Chievo is a special opponent for head coach Drinel, who is the history of this team.

In June 2001, Drinel led Chievo to promotion to the Serie A and before leaving Chievo last summer, he led Chievo to write the Chievo myth in football.

For Chievo fans, they can't forget that in Chievo's first season in Serie A, Delneri qualified for the UEFA Cup, and the "flying donkey" miracle was born, but the meritorious coach Delneri came, which made the current Chievo coach Beretta feel a little strange.

Speaking to Verona's local newspaper, Stage, Beretta said: "He deserves a warm welcome from the fans. But on the pitch, Chievo will do their best to release their energy, that's for sure. Delneri has shown Chievo the right path and we want to achieve more. ”

Beretta's attitude is obvious, he and Delneri have no personal vendettas, only competition.

"It's not me Beretta who wants to challenge Del Neri, it's supposed to be a duel between Chievo and Roma. I feel very honored to be able to sit in this position. Of course, we are not the best at the moment, but we will still show everyone that the Chievo spirit is not over. The players here see playing as their life and we're definitely going to get out of that. ”

It was Del Neri's first time home as an opponent since leaving Chievo.

Before the game, Drinel stressed not to look backwards, but he was confident that he would be welcomed by Chievo fans at the Stadio Verona. It was indeed a special match for Dernerri, and before the start of the game, photojournalists rushed to him to take pictures. On the other hand, Mario Beretta, who became Del Neri's successor at Chievo, is Chievo's "now", with Beretta threatening before the game: "We want to welcome Del Neri. But also let him see that Chievo is still Chievo. ”

Kievo is actually not what it used to be, especially after rumours of a possible change of hands for the club, which saw him suffer three consecutive league defeats, while Roma are currently on the cutting edge with seven league goals against Atalanta. The overall strength of the team is also much stronger than Chievo.

Chievo, meanwhile, didn't have a great record last month.

Speaking of Chievo before the game, Delneri said: "I don't think Chievo is much worse than in previous years, because this team can avoid relegation very easily and can always get more chances. ”

Beretta's starting lineup for this game is a relatively conservative "532", and in the absence of several main players, Chievo is at home, and the game is not easy to play. And Roma is still '4231', Zhang Tiehan is at the front, and De Rossi starts the central midfield. Cassano and Montella were the two wing-backs, with Perrotta and Totti at the back and Roberto Mancini on the bench.

It's a very strong starting line-up.

Especially in the front line, Zhang Tiehan, Cassano, Montella, De Rossi, each of the four are the stars of other teams, and when announcing the starting lineup, Drinel also emphasized the 'luxury forward' of Roma, "In my heart." It's Roma's best striker, and we're better than most. ”

It does.

Even the current AC Milan and Inter Milan. You have to envy Roma's forward line.

When the players of both teams entered the stadium, they could see that two banners were particularly eye-catching at the Stadio Gordi in Bent, Verona, one that read "Delneri is in our hearts" and the other that read "Come on Mario".

Drinel was impressed.

However, moving is moving, the game is the game, and he still told the players to play seriously. However, the game did not please the Roma, and it was Chievo who scored first. In the fifteenth minute, Chievo striker Baronho volleyed a pass with his right foot, and Pelissier stopped the ball on his chest and scored with a left-footed volley from 13 meters away.

Just one goal was nothing, and the Roma players didn't care too much. Just five minutes later, Chievo added another goal when Pelissier's cross from the right side of the box was met by Tiriboki on his chest and a right-footed volley into the net from the penalty spot.

Two to zero!

No one could have imagined before the game that the next game for Roma would become much more difficult, after all, it was two goals behind in 20 minutes, but fortunately Zhang Tiehan did not disappoint the Roma fans, he scored two goals with two long-range shots in the 31st minute of the first half and the 59th minute of the whole game, respectively, to equalize the score.

The Romans then continued their counter-offensive.

In the 80th minute of the game, the starting 'Roma Youth Army' Aquilani passed directly to the right side of the penalty area, Totti Street ball crossed low to the back post, and Montella pushed the ball with his left foot on the edge of the goal post to overtake the score.

It was a goal that almost sealed the win.

Chievo didn't concede defeat and just two minutes later levelled again with a set-piece combination.

Rome is naturally unwilling to draw, especially this game is so difficult, Zhang Tiehan has been cruising in the front, other players have also entered the front court to participate in the attack, near the end of the game, Zhang Tiehan finally got a chance, that is more than 30 meters away from the goal, he received a pass to get rid of the defender, no one in front of the defense.

Zhang Tiehan looked at the goal and did not hesitate to kick up.

