Volume 1 Chapter 517 A good sign for the weak team is also a headache

There is no doubt that Moggi's resignation and the departure of his lawyer to the Rome court for questioning will have a major impact on Juventus and Serie A.

Moggi's contribution to Juventus is evident – since arriving in Turin in 1994, Moggi has led Juventus to seven league titles and a Champions League trophy in Serie A.

In the transfer market, Moggi is also praised for his vision - bringing in Zidane from Bordeaux; buying Trezeguet from Monaco; Davies from AC Milan; poaching Vieira from Arsenal; Zidane's transfer fee for Buffon, Thuram and Nedved...... Every transfer operation has affected the pattern of that season, which can be described as discerning.

As for the accusations of game rigging and kidnapping referees by the media, these charges may be exaggerated, but the recorded phone calls prove that it is by no means groundless, and Moggi's influence and control over Serie A has gone beyond the scope of a professional manager, in the words of Fiorentina president de la Valle, "Moggi is the god of Serie A, he can decide who wins the title, he can decide who is relegated, and he can also decide which player to transfer to which club"

Now that Moggi has been censored, the model of money + power to win the championship has been exposed under the noses of fans all over the world, and it is impossible to continue to maintain it, and the Serie A league will definitely be fairer and brighter, and it may be impossible for Juventus to be taken care of by the referee later, and it may even be taken care of in reverse.

Although Moggi has not been convicted yet, the appearance of the phone recording in Serie A decided his fate, for Moggi, it is only the size of the crime, it is impossible to clear his name, if Moggi has an accident, Juventus in his reign will also be affected, in addition to the possibility of being relegated to Serie B, they may also be stripped of the league title last season. Based on the current situation, including the stock market, there is a general lack of confidence in it, and Juventus's share price has plummeted.

Moggi and Juventus have an accident, which is good for Fiorentina and AC Milan, if they are deprived of this season's points and last season's league title, and are relegated to the second division, it means that AC Milan will get the trophy from last season, as they were second in the league last season. Fiorentina are now second and as long as they maintain that position, they will be champions at the end of the season, and Juventus are no longer eligible to compete with them for the title.

It was against this backdrop that the first round of the league between Juventus and AC Milan kicked off.

Due to the accident of Juventus in front, even if it does not collapse, the most likely to be canceled points and relegated to Serie B, which means that AC Milan's opponent to win the championship is only Fiorentina, and the gap between AC Milan and Fiorentina is only 5 points, which is not an irreparable points gap for the old and spicy AC Milan, Fiorentina is young after all, has no experience in winning the championship, and has to face the double-line battle of the Champions League and the league, and the possibility of collapse in the last stage is not small, The fact that European bookmakers raised AC Milan's odds to win the title from third to second immediately after Moggie's resignation speaks volumes.

AC Milan and Juventus are equal in and out of the field, in the past ten years, except for the Roma duo and Sampdoria took advantage of their nap to steal the three championships, the other are the two teams of the Holy League in turn, and now Juventus has been fatally hit and may be relegated to Serie B, which is a godsend for AC Milan to dominate Serie A, at this time, they will never mind stepping on their original ally. There are even rumors that the accident between Juventus and Moggi was manipulated and planned by AC Milan, because Berlusconi-controlled "Milan Sport" is the main force in this phonegate scandal.

Sure enough, AC Milan opened fire on Juventus at the most opportune time. Rossoneri boss Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, believes that "the match-fixing scandal is a failure for everyone, and now we can only wait and see what happens, but if this is the case, Juventus, who are suspected of controlling the referee and playing match-fixing, should hand the trophy to the runners-up AC Milan because we have been unfairly plotted." ”

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said: "Regardless of the phone-gate scandal, I want the league to be fair, we have endured too many grievances this season and this situation cannot continue, this game is important for us, we have to win away from home, but we can't underestimate Juventus, although they are troubled by phone-gate, but the players don't think about it when they come on the pitch, they are not weakened." ”

At this time, it is impossible for Juventus to speak, and anything they say will not be sympathized with, and they will be attacked, so in the face of the attack, Juventus also wisely chose to remain silent, but a reporter revealed that the Juventus club management has secretly given Capello a death order that must not lose to AC Milan at home.

Must not lose, it is best to win, this is not only to ensure the leading position of the league, more important to win and not lose on Juventus will have a great impact, due to the emergence of the telephone door, the whole world is concerned about the Serie A game, if this Juventus loses, then the outside world will naturally say that without the support of the referee, Juventus can not win, and if Juventus wins or draws, it can be proved from the side that even without the help of the referee, Juventus has the strength to win the championship.

The focus of the battle must be placed in the back, the first to start the war is Fiorentina, in the face of competitors fighting each other to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, Fiorentina seems to be a little more stressed, and the team is also exhausted after a long-term double-line battle, although they are fighting at home, facing the relegation team Cagliari, but Fiorentina is in a hurry, without a little patience to cooperate, the team's two killers, but also ranked first and second in the scorer list Chen Yu and Toni have rare missed opportunities.

