Chapter 766: The Battle of Revenge

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After a three-goal win away to Inter Milan, Fiorentina's next game will not be played until next weekend, so Capello gave his players a day off to take advantage of this rare break to recuperate and ensure that Fiorentina can be in good shape on the pitch for the next game.

By this time of the season, the players' physical reserves had almost reached a critical level last summer, and many times they were trying to keep playing with a breath of heart. So, giving them a day off at this time is undoubtedly a good thing for Fiorentina's players.

After all, a short day off not only won't let the players lose their game, but it also gives them a buffer to regain some of their depleted energy.

The time soon came on April 11, on this day, Fiorentina ushered in the 28th round of Serie A, and the opponent of Fiorentina in this round was Bari, who gave them a draw in the first leg of the season!

In the first meeting between the two sides this season, although Fiorentina, who were unlucky at the time, led most of the game with Vieri's goal, but at the last minute due to a mismatch between Madavecchia and De Sanctis, Bari striker Mazinga seized the opportunity to equalize the score and had to accept the result of the draw.

Therefore, before the start of this game, Capello held a special mobilization meeting, and played the video of the team's last game against Barry in front of all the players of the first team, which achieved quite significant results.

Effenberg was not named by Capello in the starting line-up for the match against Bari in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Dynamo Kiev in midweek, but the German Tigers, who were stimulated by the footage, fulfilled his obligations as captain at this time.

The first to stand up made a loud appeal, asking all the players who played to give it their all and teach this opponent who had once made Fiorentina deflated a hard lesson!

"If I find out that someone dares not to do their best in the game...... Effenberg said, scanning his teammates around him with his eyes, and the murderous intent in his tone made everyone present shudder before continuing, "Well, I will let these people know what it costs to pay if they don't play seriously." ”

Hey, look at the tone of your voice, who can't guess the result, you must have dragged us to the boxing ring after the game to practice alone!

So, under the pressure of Effenberg's aggressive gaze, the other Fiorentina players also slapped their chests to Capello to show their determination, saying that they will definitely give their best in the match against Bari, and will never let the opponent play the same scene at the Frankie Stadium!

As a result, many fans who watched the game were surprised to find that the faces of all the Fiorentina players showed an unconcealable murderous aura, as if the Bari players opposite were their mortal enemies.

Bari's players were also puzzled by this, wondering what the hell was going on? I haven't heard of any discordant remarks made by the manager before the start of the game, why are they all murderous on the Fiorentina side?

These Bari players certainly don't realise that the atmosphere in this game is so tense because of the draw they took advantage of a passing error between Fiorentina players in their last meeting.

However, even if Barry had guessed this, he probably wouldn't have believed the idea. For them, who don't have a sense of pride in the giants, it is really incomprehensible to have such a strong desire to win this contest just because of a draw in the first half of the league.

Although Capello rotated the starting lineup to a certain extent in order to prepare for the life-and-death showdown with Dynamo Kiev in the Champions Cup, he did not send a full bench this time, but used a mix of main and substitute methods to deal with the opponent in front of him.

Goalkeeper Toldo, two full-backs Fortunato and Zambrotta, central defenders Materazzi and Hyypia, Zanetti in the midfield position, Deco and Pirlo form a midfield duo to control the team's tempo. As for Gattuso, who has a poor sense of defensive position but excellent physical fitness and tackling ability, Capello finally determined the position of the young homegrown midfielder after observing for most of the season, that is, to act as a bodyguard for Pirlo and other players who are talented on the offensive end, but not good enough on the defensive end, and rush up to launch a counter-attack on the spot as soon as their passes or the ball at their feet are tackled by the opponent!

Capello didn't expect Gattuso to get the ball back every time he stepped up, but just asked the fierce Saburo on the defensive end to get to where he was needed in the shortest possible time to prevent the opponent from taking advantage of Fiorentina's offensive and defensive transitions to attack, leaving enough time for his side to reorganize the defense.

On the forward line, this time Capello still used the forward combination of Inzaghi and Ronaldo in the last game against Inter Milan, the former's ability to seize opportunities and the latter's almost all-round performance in attack are enough to create endless problems for Bari's backline!

Suffice it to say, this is the strongest squad Capello can field without affecting the team's table in the Champions Cup in midweek!

The players' performance did not disappoint Capello, and with the cheers of more than 40,000 fans in the stands of the Stade Frankie, the Fiorentina players presented a near-perfect goal to all the fans who supported them on this sunny afternoon!

In the 21st minute, Pirlo picked up a pass in the middle and sent a delicate over-the-top ball, which penetrated Bari's back line in an instant, and Ronaldo, who received the ball, burst into the penalty area and crossed with his left foot, and the follow-up big Inzaghi scored a close-range tackle to open the scoring for Fiorentina!

Just two minutes later, Fiorentina made a comeback, Deco intercepted Barry's pass in the back and instigated a counterattack, Pirlo, who received in front, used his heel to distribute the ball to the side with his back to the Bari player, Zambrotta, who was inserted in time, did not have a greedy direct low flat cross, Da Inzaghi pretended to shoot at the front point to attract the attention of Bari's defenders and goalkeepers, and Ronaldo, who was ambushed at the back point, easily pushed and scored from five meters in front of the goal, 2-0!

Falling behind by two goals forced the Bari players to come out on the back of the pack, which gave the Fiorentina players room to play a quick counter-attack. In the 36th minute, Pirlo made a long pass from the backfield, and Ronaldo, who suddenly accelerated to start, drove straight into the form of a single knife after breaking through the defense of the Bari team's backline, and a pendulum swing past the attacking goalkeeper sent the ball into the empty goal, 3-0!