Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

Chapter 326 Hometown of the Football King
The formats of cup competitions in various countries are somewhat similar.

Like the Copa del Rey in Spain, the Coppa Italia has always been a single-elimination system before entering the semi-finals. Only the semi-finals require two rounds of home and away games to determine the winner.

AC Milan swept Fiorentina 8:2 in the first round and was basically infinitely close to the final.

Of course, Florence still has hope of completing a shocking reversal, but it only exists in theory.

In another semi-final, Roma beat Naples 3:2 at home. The two teams were equally matched in strength. Napoli scored two more away goals. The second round was still full of suspense.
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The 8-2 score certainly attracted the attention of the entire Italian football world, but what attracted more attention was another piece of news.

AC Milan loaned out young master Niang from Montpellier and caused trouble again.

The Ferrari he was driving hit a tree on the side of the road, and the entire car was changed beyond recognition.

After the car accident, Niang immediately informed the fans that he was safe, and also emphasized that he was not driving the Ferrari, but lent it to a friend.

However, the matter was far from over. According to "Gazzetta dello Sport", according to the irrefutable evidence of road monitoring, it was the goddess herself who was driving at the time.As a result, he is likely to be prosecuted for charges including "dangerous driving" and "driving without a license", which may result in a prison sentence of up to 5 years and a fine of 7 euros.

Allegri and Galliani breathed a sigh of relief, and some even wanted to celebrate:
"Fortunately, this problem child was loaned out!"

"Otherwise it will be us who get scolded again!"
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After two days of rest at the base camp, the Milan team arrived in Naples, the largest city in southern Italy, on February 2 to prepare for the 8rd round of the league.

Naples is indeed a big city, with a population of 100 million, which is only 30% less than the world-famous metropolis of Milan.

After a short rest, Allegri led the team to the San Paolo Stadium in Naples for the first time to adapt to the venue.

As the stage where the second-generation football king Maradona became famous all over the world, even though those glorious days have passed nearly 30 years, huge portraits of the old horse can still be seen everywhere in Naples.

——From another perspective, this also reflects that Naples has never regained its peak glory in the past 30 years.

When the Milan team took the bus to the away game, many citizens along the way made no secret of their disgust, raising their middle fingers at them, and some waved their fists intimidatingly.

"Don't respond to them!"

"That will only make them more arrogant!"

Ambrosini and Bonera immediately reminded their teammates, fearing that some young people could not control their emotions and angered extreme fans.

A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Everyone knows that Naples is the area where the Blackfoot is most rampant in Italy, and it is also the area where extreme fans are the craziest!
The reason why Maradona became a hero in Naples back then was not only because of his superb skills and leading the team to win six championships, but also because of his character and temperament that conquered the city. The largest Blackfoot gang in the area The leader even became his disciple.

He was proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and smoking, and even organized the sale of cocaine with the local Mafia...

In this atmosphere, any team that comes to visit will be extra careful.

Milan has fully estimated this malicious intention, and they have made sufficient preparations when choosing a hotel.

Guest rooms must be far enough away from the street, surrounded by walls, and tightly guarded...

But even so, a group of extreme fans had gathered outside the hotel since the afternoon, carrying slogans and banners of opposition, and even openly shouting racist slogans.

But that's nothing.

Late at night, Allegri finished his tactical analysis class, and everyone had washed up and had just fallen asleep, when suddenly there was a "cracking" explosion outside the window!
"Awei! Wake up!"

Kaka, who had been sleeping lightly, kicked Su Changwei out of the bed:
"How can you sleep at your age?"

Su Changwei touched his buttocks, lay beside the bed and looked out the window.

Colorful fireworks shot out from a mound outside the wall, and some sparks even hit the windows!
Everyone was awakened by this battle. Galliani, who led the team, immediately called the police, but it was not until 30 minutes later that a police car arrived belatedly, and the culprit had already escaped!

Although the city and team of Naples will surely be widely criticized by public opinion after the game,... their goal has been achieved!

