Fraki Stadium.

Fiorentina host AC Milan, a game that has attracted a lot of media and nothing special in itself, has already ravaged AC Milan three times in the league and Champions League group stage this season.

The reason why it attracted so many reporters and was followed by so many people this time is just because of one person and one by one!

Although Pato's journey at AC Milan has only just begun, five goals in five games is enough to raise expectations for him.

Of course, Pato's current results are obviously a lot worse than the crazy performances of Deegan when he was in Atalanta, but at his age, if there are no accidents, becoming a top star in Shijie is completely a natural thing.

Although Pato didn't want to portray this game as a showdown between him and Deegan before the game, those unscrupulous media still kept guiding the audience in that direction.

So before the game even started, the conversation around the two people had already begun.

In the writings of those reporters, Pato was simply portrayed as a young hero with extraordinary talent and peerless martial arts, determined to eradicate the evil way of Digan.

Of course, even if Pato is really good and his performance after his debut is very eye-catching, but if he really reaches the level where he can compete with Lee Junxi, it is obviously not a small distance.

Pato's side was cheered on by many Milanese old-timers, Van Basten, Shevchenko, and even Weah, who was busy with the Liberian general election, were invited to come out in solidarity.

Although Digan's side is far less gorgeous than Pato's family and friends, there is no shortage of big-name stars, and the god of war Batistuta, who has been far from the public eye, has stepped forward.

"Degan is unique in shijie football, I have heard someone say that Degan is my successor in Fiorentina, this statement is completely wrong, Degan is much better than me, his ability is more balanced, especially in front of goal, and the desire to win, is stronger than me, AC Milan's Pato is also a rare talent, but if you compare him with Degan now, it is obviously unfair to Pato, time will tell, I'm looking forward to this match, but if I really want to split the winner between two people in this match, I can only say that Deegan will laugh Zuihou! ”

Batistuta is right that time will tell, and whether Pato is qualified to challenge Digan or not, will be clear when the match is over.

In this game, Prandelli's Fiorentina continued his rotation policy and did not pay special attention to the opponent because it was AC Milan: the goalkeeper was still Frei, the back line was Maggio, Ouj Falusi, Thiago. Silva and Pascual, midfielders Donader, Arteta and Marchena, and forward Montolivo lined up front with a double centre-forward formation of Digan and Cavinagh.

At the pre-match press conference, Prandelli said: "It's just a very ordinary game, nothing special, we don't need to change anything, everything just goes according to our ideas, I think by the time the game is over, we can get a good result!" ”

Many Milan media at the press conference listened to Prandelli's words, and their faces turned green, and Prandelli's attitude obviously did not take AC Milan seriously.

What does it mean not to make a change?

The opponent is the dignified AC Milan!

The journalist from Milan was angry, but he couldn't say anything to refute it, who made Carlo Ancelotti's team unhappy, and in a season, they have lost to Fiorentina three times.

Thankfully, AC Milan were out early in the Coppa Italia, otherwise who knows how many more humiliations the Rossoneri will endure.

Prandelli's preparations were made with ease, but Ancelotti did not dare to be careless, knowing that this could be his chance to prove himself.

Inter Milan's head coach Mancini's position is unstable, and the position under Ancelotti's ass is also unreliable, although the league results have improved, but the debts owed before are too much, especially the home results of this season, and it was actually after the winter break that Napoli got the first victory in the face of promoted Madrid, and the sound of Ancelotti getting out of the way can almost overturn the roof of San Siro.

Especially against Fiorentina, with three defeats in three games, Ancelotti himself is almost forgotten if you count last season, he bowed his head on the first few occasions against the team led by Degan.

Losing once is an accident, losing twice can be forgiven, in the same season, after losing to Fiorentina for the third time, some media broke that Berlusconi planned to fire Ancelotti, but because he was unwilling to pay Ancelotti's high liquidated damages, he had to give up.

Ancelotti also knows very well that now Milan's record has reached the bottom line of Berlusconi's patience, if he doesn't turn over, I'm afraid that his Milan Ferguson's dream can only stay at the stage of dreams.

Therefore, in this game, Ancelotti discharged the strongest lineup he could come up with, the goalkeeper position is Karachi, this Carlo is not a dog, Dida is completely finished, after a short return to the soul last season, this season's Dida left people with the feeling of incompetence is only two words, and the Australian high man Carraci took the opportunity to take the position and occupy the position of the main goalkeeper.

On the back line is Otto, Nesta, Kaladze, Maldini, and that's it, AC Milan's backline crisis has been in trouble for two seasons, but except for one Otto, Milan has not changed the slightest meaning, sticking to the family with an old, if there is a treasure, there are four old families, everything haode principle, continue to discharge a grandfather's backline.

Berlusconi has been crying poor, saying that he has no goods in his pocket and can't change the current situation in Milan, is he really out of money?

