From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 132 Champions League tickets are about to be obtained

Udinese returned to Udine and did not hold a large-scale celebration again, but immediately devoted themselves to preparations for the next game.

On the evening of May 5, local time in Italy, less than 6 hours before the Italian Cup final, Udinese will usher in the 72th round of Serie A at home.

The game was originally due to be played at the weekend, but was postponed for three days to make way for the Italian Cup.

The opponent in this game is Bruno's old club Novara.

For Udinese, this is an important game in their fight for a Champions League spot; for Novara, this game is a key battle on their way to relegation.

With three rounds left in the league, Udinese is only 3 points ahead of Naples, which is not a very safe point difference. If they want to compete for a place in the Champions League, they must win this game.

After 35 league rounds, Novara only scored 25 points, ranking 19th in the league, 3 points less than Bologna in front of them, 3 points less than Sassuolo, and 5 points less than Chievo.

As for Cagliari further ahead, they have 14 points more than Novara and have already landed ahead of schedule.

In other words, the three relegated teams this season will be among the five teams: Catania, Novara, Bologna, Sassuolo and Chievo.

Catania has finished 36 rounds and only has 24 points, basically locking in a relegation spot; Novara has 35 points in 25 rounds and the pressure to relegation is also very high; Bologna has 36 points in 28 rounds and is also under great pressure; Chievo has 36 points With 30 points in the round, Sassuolo has 36 points in the 31th round, both of which still have great hope of relegation.

Under such circumstances, if Novara wants to avoid relegation, there will basically be no mistakes in the remaining three league rounds.

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Before the game, Bruno exchanged pleasantries with his old teammates in Novara, but when the game started, everyone put away the warm feelings before the game.

Under huge relegation pressure, Novara played very proactively at the Friuli Stadium and scored Udinese's goal early in the 13th minute.

On Udinese's side, although Guidolin has rotated the team's lineup, he still retains 6 players who started in the Italian Cup final, which makes Udinese's players look a little tired.

However, Novara's goal still stimulated the Udinese players, and they immediately started to exert their strength.

Under the strong pressure of Udinese, the Novara defenders made a mistake. Their foul in the penalty area gave Udinese a penalty kick, but the quality of Di Natale's penalty kick was very poor and was missed by Novara. The Vara goalkeeper pounced.

In the 19th minute, Bruno took a corner kick, and Di Natale redeemed himself with a left-footed goal from close range after being offside, leveling the score at 1:1.

After taking the lead, Udinese continued to maintain pressure on Novara, but the Gunners were not at the mercy of others. They soon threatened, but they were never able to break through Udinese's midfield pressure.

In the 21st minute, Di Natale knocked across the wing, Bruno played the ball in the middle, Badu followed up and scored with his right foot, and Udinese took the lead.

After taking the lead, Udinese continued to keep the pressure on Novara, but Novara, who was determined to score points and avoid relegation, was not at the mercy of others. He quickly threatened and scored 29 in the 1th minute. The ball tied the score to 2:2.

Then the rhythm of the game completely entered Udinese's rhythm.

In the 33rd minute, Silva assisted Pereira and succeeded in a shot from the center, surpassing the score again.

In the 44th minute, Badu made a pass from the wing, and Pereira scored twice, rewriting the score to 4:2.

One minute later, Di Natale also scored two goals with an offside shot, which was a wonderful pass from Ping Qi.

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Bruno played very relaxedly in this game because Udinese was completely in control of the situation.

Moreover, the opponent is Novara. Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for him to give all his strength to fight to the death.So he basically organizes offense in the midfield or connects in the frontcourt.

Udinese's strong advantage on the court comes from the outstanding performance of several rotation players.

Badu and Pingchi jointly contributed 22 steals in the first half, which set a record in Serie A this season. Badu, in particular, performed extremely eye-catching and left a deep impression on people.

More importantly, Ghana's midfielder is not a ball-grabbing machine. He has a very stable ability to pass and play the ball.

Guidolin also spoke highly of the performance of Udinese players during the halftime break, believing that the team must keep up their efforts and must score 3 points at home to prepare for next season's Champions League. Lay a solid foundation for the competition.

After the change of sides, Udinese mainly controlled the game.The team still has two league games and a Europa League final. These three games are all in the next two weeks, and everyone must try to save energy.

Under the control of Udinese, Novara did not pose much danger to Udinese's goal. He only scored a goal through a chaotic battle in the 88th minute.

In the end, Udinese defeated their opponent 5:3 at home.

