Chapter 453: A Blow to the Head

The 2-1 win over Roma was a temporary relief for Fiorentina fans, and although manager Fabio Capello didn't care much about the unbeaten season and the league streak, it didn't mean they didn't care.

After all, Fiorentina, as an emerging giant, still has too few accolades on the pitch compared to those traditional giants, and fans will certainly hope that the team can set more records and win more titles, making Fiorentina's title of European giants more worthy of its name.

On the third day after the defeat to Roma, Fiorentina have another home game, this time against each other, and the result of the match between the two teams will directly determine who will get a ticket to the Olympic Stadium in Munich! (Note: The Olympic Stadium in Munich was the venue for the UEFA Champions Cup final in the 96-97 season)

With the first leg tied at Juventus' home turf, Fiorentina was a bit more relaxed in this game. After all, Fiorentina have an away goal in their hands, which means that as long as Fiorentina don't concede a goal in this game, Juventus will say goodbye to this season's Champions League competition.

Therefore, Lippi, who had no other choice, could only put on a strong attacking position on the road.

Goalkeeper Peruzzi, the four defenders from left to right are Pexoto, Iuliano, Blanc and Torricelli (Montero was suspended for this game because of a yellow card in the last game), the two Frenchmen Deschamps and Zidane still form the central axis of the midfield, Di Livio and Lombardo, two physical players are responsible for helping them control the midfield, and Yugoslav Jugovic is responsible for distracting the Fiorentina players in the middle and helping Zidane get more space to play.

Juventus' forward line has been more miserable than a strong central midfield, with Pierrot suffering a minor injury against Bologna last weekend that prevented him from playing for the Bianconeri in this crucial game, depriving the old lady of their only consistent firepower outlet.

I don't know if Mo Lao Fox regretted it at this time, last year in order to ensure the club's balance of payments, he weakened the depth of the team's bench in disguise, and as a result, Juve's forward line was almost unavailable after Pierrot went down due to injury.

There is no general in Shu, and Liao has become a pioneer. Since Amoruso Jr. and Padovano were not as good as Boksic in terms of ability, Lippi had to send in a more reliable Croatian center forward among the three. Of course, Lippi's purpose in sending Boksic was not to expect him to suddenly open up a steady stream of goals, but to let him be in front as a cover, to attract the attention of Fiorentina defenders while using his physical strengths, to play for his teammates behind him, and to shoot from the midfielders such as Zidane and Jugovic.

On the Fiorentina side, the shrewd Capello naturally expected Lippi's intention to attack at the Frankie Stadium, so in this game, he naturally wanted to play the defensive counterattack that the Italian team is best at!

When Juventus players press on the attack, there will inevitably be a large gap behind them, as long as they are used properly, a counterattack can knock the opponent into the abyss!

Goalkeeper Toldo, Robert Carlos and Zambrotta played at left and right wing-backs, with Ferrara and Stam in central defence. Nesta, who has been playing back-to-back games recently, has been given a chance to rest, and Capello doesn't want to see the shijie-caliber centre-back fall short of the heights he deserves due to over-involvement before he is fully fit.

Owen is one of the best examples, after he made a name for himself in the Shijie Cup in France, he played a full 40 games for the club the following season, not including the national team, and the result was that the frequent campaigns exhausted Owen's potential, causing the Chasing Boy who should have reached a higher level to slip prematurely from the peak of the average player's career and disappear from the fans.

Although Capello doesn't know who Owen is yet, this does not prevent him from planning Nesta's career in detail, one of which is to ensure that the number of games does not exceed Nesta's physical capacity, so that he can grow into a shijie-level central defender in a healthy way, rather than blindly helping to grow a seedling.

In midfield, Effenberg and Redondo came on together, and these two players can be said to be the engine of Fiorentina's counter-attack in this game, without their accurate long ball scheduling, Capello's defensive counter-attacking tactics will become a piece of paper; The other two in midfield were Davies and Di Biagio, who were responsible for protecting the backline from direct attacks from Juventus players.

Vieri and Ronaldo form a high-pitched and fast combination in the forward line, and the characteristics of these two strikers are quite suitable for defensive and counter-attacking tactics, the latter's sharp high-speed breakthrough and dribbling jishu, coupled with the former's outstanding liliang and mobility, are enough to turn the Juventus defense behind Montero upside down.

In addition to these regular tactics, Capello also prepared an hors d'oeuvres for his junior in the coaching world, Lippi.

After the start of the game, Fiorentina took the lead in taking advantage of the home field to launch a rush, which really hit the Juventus players who thought that Fiorentina would defend the away goal advantage under the education of Lippi.

Ronaldo passed the ball to Effingberg, Effenberg passed back to Redondo, the Argentine suddenly split the ball to the left after receiving the ball, and Carlos, who was inserted along the left side, received the ball and Davis played a one-two to match past Lombardo in front of him, and decisively crossed with his left foot!

The ball flew in an arc towards the Juventus penalty area, Blank looked at the flying ball and was about to clear the ball with a header, when suddenly a purple figure blocked his eyes, grabbed the ball before the Frenchman cleared the ball, and pushed the ball towards the door of Juventus!

"Christian Vieri! Header on goal! The commentator didn't expect Vieri, who was still kicking off in the center circle dozens of seconds ago, to appear in Juve's penalty area so quickly, so he only had time to say a few key words, and he was stunned to find that only thirty-five seconds before the opening whistle, Fiorentina took the lead in breaking the door of Juventus!

“…… The ball is in! Unbelievable! Thirty-five seconds into the game, Fiorentina scored for the first time of the game! The commentator reacted quickly, only to be stunned for a moment before reopening his conversation, "It was Christian Vieri who scored the goal with a header from Robert Carlos' cross in the box!" Fiorentina barely encountered much resistance from the Juventus players throughout the attack! It seemed that they had not yet cheered up when they were playing away, but they were beaten hard by the home team as soon as they came up. ”

Now, Juventus, who are 2-1 down on aggregate, will have to pick themselves up, as Vieri's goal will make it necessary for the Bianconeri to score two goals in the next time to have any hope of qualifying for the final! If they still face Fiorentina in this state of mind, the Champions League final will only get farther and farther away! ”