Three Hundred and Fifty Second Battle

On April 6th, in the thirty-second round of Serie A, Naples challenged Catania away.

In just five minutes of the opening, Hamsik opened the scoring for Naples.

In the 16th minute, Cavani received Lichtsteiner's cross from the right and made another victory for Naples.

As the season progressed, Lichtsteiner became more comfortable on the right side of Naples, and his performance became better and better.

Coincidentally, just three minutes into the second half, left-back Vargas was unwilling to be left out. After receiving an assist from Biglia, he crossed diagonally to the front of the penalty area and hit an angry shot with his left foot, making another victory for Naples, 3-0.

In the end, Naples beat Catania 3-0 away.

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Inter Milan's game will be later than Naples.

But in the away game against Atlanta, Mancini's team led 1-0 with veteran Vieira's goal in the 21st minute of the first half.

In the 74th minute of the second half, Balotelli scored another goal, 2-0.

The Inter Milan teenager has performed better and better in Serie A this season, leaving a deep impression on people, and soon became a genius recognized by everyone in Italy and a hope for the future.

Only Gao Shen shook his head with regret in private.

"He is indeed a genius. God almost sculpted his body according to the template of a perfect center, but left out his brain. What a pity!"

Gao Shen sometimes wonders, why does Italy produce such players?

For example, Cassano, this guy is definitely a funny comparison.

How talented is Cassano? Back then, he was also a universally recognized genius. He was like that in Rome, and he was able to join Real Madrid in the first phase of Galacticos. If he had no talent, how could it be possible?

Looking at him now, he didn't get out in Real Madrid, returned to Serie A, joined Sampdoria, and immediately became a thigh.

Genius is something that really cannot be hidden.

Balotelli is also a genius, but like Cassano, he is a joker.

Is it Italy's soil and water problems?

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A week later, the thirty-third round of Serie A.

The first focus of this game is the duel between Juventus and AC Milan.

It can be said that the two sides have worked hard to compete for the top four in the league.

But unfortunately, Ancelotti's team failed to have the last laugh in the away game. Although they were behind 0-1, relying on Inzaghi's brace, they successfully reversed, but then Salihamidzic Scored two goals.

In the end, AC Milan lost to Juventus two to three away.

Ancelotti's team's chances of reaching the top four are very slim.

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Naples is sitting at home against Atlanta.

Before the game, some media broke the news that Gao Shen was once close to coaching Atlanta, and it felt a bit close.

Atlanta adopts a 442 parallel position in the away game, and the overall focus is on defense.

Obviously, coach Del Neri is also quite afraid of the sophisticated Naples.

The two sides played zero to zero in the first half, but in the second half, Naples invested more on the offensive end.

First Hamsik scored a goal, and three minutes later, Pellet assisted Callejon to make another victory.

In the end, Naples defeated Atlanta 2-0 at home.

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Inter Milan is the finale, playing against Fiorentina at home.

The two sides also shook hands in the first half, but the goals of Cambiasso and Balotelli, who returned from injury in the second half, helped Inter Milan beat Fiorentina 2-0 and scored three points again.

Winning two consecutive rounds, Balotelli scored goals in two consecutive rounds, and this talented teenager became famous.

Meanwhile, Mancini's team finally held their ground.

Everyone can see that Inter Milan's performance has gradually stabilized after the wounded gradually returned.

Although he still hasn't played with a satisfactory strength, it is not a problem to defeat the opponent steadily.

But regrettably,

Naples' lead is already obvious.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport: "If Mancini's team showed such a state early, the championship would not lose suspense so early, and Mancini would not suffer so much criticism and blame."

But what if in this world?

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On the evening of April 16, the Coppa Italia semi-final.

Naples sits at home against Fiorentina.

In the second round of the match between the two sides, Naples defeated Fiorentina 2-0 at home.

Prandelli also learned the experience and lessons of that game. When he was a guest at the San Paolo Stadium, he adopted a more secure three-back play style and faced Naples with a four-three-one-two formation.

This made the game very stalemate.

The Viola under Prandelli was young but talented.

Young players such as Montolivo, Pazzini, Kuzmanovic and Osvaldo have gained a firm foothold this season, and under Prandelli's training, they have gradually become the backbone of the team.

In addition, there are powerful stars such as Mutu, Vieri and French goalkeeper Frey.

This Fiorentina team has been able to rank fifth in the Serie A this season for a long time, which shows its strength.

Even Prandelli and his team are ambitious to go further in the standings and break into the top four.

Although Naples sent the main force to play and continued to create threatening offenses from the beginning, Fiorentina has always held firm, allowing Naples' offenses to fail again and again.

The real turning point came in the second half.

