Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 525 A Tale of Two Cities (First update, ask for a monthly pass!)

In the end, with Chen Yingxiong's brace and Cassano's comeback goal, Naples defeated Parma 3:1 in the away game, and finally stopped the downward momentum of two consecutive rounds without winning.

Since AC Milan defeated Barry 1:0 at home, Naples still has to be No.2.

But that's okay, no one cares about that.

Everyone is more concerned about the return of Cassano.

Played 15 minutes of the game, Cassano's label is remarkable.In the eyes of journalists and critics, active running, tireless, plugged in, able to appear at the right place at the right time, and then make the right moves...

When the schedule is getting denser and more difficult to play, Cassano's successful return is undoubtedly a shot in the arm.

In this way, Mazari will have more room for maneuver when arranging personnel.

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

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

In Serie A, Naples and Inter Milan advanced to the quarter-finals. The other quarter-finals were Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Two Serie A teams, two La Liga teams, the Premier League has become the big winner, and three teams have entered the quarterfinals.The Bundesliga and Ligue [-] 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 quarter-finals of the Champions League are released, it is natural to draw lots.

This time the lottery ceremony is much simpler than that of the top sixteen.

The results of the lottery will come out soon.

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

The three teams in the Premier League did not fare well either.Don't look at them as the most promoted team, but Platini's UEFA is determined to suppress the Premier League.

The two strong teams, Chelsea and Manchester United, staged a derby in the same country.

The dark horse Tottenham drew a very terrible opponent-Real Madrid.Judging from the performance of Real Madrid 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, Tottenham will basically be eliminated.

Barcelona once again drew a good lottery, and Shakhtar Donetsk, the weakest team in the quarterfinals, was drawn by them.It should not be a problem to advance to the semi-finals.

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Naples drew Inter Milan, but this is not a signing, because judging from the current state of Inter Milan, it is not too difficult for Naples to beat Inter Milan.What's more, Naples also double-killed this team last season. You must know that Inter Milan last season was the Triple Crown led by Mourinho. Such a strong team can double-kill Naples. Today's Inter Milan , Naples wins again, so it doesn't matter.

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will officially start on April [-].Before that, Naples still has two domestic league games to play.

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

On March 2, Naples defeated Cagliari 1:[-] at home, and Chen Yingxiong scored a goal.

And AC Milan lost to Palermo unexpectedly in the away game.

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

In this way, Naples unexpectedly overtook AC Milan.

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

Naples will usher in Lazio at home, while AC Milan will play the Milan derby at home.

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

Due to the UEFA Champions League game in the middle of the week, both games were scheduled to the very beginning of this round.

On April [-]nd, Naples played against Lazio at home, and the two games between AC Milan and Inter Milan started at the same time!
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"AC Milan ahead?"

Mazari had just sat down on the chair on the coach's bench when he heard Viviani's exclamation next to him, and he turned his head to ask.

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

"What the hell..." Mazari murmured.

Although AC Milan's head coach Allegri is from his hometown, 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 also the triple crown, the team that has won five consecutive championships in the league!" Annoyed Mazzari had to vent his anger on Inter Milan.Poor Inter Milan...

Because this game is related to whether it can cling to the first position in the league, although it is clear that the Champions League game against Inter Milan in the middle of the week, Mazari did not rotate. He sent almost the strongest lineup he could send .Even Cavani and Chen Yingxiong, who have somewhat similar characteristics, both appeared on the stage at the same time...

Lazio is not an easy opponent, even at home.

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It turns out that Mazari's concerns were justified.

No. In 209 minutes, Lazio, who played away, took the lead. They were scored by midfielder Mauri and took the lead.

"Stefano Mauri——!" the commentator roared in a drawn-out voice.

San Paolo Stadium sounded only the boos of Naples fans.

"Fuck!" Mazari couldn't help but swear when he watched the Lazio players celebrate at the San Paolo Stadium.

He has been the head coach for so many years, and it is the first time he has felt such a huge pressure.It was also the first time for him to experience the experience of competing for the championship, and it was completely different from before.

Simply speaking, the pressure surged several times higher than usual, and it made him feel like his heartbeat was much faster.

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

On the other side, the score is the same, but the home team AC Milan is ahead.

During the intermission, AC Milan's assistant coach Tassotti told Allegri the news.

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

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

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

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The second half of the game started after 15 minutes, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.Naples launched a fierce offensive towards Lazio's gate from the first minute of the second half, trying to equalize the score as soon as possible.

But what everyone didn't expect was that...it was still Lazio who scored the first goal in the second half.Defender Felipe scored another goal for the away team, helping the Blue Eagles take a 2-0 lead away from home.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh for Napoli! They are two goals behind Lazio at their own home ground!"

"This game may become a turning point for the entire fate of Naples this season, and Mazzarri will definitely be annoyed by his arrangement for this game-under the premise of the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Inter Milan in the middle of the week, He still chooses to send the strongest lineup to face the opponents in the league. He obviously hopes to keep his position in the league and not give up the Champions League... But too greedy will not end well. Naples is still far from being able to The point where he has gained something on both fronts... Lazio taught him a good lesson with these two goals!"

The TV broadcast showed several Napoli players in close-ups, most of them with dazed eyes, in disbelief that they were two goals behind Lazio at home.

"It seems that Naples has maintained an unbeaten record at home for more than one season, and it is a pity that it will end here..." The commentator's tone was not regrettable or regretful at all, but rather gloating.

The real-time score was also displayed on the live TV screen-if the two games were ended according to this score, Naples would have changed hands before sitting on the top of the hot league. Naples pulled 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 is not only because Naples fell behind by two goals and lost the chain at the most critical moment, but also because at San Siro, AC Milan also had the advantage on the scene.Inter Milan's counterattack was more like a headless chicken, not knowing what to do at all.

Already, AC Milan fans recreated a banner during the intermission and hung it up.

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

"Thank you, our undercover agent, Leonardo!"

This is really rubbing salt in Leonardo's wounds...

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

"Yes, of course we have to do something..." Mazari can see that it is still a bit problematic for Cavani and Chen Yingxiong to play at the same time, because the two of them have similar characteristics, and Cavani can of course play. Full-back, winger, anyway, he often plays in Palermo, and he is no stranger.But the problem is that he plays these positions only as an expedient 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."

In this way, Cassano once put on his vest and ran to the warm-up area.

This time he is very sure that he will not return without success, he will play and come to the San Paolo Stadium in the name of the savior.

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PS, Lantern Festival, I wish you all a happy new year!

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

Let’s eat a few more instead of me, haha!

(End of this chapter)