Volume One: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 197 A Tale of Two Cities (First Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 197 A Tale of Two Cities (First update, please vote for me!)

In the end, with Chen Yingxiong's brace and Cassano's comeback goal, Naples defeated Parma 3:1 in the away game, finally stopping the downward trend of not winning in two consecutive rounds.

Since AC Milan defeated Bari 1:0 at home, Naples still has to be ranked second.

But it doesn't matter, no one cares.

What everyone is more concerned about is Cassano's return.

After playing the game for fifteen minutes, Cassano's label was remarkable. In the eyes of reporters and critics, he runs aggressively, tirelessly, even when he is ready, can appear in the right place at the right time, and then make the right action...

As the schedule becomes increasingly dense and difficult to play, Cassano's successful return is undoubtedly a shot in the arm.

This will give Mazzarri more room to maneuver when arranging manpower.

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All matches in the Champions League quarter-finals are over this weekend. In Serie A, both AC Milan and Roma were eliminated, Inter Milan eliminated Bayern Munich to advance to the quarterfinals, and Napoli eliminated Lyon.

In Inter Milan's 3:2 away game against Bayern Munich, Eto'o scored a goal. His personal number of Champions League goals this season has reached eight, and he is currently tied for first place with Messi.

In Serie A, Napoli and Inter Milan advance to the quarterfinals. The other top eight teams are Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Two in Serie A, two in La Liga, and the Premier League became the big winner, with three teams entering the quarterfinals. The Bundesliga and Ligue 1 were wiped out, and Shakhtar Donetsk became the only representative of Eastern European football, but it is estimated that they will not survive this round.

After the Champions League quarter-finals are announced, it is natural to draw lots to play against each other.

This time the drawing ceremony was much simpler than that of the top 16.

The results of the lottery came out quickly.

Naples' game is the first game of the quarter-finals, and they will stage a derby with Inter Milan.

The three Premier League teams also fared poorly. Even though they have the most promoted teams, Platini's UEFA is determined to suppress the Premier League.

Chelsea and Manchester United, two strong teams, staged a domestic derby, which was a lose-lose battle.

The dark horse Tottenham drew a very scary opponent-Real Madrid. Judging from Real Madrid's performance this season, although they lost to Barcelona 0:5, this Real Madrid is still one of the most powerful teams in the world, and it is definitely not something that Tottenham can easily deal with. If nothing else happens, Tottenham will basically be eliminated.

Barcelona once again got a good draw, and Shakhtar Donetsk, the weakest team in the quarterfinals, was drawn by them. Advancing to the semi-finals shouldn't be a problem.

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Naples drew Inter Milan, but this is not a draw, because judging from Inter Milan's current state, it is not too difficult for Naples to defeat Inter Milan. What's more, Naples double-killed this team last season. You must know that Inter Milan last season was the Triple Crown champion led by Mourinho. Napoli, such a powerful team, can double-kill this team. Today's Inter Milan , so what if Naples wins again.

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals officially starts on April 5. Naples still has two domestic league games to play before this.

This is a great opportunity for Naples to catch up with AC Milan in the standings. Mazzarri still hopes to win the league title this season.

On March 20, Napoli defeated Cagliari 2:1 at home, and Chen Yingxiong scored a goal.

AC Milan unexpectedly lost to Palermo on the road.

AC Milan has 64 points, while Napoli tops the list with 66 points.

Naples unexpectedly overtook AC Milan.

However, the next round of the league will not be easy for both teams.

Naples will welcome Lazio at home, while AC Milan will play Milan Derby at home.

If AC Milan can win Inter Milan at home and Naples accidentally loses to Lazio, the previous lead will be gone.

Since there is a Champions League game in midweek, these two games are scheduled at the beginning of this round.

On April 2nd, Naples plays Lazio at home, and AC Milan plays Inter Milan at home. The two games start at the same time!

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"Is AC Milan ahead?"

Mazzarri had just sat down on the coach's chair when he heard Viviani exclaiming next to him. He turned around and asked.

"Yes, leading. Pato scored in the first minute of the game!" Viviani said through gritted teeth.

"What the hell..." Mazzarri muttered.

Although Allegri, the head coach of AC Milan, is from the same hometown as him, the friendship between the two of them will not be reflected when they compete with each other.

"Why is Inter Milan so useless? After all, it is a team that has won the Triple Crown and won five consecutive league championships!" The annoyed Mazzarri had to vent his anger on Inter Milan. Poor Inter Milan...