Of course not!

Look at the heroism of AC Milan when they asked to buy Pato, more than 20 million euros, throw it out without blinking an eye, is this what it looks like to have no money?

In the final analysis, it is not because offensive players can attract fans for Milan, and defensive players, Shijie football no longer has a powerful idol like Nesta.

In midfield, Carlo Ancelotti made a minor tweak, with the injured Gattuso not included in the 18-man squad and replaced by Fiorentina veteran Brocki last season, with Andrea Pirlo and Milan vice-captain Ambrosini joining him.

Going forward, Carlo Ancelotti continued to play as a double midfielder, one of which was of course occupied by Kaka, but he was partnered with Seedorf instead of Gourcuff, who suddenly erupted before the winter break.

The single striker is undoubtedly Pato, who has been pinned on by countless people.

Ancelotti's lineup is incomprehensible, although Pato is talented, but as a single striker, does he have that kind of super impact?

Even if Carlo Ancelotti intends to return to the shadow striker strategy and pin his scoring hopes on Kaka and Seedorf, it is even more important to field an attacking player who has the ability to contain the opponent with the ball and act as the fulcrum of the attack.

Pato?

Is it really suitable?

At the beginning of the game, Fiorentina took the lead in attacking, or the combination of side and center as always, and Fiorentina's tactics have not changed since the day they appeared.

It was through the beginning of the game, when the opponent's foothold was not stable, relying on the impact ability of the side players and the ability to grab points in the middle, the opponent was caught off guard.

Although this tactic has long been figured out by many Serie A coaches, but when it comes to coping, it can't be prevented at all, Fiorentina's advance speed is too fast, and the impact ability of both wings is very strong, even if the troops are stationed one way, the other way can still open up the situation.

Maggio crossed from the right, Cavinaghi stopped the ball and turned around, and his right-footed shot was received by Carachi, although the attack was not completed, but Fiorentina's rapid advance still made the AC Milan back line scramble.

Carraci then threw the ball in his hand to attack, but before the ball could pass half-time, Marchena suddenly grabbed and cut off the ball, and any of his games were the same as in the previous game against Shakhtar Donetsk, which was to play forward at the back to mark Milan's attacking playmaker, Andrea Pirlo.

After breaking the ball, Marchena handed the ball directly to Arteta next to him, and after Arteta got the ball, he adjusted slightly, picked up a pass, and hit the ball in front of the AC Milan penalty area.

Even though Deegan followed, he chested the ball, and then before the ball hit the ground, his right leg slammed into a volley that was just a little over the crossbar.

After withstanding Fiorentina's attack, in the sixth minute, AC Milan also played a quick counterattack, Kaka broke through Arteta's defense on the left rib, a diagonal pass, Pato stopped the ball at the back of the penalty area, got rid of Ujfarussi's defense with his left foot, and shot with the outside of his instep when he almost lost the angle, Pascual's volley in front of the goal hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced back into the field. Silva breaks the ball.

"Milan's counter-attack was also very efficient, but unfortunately when Zuihou shot, Pato seemed a little impatient and did not pass the ball to Seedorf, who was in a better position, otherwise the Dutchman would have faced the goalkeeper directly!"

Missed a chance to score, Pato also looked very annoyed, although he didn't say it before the game, but in his heart, he still had the idea of competing with Degan, just now when he got rid of Ujfarusi, he had already seen Seedorf in the middle, but unfortunately at the Zuihou moment, he still chose to shoot himself.

Seedorf didn't say anything, but took the initiative to high-five Pato and comfort the little brother.

Although the Milan fans who accompanied the team regretted it, they still gave Pato a round of applause, although the ball did not score, but the series of actions before Pato stopped the ball and got rid of the defense was perfect.

Degan watched from the midfield and couldn't help sneering: This is not good! If this continues, the child will be spoiled.

The game continued, Nesta crossed from the left of Fiorentina, cleared the ball with a header, Pirlo took the ball, and before Marchena grabbed it, he handed the ball to Seedorf, who received Pirlo's through pass and fired a low shot from the edge of the area that went just wide.

Compared with before, Milan's attack is now much simpler, without the useless inversion of the middle, which makes the pace of Milan's attack much faster.

However, it is obviously not enough to break down Fiorentina's defence.

While withstanding Milan's attack, Fiorentina also began to gradually speed up the tempo, playing Milan's grandfather team and dragging down the opponent with speed is the best way.

In the 11th minute, Maggio suddenly assisted in the front, received Arteta's pass, got rid of Maldini's defense, and crossed directly, Digan grabbed in front of Odor at the back point, and the header was confiscated by Carachi.

Then, in the fourteenth minute, Fiorentina missed another good chance to score, it was Maggio who took the ball from the right, Cavinaghi nodded the ball to the bottom of the near post, Pascual won the ball and passed it to Cavinagui, only to be on target by Caracci.

