Chapter 349: Speed Up
Sisay's sudden pass, Lucarelli didn't expect the ball to roll past him and roll towards Mertens, who was waiting for the opportunity.
"Mertens, shot ---!" Sky Sports commentator Baroni roared.
Seeing the football rolling over, Mertens turned sideways and slammed his leg into the rapidly rolling football.
With a bang, the ball shot like a cannonball, and it shot at Parma's goal.
Syllable----!
Sepe fell to the ground and knocked the ball out of the line with one palm.
The Parma fans at the scene were instantly excited, very excited, and cheered.
This ball is usually nine out of ten, and if Sepe reacts a little slower, or is a little shorter, the goal will definitely go in, and Sepe has made a big contribution this time.
The Napoli fans immediately erupted into a tsunami-like sigh of loss.
In the midst of this sigh, the referee also blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the score was a one-goal lead for Parma.
In the first half, Parma's tactics worked wonders.
Although Napoli also had a few good chances, the home team did not play their smooth combination, except for the attack at the end of the first half.
In the first half, the last attack was the only time in the first half that Napoli had a ground battle combined with a shot on goal.
Prior to this, Napoli had been defended by Parma's buses and had been forced to do nothing at all, causing little trouble for the visitors in the open game, with only a few set-pieces that threatened the Parma goal.
It can be said that Napoli played a very poor game in the first half, with a whopping 72% possession, and even a goal behind, they were completely limited by Parma.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the unexpected goal conceded at the beginning of the first half of the game, and the Napolins were a little confused, which caused the first half of the game to not go smoothly enough.
At half-time, Maurizio Sarri coached the Napoli players and emphasized the attacking focus of the second half, a game in which Napoli must win.
Maurizio Sarri's midfield setup is really about increasing the speed of his passes and improving the accuracy of his passes, so that he can tear apart the Parma defence and break up their bus tactics.
Napoli are very confident in their passing, their attacking coordination is absolutely first-class in Serie A, and the Napoli team is very confident.
And Donadoni was quite satisfied with Parma's first half of the game, Parma's defense in the first half did a good job and did not give Napoli too many chances.
But for the counterattack, Donadoni is a little unconvinced.
In the first half, Parma rarely had chances to counter-attack and did not pose much threat to the Napoli goal, which led to the opponent's unbridled attack.
This is a very dangerous thing, Donadoni stressed that in the second half of the game, the Parma team must strengthen the counterattack, when there is a chance to counterattack, it must be resolute, fast, and absolutely not allow the Napoli team to attack unscrupulously.
Soon, the second half of the game began.
At the beginning of the second half, almost the process of the first half continued, it was the crazy attack of the Napoli team, while the Parma team was passive defense.
And obviously, Napoli have strengthened the speed and rhythm of the pass, and in this way, the players of the Parma team are starting to feel a little uncomfortable, and even a little tired.
On the field at this time, Hamsik received the ball and directly pulled the ball and turned around, and then rolled the ball and passed the football to Jorginho next to him.
Jorginho didn't stop the ball, and passed directly diagonally forward, and the football quickly rolled past Jiang Chen's side and rolled behind him.
Hamsik is moving forward at a rapid pace, hitting the wall with a two-by-one!
Easily passed Jiang Chen, Hamsik caught up with the football and immediately rushed forward with the ball, Jiang Chen immediately turned around and rushed towards Hamsik at high speed.
Maybe Hamsik felt Jiang Chen's pursuit, or in the middle of the field, Sarri reminded that Hamsik didn't have any sticky balls, and directly shoved the ball forward, the ball rolled forward quickly, and Alan stepped forward to catch the incoming ball.
Parma's full-back Astori pounced and intercepted Alain's forward route, but Alain did not rush forward, but flicked the ball sideways and the ball was taken away by the rushing Hissay.
Astori and Kakiya Yoichiro were so shocked by this that they immediately chased after Hisay in a frenzy, but Hisayi suddenly passed the ball back again, and the ball rolled to Alain's feet.
By the time Yoichiro Kakiya and Astori turned around, Alan had already stretched out his leg to pass the ball to Callejon, who was returning to receive the ball in the middle.
Callejon received the ball and Parma's centre-back Lucarelli followed up to block and prevent Callejon from turning easily.
However, instead of stopping the ball, Callejon missed the ball, and Lucarelli was unprepared for it, and the ball rolled past his feet and behind him.
"Mertens! Mertens got the ball again! Baroni, the Sky Sports commentator, suddenly screamed wildly.
Lucarelli immediately turned and lunged at Mertens, and there was nothing he could do.
At the same time, Carnini, who was behind Mertens, also followed Mertens to the death, preventing Mertens from making the next move.
However, Mertens was not the finishing point here, as he played the ball into the box and all the Parma fans turned pale with fear.
On the field, Callejon was like a wild horse that had escaped the reins, rushing past Lucarelli's side and rushing into the Parma penalty area.
Lucarelli was physical, but he was too old to match Callejon, who overtook him in an instant and caught up with football.
"Callejon rushed in and stabbed it alone!" Sky Sports commentator Baroni roared rapidly.
Callejon came to the front of the football, he didn't make too many movements, and directly volleyed his legs, because he knew that Lucarelli behind him was very fierce, and if Lucarelli was allowed to stick up, his body would be unbearable, and he might not even have a chance to shoot.
So Callejon did not hesitate and could not hesitate, he directly volleyed the ball and pumped the football towards the goal of the Parma team.
"Callejon, shot ---!" Sky Sports commentator Baroni roared excitedly.
With a bang, the football shot rapidly towards the goal of the Parma team, and the hearts of the Parma fans were instantly lifted.
Unexpectedly, this kick was bound to hit the door, and Sepe, who was like a divine help, blocked it with his body, and bounced out in an instant!
(End of chapter)