Chapter 417: All of Europe is Watching
With 30 minutes remaining, Lazio are three goals away from breaking the record, and they only need to guarantee one goal in 10 minutes.
That plenty of time didn't make Lazio relax.
The situation on the football field is ever-changing, and so is luck. Maybe you can score any shot now, but maybe after a while, you'll be able to kick the ball away even when it's empty......
So since you are in good shape and lucky, then hurry up and score more goals!
Lazio then played the ball into the Lecce penalty area.
Rocchi wanted to grab the goal, but Lecce's goalkeeper Antonio Rosati struck ahead of him and blasted the ball out with both fists.
The football did not fall far away, but at the feet of Lazio players outside the box.
Mereles meets the ball with a direct volley!
The ball went to the goal, but ended up a little over the crossbar.
No goals were scored.
But it still scared the players and fans of Lecce out of a cold sweat.
If Merreles presses down a little more, it's an empty goal! Rosati was still lying on the ground when he struck out.
This time the attack was goalless and did not affect the Lazio players.
They went on the offensive.
The goal soon came again.
In the 69th minute, Lazio took advantage of a set-piece and scored a goal from Giellini Chiellini.
"Chiellini! The one hundred and twenty-seventh ball! ”
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At this time, the whole of Europe is watching this game.
It's just an ordinary league, and there will never be a league champion. It's not a relegation battle either.
The game, which was nothing, did not attract much attention at first, that is, it was a little bit more important in Italy.
But as the game progressed, when Lazio scored one goal after another. The news soon spread across Europe, and it was known that Lazio were attacking the single-season goal record set by Aston Villa seven decades ago.
So the whole of Europe was very interested in it, and they wanted to see how Lazio was doing.
Major European media continued to pay attention, and many fans also changed their channels. Let's take a look at this match between Lazio and Lecce.
Some people have just turned on the TV when they hear their narrator exclaiming, "Oh my God! The one hundred and twenty-seventh ball! It's just one goal away from Aston Villa's record! Crazy! Unbelievable! Incredible! This Lazio team has gone completely crazy! ”
They were stunned for a moment, then glanced at the score at the top of the screen and saw that Lazio was leading Lecce 9-0!
Did Lazio really do it?
They were really just one ball away!
No wonder the narrator was so surprised......
This is truly surprising!
If there's anyone who doesn't like this, it's the English, especially the Aston Villa fans.
Aston Villa's record of 128 goals has always been a source of pride, although not famous.
Now it is going to be preempted by other countries' teams, and it is a team led by a person they don't like, Chang Sheng......
This makes them even more unhappy.
If it was replaced by another team to break their record. Maybe they're all better.
But it's always winning......
At this time, they still have a bit of luck. It is believed that Lazio are now one goal away from the record.
The worst they can accept is for Lazio to score another goal in the remaining game time. Then equalled Aston Villa's record.
So what. The two teams share this record, and at least Aston Villa, so that Lazio will not be completely erased from the honours books.
Aston Villa fans who have this kind of luck mentality. Must not know enough about Chang Sheng......
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The match is starting again, and this time it's not just the Italian crowd tuning in.
All eyes of Europe fell on Lazio.
Lazio did not slow down the tempo of their attack.
At the seventy-fifth minute. Even though Lecce was a little exhausted, the Lazio players were still walking like robots that didn't know how to get tired.
It was at this time that Lazio took advantage of Lecce's lack of physical strength, and the defense made consecutive mistakes, and the raid was successful, and then the next city!
"One hundred and twenty-eighth! One hundred and twenty-eight!! They equalled Aston Villa's record! After this record was set, it has been shelved for 70 years! No one has ever been able to reach their heights! But now, here comes the second man! ”
The narrator yelled like crazy.
Even the commentators in England were incredible.
"When Aston Villa set this record 70 years ago, we all thought it would be impossible to tie it, let alone break it...... But what I didn't expect was ...... Seventy years later, this team appeared! Lazio...... They equalled the record......"
Lazio, who equaled the record, did not stop and celebrated wildly.
