There is a well-known saying on the football field, called "1-0 is the most dangerous score", but in Li Mudi's view, this is obviously tricky, who on both sides of the game does not want to score first and take the lead, is it that everyone wants to put themselves in the most dangerous situation? Besides, 1-0 can still be 0-1 dangerous? Not only will the lagging side be under a lot of psychological pressure, but they will also be tactically passive, which will give the leading team a big advantage.

Sassuolo coach Yakini issued new instructions to the players on the field soon after the score changed, and then the home team's three lines were obviously about five meters ahead of the previous one, and the three central midfielders also began to participate more in the attack, Magnanelli in the middle was better, and the other two players almost turned into midfielders, and the connection with the front trident gradually strengthened, and launched a wave of strong attacks on the Torino team's goal.

Li Mudi naturally will not have the slightest carelessness, signaling the players to follow the pre-game deployment, once the opponent chooses to strengthen the offensive after taking the lead, his side will sacrifice the best skills of defensive counterattack, and create opportunities for Immobile through fast and concise cooperation under the premise of solid defense. This style of play is the most proficient tactic he mastered when he worked in Spain, Real Madrid have been very good at it since Jose Mourinho's tenure, and then Carlo Ancelotti, Benitez and Zizou, although they all have their own understanding of the game, they also have a high level of attainment in quick counter-attacks, and the Galaxy has been able to stay at the top of world football for the last decade, this tactic is an important killer feature.

With Belotti alone in the front line last season, the Red Bulls' counterattack was also impressive, but there were still many deficiencies in terms of speed and awareness. After a full season of running-in, this style of play has been basically eaten by the players, especially a few core players, plus with Immobile, who is already good at passing and running tactics, when the Torino team comes up with a quick counterattack, this power has a little bit of the style of a first-class European team.

However, the visiting players did not have a good foot wind today, which may also be related to the fact that they still have to find their form in the first game after returning from vacation. They made two dangerous attacks before the break, but both were missed and failed to take advantage of the holes in their opposition to equaliser to extend their lead.

In the 39th minute, Berardi's reluctant cross from the right was picked up by the timely Cassie, who directly threw the ball in his hands to launch a counterattack. The ball was distributed to the left wing after a quick pass from Baseli and Benasi, and the high-speed left wing-back Bareka lay down the chasing Lirola and sent a low arc and a strong cross, and Immobile, who was outflanked in the middle, scrambled in front of Acerbi at the near post and bounced his left foot into a collision. The shot was extremely fast because it borrowed the power of the cross, and although the angle was not very tricky, it still created a huge threat to the home goalkeeper. Fortunately, Consili was in excellent form today, subconsciously reaching out his right palm to touch the ball, slightly changing the flight trajectory, and the ball finally hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, and the Torino team missed a golden opportunity.

Five minutes later, it was a quick counter-attack from the visitors, Benasi's precise through ball gave Immobile a one-on-one chance to face the opposing centre-back Lechedt in a left-hand position, and the Torino 10 suddenly sent a diagonal cross to the front right when he dribbled to the edge of the box about ten meters ago, where Pellegri just shook off the entanglement of the defender to form a single knife, and after entering the penalty area, it was a burst of shots that pierced the door of the hand of Consili, who had just hit halfway through. Unfortunately, the referee's whistle sounded before he could shoot, and the linesman had already raised the flag to signal that the boy was offside. The broadcaster's replay also proved that at the moment of Immobile's pass, Pellegri did surpass the last defender of the home team with a thigh and a little torso, and the score had to be changed back to 0-2 by the broadcaster.

In this way, the unlucky Red Bulls only entered the halftime session with a one-goal lead, somewhat to the regret of their supporters.

Sassuolo changed formation, replacing the previously poor left winger Ragusa with Matri, while returning Green Bebela to the midfield as a free man, and the 4-3-1-2 positioning not only strengthened the impact of the attack, but also helped the stability of the defence. Torino were never able to find the same good chance to play a good counter-attack, but in the 64th minute, there was a defensive lapse that narrowly missed the home side's equaliser.

Ghana midfielder Duncan played a pinpoint long pass into the left side of the visitors' penalty area, and Berardi cut inside after a slight adjustment to flick past Diego Llorente and slotted his foot into the far corner of the net. The ball made a beautiful arc and looked like it was about to crash into the side netting, but the veteran Cassie didn't drop the chain at the crucial moment, and a flying side-to-side pounce that stretched to the extreme reached the ball, causing it to change its trajectory and hit the billboard behind the post. The crowd erupted in loud sighs, while commentators on the broadcaster praised the Torino goalkeeper, believing that he is still doing well and may have a chance to make Spain's World Cup squad.

Soon after, after suffering a minor leg injury in the scramble with the opposing player, Li Mudi adjusted the lineup to 4-5-1 to strengthen the protection of his own dangerous zone. In the end, neither attacker could find a way to find a way to break the opponent's goal for the remainder of the game, and the score was kept at 1-0 until the end of the game, and despite the cheers of more than 13,000 home fans, Torino still managed to secure a hard-earned victory that allowed the winning streak before the winter break to continue.

In other games that ended at the same time, Sampdoria defeated Fiorentina 3-1 with Quagliarella's hat trick, and more than ten days later, when he was about to turn 35, the total number of goals of Kuashen also came to 15, becoming a group of dark horses in the Serie A scorer list this season; Lazio beat Chievo 5-1 at home, Simeone Inzaghi took over the team after three wins and two draws in five league games, and his performance was still good, and he was recognized by the outside world, while former Blue Eagle coach Mihajlovic has gradually been forgotten.

