football spell system

Chapter 814 The Italian Cup begins!
The cold winter still cannot block the fans' enthusiasm for football.

The second half of Serie A will start on January 1, but before that, the Coppa Italia is also in full swing.

The Coppa Italia began in 1922 and has a history of nearly a hundred years.

Originally, 20 teams from Serie A and 22 teams from Serie B participated in the Coppa Italia, and the finals adopted a two-round home and away system.

However, at the beginning of the 0809 season, the Coppa Italia underwent a large-scale reform, and the number of participating teams was increased to 78 teams. Teams with better results in Serie C and Serie D can also participate. This is a competition model that follows the English FA Cup.And except for the home and away rounds of the semi-finals, the rest of the games are all single-elimination, and the final venue is also set at the Olympia Stadium in Rome.

The winner of the Coppa Italia champion every year can embroider the championship logo on the jersey of the following year-a target-shaped pattern composed of red, white and green, the bull's-eye is red, and the outwards are white and green rings in turn.

According to the principle of seeded teams, the first few rounds were played against each other in low-level leagues, and it was not until the fifth round that the main event was played.

In the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, the eight teams that won the fourth round will face off against the top eight teams from last season's Serie A.

Juventus' Coppa Italia journey also started from the quarter-finals.

In the eighth final, their opponent is the Serie A team Catania.

Last season, Catania ranked No.14 in the league and barely avoided relegation. This season they are still in the same position, and there is no worry about relegation for the time being.

For this kind of team, their hunger for the cup is even greater than that of the top teams.

Because they have no desire for the league, they can only hope for miracles in the cup.

In the seventh round of Serie A this season, Juventus defeated Catania 7-3 at home. They won that game easily, and also replaced many main players because of the national team competition.It can be said that the Juventus substitute lineup can beat Catania.

The game was played on January 1 at Juventus' home court.

About a week in advance, the players have already returned to the team early and prepared for the game early.

But because the winter break has just passed, the players' state has obviously fluctuated.

And after the game on the 13th, the Serie A league started again on the 16th, so this game is not just a simple cup match, but also an important game for Yunsheng to adjust the team and observe the players.

After all, in the history of football, there are many teams that have excellent results in the first half, but after a winter break, they are in no condition, and are even directly thrown out of the European theater by their competitors.

Yunsheng didn't send all the main players for this game, and some players who were obviously not in good condition, he didn't even let these players appear in the roster for the game.

Such as Diego, Sissoko and several other players.

I don't know if it's too cool to go home for vacation, these young people are recovering very slowly.

In today's game, Yunsheng asked Pepe to replace Diego, and Yu Dabao, who was in good condition during training, sat on the bench again.

Ever since he defeated Inter Milan in the last game, Yun Sheng has been superstitious about bringing Yu Dabao along.

In a situation similar to Yunsheng's, many head coaches will exist.

For example, Torres of the Spanish team, he is always very lucky to score important goals, so even if he can't play the game, the Spanish team will always have his place.

Now Yu Dabao is very important in Yun Sheng's heart, acting as a lucky charm.

At the beginning of this game, Juventus encountered some troubles.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Catania succeeded in a sneak attack.

This time it was their Japanese star Takayuki Morimoto. During a through ball in midfield, Takayuki Morimoto suddenly went forward and cut into the penalty area from the gap between Barzagli and Motta.

1 to 0!Juventus was hit hard at the beginning and was in big trouble!
In the live broadcast room, Vieri applauded again and again, admiring Morimoto Takayuki's shot: "The Japanese player Morimoto Takayuki who is just 22 years old this year is one of the representatives of Japan studying abroad. He joined the Catania youth team in 2006. After being promoted to the first team, he has represented the team in 60 games and scored 11 goals. He has good results."

"Just after he received the ball, he suddenly accelerated into the penalty area, and then quickly volleyed the far corner. This shooting method reminds us of Ronaldo's usual shooting method! The Japanese striker is in very good form in this game. It seems that Juventus may lose today."

Vieri's words did come true, because after Takayuki Morimoto's goal, Catania retreated across the board and did not have any chance with Juventus. They learned from Mourinho and began to set up buses in front of the goal.

For a full 45 minutes, Juventus bombarded their opponents indiscriminately, but nothing was gained.

It was not until the second minute of stoppage time in the first half that Juventus equalized the score.

This time it was the brilliant performance of center Trezeguet. He jumped high in the middle of the penalty area and sent Del Piero's challenge pass into the far corner of the goal to help the team equalize the score.

1 to 1!The two teams finally returned to the same starting line.

However, because of this header, Trezeguet was pushed by his opponent when he landed, and his ankle was slightly sprained. Although it was not serious, it was very painful.

At halftime, Yun Sheng replaced him and let Iaquinta come on as a substitute.

After the start of the second half of the game, Catania still defended strictly, and Juventus could not find a chance to score.

Iaquinta, who came off the bench, has been trapped in the opponent's encirclement, and it is difficult to make a difference.

Piero and Raul used their personal skills to frequently threaten the goal; Ballack and Guti also repeatedly contributed wonderful passes, and occasionally took a long shot from outside the penalty area, hoping to break the deadlock.

But neither was able to score another goal.

Juventus' crazy attack was ineffective, and when the game entered 70 minutes, Yunsheng made another substitution adjustment. He replaced Pepe and Del Piero, replaced Zheng Zhi and Yu Dabao, and let the two continue to strengthen the attack.

The hard work paid off, and in the 82nd minute of the game, Juventus finally scored again.

This time it was Zheng Zhi who drove away the opponent's midfielder and handed the ball to Raul on the right side of the penalty area. Raul suddenly made a short pass and passed through.
2 to 1!Juventus finally took the lead!It's not easy!

After scoring the goal, Yu Dabao was very excited!

He got up from the ground, rushed to Raul who was not far away, and hugged Lord of the Rings tightly!
The pass-run cooperation just now was taught by Raul on the training ground to Yu Dabao. Now the two cooperated tacitly and completed the goal!

(End of this chapter)