Sporting Lisbon has been getting worse in the past two years, and in Portugal, there is no competition with teams like Porto and Benfica, and the strength of the team is not as good as before ().

It can be seen from the current staffing of their team that the blue and yellow in their eyes are not ......

But this time they are fighting on their own home turf, so the momentum is like a rainbow. Champions League, who wouldn't want to go?

Everyone wants to go.

Especially Sporting Lisbon, they have participated in one more qualifying round than Napoli, and they have worked hard to get from the third to the fourth round of the qualifying round, and they are just one last step away from entering the Champions League, how can they give up?

So when Lisbon scored first, no one was surprised.

"Liedson! A very crisp mid-lane follow-up outflank! The ball is in!! ”

"Sporting Lisbon opened the scoring at their home stadium and they took the lead!"

"This is great news for Sporting Lisbon who are looking to qualify for the Champions League!!"

There was a huge cheer from the stands at the Alvalad Stadium as the Portuguese celebrated the goal ().

Unfortunately, the excitement of the Portuguese did not last long, as Napoli equalised after ten minutes......

"Antonio. Cassano ...... Cassano, Cassano – nice pass! He passed the football to Chen Yingying, and Chen Yingying shot! The football was saved by goalkeeper Stojkovic (Vladi fan r_stojkovic...... It was Arshavin who followed up! Pretty - the ball is in!! The ball is in!! ”

The Trident scored for the first time in an official match.

Cassano launched an attack with the ball, attracted the attention of the opponent, and passed the football to Chen Yingying, Chen Yingying shot after receiving the ball, and the goalkeeper struggled to save the football, but he also lost his position, leaving a huge empty goal, and Arshavin, who followed up in time, picked up the leak in front of the goal, and made up the shot.

Mazzari, who was in the dugout, stood up from his seat with his arms raised and walked to the sidelines to celebrate the goal with his colleagues.

He was more interested in not the goal, but through this goal, he saw that the front trident was working well.

In fact, Napoli's offensive tactics are very simple, Hamsik is responsible for controlling the rhythm and attacking and defensive connection, and the specific attack is completed by Cassano, Chen Yingying, and Arshavin, Arshavin and Cassano can change positions frequently, but no matter how they change, they always revolve around the core of Chen Yingying, so that the team's offense has a direction.

What if the other party stares at Chen Yingying? It doesn't matter, whether it's Arshavin or Cassano, they both have very good scoring ability, although Cassano is in the winger position, but many times he is more like a second striker.

Arshavin can also switch back and forth between wide crosses and in-cut shots without any problems at all.

Moreover, Chen Yingying has made great progress compared to when he first joined Napoli last season, his ability to comprehend tactics has been greatly improved, and his foot skills are not the same as before. Mazari watched Chen Yingying grow up little by little, and he was sometimes surprised by Chen Yingying's growth speed, and felt that this kid was really a genius ()!

But how did he know that Chen Yingying's rapid growth was because he had a copy, and at the same time paid an unimaginable price for ordinary people......

The trident combination composed of these three people is unpredictable, but it can be rigid and soft, as long as it works normally, it is naturally powerful.

It's easy to stare at one person alone, but it's easy to stare at three people at once...... I'm afraid it's not easy, there aren't many teams in Europe that can do that.

Mazzari relied on such a trident, planning to go to the Champions League and wrestle with those giants.

From the current point of view, the team's defense may still have problems of one kind or another, but the offense should be fine......

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Napoli, who equalised, were in full swing and continued to attack in the following games.

It looks like it's their home turf.

Sporting Lisbon can only struggle to hold on.

They managed to hold on for the first half, with neither side able to score again, and the score was 1-1.

However, Napoli stepped up their attack as soon as the second half began, with Mazzarri demanding that the two full-backs, Maggio and Aronica, be active in providing assists.

This immediately put a lot of pressure on Sporting Lisbon's defence, and dealing with Arshavin, Chen Yingying, Cassano and Hamsik has already made them a big head......

In the 68th minute, Napoli took the lead as desired.

However, it was not centre-forward Chen Yingying who scored the goal, but Hamsik, who received the ball from Cassano back and fired a long-range shot from outside the box.

Chen Yingying had several scoring opportunities in this game, but he didn't take them.

Chen Yingying's current problem is that he can't grasp the opportunity, and the ability to grasp the opportunity is still lacking. Don't look at him scoring more goals, that's because he has a lot of chances, whether it's in Zenit St. Petersburg or in Naples, the whole team revolves around him, and he naturally has more passes.

As a common problem for young players, he lacks experience and is a bit of a composure when facing goal, so there are chances that look good and he misses.

But there are some difficult goals, and he can often score them......

