Football: Take away half of Boss Mei's skills at the beginning

Crespo couldn't help but feel sympathetic.

If he was assigned to Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, or Bayern and Tottenham, he probably wouldn't be much better than them.

But when the final group results came out, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because Parma was assigned to Group C where Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk were, and they were in the same group as Dinamo Zagreb.

This result was already considered a good draw. Although Manchester City might not be able to beat them, they still have the strength to fight against those two opponents.

If they play normally, they still have a high probability of qualifying.

When the group results were passed back to Italy, the whole Parma team was also very excited. They also knew that Parma was likely to qualify!

But they were only excited for a while, because they still had a league game to play in two days.

They will set off for Udine tomorrow to prepare for the away game against Udinese.

In this game, De Zerbi made appropriate rotations, and Haaland replaced Mateo as the starting center.

Old Haaland once approached Alessandro, and he thought his son should have more playing time.

But Alessandro had no choice, you have a son, I have a son, they all need playing time, so they can only compete.

But De Zerbi knew about this, so he deliberately did not choose Mateo as the starter in this game.

Although Parma played away in this game, they quickly turned the tables and took advantage of the field.

And their goal came soon.

In the twelfth minute, Gervinho made a cross from the bottom, and Haaland in the middle of the penalty area blocked the ball into the goal with his foot before the defender.

Parma took the lead away from home.

After taking the lead, Parma played more calmly.

In the 31st minute, Jota was knocked down by Newdink in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty.

Haaland took the penalty, and he easily deceived the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the goal.

The score of 2-0 eventually became the final score of the game.

Haaland scored twice in this game and showed his very good form.

Mateo and Haaland, the two young centers, have their own characteristics, but their strength has reached the point where their brilliance cannot be concealed.

This also made De Zerbi fall into some happy troubles while being happy.

After playing against Udinese, European football once again ushered in an international match day.

Parma's list of international players is expanding, and many players have been selected for the national team for the first time.

Like Vicario, Klaus, Dotti and others, they have all been called up to the national team.

The most eye-catching one, of course, is Haaland.

He was finally recruited into the national team this time, instead of the previous national youth team!

He will represent the Norwegian national team in two European Cup qualifiers.

Italy will also play two European Cup qualifiers on this international match day, against Armenia and Finland respectively.

Now Italy has won all four games in the group stage, which makes them far ahead in the group.

If they can win both games, they will completely widen the gap with Finland and basically lock in the qualification spot.

In the away game against Armenia, Mateo still did not get the chance to start.

This opportunity was still given to Immobile.

Mateo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

In the club, he needs to share playing opportunities with Haaland, and in the national team, he has to share playing time with Immobile.

There are too many competitors.

But he doesn't care.

Because he is also one of the bosses in the club, Haaland is a valuable asset of the club, and he must train Haaland well to seek greater benefits.

As for the national team, he has little interest in this kind of qualifiers, and he is naturally happy to have someone play for him.

Italy is naturally stronger than Armenia, so this game should be a foregone conclusion.

In the Armenian team, only Mkhitaryan is a first-line star. He is both a father and a mother in the national team and has become the absolute core.

But he alone could not save the team. Although he was very active in the game, the gap in overall strength made his performance pale and powerless.

In the end, Italy defeated its opponent 3-1 away from home and won five consecutive qualifiers.

After the match with Armenia, the Italian national team rushed to Finland without stopping.

Finland lost only one game in the first five rounds of the group stage, which was the first round against Italy.

So in this game, they also want to take advantage of the home court to defeat their opponents, complete revenge and tie the points with Italy, fromAnd let himself have a chance to qualify directly.

And Mancini also knows the stakes of this game, so he arranged the offensive trident of Berardi, Insigne and Matteo in this game, hoping to defeat the opponent with strong firepower.

Although this starting lineup made Immobile a little unhappy, Mancini's rotation strategy has given him face, and he can't be ungrateful.

And Matteo also showed his very good state in this game.

In the 17th minute, Insigne got the ball on the left and cut inside. Matteo immediately came to the left side of the penalty area to open up offensive space for him.

And Insigne also found his position and chose to give him the ball directly.

After Matteo got the ball, he dribbled the ball, dodged the shooting angle, and directly kicked the far corner. Goalkeeper Hradky failed to save it, and the football hit the far corner of the goal!

One to zero, Italy took the lead.

In the 33rd minute, Italy launched a quick counterattack. After Matteo got the ball in the frontcourt, he leaned against the defender to protect the ball. After seeing Berardi had quickly moved forward, he sent a very accurate through ball. Green Beibei inserted at high speed to form a single knife. Facing Hradecky's attack, he steadily sent the ball into the goal.

2-0, Italy almost locked the victory.

And Matteo also completed a goal and an assist, both of which had a lot to do with him.

However, his performance did not stop. In the 44th minute, Italy got a chance for a set-piece in the frontcourt.

This ball was taken by Rossi.

Rossi had already aimed at Matteo when he took the penalty. Their long-term tacit understanding made Rossi's first target to find his good friend.

And his outstanding footwork also ensured that he could accurately find Matteo.

He sent a beautiful arc ball and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Mateo in the penalty area jumped high to meet the ball, overpowering all the defenders, and headed the ball to change the score to 3-0!

This also completely locked the victory of the game.

In the end, with Mateo's two goals and one assist, Italy defeated Finland 3-0 away from home, almost locking in the first place in the group!