Later in the day, Gattuso's AC Milan finally found some form with a 2-1 win away at Cagliari, a somewhat hard-fought win but a second win in a row for the first time since the fifth round. And judging by the performances of the players on the pitch, the Rossoneri have also shown a different desire to fight than before, and it looks like they still have a chance to challenge for European qualification next season.

In the last two matchups of this round, Juventus almost turned the gutter at home, and were a little embarrassed by Genoa, which is obviously different from them, and finally won by only one goal, but still got an important three points, and chased the leader Napoli.

The highlight of the weekend did not disappoint the fans, with Inter Milan, who had suddenly fallen into a slump, hosting Roma but the hosts still looked to show no signs of recovery, conceding the first goal less than twenty minutes after a huge dominance throughout the game. Spalletti then instructed his players to smash his old club goal, and finally equalised in the 87th minute, which ended in a draw. The result of this game helped Torino occupy the third place with a five-point advantage, and the situation can be said to be very good.

After a brief meeting at the club's top management on Tuesday afternoon, Valentino Cairo came to the training ground to inform the managers of the teams who did not attend the tournament that the prize money for the group stage of the Europa League had been transferred from UEFA to the club's account, totalling 1.63 million euros.

Judging from the plan for the distribution of prize money for the two European competitions announced by UEFA last summer, the total prize pool has not only not increased, but has also decreased slightly, with the Europa League falling from 411 million last year to 399 million. The guaranteed prize money for the group stage is 2.6 million euros, plus 360,000 euros for each win, 120,000 euros for a draw, and nothing for a loss. The final group winner will receive a promotion bonus of 600,000 yuan, and the second place will also receive 300,000 yuan. Therefore, the Torino team, which won 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, received a total of 4.16 million in the group stage, which is not a small income, but this is not the final number.

After entering the knockout stage, the prize money will naturally become more and more generous. The prize money is 500,000 euros for the round of 32, 750,000 euros for the round of 16, 1 million euros for the quarterfinals and 1.6 million euros for the top four, with the runner-up receiving 3.5 million euros and the winner 6.5 million euros. If we can maintain a winning record until the end, the theoretical maximum prize money is 15.71 million euros (excluding qualifying matches).

However, this is far less than the income of the team participating in the Champions League, not increasing the final championship bonus of 15.5 million, even if the team that was eliminated in the group stage in six games, it can also get a guaranteed dividend of 12.7 million, which is only more than 3 million less than the theoretical maximum bonus of participating in the European League. Moreover, this is not counting the fees paid by the broadcasters of various leagues, you must know that Juventus, the runner-up of the Champions League last season, finally got a sky-high income of 110 million euros in the European arena, which is really a god! Compared with those giants who participated in the Champions League, the Torino team is dwarfed in terms of broadcast income, and it is estimated that it will not exceed one-fifth of the sworn enemies in the same city, which is still very sad when they can reach the final four or even the final.

Fortunately, these losses can be recovered in commercial sponsorship, and the Celestial tycoons are very happy to have the opportunity to showcase their companies and products in European competitions, so they have provided the Torino club with very generous rewards, and the team's performance in the knockout round of 32 alone has brought the Red Bulls no less than 4 million euros in additional income, which has made the president Urbano Cairo happy. With the possible continuous promotion in the future, the award level will gradually increase, so that the club's annual income once again set a record in team history, and indirectly shaken the club's decision-making on a major plan, affecting the fate trajectory of many people. Of course, that's all for later, and I'll talk about it in more detail later.

On Wednesday night, there were two other make-up matches in Serie A, Sampdoria hosting Roma in the third round, which was postponed due to heavy rain, and Lazio hosting Udinese in the twelfth round, which was postponed for the same reason. The fate of the two capital teams was not the same, with the Red Wolves in poor form on the road, and it was Dzeko's second-half stoppage-time goal to draw a precious point. It is worth mentioning that it was the veteran Quagliarella who scored for Samp again, who has scored 16 goals so far this season, surprising everyone behind Immobile with 19 goals and Icardi with 18 goals. And 16 goals is also the highest league goal record in a single season of his career, and in the previous eighteen seasons, his highest year was only 13 goals, which is really an old tree blooming!

Inzaghi Jr's team continued their previous strong performance, beating the little zebras who had rebounded strongly before the winter break by three goals, not only enjoying a six-game unbeaten streak, but also surpassing their city rivals by three points in the standings, and only one point away from fourth-placed Inter, giving the club's top management and supporters hope of hitting the top three.

Torino have been training more intensely than usual during the week, as they will start next week in a two-game tough mode. The first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final at Atalanta is followed by a week's break for two consecutive Thursday evenings in the Europa League quarter-finals, where Bulgarian side Ludogorets are not strong but still have to be underestimated. And in the weekend between these two European games, there is also an extremely important local derby, which is very challenging for the whole team.

Belotti is in desperate need of a return to his normal competitive form, and the new signing Tulalang is gradually becoming familiar with the team's tactics and the habits of his team-mates, and Jesse has both. He gained a bit of weight during his recuperation and had to work in the gym every day to lose unnecessary fat, so he was not in good shape, and the tactics of the Torino team had changed a lot from when he was last season, and some of the new content had to be adapted from the beginning, and the pressure was the biggest among the players in the team. Fortunately, Li Mudi gave the greatest trust to several people and sacrificed a lot of personal time to help them integrate into the team, so that the Red Bull always maintained a steady pace of progress and confidently moved towards the set goals.