The first half was forced to 0-0 by Cagliari, and at halftime Prandelli was furious, and in the second half, Pacini replaced Toni, who had scored the goal, with a different combination of strikers to attack Cagliari's backline, Prandelli's criticism made the team suddenly wake up, and they attacked fiercely around Cagliari for 40 minutes, and only scored a penalty by Chen Yu and a header from the teenager Pacini in the last five minutes to get three points.

Fiorentina won, which brought more pressure to Juventus and AC Milan, both sides played cautiously after the start of the game, especially Juventus, they were very conservative at home, although Capello sent two strikers Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet, but except for Ibrahimovic who did not return to defense, the other players had defensive tasks, there were no absolute good chances, and none of the four defenders and two midfielders stepped forward to assist.

This also means that AC Milan's forwards have to face a six-man complete defense line most of the time, although Shevchenko and Inzaghi are both world-class forwards, but Juventus is also a world-class defender and the world's best two midfielders, even if the current Juventus player form is affected by scandals, but they are outnumbered, Shevchenko and Inzaghi are not at all.

Milan doesn't want a draw, but a draw is acceptable to Juventus, once Capello is ruthless to play defensively, there are not many teams in this world that can break through the Juventus defense, Milan bombarded the Juventus defense indiscriminately, shot 13 goals in the half, but never been able to break through the door of Juventus, after three meters in front of Shevchenko's goal to poke the ball out of the bottom line, AC Milan had to accept the result of being drawn by Juventus on the road.

After the first round, Juventus is still at the top of the table with 73 points, Fiorentina is second with one point less than Juventus, Milan drew this game, and the points were opened up by Fiorentina by 7 points.

On the evening of the end of the 29th round of Serie A, the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the UEFA Champions Cup was held at the Paris City Hall. For the first time, UEFA will hold the draw at the venue of the final. 4. The draw for the finals will be random, and teams in the same league may meet in advance. There is a possibility of a Serie A derby or a La Liga derby this year, with the possibility of a Milan derby being the most talked about, and perhaps the least desirable derby to see, as it has already been seen twice in the last three seasons.

The draw was hosted by UEFA CPO Olsson, with former French centre-back Blank, who won the 19UR World Cup at the Stade de France, as a guest.

The draw turned out to be fantastic, accounting for half of the country, the most likely Serie A derby did not appear, the quarterfinals became the result of the Premier League, the Portuguese Super League, La Liga, and the four major French leagues respectively singled out the top four of Serie A, Barcelona with the top odds to win the championship against Inter Milan, AC Milan drew Lyon, Juventus met Vieira's old master Arsenal, and Fiorentina challenged the old powerhouse Benfica.

The two legs of the 4 finals will be played on P9 and 45 April, while the semi-finals will be played on 1819 April and U on April. The final was played on May 17 at the Stade de France in Paris.

The quarter-finals of the season's two dark horses meet again, which is great news for both Benfica and Fiorentina, and means they both have a chance of reaching the last four.

After the draw, Benfica coach Koeman said: "It's a happy thing to draw Fiorentina because we can't expect a better option, but Fiorentina didn't have an amazing performance in the Champions League, but in the league they beat Milan and Juventus, so we must not be careless." ”

The Fiorentina manager said almost the same thing as Koeman, "On the cards, Benfica are the weakest team apart from us, but they are not an easy opponent, Benfica eliminated Liverpool in the previous round and did not concede a goal, and also won at Anfield." Benfica deserves the respect and fear of all. ”

Although Benfica has won the Champions League, but it has been a long time, that experience is no longer much experience, and Fiorentina has an obvious upward momentum, it is difficult to say who will die in this competition, the odds of winning the Champions League also illustrate this, although the odds of Fiorentina and Benfica have risen compared to before, but Fiorentina is L to 17, Benfica is L to 18, almost the same, respectively, ranked 8th.

In addition to Fiorentina and Benfica, only Lyon is considered a weak team, and the odds of AC Milan drawn to Lyon have also skyrocketed, and now it is second only to the favorite Barcelona, and Inter Milan, which drew Barcelona, has been reduced to the Uth place, except for Fiorentina and Benfica, which are the least favored.

Europe drew a good draw but it became a trouble for Fiorentina, the first round and Cagliari have been a little tired, if it weren't for Prandelli's head drink, it is likely that Cagliari will not be able to win, and now the quarterfinals have drawn Benfica, and they must desperately enter the semi-finals, so that the two lines will continue, and Florence will not have an inexplicable collapse last season, but to this point, it is impossible to give up either one, for Fiorentina and Prandelli, The current situation is as often said in China's report: the future is bright, but the road is tortuous.