According to the schedule announced by the Italian Football Federation last summer and the general prediction of the outside world at the time, the Torino derby, which was played in the penultimate round of the season, should have a certain impact on the production of the league championship, but few people can accurately predict the current situation.

With Torino holding a four-point lead and the next two opponents struggling to pose any threat to him, what should have been a much-anticipated derby became a bit of a dull one.

However, Juventus obviously did not give up the last hope of winning the title, judging from the 23-man squad and starting lineup announced by Allegri before the game, they did show all their strength, trying to get the three points in their hands, and then see if there will be a miracle in the next two weeks.

The Red Bulls, who are playing away, did not have any slack mood because of the good situation, but judging from the starting list announced by Li Mudi, the Serie A leaders obviously came to the Allianz Stadium with the mentality of holding on to the draw. The 3-5-2 line-up included Vukocevic and Ascacibal in both defensive centre-backs, but slightly better than the Coppa Italia semi-final four days ago was a noticeable increase in Torino's commitment up front, with Bruno Fernandes coming on to give them a clear playmaker on the ball, so the game should not be as ugly as the last game.

Sure enough, after the opening, the Bianconeri launched a fierce offensive without any temptation, and the combination of Mandzukic, Ronaldo and Dybala broke out after the winter break with offensive firepower that was not inferior to a series of super tridents such as 3R, MSN, and BBC, and this game also caused great trouble to the opponent's backline.

In less than 10 minutes, the trio combined to score four goals, as well as three fouls and a yellow card from Ranocchia, sending the belief that victory would reach the hearts of every Juventus supporter.

However, after surviving the intense pressure exerted by Juventus in the opening stages, the Torino team also began to get some counter-attacking opportunities while the opponent adjusted to regain momentum, and gradually pulled the game back to a familiar rhythm. The two meetings between the two sides prior to this season were similar on the court, with the Red Bulls winning the game.

It's just that under the mentality of not succeeding, Juventus players played beyond their performance today, and after the return of Bonucci, their defensive ability to win the Serie A championship has also been regained. Although Chiellini has regressed slightly from the peak of the year because he is a year older, he can still be at the top of European football, and with the explosive form bonus at this time, the international combination of Immobile and Belotti will not have a temper at all.

And after sealing the counter-attacking power of the Torino team, with the support of midfielders such as Pjanic, Ronaldo and Dybala and others can play to their heart's content in attack. From the thirtieth minute of the first half, the home team once again suppressed the sworn enemy in the city within half of the court and launched a long siege.

Seeing that there seemed to be little hope of achieving the goal of winning away from home, Li Mudi ordered the players to enter the bus mode and coped with the first 45 minutes.

Juve's offensive show no signs of weakening after the rematch, but the Torino defence led by Casey and Glick also shows that they are currently tied for the fewest goals conceded in Serie A. After Andre Gomez came off the bench to replace Belotti and the visitors switched to a 3-5-1-1, Torino not only strengthened their interception in midfield, but also improved their possession, and even if they couldn't make a threatening counter-attack, they could at least consume game time and the Juventus players who were eager to get the ball back by passing the ball a lot.

That routine paid off throughout the second half, with the home side's shots on goal significantly reduced compared to the first half, and Ronaldo's violent header in the 79th minute helped Juventus win the derby and reduce the gap to just one point. It's just that the desire to further complete the overtaking should already be infinitely slim.

With the most devout prayer or curse, the Bianconeri and their hundreds of millions of supporters around the world could not wait for the good news they had been waiting for. On May 18, the Red Bulls, who had made an early appearance in the league to prepare for next week's Coppa Italia final, took a solid step towards the club's first Serie A title since the 1975-76 season with a 3-1 victory over a desperate Bologna in their home stadium.

The only obstacle in their way was the soft-footed cat a day later, with SPAL announcing a drop from Serie B after Sunday's defeat to Sassuolo. This means that the team from the small town of Ferrara, with a population of less than 150,000 in northern Italy, will have no reason to go to the league leaders in the final round. If no miracle happens, the Serie A winner will finally have to change to a new name that is no longer Juventus after seven years.

Even if the old lady has not given up on the last hope, some unscrupulous media have made up false news, claiming that Juve have secretly reached an agreement with SPAL, and if the latter can successfully stop the Red Bulls, then the former will come up with a series of generous rewards including bonuses and loan rights for young players. However, this unreliable rumor obviously cannot reverse the situation that Torino are only one step away from successfully reaching the top, and most people know that this outcome was predestined after the Bianconeri's defeat to Parma.

However, the distractions about the league finale a week later did not have much impact on the Red Bulls, who had gone through a difficult period of 9981 and were almost shivering at the end, as Li Mudi once again issued an isolation order to the team on the grounds of preparing for Wednesday's Coppa Italia final. Not only did they completely refuse to be interviewed by the media, but they also asked everyone to try not to pay attention to outside reports and even reduce the use of the Internet.

Although this measure did not have the good effect of the previous few times under the interference of the pervasive paparazzi, it basically ensured the quality of the players' training in these days, so that the whole team could appear in the Olympic stadium in Rome with an average to high competitive state.

Napoli, who are battling the Red Wolves for a final Champions League ticket, were not so comfortable, having spent 90 minutes with Lazio last weekend, which caused their main players to consume a huge amount of energy, and even after four days of adjustment, they were unable to return to 100 per cent form. Considering that the White Dolphins have already secured a place in the Europa League ahead of schedule, and must win at home to Fiorentina in the final round of the league to have a chance of overpowering Roma, bookmakers and football pundits are generally optimistic that the Red Bulls can win the title, but the advantage should not be obvious.

