Chapter 625: Equalization
Seeing the ball roll behind him, Nesta and Ferrarazizi were shocked in their hearts, and they didn't care about anything else, so they quickly turned around and chased in the direction of the ball!
However, in the battle for the ball, Pierrot, who started first and was closer to the ball, clearly had the advantage over Nesta, who had to work hard to turn.
Now, it's finally our turn to fight back! Pierrot, who was speeding towards the ball, glanced at the large space in front of him and thought to himself.
At this moment, the eyes of all the fans at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium were on these players who were in the chase.
At the front was Pierrot, the first to get the ball Prince Zebra without the slightest pause, straight to the door of Florence. Because Pierrot knows that his absolute speed is not fast, if he doesn't hurry up and speed up, it will be easy to be entangled by Nesta behind him, and this counterattack opportunity that Zidane finally created will be ruined in his own hands.
Otero sprinted forward on the other side of the pitch, albeit slightly behind Pierrot in a horizontal position, providing the Bianconeri with a necessary route to the ball and taking some of the pressure off Pierrot from the Fiorentina players.
As for Nesta and Ferrara, the former is in hot pursuit behind Pierrot, and without the ball at his feet, he is obviously faster than the Bianconeri Prince, and the gap between him and Pierrot is constantly shortening, and it is very hopeful to stop the opponent before he bursts into the box; The latter, on the other hand, ran to keep an eye on Otero to prevent Pierrot from suddenly splitting the ball and giving the Uruguayan striker a one-on-one chance.
Although it may sound tedious, by the time Nesta caught up with Pierrot at the edge of the penalty area, it was only ten seconds from Zidane's pass.
With the speed difference between the two, Nesta finally blocked the Zebra Prince two or three meters away from the big penalty area before Pierrot entered the Fiorentina penalty area!
Pierrot, who knows Nesta's patience and knowledge, was naturally not stupid enough to take on this opponent with excellent defensive ability, and after making a feint to break to the left, Pierrot shook his left ankle and crossed the ball to Otero who was inserted from the other side!
Otero raised his foot to stop the ball from Pierro, but as soon as he stopped, Ferrara, who had been following him all along, had already overtaken him, and then stood in front of him with a sharp stop, blocking the space for the Uruguayan to shoot with his body.
Seeing that there was little chance on his side, Otero immediately raised his foot and passed the ball back to Pierrot's feet. Seeing this, Nesta immediately pounced on the Prince of Zebras, trying to reach out and break the ball before Pierrot could catch the ball, but he didn't want the ball to hit his calf and bounce back!
Otero couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw this situation, but when he saw the ball flying back towards him, he didn't think much about it and immediately ran in the direction of the ball.
And because he was blocked by Otero, and his reaction was a little slower, this time Ferrara was a step slower, and as a result, he was blocked by Otero!
Facing the rebounding ball, Otero picked up his left foot and volleyed directly near the penalty spot!
Otero's volley was unexpectedly high, and the ball made a graceful arc in mid-air, bypassing Toldo's ten fingers!
Toldo, who jumped sideways to make a save, couldn't touch the ball, and could only watch as the ball flew past his palm and flew into the goal he was guarding by grazing the far post!
1-1, Juventus equalized with a quick counter-attack!
When referee Cragg announced that the goal was valid, the Juventus fans in the stands of the Amsterdam Arena burst into joy!
Lippi excitedly hugged and celebrated with those around him on the sidelines, a goal that proved that the tactics he had developed for the game were effective, and at the same time made the Silver Fox breathe a sigh of relief. After all, in such a situation, the Juventus players can naturally implement the game strategy he has set more firmly.
Without this goal, under the double pressure of being besieged by opponents for a long time and falling behind the score, whether these players can continue to obey Lippi's tactical arrangement may be a big question mark.
Anyone who knows a little football knows that a team that the manager can't control can't win the game at all.
That's why Lippi is so excited now, because Otero's goal was so timely, not only hitting Fiorentina hard, but also making the restless emotions in the hearts of his players disappear!
The Capello and Fiorentina fans who witnessed the whole process had a depressed expression on their faces at this time, after all, when Otero shot, Ferrara had actually interfered with his movements, but he didn't expect this Uruguayan to pull out a beautiful curved ball crookedly, and he was stunned to break through his own door!
The Juventus players didn't last long, as the game was barely half an hour away and they still had a long way to go to lift the trophy at the end of the game.
And the Fiorentina side......
"Cheer up Lao Tzu, don't be depressed there...... Especially you, Nesta! That's a balloon, what's there to be upset about! Effenberg yelled on the court, knowing that he needed to step up and boost his morale, "With this skill, it is better to find a way to avoid the kind of counterattack that happened again!" (Note: Since Vieri and Nesta are both named Christian, Effenberg is referred to directly by Nesta here, not by his first name.) )
"Okay, Captain!" Hearing Effenberg's reprimand, Nesta quickly adjusted from his low mood and returned to the game!
While the players were adjusting themselves on the field, Capello's latest instructions reached the ears of the other players through the mouths of Guò Carlos.
"Hey, guys, come here! I've got the latest instructions from the boss here! Carlos staggered over and said, "The boss said that it was just an accident, and he won't blame anyone for it." ”
Nesta and Ferrara breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Carlos's words, what they were most afraid of now was that Capello would give them a "hair dryer" at halftime, which was really uncomfortable.
Seeing that his teammates had moved their eyes to his side, Carlos, who was already in the background, became even more excited: "The leader said, let's not worry too much about the opponent's counterattack, continue to implement the previous tactics, and let them understand ......"
Although they were far apart, Capello, who was standing on the sidelines, and Carlos, who was on the field, said the same sentence at this time:
"Although their tortoise shells are hard, our firepower is enough to blast their hard shells to slag!"