<divclass="contentadv">Although Napoli subsequently defeated Cagliari 3-0 at home, Udinese still occupied the third position in the standings with a 4-point advantage and competed for a place in the Champions League next season. , occupying a clear advantage.

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After the game, Udinese's performance was unanimously recognized by the Italian media.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" believes that Udinese did not give its best in this game because Bruno did not show his best form. Even after the advantage was established early in the game, several main players including Bruno were disappointed. Playing a little relaxed.

"This is obviously at the instruction of coach Guidolin, because the team still has three games to play, including the Europa League final."

The winner of the best player this season is Di Natale, who scored twice. The Udinese captain has scored 25 league goals this season and continues to lead the Serie A scorer list.

Moreover, Di Natale's two goals in this game brought Di Natale's total number of Serie A goals to more than 200, reaching 201 goals. He is only 4 goals away from Baggio in sixth place!

The performance of several substitute players has also been widely recognized by the media.

Although Bruno did not perform very well in this 5:3 game, the media not only did not make any accusations against Bruno, but many media including "Gazzetta dello Sport" and "Italian Football" took the initiative In his defense.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" wrote: "Bruno obviously focused all his attention on how to help his teammates score goals, which made him forget to score a goal for himself!"

"Italian Football" believes: "Udinese's next schedule is still intensive, and Bruno is obviously saving energy for the next games."

The report of "Turin Sports Daily" has some conspiracy theories. They believe: "Facing his old club, Bruno should be a little reluctant to take action. In the first round of the game, he did not shoot, and this game is still the same. However, Bruno Walla fans will not be grateful to Bruno for showing mercy as he provided four assists for his teammates."

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On May 5, Udinese visited Bentegodi Stadium to challenge this season's dark horse Verona.

Because he will compete with Sevilla for this season's Europa League championship at the Allianz Stadium in Turin four days later, Guidolin did not hesitate to choose a large rotation for this game, including Bruno and Di Natale. Many of the main players were given a rest, but the two main midfielders, Alan and Kanter, both started.

Obviously, Guidolin wanted to replicate the second round of the Europa League against Juventus and rely on defense to win a draw in the away game.

However, Guidolin's wishful thinking soon failed.

In the 14th minute, Agostini was brought down by Alan, Toni hit a penalty kick, and Verona led 1:0.

In the 54th minute, Taleb passed the ball and Halfredsson scored at the back post, giving the home team a 2-goal lead.

At this time, Guidolin could no longer sit still and immediately made substitution adjustments. Bruno and Di Natale both entered the battle.

This substitution adjustment had an immediate effect, and Udinese took just two minutes to get back one.

In the 56th minute, Bruno scored in the midfield and Pereira made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Di Natale stopped the ball with his left foot 10 meters in front of the goal and turned around. He volleyed with his right foot and hit the crossbar into the net, helping Udinese to score. The score was rewritten as 1:2.

In injury time, Udinese scored another goal. Bruno also launched an offensive in the midfield. He hit the frontcourt with a long ball, Lazzari headed the ball over, and Badu tied the ball with an oblique shot.

In the end, Udinese tied with Verona in the away game, reaching 73 points and continuing to rank third in the standings with a 2-point advantage.

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值得一提的是，尤文图斯本轮比赛在罗马奥林匹克球场1:0小胜罗马，37轮战绩32胜3平2负，积分达到99分，刷新了国际米兰在2006-2007赛季创造的97分的意甲单赛季积分记录。

Even, as long as Juventus does not lose at home in the final round, they can even become the third team in the history of the five major leagues to reach three-digit points in a single season.

How difficult is it to get 100 points?When Arsenal won the Premier League title with an unbeaten season, they only scored 90 points, still 100 points away from 10 points.

And Manchester United, led by Sir Alex Ferguson, never scored 100 points during their dominance of the Premier League.

So far, only two teams in the history of the five major leagues have achieved this miracle.

皇马在2011-2012赛季正处于穆里尼奥执教的甜蜜期，他们那个时候是对抗巴萨宇宙队的急先锋。在穆里尼奥快速反击的打法之下，整个赛季拿下32胜4平2负，拿下整整100分！

The attacking line composed of Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Di Maria shined that season, and the team scored a total of 121 league goals!

Just the next season after Real Madrid scored 32 points, Barcelona did the same, with the same 4 wins, 2 draws and 100 losses, and the same full points.

Another year later, Juventus is very likely to become the third team in the history of the five major leagues to score 100 points in a single season!