"The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!"

"In the first half, Italy kicked off first, and Cassano and Balotelli passed each other before running forward."

"Short passes from Marchisio and De Rossi, quick for the England defenders!"

"The ball is at the feet of Pirlo! A long pass to the front left! Montolivo receives the ball! ”

"Glen Johnson got up quickly, Montolivo pulled the ball past and shook off the England right-back!"

"This is a great opportunity! Montolivo is on the edge of the box! Pass to the back post! Balotelli heads home! ”

'The ball went a little wide and Italy missed a good chance.

The England fans in the stadium had a false alarm, and the header just now made their hearts flutter.

If you concede a goal in the opening game, you're in trouble.

Five minutes later, Ashley Young's cross was headed over by Leonardo Bonucci and the ball fell to Andrea Pirlo again.

Pirlo did the same, or passed the ball to Montolivo!

"Montolivo suddenly cut inside and shook Scott Parker away! He opted for a long shot! ”

"The ball hit the post! The shot from around 35 metres almost gave England the lead! ”

"As the saying goes, see Hart come and kick it. It makes sense. Montolivo's long-range shot almost scored, and Joe Hart wasn't prepared at all! Montolivo's shot was tricky and powerful. ”

In the live broadcast room, Vieri excitedly explained, and Di Livio on the side also praised him.

'Piero was given a chance to rest in this game, Montolivo took his place, and the technical player who can play multiple positions up front did really well today!

On the sidelines, Cannavaro praised Montolivo: "This guy was really active today, his individual ball control skills can rank in the top three in Italy, and even his small skills are not inferior to Piero. ”

Speed nodded: "A few days ago, Mr. Montolivo asked Montolivo to start instead of Piero, and I also raised a different opinion, but I didn't expect that I didn't think long enough." ”

Yun Sheng smiled: "Gary, you were right to be scrupled at the time, and I would like to hear different voices, but you and I think differently. You would suggest playing with Giovinco or Di Natale and adding a striker and a goalkeeper, but I would prefer to play as a shadow striker like Montolivo who is good at possession and passing. ”

"There's no shortage of strikers in the squad right now, and as long as Cassano and Balotelli can be at their best, then the two of them are definitely worth three strikers. And a player with good skills like Montolivo is just right for England - this group of guys is good, but the skills are too rough. ”

Yunsheng's inference is good, not only this England team, but more than ten years forward, the England team has been criticized for its rough skills.

Since the retirement of Gaskein's generation of technical players, England have had few technical stars.

Speed recalls his days in the Premier League: "In the last decade or so, England has run out of technical players, well, Joe Cole is one, but he has been injured in the Premier League because of his excellent skills, and finally he has no choice but to fall. The Premier League simply does not have the right soil for the development of technical players. ”

The three of them chatted as the game reached the 28th minute.

This time it was Montolivo's pass that found Cassano on the left.

It's a very accurate pass! Just past Scott Parker between the two!

Cassano straight stopper! Balotelli outside the box doesn't stop shooting!

The ball went in!!

In the 28th minute of the game, Italy finally broke the deadlock!

1 to 0! It's a wonderful combination of the Italian striker trident!

And shortly after that goal, Pirlo's long ball found Balotelli in the box, and it was a good chance!

Under Terry's close marking, Balotelli couldn't turn around, and could only pass back to Cassano, who knocked it horizontally, and Montolivo received the ball!

Again into the penalty area! Balotelli pulls back to pick it up, turns and shoots!

The ball went in!!

2 to 0! Italy's counter-attack was very effective!

The Italian fans in the stands cheered continuously, and the Italian generals on the side of the stadium applauded vigorously!

"Mario, you're so handsome today!"

Yun Sheng hugged Balotelli, who rushed over excitedly, and patted his defender hard.

"Sir! Thank you for what you said to me the other day! I love playing with you so much! ”

"Haha, then you have to behave, we will try to play all the games of the European Championship!"

"Absolutely!"

At this time, in the live broadcast room, Vieri also kept offering words of praise to Balotelli.

"In my opinion, Balotelli is definitely the most talented Italian player today! The two goals just now are very domineering, even when I was at my peak, I might not have been able to score such beautiful goals! I can now announce in advance that Italy will be able to qualify for the last four of the European Championships! ”

But unexpectedly, shortly after Vieri's excitement, England scored.

This time it was a combination of three United players, Ashley Young passed the ball to centre-forward Welbeck, Welbeck headed back, Rooney fired a shot from the top of the box and the ball went into the net!

2 to 1! England pull a goal back!

Even Gianluigi Buffon, who was doing well, didn't have time to react this time, with Rooney's shooting power and speed top-notch, as well as tricky angles.

Listening to the cheers of the English fans in the audience, Di Livio glanced at Vieri in the live broadcast room: "If you have that kind of ruined character just now, you better say less......"

Vieri: "Okay......"

England's goal came in first-half stoppage time, shortly after Italy restarted, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half as Balotelli's shot went wide.

Italy returned to the dressing room with a 2-1 advantage and were somewhat unhappy with the late goal.

England, on the other hand, saw hope of an equaliser and the goal just now gave them hope for the second half.

In the locker room, Yun Sheng asked Cassano with concern: "Are you a little tired today?" ”

Cassano hesitated: "It's okay, I can still hold on in the second half." ”

Since the start of the game, Cassano has started every game and played the whole game, and he has not even been given a chance to rest against Ireland, with Piero and Balotelli both resting in Ireland.

Yun Sheng patted him on the shoulder: "In the second half, you come down and rest, let Del play." Don't insist on it, we have two games to play and I need you to adjust your form in advance and play in the semi-finals and the final. ”

Cassano nodded, and he looked in the direction of the door, where Piero was warming up on the pitch.

In the second half, the pressure will be even higher, captain, it's up to you in the second half......