But this time, Li Mudi did not let the outside world feel his pulse, and first changed the formation to 4-3-3 before the game, so that Ancelotti's previous targeted strategy almost failed. Then the Torino coach changed the defensive counter-attacking tactics that he insisted on for a whole season in the opening stage, and let the players on the field play a pass-and-control siege, mainly to focus on the shortcomings of Napoli's weak midfield defense, which greatly surprised the opponent.

The Red Bulls fielded Lucas Moura, Belotti and Immobile, who played as a left winger but often burst into the box when the opportunity arises, alongside Red Bebe to take on the role of a point-grabbing team. Once he presses forward, the area behind him is filled by Andre Gomez, who starts as a left-sided central midfielder, which will better contain the Napoli full-backs and midfielders, and reduce the intensity of the defense on his team-mates in the box.

In order to prevent Albiol, who suffered seriously in speed during the last meeting between the two sides, from becoming a loophole for his own side again, Ancelotti chose Turin's old player Maximovic, who has relatively strong running ability and not weak air defense ability, to enter the starting list and guard the middle of the rear with Koulibaly.

In the face of the onslaught of Belotti and Immobile, the Serbian defender's old problem of being easily unbalanced under heavy pressure was highlighted. In the fourteenth minute, Torino sent crosses from two wings in succession, both in the area defended by Maksimovic. As a result, the Serb made a big mistake after a number of physical confrontations inflicted by Red Bebe, allowing his raised arm to touch the ball during a duel and being caught by the referee and sentenced to death.

As a result, Mobile deceived Melette and easily pushed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal, helping the Red Bulls to take a one-goal lead.

After the restart, Napoli just wanted to strengthen their attack and wait for an equalizer according to the habit after the score changed, but found that their opponents had no intention of recovering and counterattacking, and still maintained the previous strong pressure posture, which was completely unexpected by Ancelotti.

Li Mudi's thoughts are very easy to understand, he knows that his own defense is better at dealing with the kind of impactful strikers after the arrival of Ranocchia and Glick, but has always been a headache for the small and fast forwards, and it just so happens that Mertens, Insigne and Callejon on the Napoli side are such a combination.

So in order to avoid being hit by the opponent's trident, the Torino coach decided to use his own attack to suppress the opponent's attack, and use the best way to cover up his side's biggest weakness.

Ancelotti is also quick to respond this time, since he is already behind, there is nothing to worry about, try to score, as for whether he will concede another goal, put it aside. As a result, the two sides launched a vigorous attack, which made the neutral fans who watched the live broadcast of the game addicted.

The White Dolphins' strategy paid off before half-time, when Insigne's powerful volley from the left of the box broke through Cassie's 10-finger barrier to make it 1-1.

After the same score, the two sides still did not change their tactics and continued to attack each other to the end.

In the first fifteen minutes of the second half, the two teams formed a total of eight shots, and there were few fouls and dead balls on the field, and the game flow was very smooth and very watching.

Both sides knew that whoever scored the next goal would tip the scales in favour of their side, so both teams gritted their teeth and gave their all in attack despite the intense pressure on their respective backlines.

In the end, Torino, who were more dominant in terms of fitness and form, succeeded, and Belotti put his team ahead again with a bomber-like diving header in the 66th minute.

Seeing this unfavorable situation, Ancelotti replaced Maksimovic with Albiol and replaced Callejon, who was in mediocre form today, with Verdi, and the intention to continue to strengthen the attack was very obvious.

However, Li Mudi, who enjoyed the advantage of the change of tactics at the back of the hand, immediately replaced Belotti and put Lucas Moura in the central striker position, allowing the Brazilian fast horse to constantly attack the slow former Real Madrid central defender, and finally before the opponent scored the second goal, Moura successfully countered the offside position and extended the lead to two goals, which severely suppressed Napoli's morale.

In the end, the score was maintained 3-1 until the final moment, and Li Mudi and his Torino team won the Coppa Italia in the 2018-19 season. It was their first domestic cup title since 1993 and the club's sixth Coppa Italia trophy in their history.

It is also the third trophy of the season for the Red Bulls, after the UEFA Super Cup and the Italian Super Cup, and if not counting the Serie A title that could be celebrated four days later, it is also the most successful year for the Torino club since its founding on December 3, 1906.

Li Mudi made history, looking at his colleagues and players celebrating wildly on and off the field, his heart suddenly swelled with a super sense of excitement, but then he quickly controlled himself. He knows that his three years with the Red Bulls are finally worthy of all his supporters, but now is not the time for the final celebration, and there is still one last shift to stop, and that is a report card that he must leave for everyone before leaving Italy.

Therefore, at the award ceremony and the press conference afterward, the Torino coach was smiling shallowly, and did not show great joy after successfully winning the championship, and was evaluated by the outside world afterwards as "having the demeanor of today's top coach".

And just after half of Turin celebrated for more than 90 hours for this long-lost honor, an even bigger party is about to kick off inside and outside the Olympic Stadium. Although the Red Bulls' league finale was an away game, the stadium was filled with far more seating fans than they could watch on the big screens set up in the stadium to welcome the eighth Serie A title in the club's history.