Chapter 771: The Fatty Ann with a Bad Fate

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After the away draw against Bologna, Fiorentina's lead in the standings has not been narrowed by the team behind them, but has been further widened!

The reason for this situation is simple: after losing the Rome derby, Lazio lost again in this round of the league, and they were beaten 3-1 by the Bianconeri led by Ann Fat at the Stadio Olimpica!

Although he didn't want to help his old rival Capello extend his lead, Ancelotti, who was already a little anxious by the pressure of results, didn't think about it so much at this time. After all, Juventus' performance in the league this season can be said to be the worst in the past decade, not only did they withdraw from the competition for the Serie A title early, but also fell all the way to seventh place in the league, not even Fiorentina's domestic trumpet Vicenza, which made Juventus' management very angry.

But Ancelotti is also fateful, whenever Moggie and others begin to discuss whether to fire this parallel coach early, Ancelotti will always save himself from the brink of dismissal with a victory in time, making Mo Lao Fox and others feel helpless At the same time, they can continue to have some patience with Ancelotti, a newcomer in the Italian coaching world.

In another Serie A match played at the same time as the Lazio match, AC Milan beat Udinese 5-1 at the Stadio Friuli! Bierhoff and Zaccheroni, the two old players of the black chickens, will be the key to the Rossoneri's victory in this game, and if it were not for these two people who know Udinese well, AC Milan may have to work hard to win Udinese.

Therefore, when the 29th round of Serie A matches are over, Fiorentina is far ahead of the standings with a huge advantage of eleven points, and it seems that it is very promising to complete the feat of five consecutive Serie A titles three or four rounds in advance; Lazio, who suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, was caught up by AC Milan, who were crazy in the second half, and even because they only achieved one draw and one loss in the two-legged meeting with the Rossoneri, the director was surpassed by AC Milan in the ranking and fell to the third place!

On 25 April, Fiorentina travelled to Turin after a week's rest to take on old rivals Juventus at the Alp Stadium.

Although Carlo Ancelotti's first coaching journey at the big club does not look smooth at the moment, it is undeniable that without him, a different coach would have led the team to a worse performance after Pierrot, the team's attacking heart and the glue of the frontcourt, fell from a serious injury.

After all, Juventus's weakness in forward strength is clear to fans all over Europe. The highly-anticipated Otero proved to be a point-grabbing striker who needs a cannonball from his teammates, and the type who is not too solid to deliver a solid goal for the Bianconeri; Otero's compatriot, Uruguayan star Fonseca, is looking old this season, and he has no style in Serie A where he and his partner Balbo were called "South American doubles"; After a few seasons of tempering, Amoruso Jr. is still the potential star of the year, and he has not grown up according to the template set for him by the Bianconeri coaching staff to become the Italian second center forward who can compete with Vieri.

You know, no matter how well a team's defense is, if the front lineman just can't score goals, then it's impossible to achieve a decent result!

Therefore, after Pierrot's only steady firepower for the season, Juventus' goal was entirely based on the attacking midfield and Otero's fluctuating form. In the face of such a difficult situation, it is not easy for Ancelotti to give the Bianconeri a glimmer of hope of competing for a European place next season with five rounds of the league remaining, and it is enough to prove his coaching level.

It's a pity that Juventus' top brass and fans didn't notice this objective fact, but threw the blame for all seven pairs of poor results on Ancelotti's head, believing that with a similar first-team squad, Phyllivo could lead the team to the top three in the league year after year, while Ancelotti could only lead the team to struggle for a European place.

These people have forgotten that Lippi had such a talented star on the offensive end as Pierrot under his subordinates, and absolute mainstays such as Blank and Deschamps were at the peak of their careers; And when Ancelotti took charge, these people were not only plagued by the World Cup syndrome, but also their competitive state was not as good as before as they were as old as they were when they got older.

It was precisely because of the weakness of the forward line that Juventus could not find a way to tear apart the opponent's defense after the start of this game, facing a back line composed of Materazzi and Hyypia, as well as a two-man midfield combination composed of Zanetti and Makelele. Otero, who was at the front, was like a lonely ghost under the focused care of Materazzi and Hyypia in turn, and he couldn't receive a pass from his teammates, let alone score a goal.

In the case that Otero is unable to score and contain Zuò, the Juventus midfielders led by Zidane naturally find it difficult to get good shooting opportunities, although they all have good attacking ability to insert back, but after being blocked by the opponent to kick the space, these players can only look at the door of Fiorentina and sigh.

In the end, when the game was over, Fiorentina, who was visiting the Alp Stadium, scored with a header from substitute Vieri in the second half, beating Juventus 1-0, ending the opponent's two-game winning streak in the league while continuing to lead the standings with an eleven-point advantage!

The central midfield duo of Claude Makelele and Zanetti was the biggest contributor to Fiorentina's victory, as they blocked the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Davies, Di Livio and others at the defensive end, almost completely breaking down the link between Juventus' midfield and making it difficult for the Bianconeri to organise a dangerous attack.

Claude Makellele, in particular, stunned his compatriot Zinedine Zidane in the game, single-handedly freezing one of Juventus' most threatening points on the pitch and impressing everyone.

As a result, Makellele, who has been criticized by the Italian media for most of the season, claimed that this is "the only hole in Fiorentina's main lineup". He was named Player of the Match after the game, the first time he had won the award since joining Fiorentina!

After the win over Juventus, Fiorentina will face the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals in midweek. This time, the Purple Lily will face the Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, led by veterans Rui Costa and Heathfield, who left last summer!