Chapter 1161: Sprint (2)

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Fiorentina were a formidable team to focus on the league and soon proved that in the 29th round of Serie A a week later.

As Fiorentina's opponent in this round of the league, Udinese is not a top team in Italian football, but it is by no means an opponent that can be won casually. Although the team's record is far less than that of its previous life under the interference of Zhuang Mingge's little butterfly, under the shrewd operation of the old Pozo and the Udinese management led by Marino, the strength of the black chicken is still at the middle and upper level of Serie A, which is enough to cause trouble for any team that aspires to win the championship.

Therefore, in the pre-match predictions, most media and experts believe that Udinese, who are playing at home, have the ability to create enough difficulties for Fiorentina on the road to the title in this game, as Lazio and Perugia did before, and create a comeback opportunity for Juventus, who are eyeing the purple lily.

After all, Fiorentina, who have already reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, will be distracted from European competition, while Udinese will only have one league to play. Therefore, whether it is in terms of physical reserves or player form, Udinese will have a greater advantage over Fiorentina in this game.

However, at this time, Florence once again slapped these experts with indisputable facts in the face of these experts. Udinese, who had the advantage of being at home and played with the strongest lineup, had to take advantage of the opening advantage to launch a couple of dangerous attacks at the beginning of the game, and in the rest of the game, the Black Roosters struggled under strong pressure from Fiorentina throughout the game. It was difficult to even pass half-time, let alone threaten Fiorentina's goal.

In fact, if you take out the first five minutes, the game looks more like a half-time drill between Fiorentina and Udinese than a crucial game that will lead to the title.

In the end, thanks to a brace from Diego Milito and a goal from Inzaghi, Fiorentina, who firmly held the initiative of the game, beat Udinese 3-0 at the Friuli Stadium, ending a two-game winless run in the league and continuing to lead the standings with a nine-point lead.

For the current title situation, Juventus can be said to be the most depressed of the remaining seventeen Serie A clubs. Unlike the Milan duo, who have given up the league to concentrate on playing in Europe, the Bianconeri, who are nine points behind Fiorentina, are not willing to give up the idea of competing for the league title at this time, and they plan to take advantage of the purple lily's distraction to continue to close the gap, and then complete the same feat as the Roma duo and Inter Milan in previous years - snatching a Serie A title from Fiorentina.

However, if the team continues to maintain a high level of concentration in the league and the Champions League, waiting for Fiorentina to make mistakes to further narrow the gap will be a difficult task given the depth of Juventus' bench and Fiorentina's current lead. After all, with only five rounds left in the league, the difference of nine points is indeed a bit too huge.

You know, such a point difference means that as long as Fiorentina win two of them and a draw one, Juventus will not be able to win all of their last five league games. What's more, Fiorentina have only lost four games in Serie A this season, and only six draws have been played. It's unrealistic to expect them to win just two of the last five rounds.

As a result, Juventus is undoubtedly in a dilemma. If Lippi chooses to give up the league to focus on the Champions League, fans and the management will not be happy with the decision of the Silver Foxes, and if something happens to the team in the Champions Cup, then it is likely to be the fuse for Lippi to step down from Juventus for the second time; And if Lippi chooses to continue to fight Fiorentina in the league, resulting in the team being eliminated from the Champions League, and the league title is not in hand, then the manager's fate is not expected to be much better.

Compared to Juventus, who are in a dilemma, Fiorentina are in a much better position right now. After taking Udinese as their opponents, Fiorentina have only AC Milan and Sampdoria capable of creating obstacles for them in their final five league games, while the other three teams, Modena, Brescia and Atalanta, are not enough to cause much trouble for the Purple Lilies on their way to the Serie A title.

So, if nothing else, Fiorentina's victory in Serie A at the end of the season is almost a foregone conclusion. Unless the next five teams they face are all superb, allowing Fiorentina to suffer more than three defeats, Juventus will have no chance of turning the tables around. Because Fiorentina have an absolute advantage in both goal difference and head-to-head records, even if they end up with Juventus on the same number of points, the winner will be Fiorentina.

It is for this reason that the Fiorentina players are able to face the upcoming matches with a more relaxed mind. In the 30th round of Serie A on April 27, Fiorentina at the Stadio Franqui defeated Modena with a pass and a shot from Diego Milito, with a score of 2-0, and won their 24th Serie A victory this season, while maintaining the lead of up to nine points with Juventus.

It has to be said that since scoring the decisive goal in the second leg of the Champions Cup against Ajax, Diego Milito's self-confidence has suddenly increased several levels, and the frequent successes in the game and the performance of not relenting in the face of opportunities have made Trapattoni who came to visit very happy, and he is determined to recruit him into the Italian national team before the Argentine Football Federation reacts. After all, no manager thinks they have too many good cards in their hands, and they wish that every player under them was a top superstar like Ronaldo and Vieri.

Therefore, Trapattoni's most grateful people at this time are Zhuang Mingge and Argentine coach Bielsa, if it were not for the recommendation of the former and the latter's insistence on ignoring Milito's actions, how could he have the opportunity to recruit Milito into the Italian national team?