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Chapter 180 The Attack of Rome
On August 8th, Borussia Mönchengladbach played another game against the visiting Roma team. This was also the Roma team's return game after the two teams played against Roma at home last year.

This season's Roma team has a strong lineup. The 'God of War' Batistuta left Fiorentina, where he had played for 9 years, to join Capello's team for the championship. This makes the Roma team's striker combination very strong.

Emerson in the midfield also came. He and Tomasi formed a strong central barrier, which allowed Totti to organize the attack with all his strength.

And Cafu and Candela on the two wings are excellent offensive and defensive. This Roma team is the favorite team to win the Serie A this season.

Roma's offensive power is very strong, so Karl chose a 3-5-2 formation.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides fell into a battle for midfield. Both sides have top midfielders and world-class midfielders, and the two wingers are also evenly matched.

In the 5th minute, Emerson and Tomasi of the Roman team jointly intercepted the ball from Ortega. Emerson immediately passed it directly to Totti.

"Damn, the Roma team really deserves to be the strong team that won the Serie A championship this season." Nick admired this Roma team, and Totti obviously learned the lesson from the last match and didn't get entangled with himself.

"Look at their two sides!" Nick commanded his teammates loudly.

Malouda and Madavikia have heavy tasks. It is not easy to keep a close eye on Cafu and Candela. At the same time, they have to counterattack. Both teams have the problem of wide gaps after wide assists. But to become a strong team, they must have both offense and defense. The wide players have to run back and forth, which requires great physical fitness.

However, Borussia Mönchengladbach also has Li Yihuan, whose speed advantage has a great impact on Roma's slightly weak defense.

In the 9th minute, Nick passed a long diagonal pass directly to Li Yihuan. Li Yihuan took the ball and swiped past Zago's defense. Before Cafu returned to the defense, he knocked across the middle.

"Wow, little Li, well done!" Nick stepped forward and patted Li Yihuan on the shoulder and said, Li Yihuan now looks completely European, and is very different from the average Chinese player, and in the latest list of the Chinese national team, Lao Mi also got Li Yihuan in.

"Haha, but it's still a pity, the opponent's goalkeeper is really awesome, and this ball was saved." Li Yihuan said with a little regret.

Both sides had a good chance each, and the game became fierce afterwards.

After getting into a state of entanglement on the wing, Nick also consciously pressed forward.

Since the team can't break the stalemate, Nick still has to take the initiative to take this responsibility.

In the 15th minute, Nick rushed forward with the ball, Emerson came to block the way, and the two flanks of the Roma team were firmly suppressed by Malouda and Madavikia and did not dare to come to help defend, Tomasi wanted to keep an eye on Ortega, and Nick faced Emerson directly.

Totti knew that it would be difficult for Emerson to defend against Nick alone, so he quickly chased after him. Under the attack of Totti and Emerson, Nick made a sudden pick and the ball passed to the left side of the Roma penalty area. Li Yihuan rushed up again and stabbed Samuel before him.

The referee awarded a penalty kick.

This pass embodies the characteristics of Borussia Mönchengladbach cutting in from the side. Nick's pass is also very sudden and in place, which makes the Roma team feel a little hard to defend.

Nick took the penalty kick, still the iconic volley, the ball went into the goal from the right, and Borussia Mönchengladbach led 1:0.

"Wow, captain, your penalty kick is to shoot someone to death. It's too powerful." Trezeguet had never seen Nick's shot before, and now he was a little bit tongue-tied.

"Haha, David, be careful in the future, don't let the captain shoot you with a ball, or your ass will explode." Li Yihuan laughed loudly.

Trezeguet touched his butt subconsciously, and his teammates burst out laughing.

Off the court, Capello frowned. This Borussia Mönchengladbach team is stronger than last year. Nick's strength has obviously improved, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's side attack features are becoming more and more prominent. It is difficult to defend this team's offense.

Karl folded his hands leisurely. The team has a variety of weapons, which are the necessary factors to become a strong team. Making a big fuss on the wing, with Nick in the middle, and Trezeguet in the penalty area, Borussia Mönchengladbach has a lot to do in the new season.

After conceding a goal, the Roma team aggressively attacked. This is a warm-up match, and the Roma team also wants to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the team through the warm-up match.

In the 23rd minute, Totti, Cafu and Emerson made consecutive triangular passes. Finally, Emerson found Batistuta with a long pass at the front of the penalty area. Facing Metzelder who was about to stick to him, the "God of War" actually stopped the ball with his chest. , the score was equalized.

