Chapter 138: Good Luck and Bad Luck
After Inter Milan were eliminated from the Champions League, the player also faced a penalty from UEFA.
This was followed by the Milan derby.
Everyone thought that Inter Milan might lose this game.
In that case, as long as Lazio can beat Reggina away, they can be eight points ahead of Inter.
With ten rounds left in the league, this point difference is enough to be called a "trench". It is almost impossible for Inter Milan to overtake and reverse again.
Therefore, Inter Milan is likely to be completely left behind by Lazio in the domestic league just after being eliminated from the Champions League, and lose the chance to compete for the title.
But in reality, Inter Milan, who had placed all their bets on the league title, beat AC Milan 2-1 at home.
In the first half, AC Milan took the lead thanks to a goal from Ronaldo, who joined the team during the winter break.
In the second half, Cruz equalized for Inter Milan, and in the 75th minute, Ibrahimovic completed the comeback stunner.
Inter Milan relied on this victory to defeat their city rivals AC Milan.
After the game, there was finally a voice in Mancini's favor in the media.
Everyone said that even if Inter Milan could not win the league title this season, with these two Milan derby victories, Mancini might be able to sit in the position of Inter Milan coach for a while longer.
Winning the Milan derby boosted Inter Milan's morale.
For the first time, Roberto Mancini made the goal of "we want to fight for the league title" in his post-match press conference.
"The Champions League is out, it's not the end of the world, we still have the league title to fight for. A five-point difference is nothing. Mancini said this in his post-match press conference.
And his players have echoed him.
For example, the top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has not scored a single goal in the Champions League this season, has stepped up to support Roberto Mancini, who has maintained his excellent form in the league despite his poor performance in the Champions League. Although the goals are not many in the overall scorer list of Serie A, they are all crucial. This game is not for his goal. Inter Milan can't win.
Sweden, who have been silent since the Champions League, finally have a chance to make a comeback.
'We have hopes of winning the league as long as we don't give up.'
In an interview after the game, he said this.
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Now that Inter Milan have won the Milan derby, the football has been kicked to Lazio and the pressure has shifted.
Five points is a very delicate gap.
If Lazio wins this game. That would keep them on a five-point lead.
But if they don't take it, it's complicated.
If they lose, they are only two points ahead of Inter Milan, and if they draw, they are only three points.
It's just a game difference.
Inter Milan will have a chance to fight Lazio to the death.
So Lazio must win this game.
Even after a tough Champions League game, Chang Win didn't rotate in this game. With the same starting line-up as the last Champions League game, Lazio went away to challenge Reggina, who finished ninth in the league.
As a result, the game was played with ups and downs.
In the twenty-sixth minute, Reggina took the lead.
Towards the end of the first half, Lazio finally equalised with centre-forward Falcao on the scoresheet.
Sixty-fifth minute. Reggina took the lead again.
Since then, Lazio have been unable to score.
Chang Sheng, on the other hand, found that his players were tired and exhausted.
So he made a decisive substitution.
Lazio, who had been replaced by three people, regained their firepower.
In the 79th minute, Ledesma blasted Reggina wide of the net with a direct free kick 30 meters from the goal.
But even a draw doesn't mean much for Lazio.
So after the goal, Falcao rushed straight into the goal, snatched the ball from the Reggina goalkeeper and ran to the centre circle.
The other Lazio players did not celebrate the goal either. Instead, they returned to their own half together and waited for Reggina to kick off.
There were a little over ten minutes left until the end of the game.
Lazio must score one more goal.
Reggina began to shrink defensively. Don't let Lazio score.
In the last ten minutes, Lazio basically attacked around Reggina in the half. The ball on Reggina's side couldn't even get past the halfway line.
After nearly ten minutes of indiscriminate bombardment, the score was still 2:2 draw!
"I think the happiest person at this time must be Mancini!"
So says the narrator.
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Mancini, who was watching the game in front of the TV, laughed when he heard this.
Yes, he was happy.
But if Lazio pressed hard and were killed by Reggina with a defensive counterattack at the last moment. He will be happier!
For the first time since the team were knocked out of the Champions League, he saw Lady Luck smile.
The light awaits you just ahead, and the darkest hours are behind you......
After Lazio drew this game, the two sides were only three points apart.
Three points can be done in one game.
Let Lazio continue to lead for the time being. Inter Milan are behind and they win and we win.
When they can't win, we still win, and then we can go up!
Then wait until the 36th round, Inter Milan will host Lazio at home.
At that point, it was the perfect opportunity to give Lazio a fatal blow!
With a few minutes to go, Roberto Mancini was already in front of the TV wondering how the game would play next.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the television, which woke him up.
When he looked at the TV.
The players who found Lazio were celebrating!
And the narrator is chanting: "Kill!! Lore!! Lazio stunted Regina! ”
Mancini's mind was a little unresponsive.
His eyes were staring directly at the Lazio players celebrating on the TV screen.
The live TV seemed to know what he wanted to see and quickly cut to Lazio's dugout.
I saw Chang Sheng rush into the court with open arms, turn around and run down. And then with his assistant coach Rudy. Gonzalez and Pep Guardiola hugged each other.
