Mazzari's idea was to contain Lazio's attack through three layers of defence, so that Lazio would pay a big price for every step forward, and then the Napoli defense finally shrunk into a ball in the penalty area, completely blocking Lazio's attacking space.

He had a good idea.

This strategy did cause problems for Lazio in the first half.

As soon as Lazio's attack gets into Napoli's half, their players will face the ubiquitous Napoli players.

Lazio played patiently, though.

If they can't score right away, they won't pass the ball forward - Lazio thought Napoli were going to take advantage of them to attack on the counter-attack.

But Napoli were there to drag the game to penalties.

In the midst of such misunderstandings, Lazio drew 0-0 with Napoli in the first half.

At half-time, Mazzari praised all the Napoli players and asked them to continue to do so in the second half.

However, there are Napoli players who have raised questions.

"Coach, are we really going to do this until the end of extra time?"

Talking to the captain of the team Paul. Cannavaro.

Mazari nodded, "That's right. Any questions? ”

Paul. Cannavaro hesitated, but shook his head: "No, there is no problem. ”

Mazzari didn't want to let him go easily, for it was already clear that Cannavaro seemed to be on the verge of talking.

Since the other party is unwilling to say, then take the initiative to ask.

Let's see if there's anything he didn't think about, maybe it will cause serious consequences in the game.

He asked, "It's okay." You said. It's better to say what is wrong now than to expose it again in the game. ”

Paul. Cannavaro hesitated, then turned his head to look at his teammates before he said to Mazzali, "Coach." Actually, it's nothing, I just feel like we're tired after 45 minutes. If you play for seventy-five minutes...... I don't know if we'll be able to hold on until that point without making mistakes......"

Fabio. Cannavaro's younger brother. Cannavaro Jr. said.

Mazari frowned.

He wasn't right for Paul. Cannavaro's statement is not satisfied.

Instead, he found that it was indeed a problem.

He was happy in the first half, and now he realizes that everyone did look tired at half-time.

It stands to reason that they didn't let Lazio score in the first half, so it should have been a remarkable performance and they should be happy with their performance.

But at half-time, the players were a little silent.

Now that I think about it, they were so tired.

But this is only the first half, and if a professional player feels tired even in the first half, it must be abnormal.

In the case that the players' own physical strength is not a problem, it only shows that they are very tired and tired.

In the first half. They consume too much physical energy.

Mazzarri was now starting to think back to the first half.

First. Lazio didn't score though. But they had a lot of possession and a lot of movement. Football is always on the move.

As a result, the defending Napoli players had to constantly move their positions. Defend accordingly.

Although their running distance is not too long, they are under a lot of psychological pressure at first.

Lazio will constantly try to pass the ball into the box during the attack. This will make the Napoli players who are in charge of defending nervous.

Being in a tense atmosphere for a long time can make players more tired than usual.

Mazari thought of this and understood.

Why his players are more tired than usual.

That's a problem......

Lazio's head coach is not an idiot either.

In the second half, he found that Napoli still couldn't hold on, so the fool knew what Napoli wanted to do.

Extra-time is certainly not Napoli's goal, it will only be a penalty shoot-out.

At that time, Lazio intensified its offensive, and Napoli had little physical energy, what if it collapsed directly?

Lazio can score even with just five minutes left in the game.

Mazari had to worry about this.

But what can be done?

Sticking all the way to the penalty shoot-out was a strategy developed by Napoli before the game, and the whole Napoli team was preparing for this game from a week and a half before the start of the game.

Now you find that you can't hold on, and then you have to modify your tactics temporarily?

That would only make the players more confused.

Now Mazari has a hard time riding a tiger.

If you don't stick to it, the results could be even worse.

After thinking about it for a long time, Mazzari finally told his players to continue to defend in the second half.

'I don't know if we'll be able to hold on until the end of the game and get the penalty in the game. No one can make this guarantee, but in any case, we should also try it. Because, quite simply, this is the only way we can succeed. ”

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Napoli came on in the second half with this fight-to-death mentality.

They continue to cause problems for Lazio defensively.

And as Mazzarri feared, as the game wore on, Chang Sheng realized that his opponent was not going to play any defensive counter-attack, but was planning to drag the game to a penalty shootout!

