasons, and if he comes back this year, he will be "three times in a row".
However, there is one person who doesn't seem to think so, and that person is Juventus striker Dybala!
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