Substitute David Silva bent into Lecce's goal and picked up the football.
Lecce's players have completely collapsed, they have allowed Lazio to pick up the football, and they know why Lazio did it.
But no one intervened to stop him.
They let the Lazio players pick up the football and rush back to the centre circle......
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"I think they're showing off their muscles, right?" Vilanova said to Pep Guardiola next to him.
It's not just ordinary journalists and fans who follow Lazio's game, but also professional insiders.
Barcelona, for example.
Lazio were their opponents in the Champions League final, and this was Lazio's last official match before the Champions League final.
How could Barcelona not be probed?
Barcelona's last league game was played yesterday.
They beat Malaga 3-1 away from home.
In fact, after 36 rounds of league play, Barcelona has already won the championship two rounds in advance.
In the last two rounds of the league, Barcelona has been adjusting the team's form. In order to prepare for the final of the Champions League.
After the game, Pep Guardiola and assistant coach Vilanova flew from Barcelona to Italy to watch the game.
Watching the game on the spot can give a more intuitive understanding of Lazio's state. With a TV broadcast, there are a lot of things that are filtered out by the director, for the viewers. It may not make sense, but for a manager, not a single detail should be missed.
Now Vilanova and Pep Guardiola sit in the stands at the Stadio Vile del Mare, Lecce's home stadium, watching the game with a portable video camera.
Seeing the opponents in the final keep scoring goals, Vilanova naturally has such associations.
He would have felt that Lazio must have known that they were going to be there to watch, so he put pressure on them by showing them so fiercely.
This is also a type of psychological warfare, right?
But Pep Guardiola shook his head in denial.
"No, Tito." Pep Guardiola said. "I know them, and they're definitely not showing us force. They probably don't have us in their minds at all. There is no Champions League final. They just want to break records. ”
"Then they fought so fiercely. A week later and our game ......"
"They may have that confidence. They thought that a week's rest was enough for them to regain their strength. ”
That's not the answer in Pep Guardiola's mind.
But he didn't tell the truth, and he was afraid that if he said it, he would hit his assistant coach.
Lazio really have the ability to recover in a week, and they have several squads in their body.
Now, these players on the pitch will not necessarily be in the next Champions League final against Barcelona.
So Lazio can not think about the Champions League final against Barcelona at all. They just have to play their game well.
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After David Silva scored his tenth goal of the game for the team.
Chang Sheng used up another substitution.
He replaced Modric with Bresciano.
When Luka Modric came off the pitch, the Lazio fans who travelled with him to the stadium stood up and applauded him. The home fans are still in the mood for lost souls. So there was almost no reaction to that.
So much so that everyone can clearly hear the applause of the Lazio fans at Lecce's home stadium.
Modric was outstanding with two assists and a goal in the carnage, demonstrating his importance as Lazio's midfield commander.
Bresciano also have 17 home games in the league this season, mostly as substitutes.
The strength is not outstanding, and it is much worse than other midfielders.
But as a substitute, it's quite qualified.
When it comes to hugging the thighs, Bresciano is probably the closest to hugging the thighs.
Because he hasn't scored a goal in Lazio until now, but he has a UEFA Super Cup, an Italian Super Cup, a Club World Cup, a league title and an Italian Cup on his laurels.
Fortunately, Lazio got him for free, otherwise it would have caused dissatisfaction among some of its supporters.
They will think that Bresciano is the worst in Lazio's squad.
Bresciano has a good mentality, and he never speaks up in the face of criticism from the outside world. In the dressing room, he was also very low-key, and he didn't ask the manager for anything at all, let him play as a substitute, just play as a substitute, he would not refute at all, and it was impossible for him to complain to the media.
He is honest and conscientious.
For him, the opportunity to join the legendary Lazio later in his career and be part of the Lazio team is enough to make him feel happy.
So he has nothing to complain about.
After Bresciano came on, Hernanes took over the reins and Lazio's midfield made personnel changes, but the thinking remained the same.
Or attack!
Now with only one goal left, Lazio has no reason to slow down here!