On the eve of the game, the Milan team's sleep time was shortened by at least one hour!
Some players were so frightened that they could no longer sleep!
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On February 2, half an hour before the start of the game, nearly 9 spectators had already poured into the Sao Paulo Stadium. Blue flags covered the sky and the sun, and Maradona's portrait could be seen everywhere in the surrounding stands. .After a midnight scare, Berlusconi personally exited the public relations department.

After all, he is an old guy who has been in Italy for 20 years. It is impossible for the Naples police to really let the extreme fans overturn the Milan bus, otherwise the entire city will be embarrassed in front of the global media!
They immediately deployed additional police forces to maintain order and ensure that the Milan team arrived safely at the stadium. Along the way, they also arrested a dozen extreme fans carrying controlled knives and shovels...

"Naples lost 0-3 to Atalanta in the last round, and were defeated by Roma in the Italian Cup midweek. Their recent state is not ideal..."

In the CCTV live broadcast room thousands of miles away, He Wei was introducing the situation:
"AC Milan has performed very strongly on all fronts. It has always been at the top of the league, the Champions League has an early emergency knockout, and the Coppa Italia even defeated Fiorentina 8:2!"

Guest Xu Yang nodded:

"Perhaps the gap between the two sides is too big. Naples fans are a little unbalanced and want to make it difficult for AC Milan through some off-the-beaten moves..."

Along with their commentary, players from both sides lined up to enter the stadium.

Due to the tight schedule, players such as Su Changwei, Pazzini, De Bruyne, and Muntari who played continuously returned to the bench for this game, and were replaced by Drogba, Lukaku, and Sapo. Nara, Ambrosini, and only Salah, who is in good physical condition, continue to start...

Even the defense has adjusted three people. Except for Abate who continues to play, the remaining three people have been replaced by Alonso, Zapata, and Acerbi.

Naples does not have such depth. Of the 11 starting players they sent, only full-back Reviel was injured in midweek and had to be replaced by Gulam.

Almost all of Naples' starting 11 are famous warriors!

Goalkeeper: Reina

Back four: Gulam, Federico Fernandez, Albiol, Maggio

Double midfielder: Inler, Jorginho

Midfield three: Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens

Single striker: Higuain

On the bench, there are also familiar faces such as Insigne, Djemayli, Pandev and Britos.

There is also a distant relative of Zapata-Duvan Zapata...
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Continuous fighting is not without benefits, at least Naples enters the state more quickly than Milan.

In the first minute of the game, Ambrosini's direct pass to Saponara was intercepted by Hamsik in advance, and Naples immediately counterattacked.

Callejon made a pass from the wing, Mertens headed the ball over, and Higuain in the middle carried Zapata into the penalty area, and pushed towards the far corner of the goal!
Fortunately, Abbiati was focused enough to confiscate the ball and did not let him succeed in the sneak attack.

But just 1 minute later, Milan's frontcourt made another coordination error. There was no tacit understanding between Drogba and Lukaku, and Albiol intercepted the ball and drove forward.

Higuain hit the center on the right side of the penalty area, Hamsik volleyed hard from 12 meters in front of the goal, and the ball went slightly wide!
Milan, who was shot twice in a row, quickly adjusted his thinking, focused on the defensive end, and quickly stabilized his position.

In the 8th minute, Milan finally made its first offensive attack.

Salah stole Callejon in the backcourt, then passed the slow Jorginho and started a man's sprint!
Just watch him advance nearly 50 meters single-handedly, but no one in Naples can stop him!

As Salah pushed a shot from the front of the penalty area, Reina ushered in his first failed save of the game!
1: 0!

AC Milan wins first!
Salah was so excited when he performed a 50-meter solo ride that he immediately knelt on his knees and kissed the turf crazily!
Su Changwei, who was sitting on the bench, shrugged to Kaka:

"Stephen, is this guy getting anxious?"

Stephen El-Shalawi, who is still recovering from his injury at home, can't wait to return to the green field!

If this continues, he and Su Changwei's dream of flying together and flying together may not be realized!

(End of this chapter)