In the 65th minute, after Naples completed a steal in the frontcourt, Cavani succeeded in stealing the ball and passed it back to Rakitic. Gu Xie

After the Croatian midfielder stepped in to stop the ball, he shot a cold arrow from the outside of the penalty area and pierced Fiorentina's goal, opening the scoring for Naples, 1-0!

The goal caused a little confusion in Fiorentina, and just a minute later, Fiorentina attacked too high, and David Luiz quickly sent a long pass after stealing the ball.

Di Maria caught up at a very fast speed along the left side. After stopping the ball, he waded into the penalty area. When facing the goalkeeper Frey's attack, he decisively passed to the right. Sanchez rushed over and easily pushed the empty goal. Another victory for Naples.

Two to zero!

After that, the two sides let go completely, set off a confrontational battle, and frequently created opportunities.

In the 78th minute, Cavani stopped the pass from Parejo in the top area of ​​the penalty area, turned around and shot angrily, scoring the upper right corner of Fiorentina's goal.

This is a dead end in an absolute sense, and Frey can't do anything about it!

Three to zero!

But before the end of the game, in the 86th minute, Fiorentina made a counterattack, Mutu sent a low pass, Pacini volleyed with his left foot, Handanovic made a save, but the ball was hit in the He hit the inside of the post and bounced into Napoli's goal.

One to three!

Pacini's goal saved Fiorentina's hope of advancing.

But it's just hope.

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While Napoli beat Fiorentina 3-1 at home, Inter Milan played an away game against Roma.

In the first half, Mex took advantage of a corner kick to give Roma the head start.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Vucinic assisted Perotta in the 54th minute.

In order to be able to participate in the Coppa Italia final held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Spalletti's team also tried their best to win the championship trophy at their home court.

Inter Milan is also not to be outdone.

Mancini gave up Ibrahimovic in this game, but reused Suazo and Balotelli.

In the 60th minute, Portuguese midfielder Pelé, who came off the bench, scored a goal for Inter Milan.

After that, the two sides came and went, but neither of them could score again.

In the end, Inter Milan lost 1-2 away to Roma.

But Pele's goal kept Inter Milan's hopes alive.

Mancini also repeatedly emphasized after the game that after returning to the Meazza Stadium, Inter Milan will advance to the final.

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On the weekend, the thirty-fourth round of Serie A.

Due to the midweek slam against Fiorentina, Gao Shen rotated the team's lineup.

In the away game against Turin, Naples' defense made a mistake. Domic and Garrick had been out of battle for a long time and made two mistakes, allowing Naples to concede two goals in a row in the first half.

Although Napoli fought hard to catch up in the second half and Mertens scored a goal, it was still difficult to save the defeat.

One to two, Naples lost away.

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Due to a small victory by Inter Milan, they successfully recovered three points.

After this round of the game, Naples' lead was shortened from seven points to four points.

With four rounds left in the league, there is once again suspense about the ownership of the championship.

But Gao Shen publicly stated at the press conference after the game that there was no suspense at all.

"From the moment we lead by seven points, the championship has been confirmed!"

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A week later, Naples regrouped and beat Siena 3-0 at home, winning a hearty and wonderful victory, which disappointed all those who speculated that Naples would decline before the game.

At the same time, it also made Inter Milan's revived championship dream die again.

Inter Milan was at home, relying on goals from Cruz and Materazzi to narrowly beat Cagliari 2-1.

Mancini's team continued to catch up with Naples in the standings and did not give up.

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On May 4th, in the thirty-sixth round of Serie A, Naples challenged Parma away.

The two sides have a deep grudge. As early as last season in Serie B, Naples defeated Parma, which made this traditional Serie A team lose face.

Today, the two sides meet again in Serie A. Parma's coach has become the former Inter Milan coach Cooper. Knowing that Naples will be distracted by the Coppa Italia in midweek, Parma is determined to drag the game into a bitter battle.

In the 23rd minute, Lucarelli assisted Boudin and opened the scoring for Parma.

But then, Vidal's goal successfully equalized for Naples.

After that, the two sides played very gunpowder, and the referee also drew cards continuously.

Before the end of the first half, Parma midfielder Mariga was sent off with a red card.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Pellet successfully reversed the score for Naples.

But four minutes after the reversal, Nainggolan clashed with Parma defender Falcone and both were sent off with red cards.

Four minutes later, Gasparoni was also sent off.

In the end, Naples reversed Parma 2-1 with the goals of Vidal and Pellet.

But four yellow cards and four red cards also made this game different.

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A day later, Inter Milan played an away game against AC Milan.

This is not only the Milan Derby, but also Inter Milan's backwater battle for the Serie A championship.