Chapter 924: Before the Final (Part II)

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Facing Lazio, whose morale was completely suppressed by their own side, the Fiorentina players took this opportunity to vent the anger in their hearts and launched a bloody massacre against the Blue Eagle on this night!

Vieri and Inzaghi, who started first, scored a goal each in the first half to give Fiorentina a 2-0 lead over the Blue Eagles at half-time. Then, in the 48th minute of the game, Effenberg defended Simeone and Almeida and blasted a stunning long-range shot from 40 meters away from the Lazio goal, expanding the score to 3-0!

Effenberg's world wave completely wiped out the only remaining morale of Lazio, and the Blue Eagles players who realized that they could not recover the defeat became more depressed in the following time, although they were not yet at the point of giving up the game, but the momentum of vowing to win the double before the game has disappeared, and the players are more on the field at this time to deal with the game as a routine, rather than trying to lead the team out of the predicament!

It's no wonder, given that Lazio now have a trophy to sit under, and for many of them, the most important thing is the upcoming European Championship in June, so if they get injured in this game and miss the quadrennial event, they will be in tears.

Facing the discouraged Lazio side, the Fiorentina players continued to beat the Reservoir Dogs while the iron was hot. Shevchenko, who came on as a substitute for Inzaghi in the 65th minute, scored a brace in the space of 15 minutes to extend Fiorentina's lead to as many as five goals!

If it weren't for Nedved's assist for Crews to score a goal in the 82nd minute of the game, saving some face for the Blue Eagles, then by the end of this game, Lazio would not even have a fig leaf!

In the end, when the final whistle blew, Fiorentina at the Frankie Stadium won the first leg of the Italian Cup final, and the score of 5-1 on the big screen was like a big slap in the face, slapping Lazio in the face and beating them with confidence before the game!

After seeing this murderous score, the vast majority of fans do not think that Lazio still has the possibility of winning the double - perhaps when Fiorentina is distracted by the poor European form, Lazio can also take advantage of the loophole to close the point gap with the purple lily, and complete the overtake in one fell swoop; But when Fiorentina start to concentrate on dealing with it with their main line-up, the gap between the Blues and the top teams will be exposed.

While Lazio still have theoretical hopes of a comeback, few believe the Blues have what it takes to turn the tables in the second leg. Not to mention, Fiorentina's huge four-goal advantage in the first leg between the two teams alone was enough to make the Blue Eagles' dream of winning the title come to naught!

Suffice it to say, if there are no surprises in the second leg, this season's Coppa Italia title is already in Fiorentina's bag!

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Cirio company in Rome's Via Valenziani, Cragnotti, who just a few days ago was excited about the team's success in winning the league title, was furious in his office. Lazio's performance in the first leg of the Coppa Italia final made him realise that the Blues still have a lot to do with the top teams and that he needs to start working on them in the days to come.

In order to grow Lazio into a team that can compete with these top giants, Cragnotti has decided to continue to invest heavily in the transfer market this summer to further improve the team.

A week later, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, in the second leg of the contest between the two sides, the Lazio players who lost the first leg did not show the fighting spirit to turn the tables at home in this game, and Lazio coach Eriksen directly hid Nedved, Stankovic, Concicao and other cadres when arranging the starting list, and in this way said to Fiorentina that their side had conceded defeat in advance, and this game asked them to save some face. lest Lazio lose too badly at their own doorstep, and there will be a discordant situation such as fan riots in the game.

"That's why I said Jose, a team like Lazio who is willing to concede early in the game will never be a top team." In the face of Eriksen's weakness, Heynckes naturally did not refuse, but in private, he still expressed his opinion to Mourinho, "Now I have a little doubt, leading Lazio to complete the reversal This kind of thing is not Eriksen's credit at all, it is completely dependent on the performance of those players." ”

"You're right, no matter what, as a giant, it's absolutely impossible to surrender to its opponent before the game has even started." Mourinho nodded and agreed with Heynckes, saying, "So it seems that as long as Eriksen continues to be Lazio manager, the Blue Eagles will never be able to become a team that can compete with us." Because for a wealthy family, he is too weak. ”

Some people may say that managers such as Carlo Ancelotti and Ranieri are also very "soft", why can they lead the giants to play well, but Eriksen is not at all? The reason is simple, because Ancelotti's softness is mainly reflected in interpersonal communication, rather than leading the team to play games. On the court, Ann Fat They also have their own pride and dignity, and they will never do such a thing as deliberately giving up the game.

Turning back to the game, although Eriksen didn't say it explicitly, the Lazio players are not stupid either, and the Swedish coach's move to hide the main force has undoubtedly sent a fairly clear signal to them that he intends to abandon this Coppa Italia final.

So, after noticing that the head coach raised the white flag and announced his surrender, and at the same time there was a lack of Iron Warriors like Nedved on the field, the Blue Eagles, who had no fighting spirit, lost to Fiorentina by one goal in this duel and lost the final of the Coppa Italia with an aggregate score of 1-6!

In this way, after being stolen by the Blue Eagles of a league trophy, Fiorentina completed their revenge on Lazio in the Coppa Italia, shattering their opponents' dreams of winning the Coppa Italia and celebrating their centenary with a double!