"Fiorentina played equally unconservatively today, they had a very good attacking rhythm, but unfortunately they were a little bit unlucky, Cavinaji's two shots, and Degan's header before, failed to break through Karachi's ten fingers!"

The Australian high-ranking man didn't know which ancient temple to burn incense, after the winter break, the state suddenly became very good, the previous main goalkeeper was pressed on the bench by him, if this trend continues, maybe Dida's days in Milan will not last long.

After successive unsuccessful attacks, Milan's counterattack advanced to Fiorentina's half, abandoning those flashy passes and falling to the back, and Milan's attack also played well.

In the seventeenth minute, after receiving a pass from Kaka, Seedorf cut inside on the right side, and after getting rid of Pascual's defense, he fired a cold left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was again wide of the far post.

Then, Odor also assisted in the front field, a cross from the right flank, Fiorentina veteran Brocki stopped the ball in front of the point, and his left-footed shot was pushed by Thiago. Silva blocked the line.

In the 24th minute, Deegan suddenly pulled to the right side, and after receiving the ball, he did not choose to cross from the bottom, but shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, and it was about to drill into the net, Karachi's surrender, but in the Zuihou moment, he concentrated the corner between the far goal crossbar and the post.

"Degan's shot! It's a pity! Together with the crossbar, the post denied Digan's goal, and Fiorentina didn't seem to have had a lot of luck today, hitting the goal several times in a row, either deflected wide or denied by the post! ”

AC Milan, who escaped the catastrophe, also deliberately put the rhythm in the next game, and Ancelotti also saw that with this defensive line, it is difficult to prevent Fiorentina's rapid advance, Fiorentina has too many scoring points, and anyone in the midfield has a long-range shot.

Carlo Ancelotti then made a change, allowing Ambrosini and Brocki to move back slightly to protect themselves on the edge of the box.

In the 28th minute, AC Milan were given a corner, Seedorf took a corner from the left, which was rubbed by Kaka at the back post, and captain Maldini's low left-footed shot was blocked by Frei.

In the 31st minute, there was a mistake in the return pass of Ujfarusi, Kaka suddenly stepped forward and made a steal, passed the ball into the penalty area, and when Pato received the ball, he stopped a little bit and saw Thiago. Silva pounced, scrambled to a low shot from the right side of the box that went wide of the far post.

In the 34th minute, Kaladze fouled for the top, and Degan was 24 meters in front of the goal, and a left-footed free kick grazed the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.

In the blink of an eye, AC Milan's attack advanced to the Fiorentina half, Pirlo passed the ball in a corner, and the ball was hit into the Fiorentina penalty area, Kaka jumped high, turned his back to do it, and Pato, who followed up, met the ball with a volley, but it was missed.

In the 39th minute, Odo's cross was cut off by Montolivo, Montolivo counter-attacked, Arteta sent a low cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Digan volleyed with his left foot in front of the goal, which was blocked by Nesta.

Montolivo then crossed to the right of the box, where Cavinaghi chested the ball and turned away from Nesta, and from 12 yards in front of goal, a beautiful volley flew wide of the far post.

Immediately afterwards, Ambrosini broke the ball in the middle of the field, Kaka went straight to the left rib, and after Digan was ruled offside, he received a yellow card for protesting.

It can be seen that Pato is very impatient today, and it is obvious that those remarks in the media before the game have affected his mentality, and his heart involuntarily has the idea of competing with Degan.

Because of Pato and Degan, the taste of this game has begun to change, the atmosphere in the Fraki Stadium is high, even those reporters who are there seem to be very much anticipation, it is clear that in this game, who can score the first goal on both sides, the balance of the game will change.

In the 43rd minute, Montolivo smashed the ball to evade Ambrosini's defense and fired a left-footed volley high from outside the box.

In first-half stoppage time, Seedorf drew the ball from the middle and Kaka fired a left-footed diagonal shot from the left side of the penalty area, which was confiscated by Frei, who blocked the near corner.

I have to say that in today's game, both teams got a lot of chances, but unfortunately they were a little bit unlucky, although the game was exciting, the first half was over, but there was still no goal.

At the end of the game, Digan also looked a little tired, the recent games have been frequent, Fiorentina is basically two games a week, and in terms of physical strength, Fiorentina has also reached a critical point.

And this game, Milan feels very different from the past, this game has not been long since the last time the two teams met, but Milan suddenly has a little more energy than before, as if it has found the backbone.

Could it be that a Pato really has so much energy that he can change a team?

As if sensing Degan's gaze, Pato looked at him too, his eyes revealing obvious unfriendliness.

"Rod! That guy looks like he's really with you! Kavinaghi said with a smile.

Deegan also smiled: "Whatever!" Am I being challenged less? ”