Nick couldn't help but secretly praised: "Beautiful!"

The quality of Batistuta's shots is very good, the right way is to keep him away from the penalty area, otherwise it will cause you big trouble, Borussia Mönchengladbach has defended well, but Batistuta showed his personal charm, and the goal was also beautiful.

Capello finally smiled. The introduction of Batistuta is a strong guarantee for Roma to hit the Serie A championship. Now it seems that this move is right. Batistuta is the guarantee for Roma to score goals. Facing a team with outstanding defensive capabilities like Borussia Mönchengladbach, Batistuta performed very well.

The two teams fought unreservedly afterwards. The offense of both sides made the fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach who came to watch the game at the Baukaberg Stadium mesmerized. The fast pace of offense and defense made people dizzy.

However, the goalkeepers of both sides, Butters and Antonio, became the protagonists. With their brave performance, the score in the first half was 1:1.
In the second half, both sides made a lot of substitutions. Mönchengladbach's Miku replaced Ortega, Larsson replaced Trezeguet, and Nick was replaced by Toure. After all, Nick returned from injury and Karl didn't want to take risks.

The Roma team also replaced Delvecchio with Montella, Hidetoshi Nakata replaced Totti, and Zanetti replaced Emerson.

In the 51st minute, Hidetoshi Nakata suddenly took a long shot from 25 meters away from the goal. Yaya Toure was obviously careless. Although Butters fought hard to make a save, he was still beyond his reach. The visiting team overtook the score 1:2.

Hidetoshi Nakata was a little excited. Although it seemed to the outside world that Hidetoshi Nakata came to Rome as a substitute for Totti, Hidetoshi Nakata was very unconvinced. He really wanted to impress Capello by scoring goals.

Seeing Hidetoshi Nakata rushing to the sidelines and making provocative gestures, the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans immediately became angry, jumping up and cursing Hidetoshi Nakata angrily.

"Dog, you just had shit luck, and you dare to play wild in the Baokabeige Stadium?"

"Get rid of this kid and show him some power!"

"Shet, you nasty little Japan, break his leg!"

And Karl then made an unexpected substitution. Junichi Inamoto replaced Madavikia. There was a Japanese player on each side of the field. This immediately aroused the cheers of more than a dozen fans with oriental faces in the stands. Needless to say, these were all Japanese fans.

"Nakata-kun, Inamoto-kun!"

"Oh my God, the great Yamato family, European football has a Japanese derby!"

"come on, come on, come on!"

The fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach were a little surprised. Is this going to cause a civil war for the Japanese?
Not to mention, as soon as Jun Inamoto came up, it was as if he had been hit with chicken blood. As soon as he came up, he reached out for the ball and received a pass from Yaya Toure.

Junichi Inamoto then cut inside and kicked suddenly before Zanetti pounced. The ball fell directly into the net. Antonio didn't react at all.

2: 2.

Inamoto Junichi rushed to the sidelines to celebrate frantically. He scored a goal on behalf of Borussia Mönchengladbach for the first time, and facing Hidetoshi Nakata's team, Junichi Inamoto felt that he was no worse than Hidetoshi Nakata.

Japanese fans are even more crazy. This "Japanese Derby" has really become an exhibition match for Japanese players. Do Japanese fans suddenly feel that the level of Japanese football is already very high?

The fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach watched these Japanese fans perform with great interest, especially watching those Japanese female fans screaming wildly, and there was a surge of waves in their chests, and the nearby fans couldn't help but want to get close.

Junichi Inamoto's performance also stimulated Hidetoshi Nakata. In the subsequent games, Hidetoshi Nakata began to dribble frequently, trying to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach on his own. However, Hidetoshi Nakata tasted bitterness in front of the black tower of Yaya Toure.

In the 84th minute, after Yaya Toure cut off Hidetoshi Nakata's ball, he rushed to the midfield with the ball. Facing Tomasi, Yaya Toure accelerated and broke through Tomasi.

"Ooooh, cute Duck, you're as good as Nick!"

"Hahaha, Borussia Mönchengladbach is so lucky to have the two most powerful waists in the world!"

"Well done Duck, we all love you to death!"

Borussia Mönchengladbach fans cheered happily. Although it was a warm-up match, but the opponent was a strong European team like Roma, everyone naturally hoped to see a victory.

The final score of the game was 3:2. Borussia Mönchengladbach achieved a good victory, and the team's lineup was well adjusted, and the meaning of the warm-up match was achieved.

(End of this chapter)