At this point, he got up from the dugout, waved the flag, and Lazio picked up the tempo of the attack.

Trying to pass forward again and again, Lazio's passing and running speed increased significantly, and this speed made the Napoli players feel painful.

They're going to be more nervous, they're going to have a harder time defending.

This physical strength is like the water that has opened a sluice, flowing away with a bang.

Generally, at the age of 75 minutes, the physical strength will enter a bottleneck period.

But this time, in the 68th minute or so, the Napoli players couldn't take it anymore.

There was a problem with their originally airtight defensive line, and the cracks were getting bigger and bigger. Ultimately...... Crash.

In the 71st minute, Lazio scored the first goal of the game through Candreva.

It was a goal that completely knocked Napoli's fighting spirit to death.

Because the game will go into the "Lazio rhythm".

This is the most terrifying.

When Mazzarri saw Candreva score, it was as if he had lost his strength, and he was not angry. Not annoyed, he just turned back to his seat and sat down quietly.

Look at the court in a daze.

It's over.

Napoli lost their chance to compete for the only title of the season.

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After Candreva gave Lazio the lead, the game was as Mazzarri had expected. Got into the rhythm of Lazio.

Lazio completely seized the initiative.

If they want to attack, they attack.

If you want to be fast, you can be fast.

If you want to slow down, slow down the pace and take it slowly.

This kind of free-flowing style of play is completely unsuitable for Napoli.

Coupled with the fact that the score was behind, the Napoli players lost their way on the pitch.

Do you want to attack and try to equalize as soon as possible, or do you want to keep defending and not conceding any more goals?

The Napoli players can't unify their minds. In the game, the performance is disjointed.

Such a team. It can't compete with Lazio.

At the seventy-seventh minute. Roki added another goal to extend the score to 2:0.

Everyone understands, even those who are still lucky. It's all understood.

Napoli lost this game. They have been eliminated early!

Lazio will be close to the Coppa Italia semi-finals as they reach the semi-finals once again.

In the case that their league title is almost in hand. If they can also reach the Coppa Italia final, the chances of winning that title are also high.

If Lazio wins both the Coppa Italia and Serie A, they will have a chance to win the treble again!

If that's the case...... That's amazing!

The reporters in the media gallery suddenly thought of this possibility.

They began to wonder if Lazio would actually defend the treble.

It's not easy enough to win the Triple Crown once, it's even harder to win the Triple Crown twice, and the hardest thing is to win the Triple Crown two years in a row!

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The match ended with Lazio beating Napoli 2-0 away.

The fans at the Stadio de São Paulo shouted that the sky was almost shattering and did not save Napoli's defeat.

After the game, they looked a little excited. Security was quickly strengthened at the stadium.

The Lazio players did not linger on the pitch and were quickly withdrawn to the dressing room.

Chang Sheng also had a short time in the post-match press conference, answering only four questions.

One of them is about the Triple Crown.

When a reporter asked him if the team would go towards the goal of defending the treble, Chang Sheng smiled and asked, "Why not?" ”

So everyone knows what Chang Won's plan is - he really intends to defend the Triple Crown!

But now everyone is not as affected as before, they are just surprised, but they are not shocked, and they do not exclaim, "This is whimsical", "This is impossible......

Because after Chang Sheng's speech on the plane, everyone's acceptance is now very high.

Since Chang Sheng has said that he wants to take the road that others have not taken, it must include defending the triple crown.

If there is not even a defending treble, then what is "a road that no one has ever traveled"?

That's exactly what Chang Sheng thinks, so he is now generously admitting his goals for this season.

He is also not worried that saying this will increase the pressure on the Lazio players.

Because he had already tested the level of acceptance of the players on the plane back to Rome from Abu Dhabi after the Club World Cup.

Now that the players are passionate about being pathfinders with them, they should also know what the team is going to do this season.

They have long been mentally prepared.

It's time for them to understand that.

So Chang Sheng admitted this very directly.

Lao Tzu is to defend the Triple Crown!

Words are here, and if you want to stop us, try it!

You are all the litmus test for us to win the championship and will make our championship shine even brighter!