Chapter 1165: Sprint (6)
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Although Fiorentina drew with AC Milan in this round of the league, to the relief of Fiorentina fans, Juventus fans were disappointed that Juventus did not take the opportunity to close the gap between them and the leaders. In the other game that ended at the same time, the Bianconeri, who were also dragged down by the Champions Cup tie, were held to a draw by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico and continued to be nine points behind Fiorentina in the standings.
At this stage, even the most stubborn Juventus fans have to admit the fact that the league title already belongs to Fiorentina. After all, with only three games left in the league and a nine-point lead, while having a better goal difference and a better record against each other, Juventus will have a daunting task to complete a comeback in the league.
And the subsequent development also confirmed this speculation, in the 32nd round of Serie A a week later, Fiorentina, who had a good rest, only sent half of the main force to easily get rid of the unstable Sampdoria, with a score of 2-0 two rounds in advance!
In fact, with the strength of Sampdoria, it should not be so easily defeated by Fiorentina, who did not play at full strength. But who made them really unlucky in the past two years, the team's big owner and biggest financier Berezovsky was frozen in Russia for political reasons, and had to stop burning money in the transfer market for many years, and began to learn the business model of Udinese and Vicenza, intending to make a profit by reselling players to maintain the operation of the club, and by the way, earn a little extra money to maintain his rich life.
To this end, Berezovski took it upon himself last summer to sell key players such as Nedved to direct league rivals such as Juventus at a high price. The Russian tycoon's move has left Sampdoria in the squad disheartened, and if it weren't for Veron's efforts to win hearts and stabilize the dressing room for his own future, Sampdoria would not have been able to secure a European place for next season at the end of the season.
Still, the negative impact of this series of events is quite serious. Under Berezovsky's heavy investment, the Sea Blues, who already had the golden Samp style of the year, have been dealt a major blow again, and those ambitious Samp players have also been eyeing other teams at this time, secretly looking for a home that can satisfy their ambitions.
Especially now that the overall situation of the league has been decided, the main players led by Veron will not care about the few innocuous games left, which is the main reason why Sampdoria lost to Fiorentina so untempered in this game.
Fortunately, however, Sampdoria did not have the same huge debts as Lazio and had to face the dilemma of bankruptcy and restructuring. What the Blues have to face is nothing more than a transformation of their business strategy and their own positioning, which will not put much pressure on the club's finances.
With Sampdoria out of the way, let's take a look at the Fiorentina side. After securing the league trophy two rounds ahead of schedule, Fiorentina will face Inter Milan in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in the following week, on the evening of 13 May.
With a clean sweep at the Meazza Stadium in the first leg and an away goal as well, Heynckes will be prepared to make the most of those advantages in this game. For example, the defensive counterattack tactics were deliberately arranged, and Vincent and Giuli were all put into the starting lineup; And for the Inter Milan players, tonight's game is a life-and-death battle that must not be lost!
After all, as long as they get past Fiorentina, then Inter Milan can get a ticket to the Champions League final again after a full 31 years; And if they play Purple Lily tonight or are outright defeated by their opponents, then they don't know that they won't be able to see the Champions League final until the Year of the Monkey.
You know, for most players, being on the stage of the Champions Cup final is one of their most coveted things. And now, that opportunity is in front of the Inter Milan players. So, without any pre-war mobilization from Cooper, these players are already full of energy.
It is not only the Inter Milan players who do not want to miss this opportunity, but also their manager, Hector Cooper, who is only 47 years old and has almost white hair. The Argentine coach has done his best to prepare for the Champions League final just around the corner, working through the night at the Pinettina training base to try to find a way out without weakening his defence.
Tordo, Coco, Materazzi, Cannavaro, Córdoba, Zanetti, Di Biagio, Zanetti, Emre, Mutu and Crespo...... Don't look at Inter's starting line-up is exactly the same as in the last game, but there are fundamental differences in formation and tactics. For example, Cooper changed the original four defenders to a combination of three central defenders + bilateral defenders, using three central defenders to defend their own penalty area, and letting Koko and Zanetti be fully responsible for the team's wing attack and defense; At the same time, Emre, who has been deployed to play left midfield, has returned to the familiar middle, and Cooper intends to let him take on the role of playmaker like Andrea Pirlo and control the tempo of the team.
In this way, stimulated by the Champions League final, the Inter Milan players turned against the opponent after the start of the game and launched a ferocious attack on the door of Fiorentina. Although the Fiorentina players had been prepared for this, they did not expect that the opponent would play so hard as soon as they came up, and they launched a direct attack without even a temptation!
"I'll you, why are these guys so violent, all of them are like drugged?" After successfully cutting off the ball at Zanetti's feet and kicking it off the sideline, Vincent, who withdrew to his own half, was puzzled by the state of the Inter Milan players, "They are completely in an unsuccessful and successful posture, what kind of ecstasy did Cooper's old boy pour into them?" ”
"Don't think about these useless things yet, it's better to keep an eye on these guys if you have this kung fu." Carlos interrupted Vincent's thoughts, and the experienced Brazilian knew it was not a good time to think about it: "If we lose the away goal advantage we had in our last game at the start of the game, then we would have to do everything we had before the game. ”
"yes, I see!" Under Carlos's reminder, Vincent also realized his mistake and quickly nodded in response.
In this way, in the first ten minutes of the game, Fiorentina, who were playing at home, was surprisingly suppressed by Inter Milan. For a while, there was a lot of noise in front of the goal guarded by Buffon, as if it was in danger of being broken by the Nerazzurri at any time!