The live score was played at the bottom of the TV screen.
2:3!
The home team Reggina is in front, and the away team Lazio is in the back!
Mancini was completely stunned.
What the is going on?
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yes, what the is going on?
It didn't seem like Lazio had anything to do with Regina......
How did Lazio reverse in the blink of an eye?
If you were watching the game live, you would have regretted that you missed the scene that just happened.
But thanks to developed television broadcasting technology. The great thing about watching a game in front of the TV is that you can have slow-motion replays anytime, anywhere!
In the replay, Mancini saw it clearly.
When Nocerino fired a desperate-looking long-range shot from outside the box and blasted the ball towards the Reggina goal. Reggina defender Lucarelli suddenly stretched out.
Of course he wanted to block the ball.
But after the football was on his lap, it did not fly out of the range of the goal, but flew to the goal on the other side of the goal in a change of direction!
There's no suspense about what happens next. The goalkeeper made the wrong save and the ball flew into the goal......
Own goal!
An own goal saved Lazio!
When Mancini saw this. Squeeze the remote control firmly with both hands......
Has God forsaken me?!
Why did this shit-lucky thing happen to my opponent and not me?
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"Poor Regina! They almost succeeded! But...... Poor Lucarelli...... Maybe if he didn't stretch his feet, the football wouldn't have scored...... Take a look at the ecstatic Lazio players...... They were all terrified! That's football, ladies and gentlemen, that's football. Maybe you're working hard, but a last-minute affair may be a bad luck that can ruin all your efforts...... That doesn't seem fair at all. But that's football. That's ...... life."
Lucarelli lay on the ground with his hands over his face.
And his Reggina teammates around him looked surprised and distressed.
They couldn't believe that their ninety minutes of hard work would be ruined by such a situation......
Looking at Lazio's side again, Nocerino was immediately hugged by the Lazio players.
It was also an almost carnivalesque celebration in the Lazio dugout.
With a comeback victory, Lazio will continue to maintain a five-point advantage over Inter Milan!
This could be a watershed moment for a season!
God is on them!
Why shouldn't they win the title?
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When the game was over, Chang Sheng took the initiative to go to Regina's head coach Walter . Mazari shook hands and patted him on the shoulder, showing understanding.
For such a result, Mazzar could only shake his head.
His team played well in the game. Twice led and almost got a point at the end. In the end, nothing was scored. Empty handed.
After shaking hands, Chang Sheng walked onto the pitch and took the initiative to walk towards the opposing defender Alessandro, who scored an own goal in the game. Lucarelli.
He held his head and pressed it against his shoulder. Then he patted him on the back and comforted him: "Don't let bad luck knock you down, Alessandro." ”
Alessandro. Lucarelli crossed his hands on his hips. Let Chang Sheng comfort him and slap him.
Just like a wooden man, he didn't say anything about Chang Sheng's words of comfort to him.
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In their post-match press conference, they survived and continued to maintain a five-point lead over Inter Milan, and Chang Win did not arrogantly say that they were still five points ahead of Inter.
Opposite. He said his team didn't deserve the win because it was Reggina who played better.
"They are very tenacious and I admire their tenacity. For me, I like teams that stick to the end even when they know they are losing and never give up. They almost did it, if it wasn't for that own goal...... To be honest, I'm ready for this draw. But that's what football ......"
"We didn't play well and I was a little embarrassed to win this game. Actually, I think a draw is the best outcome for both teams. But it's a pity...... Mazzarri is a good coach and Lucarelli is also a good player and hopefully he won't be affected by this own goal. ”
As for why Lazio did not play well in this game, Chang Sheng believes that there are two reasons: "On the one hand, we are too tired and continue to play high-intensity games. On the other hand, we are a little lax, and that's the main reason. Reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League seems to have come as a relief to the players. But in reality, the league is a marathon, and if you don't reach the finish line, any slack in any period of time will cost us the championship. A five-point lead is not safe at all. ”
It stands to reason that Chang Sheng said this and did it very decently, and there should be nothing to blame.
But don't underestimate the lower bar of the media.
After the press conference, some media still thought that Chang Sheng was performing, and the scene where he stepped forward to comfort Lucarelli after the game was clearly faked.
"Think about it, how could a mad dog who is unruly and the enemy of the whole world do such a warm thing? So it's very simple, he just gets cheap and sells well, which is a kind of show-off of a change of direction! ”
Some media commented on the practice of winning often.
In this regard, Chang Sheng ridiculed on his personal website: "For people who are full of intrigues, warmth and understanding are indeed a little extravagant......"
And then Lucarelli also stood up to speak for Chang Sheng.
"He's a good guy." Lucarelli said. "He came up to comfort me after I scored an own goal and he said to me: don't let bad luck knock me down. I'll always remember that! ”
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In this way, Lazio relied on this good fortune to maintain a five-point lead over Inter Milan.
With ten rounds left in the league, the battle for the league title is intensifying.
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ps, the competition for the league championship is becoming more and more fierce, and the competition for this monthly ticket is also becoming more and more intense.
Please also help us to occupy a strong position in the competition!
Please!
(To be continued.) )