Chapter 590: Difficult March (3)

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After the draw with Lecce away, Fiorentina is firmly at the top of the standings with 21 wins, two draws and two losses with 65 points, although the last three rounds of the league Purple Lily have only achieved one win, one draw and one loss, but the gap between Juventus and Inter Milan and Fiorentina has not been shortened much: the Bianconeri are in second place in the standings with 14 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, and the gap between Fiorentina is as high as 15 points, which makes all Juventus fans feel desperate; The Nerazzurri are third with 46 points from 14 wins, four draws and seven defeats, a full 19-point gap to Fiorentina.

At this time, the 1997-98 Serie A season was about to end with nine rounds remaining, and Juventus and Inter Milan, like Fiorentina, were facing a three-tier battle. In this context, both clubs and their fans have lost their hopes for the league title. After all, such a huge margin of points is not something that can be pulled back by casual words, especially when these two teams are also distracted by the Champions League, and Inter Milan and Juventus are simply pipe dreaming of catching up with Fiorentina in the lead.

Therefore, although they unexpectedly drew with Lecce in this round of the league, the Italian media did not let this dismiss Fiorentina's prospects of winning the league this season.

However, despite the good situation in the league, Fiorentina were unable to get a win at the Stadio Frankie when they returned home.

In the 26th round of Serie A on March 22, the Fiorentina team was still going back to the bottom, facing Bologna, which was much weaker than the same period in history, the purple lily could not take all three points against this opponent, and after 90 minutes of the battle with Bologna, both teams failed to score in the game, ending the game with a draw.

Fiorentina couldn't say that they didn't work hard in this game, and under the leadership of the two captains and vice-captains, Batistuta and Effenberg, the players worked hard in the game, almost to the point of fighting for every ball.

Unfortunately, Fiorentina were still unlucky in this game: Batistuta's powerful volley from the six-yard box went straight into the arms of Bologna goalkeeper Antonioli; Although Ronaldo dribbled past Antonioli's defense, his push was driven to the goal line by the Bologna defender and cleared in time; Effenberg's heavy shot in the 65th minute directly penetrated the entire Bologna backline, and even goalkeeper Antonioli announced that he had surrendered, but the ball hit the crossbar of the goal and bounced off the bottom line, so that Ronaldo and Batistuta, who were in front of the goal, did not even have a chance to make up for it......

In this way, Fiorentina had to accept the bitter result of a draw at home to Bologna.

Three games in a row have ended in draws, a result that has caused a lot of talk about Fiorentina.

Many non-Fiorentina fans are happily claiming that after more than three years of glory, the Fiorentina players who are full of championship honors have finally begun to lose their sense of championship and honor, and they can't stand Capello's iron-blooded rule. Fiorentina fans were a little surprised by the team's three-game draw, but they were emotionally stable, believing that this was nothing more than a self-adjustment after the third line of the team, and they could soon get back on winning track.

Besides, even if Fiorentina now get a few draws in the league, the difference between Fiorentina and second place is enough for Fiorentina to squander (note: second-placed Juventus are tied with Parma in this round of the league), after all, Juventus and Inter Milan are also distracted in European competitions, and it is impossible to guarantee a full victory in the remaining league games.

After the draw with Bologna, Fiorentina have been in a bit of luck lately and host AC Milan in the Coppa Italia this midweek. In the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals, Fiorentina, who have been unlucky lately, were still unable to get a win against Claudio Ranieri's AC Milan, and Liberian veteran Giorgio Weah came out in full swing to help the Rossoneri win 2-1 at home to Fiorentina.

However, Ze Roberto's long-range strike in the 86th minute gave away defeat Fiorentina an away goal, leaving the Purple Lilies in hope of a comeback in the second leg half a month later.

This defeat made Fiorentina suffer the embarrassment of four consecutive winless games, and also created the longest consecutive winless record for the purple lily after Zhuang Mingge became the owner of Fiorentina!

Fiorentina have only managed one win, three draws and two defeats in the six games that have ended in March, making the Purple Lily's European dominance a bit undeserved.

Therefore, after the defeat to his former club AC Milan, Capello, who felt a heavy responsibility, put all his energy into adjusting the psychological state of the players, so that the players could play with a normal heart as much as possible, and only in this way could Fiorentina get out of this cycle of consecutive wins.

If you want to hurry, you can't reach the truth, Capello still knows the truth.

However, having said that, for Fiorentina's players to really let go of this anxious mentality, they still need a hearty victory, not just a mental coaching.

On March 29, facing Napoli, a former powerhouse with no morale at the bottom of the points, the Fiorentina players, eager to break the winless streak, vented all the unhappiness and anger that had accumulated recently on the southern Italian team.

Although there is still a Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona in three days' time, that does not stop Capello from taking the team to the bottom of the game. Therefore, Capello sent a lot of main players in this game, so that they can have a good vent on this opponent.

Toldo, Angeloma, Nesta, Materazzi, Carlos, Di Biagio, Redondo, Zanetti, Rui Costa, Vieri and Inzaghi the Great...... For Napoli, who are bottom of the points, Fiorentina's starting line-up is clearly a bit too ferocious.

Vieri was under no pressure under the defender of Ayala, who was much shorter than him, and he scored twice after rampage in the Napoli penalty area throughout the game, and Inzaghi also scored a goal under the cover of the former, Carlos blasted in a beautiful long-range shot, and Redondo played the Napoli goalkeeper with a lob shot......

In the end, Fiorentina beat Napoli by five goals at home, ending the embarrassing record of four consecutive games without a win, and getting three valuable points!