Materazzi was soon brought on by Jose Mourinho.

Didn't even give him time to warm up.

Of course, Materazzi had gone out to warm up twice before, so it can't be said that there was no warm-up at all.

In fact, Mourinho had to take a risk by bringing Materazzi on.

Materazzi has been Inter's main centre-back in previous seasons.

However, he hasn't played too many games this season, mainly due to his injury.

Because of injury, Materazzi has been playing on and off this season.

It can be said that Inter Milan's excellent defense this season has little to do with him.

Prior to this game, he had only returned from injury for two weeks and had only played 15 minutes.

But now Mourinho has to give him a heavy responsibility.

He believed Materazzi would be able to withstand it.

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When Materazzi was brought on, everyone was still feeling sorry that Giroud had missed that opportunity.

Some commentators even asserted that Lazio would be unlucky if they missed the chance to beat Inter.

"There will be retribution for squandering opportunities!"

There are also those who believe that Cesar's save boosted Inter's morale, and that Inter Milan are likely to be demoralized by the save and then score in one go.

Or the worst of all, they can also keep a draw. As Rudi and Di Matteo believed, the commentator also felt that a draw at Lazio's home stadium should be an acceptable result for Inter.

"When it's over, maybe Giroud will regret his header! Because that could be the watershed moment of this game! ”

In the footage, Giroud's header is being replayed and what happened after the header.

Seeing that the ball didn't go in. Giroud held his head in his hands and stroked his hair vigorously, looking incredulous.

It's not just him, but the Lazio fans in the stands are doing the same now......

From this corner, Lazio did not pose much of a threat to Cesar's goal.

This makes Giroud's header even more pointless.

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Materazzi came on and Chang Sheng glanced at Mourinho next door.

It seems that Mourinho has seen what he wants to do.

So a targeted arrangement was made.

However, Materazzi has just recovered from injury, and he hasn't played well, so what kind of form can he have?

Although Materazzi has height, there is a header. But Chang Sheng intends to attack him on this point.

So he walked to the sideline again, whistling and gesturing.

He pointed to Materazzi, and everyone knew what to do.

In the following games, Lazio's wide crosses increased significantly. And I'm looking for Giroud.

It doesn't have to be a header, as long as Giroud can get the first point, he can create chances for his team-mates.

Edinson Cavani became a shadow striker, roaming around Giroud, tasked with controlling the second spot, whether it was shooting or passing.

Strictly speaking. Edinson Cavani is not a pure centre-forward, he played as a wing-back when he was at Napoli......

So he can be very good for the shadow striker position.

But now, the protagonists are Giroud and Materazzi.

Because of more golf, the number of duels between the two has skyrocketed.

Sometimes it was Olivier Giroud who had the upper hand. Sometimes it's Materazzi who pushes the ball out to clear the ball.

However, as time goes by, Materazzi's success rate in the aerial duel is decreasing.

"Olivier Giroud! It's Olivier Giroud again! He's got the ball again! This is the third time in a row that he has topped the football! ”

The narrator shouted.

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Jose Mourinho frowned on the sidelines, he finally felt anxious.

He looked up at the big screen, seventy-seven minutes.

Three minutes away from eighty minutes......

In his plans. After eighty minutes, Lazio is bound to become impatient. They certainly won't be able to play according to the usual winning tactics. That's when Inter's chance.

But......

He was vaguely worried.

He wasn't worried that after eighty minutes, Lazio wouldn't collapse.

He was worried that his team would collapse after less than 80 minutes......

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Just as Jose Mourinho lowered his head in contemplation, Chang Sheng also looked up at the big screen.

Seventy-seventh minute.

It's a race against time.

But who wins?

In the seventy-seventh minute, is it your own bottom line or the opponent's bottom line?

Chang Sheng didn't know.

How long will this entanglement go?

Eighty minutes? Or eighty-five minutes?

Or is it...... Injury time?

Chang Sheng doesn't know.

He's made all the decisions he can make, he's done what he should do, he's used up all three substitutions, and he's made tactical adjustments.

As a manager, there's nothing he can do. The next thing you have to do is see how the players play on the pitch.

Hopefully Giroud won't let himself down, hopefully Lazio won't let him down.

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Perhaps the Lazio players are also aware of the running out of time.

So they picked up the pace again.

They don't break down to the bottom line and then cross, they pick up the ball on the flank, turn around and deliver the cross.