Still, his goal rate is already terrifying. What would he be like if he could correct this mistake of his own, and as time went on, his ability to seize opportunities in front of the door became stronger and stronger?

It's scary and exciting......

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Despite taking the lead, Napoli did not take away a win away from home.

At the crucial moment, Sporting Lisbon burst into a huge burst of energy at their home stadium as they equalised in the 81st minute.

Mazzarri then replaced Chen Yingying and Cassano, and brought on Salayeta and Chigarini. He was already happy with the scoreline, with a draw on the road being a win, not to mention two away goals from his side.

Neither side has achieved anything.

2:2 ended the game.

For Napoli, they have made a good start to their Champions League qualification.

Back on your home turf, the pressure is much lighter. It can even be said that Napoli is only one step away from the main stage of the Champions League.

The whole of Naples was in a frenzy that lasted for several days.

It's been 19 years since Napoli played in the Champions League, and their last appearance in the Champions League was back in the 1990-1991 season of the Maradona era, when they reached the second round of the competition. But with Maradona's drug addiction, Naples collapsed.

He hasn't played in the Champions League since.

Napoli fans have even forgotten that there is such a competition in Europe, and the UEFA Champions League has nothing to do with them every year, it is two worlds.

But who doesn't want to perform on the biggest and best stage?

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Back at Napoli, the team continued to prepare for the new season, as well as the second leg of the Champions League qualifying round.

There are still many problems to be solved, such as the team's defensive problems, Ranocchia has just returned from injury, and his physical condition is not at the best time, and as a new player to the team, he and his teammates are not tacit enough.

Besides, Napoli have stuck to the tactical system of three defenders for several years, and suddenly let them play four defenders, two central defenders, and they are still a little unaccustomed to it......

These need to be adjusted.

But no matter how you adjust, you have to win first.

And Serie A is already about to begin.

The new Serie A season kicks off on August 22, with Napoli facing Palermo away in the first round on the evening of August 23.

Napoli, who are preoccupied with Champions League qualifying, looked a little absent-minded in this game. Coupled with Mazzal's deliberate rotation - the team will have to play on multiple fronts this season, he has to see if the rotation works, and by the way, let these players get used to the rotation in advance.

As a result, Napoli lost 1-2 away to Baramo.

Last season's top scorer Chen Yingxing didn't score because he didn't start at all, he only got time in the last ten minutes, but he didn't get a chance.

Scoring the team's first goal of the season was captain Paul. Cannavaro, who scored with his own header from a corner.

The first time they used rotation, the team suffered a failure, and it seemed that the team was not comfortable with rotation.

But it doesn't matter, there has to be a process of adaptation to everything. The defeat in this game will not shake Napoli manager Mazzalhi's determination to continue experimenting with rotation. Rotation is almost inevitable, because he can't play the world with just one lineup.

The players adapt the best, and they have to adapt if they don't.

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On 26 August, Napoli welcomed Sporting Lisbon on their home turf.

For the Napolins, there are only 90 minutes left until the Champions League main event. But for Sporting Lisbon, this is their last chance to turn the tables around.

Even though there is little hope, they have to fight with all their might.

So from the very beginning, the game went into a fast pace.

The two sides come and go.

The final score was fixed at 3-2, with Napoli attacking more than the outside world thought, and their defence being even weaker than the media had suggested.

Chen Hung still hasn't scored, but he has an assist ().

Napoli's third goal came from an assist in the box, and he passed the ball to Cassano, who was better positioned than himself, without being greedy.

Cassano also scored his first competitive goal since joining Napoli.

However, the fact that Sporting Lisbon scored two goals away from home still left Mazzarri angry.

In the post-match press conference, he said: "Luckily we won, fortunately we were strong enough to attack, otherwise I can't imagine what this game would have been......"

After the game, the news media also said that although Napoli qualified for the Champions League, the process was too thrilling.

“…… It was only a two-legged qualifying round, and Napoli played with ups and downs. Against a mediocre Sporting Lisbon side, they conceded a total of four goals. With such a backline, if you go to the Champions League, you don't know how much money you will leak. So I think Napoli will have a problem qualifying from the group......"

"The arrival of Ranocchia did not immediately change the problems of the Napoli backline, he still looked a little rusty on the pitch, he was all recovering from injuries in the first half of the year, and his form needs to be slowly ...... Paul. Cannavaro is alone, with a back four, Napoli is a little uncomfortable......"

The media was full of worried.

However, for Napoli's attack, they have nothing to fault with, the only problem is that Chen Yingying has not scored yet.

But this is not unusual, after all, Chen Yingying is such a characteristic - he will always suddenly explode for a while, and then fall into an inexplicable goal drought for a while. It is quite in line with the characteristics of young players who are not stable enough, have great ups and downs, and are full of explosiveness, but lack of endurance......

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