Football straight to the goal!

The opposing goalkeeper was obviously prepared for this, although Zhang Tiehan's shot was not small and the angle was also very good, but more than 30 meters was still a little too far, and the Chievo goalkeeper still saved the ball.

Just as Zhang Tiehan was covering his face regretfully, he saw Montella appear in front of the ball and pass to the left side, and Cassano suddenly inserted a kick to push the ball into the empty goal.

"Beautiful!"

Zhang Tiehan ran over to give Cassano a hug, of course, he didn't forget Montella, and the other Roma players quickly stepped forward to celebrate, this goal could have sealed the game, and the time had entered stoppage time.

3:4。

It's also the best score.

Del Neri was happy with the result after the game, it was a win anyway, it was just too dangerous to come, "We started very badly but reacted positively after being two goals down. In this way, a draw is not a very bad outcome. ”

'We have a lot of quality up front, but we have always had problems at the back and if we want to be a strong team, we have to bring in better players at the back. Saying that, Drinel shook his head, at least not recently, Rome's finances were already in trouble. Not to mention bringing in some great defenders, it's good to be able to maintain the status quo.

In any case, Roma came out victorious in the end, and they have made it three wins in a row after Christmas, despite three straight wins, and all three matches have had their ups and downs. But after all, there were three victories, and many Italian media began to praise Roma, saying that they had 'changed their appearance' after Christmas.

Zhang Tiehan talked about this issue in an interview, he pointed to the screen and said loudly, "New year, new atmosphere, we didn't have a good schedule in the first half of the schedule, but from now on it won't, those teams that have defeated us before." Let's wash our ass and wait! ”

The reporters around him turned black when they heard this.

But they are still very happy in their hearts, after all, this kind of thing is what this tall man can say, other players will not say this, they just say 'work hard' and 'try their best', and the sound they make is not so hot at all.

As a result, Zhang Tiehan's words appeared in the media reports the next day.

Apparently Juventus were part of the victory over Roma, and they also have a historical grudge against Roma, plus Capello left Roma for Juventus in the summer, and he is seen as a 'traitor to Roma'. So there were quite a few reporters who went to interview Capello.

"Win Roma? That's nothing. When it comes to Zhang Tiehan, Capello has no scruples about the provocation of reporters. "He's just a player, winning gives him a lot of confidence, he's still young, we shouldn't take his impulse," he said. He's brilliant and I admire him. It's just a pity that when he came to Rome, I was already gone. ”

Speaking of Rome, Capello mentioned Rome's financial problems, "I believe that Cassano and Zhang will eventually leave Rome because the only way to sell them is to sell them. Rome was able to achieve a financial balance. Will Totti stay at Roma? I think it will depend on whether he chooses to go to Inter or AC Milan. ”

Capello is clearly stirring up strife.

Roma's problems are obvious to all, but no other coach has said much about this, after all, real poaching can't offend people, even if the Milan duo want to poach Roma players, they will only contact the club privately, and will not say anything publicly at all.

Capello went too far.

Soon Totti countered Capello's words, saying, "Those who insult me are fake fans and I feel hurt by the invective and gestures of those people. However, this was used by some as a reason for me to leave Rome, which was absolutely not the case. I love the city where I was born and raised, and I am proud to be part of Rome. ”

In fact, Milan has denied the possibility of acquiring Totti, with Galliani saying, "Totti? No, we won't think about it at all, for the same position, we already have seven players. ”

Apparently in the eyes of the Romans, Capello was now a man who "spread rumors and misled the public".

In the Roma camp, there is no one who can miss Capello, and those who really miss him have left Rome for Juventus, and the rest are players who are loyal to Roma or have not had a chance under Capello, such as Montella, when Capello was in charge of Roma, Montella had little chance to get.

After the match against Chievo, Montella spoke about his fourteen goals this season and fourth place in the scorers' list, saying a very classic rhetoric, "Why am I the top scorer? Because I'm a newcomer. I've had too much time off for the past five years. ”

In the exchange of spat with Capello, Roma welcomed their next opponent, Fiorentina, also in an away game, and Roma finally won 2-1 against Fiorentina.

In the next three rounds of the league, Roma's opponents are all small teams, and their table is getting better and better, and they don't see the decline before Christmas at all, as if they have become an invincible team.

On January 30, Roma defeated Messina 3-1.

On 3 February, Roma beat Lecce 2-1.

On 6 February, Roma defeated Bologna 5-2.

With all three wins, plus the previous four, Roma have surprisingly won seven consecutive league games since Christmas! (To be continued......)