Because this game was related to whether he could hold on to the first place in the league, even though it was clear that midweek was the Champions League match against Inter Milan, Mazzarri did not make any rotations. He fielded almost the strongest lineup he could field. . Even Cavani and Chen Yingxiong, who have somewhat similar characteristics, both appeared at the same time...

Lazio is not an easy opponent to deal with, even at home.

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Mazzarri's concerns proved to be justified.

In the 29th minute, Lazio, playing away from home, took the lead. Midfielder Mauri opened the scoring and took the lead.

"Stefano Mauri——!!" the commentator roared in a long voice.

The only sound that rang out from the Sao Paulo Stadium was the boos from the Naples fans.

"Fuck!" Mazzarri couldn't help but cursed as he watched the Lazio players celebrating at the San Paolo Stadium.

This is the first time in all his years as a head coach that he has felt such tremendous pressure. The experience of competing for the championship was his first experience, and it was completely different from before.

Just saying that this pressure increased several times more than usual, making him feel that his heartbeat was much faster.

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Until the end of the first half, Naples was unable to break through Lazio's goal. They could only enter the halftime break with a score of 0:1 and had no choice but to accept this reality.

On the other side, the score was the same, but the home team AC Milan was in the lead.

During the halftime break, AC Milan assistant coach Tassotti told Allegri the news.

"Are they lagging behind?" Allegri still couldn't believe it.

Tassotti nodded: "Yes, they are behind at home."

A smile finally appeared on Allegri's face: "Great, now let's just play the second half of the game with peace of mind!"

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The second half of the game started fifteen minutes later, and the two sides changed sides and fought again. Napoli launched a fierce attack on Lazio's goal from the first minute of the second half, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible.

But what no one expected was that...it was still Lazio who scored first in the second half. Defender Felipe scored another goal for the away team, helping the Blue Eagles gain a 2:0 lead on the road.

"Ahhhhh...ahh - how unfortunate it is for Napoli! They are two goals behind Lazio at home!"

"This game may become a turning point in Naples' entire destiny this season, and Mazzarri will definitely be annoyed by his arrangement for this game - on the premise that there is a Champions League quarter-final against Inter Milan in the middle of the week, He still chose to send out the strongest lineup to face the opponents in the league. He obviously hopes to maintain his position in the league without giving up the Champions League... But being too greedy will not end well. Naples is still far from being able to do so at the same time. To the point where he has gained something on both fronts... Lazio used these two goals to teach him a good lesson!"

The TV broadcast showed close-up shots of several Naples players. In the close-up shots, most of the Naples players had confused eyes and couldn't believe that they were trailing Lazio by two goals at their home court.

"It seems that Naples' unbeaten record at home for more than a season is coming to an end. It's such a pity..." The commentator's tone was not regretful at all, but rather gloating.

The real-time score was also played on the live TV screen - if these two games end according to this score, Naples will have to change hands before they can sit on the top of the league, and AC Milan will once again be one point behind. Naples pulled the horse down.

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"They are two goals behind!" Tassotti told Allegri the good news with clenched fists.

Allegri had a smile on his face.

This smile was not only because Naples fell behind by two goals and dropped the ball at the most critical moment, but also because AC Milan also had the advantage on the scene at San Siro. Inter Milan's counterattack was more like a headless fly, not knowing what to do at all.

Some AC Milan fans used the halftime break to recreate a banner and hang it up.

It was full of ridicule and ridicule from AC Milan fans towards Leonardo, the traitor.

"Thank you, our undercover, Leonardo!"

This is really adding salt to Leonardo’s wounds...

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"We have to do something!" Assistant coach Viviani looked solemn.

"Yes, of course we have to do something..." Mazzarri finally saw that it was a bit of a problem for Cavani and Chen Yingxiong to play at the same time, because the two of them have similar characteristics. Of course, Cavani can also play. Wing midfielder, winger, anyway, he often plays in Palermo, so he is no stranger to it. But the problem is that playing these positions is just a stopgap measure, and his performance may not be good. He is not like Cassano and Arshavin who can send accurate crosses to Chen Yingxiong...

"Let Cassano warm up."

Just like that, Cassano once put on his vest and ran to the warm-up area.

This time he is very sure that he will not return in vain, he will appear and come to the Sao Paulo Stadium in the name of the savior.

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ps, Lantern Festival, I wish everyone a happy New Year!

It's a pity that I have a bad stomach and can't eat Yuanxiao...

Everyone, please eat a few more instead of me, haha!