On the evening of May 17, the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

In previous years, the Coppa Italia final was mostly scheduled between May 21 and 25, but this year AC Milan reached the Champions League final starting on May 26, so the schedule has also been adjusted.

And for this game, whether it is AC Milan or Juventus, they still attach great importance to it.

After all, since the start of the 03-04 season, these two teams have not been able to make it to the final of the Coppa Italia - in these years, Inter Milan and Roma have often met in the final and then won and lost each other.

Therefore, Juventus, who have returned to Serie A, need such a champion to announce their return in a high-profile manner, and AC Milan, who defended their Serie A title with an unbeaten record, will win the Coppa Italia to show their dominance of Italian football!

This game is also a head-to-head duel between the champion and the runner-up in the just-concluded Serie A, and its gold content is also self-evident, so it has also attracted great attention from the entire Italian football world.

All kinds of guests, celebrities, and celebrities were invited to watch the finals.

Not only retired stars and high-level officials from both sides, but also the president of the Italian Olympic Committee, the president of the Italian Football Federation, and even many officials from UEFA were also invited to attend.

The large number of heavyweight guests also made the whole final more grand.

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Milan still faced tonight with their best 433 formation, which is also the most used main lineup this season.

There is a long gap between this game and the Champions League final, and the main players can get plenty of rest, so there is less need to think about rotation.

And having the main players play in such a final will definitely help them adapt to the atmosphere of the final in advance and find their best form.

Juventus, on the other hand, has a different squad than in the league.

Conte fielded a 442 formation:

Forwards: Del Piero, Borriello.

Midfielders: Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Estigarivia.

Defenders: Cáceres, Barzagli, Bonucci, Lichtsteiner.

Goalkeeper: Storari.

When Pan Yi saw Juventus' starting lineup and the position of the players, his first reaction was surprise.

Compared to their main squad in the league, this is equivalent to nearly half of them being replaced.

Of course, Pan Yi knows that Conte often rotates to ensure the league in the Italian Cup, for example, the goalkeeper has always used the second goalkeeper Storari, instead of the main Buffon.

But now that the final has been played, with all aspects taking it so seriously, is Conte still determined to use this squad to play Milan?

It's really worthy of Kong Er's stunned......

'Maybe Conte is trying to surprise us.'

Milan's coaching staff was naturally a little puzzled, and Tasotti speculated: "Replace some players we are not familiar with, and don't use his usual back three to confuse us." ”

"It's possible." Allegri also said, "They have met us twice in the league with the main line-up and they have lost both. And his set of 442 was invincible in the Italian Cup, all the way to the final. Maybe Conte just wants to try his luck with this line-up. ”

Pan Yi agrees with them.

Maybe it's really like the two coaches said, Conte just wants to make a miracle and change his life in the final.

Since the main lineup is always losing, it is understandable to make some changes.

It's just that players like Estigalivia, Cáceres, and Borriello who have rarely played in the league, and Conte is sent to fight against Milan in this way, is it really useful?

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As soon as the game started, Milan took the initiative.

This is the tactic that the coaching staff developed before the game, that is, the opening attack.

Since Juventus used a formation that was not very commonly used, and also used some players who were not commonly used, the tacit understanding between them would definitely be poor.

The opening onslaught may have caused Juve's players to mess up and then show their flaws.

It's just that Juventus seems to be prepared for Milan's opening three-board axe today, and the defense is also very solid.

After intercepting the ball from Milan's kick-off diagonal pass, Juventus also played a quick counter-attack.

Bonucci handed the ball to Andrea Pirlo and it was a long pass straight down the right.

And Piero on the other side had just deftly stopped the ball when Milan defender Virgil van Dijk had already pressed over.

There was some physical contact between the two, and Piero fell to the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded, and a free kick was taken in front.

It was a free-kick from the right side of the edge of the box, about 30 metres from goal.

Both Piero and Pirlo stood in front of the ball, and then Pirlo duffled and Piero hit a banana shot, but it was saved by the attentive Milan goalkeeper Ederson.

Juve won another corner.

When Pirlo took the corner, the Juventus players were all concentrated near the penalty spot at first, and only dispersed when the ball flew out.

Andrea Pirlo's shot went to the front post, where Marchisio rubbed his scalp and then Bonucci, who had been ambushed in the middle, leaped high to head home.

Unfortunately, the ball went high and flew straight off the crossbar to give AC Milan a goal kick.

When he saw this, Pan Yi somewhat understood Conte's intentions.

Kong Er was stunned to put his posture so low? Just want to win from set-pieces? ”

This made Pan Yi a little unexpected.

It was clear that whether it was a free-kick or a corner in this attack, Juventus had carefully designed it.

They are looking to capitalise on the quality of their two set-piece masters, Andrea Pirlo and Piero, to try and break down the Milan goal.

In order to achieve this tactical goal, Juventus have used more sapper players to protect them and create set-piece opportunities up front as much as possible.

This is basically the measure that some underdogs in the middle and late stages of Serie A often use when they meet Milan.

It is difficult for them to adapt to Milan's cross-era tactics, and it is not easy for them to score goals in open battles under the pressure of Milan's full-time, so they will cherish set-piece opportunities very much and make a big fuss about them.

And after Conte was beaten by Milan in the league, this Italian Cup final can actually position himself as a "weak team" to fight against Milan's youth storm, which is really bent and promoted.

And how to crack the opponent's strategy...... It's also very simple.

Why don't you just give them as few set-piece chances as possible?

After a while, Allegri was already on his feet and went to the sidelines to whisper to the captain Gattuso.

After a brief chat with Pan Yi, he knew that he needed to make some demands on the players on the field.

So the content of the whisper is very simple, that is, let everyone pay attention to the defensive movements, and don't create too many set-piece opportunities for Juventus in the backfield!