Almost all of them were crosses from a 45-degree angle!

This kind of ball because Inter Milan's back line will not be compressed in front of the goal, so there is still room for the center to sprint, in front of him, there is also a blank space, and the timing of the pass is in place, it is possible to play an anti-offside position.

That would allow you to attack the goal unmarked.

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In the 78th minute, Giroud's header was ferried, Cavani volleyed directly, and the football was blocked by the crossbar!

"What a pity! Crossbeam!! ”

"Lazio had the advantage, but the advantage couldn't be converted into a win! They still couldn't get on the scoresheet! Olivier Giroud's header saved Cesar and now Cavani's volley denied the crossbar again! ”

'Maybe today's draw will really be a fair result for both sides, Lazio are like that, they haven't scored yet...... That's obviously not their problem anymore. ”

After Cavani got up from the ground. Depressed looking up to the sky and howling.

Then he turned around and ran back.

There is no time to regret it, and you have to organize the next attack in a hurry.

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Giulio Cesar's big kick allowed Jose Passarella to push back.

Giroud leaped high again, and this time he won again against Materazzi!

Giroud gave the ball to Luka Modric, who was plugged in from behind.

Luka Modric was the focus of Inter's players.

Inter know time is running out and as long as they can drag the draw into 80 minutes, their chances of winning will be hugely higher. So they played a double bag with Modric, the heart of Lazio's playmaking.

Modric didn't covet possession in the face of a two-man defence, nor did he force a breakthrough.

He cleverly knocked the ball out with his heel and gave it to Ledesma, who was behind him.

Ledesma immediately transferred.

He played the ball down the right flank, where Brazilian defender Belletti received it and set up a one-two with the retreating Gotze.

When he received the football again. He paused and made a gesture to cross.

Lazio's crosses had been from this position at a 45-degree angle, so Inter left-back Zivo immediately jumped up and stretched his legs to block his cross.

Now Inter Milan's defenders can see that Materazzi has height and headers. However, he has only just returned from injury and is not at his best fitness and form, so he is not in the ascendancy with Giroud.

To prevent the big Frenchman from pushing the ball into the goal again, they had to stop the opposition in the cross, if they couldn't, then interfere.

In a word. Lazio's wide players can't be allowed to play the ball easily.

They can't expect Cesar to make world-class saves every time, can they?

Zivo made such a block, but did not block the football.

It's not that the football bypassed him, it's that Belletti didn't pass the ball at all!

He paused and made a cross. Just a feint.

When he saw Zivo jump up to block his cross, he slammed the ball forward and sprinted it in stride!

Belletti's breakthrough came as a surprise to Inter.

When the full-backs are breached, the centre-backs have to come up to make up for it. The gaps left by the centre-backs are either filled by the midfielders dropping back, or another centre-back is coming in turn. The full-backs on the other side were also brought in to make up for the original position...... It doesn't matter, it's a wing anyway, and even if the football passes, the threat is much less.

So how did Inter Milan choose?

Centre-back Cordoba made up for Belletti.

Cambiaso withdrew and became a centre-back!

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"Belletti broke through! He now has a chance to ......"

'Córdoba went up to make up for it, but it was a chance for Lazio...... See what Belletti does with ......"

Belletti didn't wait for the other party to fully press on him before getting rid of anything.

He knew that now was the best time because Cambiasso had just made up for it and was still on his feet.

After Inter Milan's defense was torn apart by itself, there was an inertia.

This inertia allows them to make some small mistakes when defending.

This kind of small mistake is the most useful for Lazio now!

So in the process of sprinting, Belletti crossed directly without warning!

"Belletti crosses—ahh

Careza screamed because he thought Belletti's pass was bad.

It stands to reason that if you want to take advantage of Giroud's height, you should try to send the football as high as possible, so as to make full use of Giroud's height.

However, Belletti's ball is not very high, and it looks more suitable for jumping lightly and then being able to hit the ball.

But there's no fault for Belletti.

He was a starter, and by the 79th minute, he was running out of fitness.

The sprint just now hit the opponent's bottom line from the backcourt in one go, and he was already bored.

Also crosses.

In order to increase his strength, he threw his entire body center of gravity out to cross.

So after the pass, he flew out.

Lying on the ground, he looked at the football in the air and couldn't do anything.

All that can be done is to pray, pray that the football will fly the way he envisioned it, and that there will be no deviation!