In addition to the club, Li Zhao has also recently received a letter from the Portuguese national team, requesting that he be prepared to report to the team before June 1 next year. Although he did not explain clearly what the reason was, but when thinking about the 2018 global

It is not difficult to guess the most important event in the eyes of the people. Although Li Zhao and Leonard did not play many games in the previous qualifying stage, this will not affect their entry into the Portuguese national team.

Of course, it is too early to say this now. The most important task right now is to sprint towards the ultimate goal they set at the beginning of the season.

After half a month's rest, Atlanta finally ushered in the 21st round of their Serie A match on January 21st. This time they will face Naples, who are ranked third in the league, at home. In this game

It will also be the most important match to watch in this round of the league. It is worth mentioning that it was precisely because Naples lost 1-2 at home to Atlanta in the Italian Cup semi-finals earlier this month and thus lost the qualification to advance.

It remains to be seen whether this game will be a battle of revenge for them.

The visiting team Naples arranged an offensive formation of 433 in this game. The starting lineup is goalkeeper: No. 25 Reina; defenders: No. 23 Hisaj, No. 33 Albiol, No. 26 Koulibaly, No. 6 Rui

; Midfielder: No. 5 Alan, No. 8 Jorginho, No. 20 Zielinski; Forwards: No. 7 Callejon, No. 14 Mertens, No. 24 Insigne.

Although the home team Atlanta on the other side had five new powerful foreign players, they did not put any of them on the field in the first half. Instead, they still used the previous team lineup. Although the two teams were in terms of overall strength.

The difference was only between two and two, but Gasperini uncharacteristically deployed a 3412 defensive formation to face the enemy. The double arrows at the front were Li Zhao and Gomez. This made the other coach feel confused for a moment.

I don't know what kind of medicine he is selling in the gourd, but I have to deal with it according to the original plan.

Judging from the situation on the field after the start of the game, Naples' ball possession rate was even as high as 71%, but this was just a superficial phenomenon. Throughout the first half of the game, they always had the advantage and did not score, and football games are not just about

It's better than controlling the ball on the court.

On the other hand, although the home team Atlanta seems to be relatively passive, it is able to repeatedly destroy the opponent's offensive at the front of the penalty area, limit the opponent's shooting location to a certain distance from the goal, and seize the pauses in the opponent's attack many times to launch.

A quick counterattack should also be significantly better than the opponent in terms of offensive quality.

However, both sides failed to practice in the first half of the game, and finally entered the halftime break with a 0-0 draw.

After changing sides in the second half, Naples launched a fierce offensive at the beginning. The fierce attack that lasted for nearly 10 minutes finally paid off. Callejon assisted Mertens and helped Naples win in the 54th minute of the game.

leading.

However, due to the continuous onslaught in the first and second half, the physical fitness of the Naples players was also greatly reduced at this time. They originally planned to take advantage of the one-goal lead to temporarily slow down the pace and take a rest. But their lead had not yet been covered, and in Atlanta

The counterattack that followed came to nothing in an instant. It was precisely because of the decline in physical fitness of the opponent's players that they made some mistakes when passing the ball, but this loophole was well grasped by Li Zhao.

Just one minute later, Li Zhao used his physical skills and speed to successfully steal the ball near the midfield. After passing the ball to Gomez who was rushing in from the wing, he continued to sprint forward without stopping. Then Gomez

Si's cross from the bottom also found Li Zhao, who came in at high speed. The latter used a header that he was not very good at and sent the ball into the upper left corner of the goal.

The score was quickly equalized, which made Naples' players feel a little embarrassed. For a moment, they didn't know whether they should continue to attack to regain the lead, or whether they should strengthen their defense appropriately to ensure that their own side would not be in a worse situation.

Gasperini completely understood this, or in other words, all this was what he expected, and this was the best time to implement the next plan, so he made decisive substitutions and

Wang Ziyi and Ronaldinho also came on the court one after another. The Atlanta players, who had been struggling for most of the game, were completely relaxed at this time. And because they were obviously much stronger than their opponents in terms of physical fitness at this time, they started

The formation changed to the 4231 formation of total offense and total defense.

Wang Ziyi, who just came on the field, was pushed up to the forward single arrow as a powerful center. Although Li Zhao's position was slightly retreated, it did not affect his offensive power, and it was more conducive to him using his characteristics of both passing and shooting.

Play to your heart's content. On the contrary, Naples' hesitation at this time violated a taboo on the court, and they suffered another major blow not long after.

In the 62nd minute of the game, Li Zhao made a pass and accurately found the head of Wang Ziyi, who was sprinting into the penalty area. Although the latter's powerful header quietly missed the edge of the goal, it really frightened Naples goalkeeper Reina.

Breaking out in a cold sweat.

But how could Wang Ziyi, who had just found some game form and feeling, stop there? The cooperation between him and Li Zhao had only just begun.

Two minutes later, Freuler's powerful volley from outside the penalty area was pushed out of the baseline by the opponent's goalkeeper, and Atlanta also got a corner kick. However, Li Zhao rarely walked towards the corner kick area, and what he was looking for was

There is no doubt about the spot. When Wang Ziyi took the corner kick, he jumped up first and used his height and jumping ability to easily hit the ball and smash it into the door frame.

2-1, Atlanta finally came from behind to take the lead.

At this time, Naples seemed to have finally reacted. On the one hand, it strengthened its focus on Wang Ziyi, so that although he had many wonderful performances afterwards, he did not pose a fatal threat. On the other hand, it began

Counterattack again, hoping to at least get something in this away game.

But all this is obviously in vain. Once Atlanta's momentum at home is up, how can it be suppressed so easily again? Although Wang Ziyi's point seems to be temporarily restricted, it is also invisible.

It played a very good role in containing the teammates, giving Atlanta's other offensive points more opportunities to display. So Napoli's idea of ​​​​restoring the ball possession rate to equalize the score or even take the lead again not only failed to work,

On the contrary, its own rhythm was shattered by Atlanta's frequent counterattacks.

When the game reached the 78th minute, Ronaldinho, who observed that the Naples goalkeeper was positioned too far forward, used a long-distance lob to break through the opposite door again after receiving the ball. This also gained him his return after many years.

The first goal since Serie A. And Atlanta has basically sealed the victory with this goal. Therefore, the three heroes who scored for the home team Atlanta today happened to be former Portuguese teammates.

In the remaining game time, although Naples, as the away team, still did not give up their efforts, they ultimately failed to break through the home team's goal, and Atlanta also did not score a new goal. In the end, the score of 3-1 was maintained.

At the end of the game, Naples's idea of ​​revenge on the road could not be realized. On the contrary, Atlanta won eight consecutive victories after this game, once again refreshing the winning streak record in team history, and being able to win successively in the same season.

It is also extremely rare for a team to break this record twice.

After this round of the league, although Naples still remains in the first group, the threat to Atlanta has been further reduced, and has been basically eliminated from the list of opponents. At present, the only one that can still cause trouble for Atlanta's top position is

Only Juventus is left, who can still maintain a strong winning streak. Although it will take some time for these two teams to meet again in the league, they happen to be opponents in the Italian Cup semi-finals, and the first-round contest

It will be played at the end of this month on January 30. The good news is that the first leg will be played at Atlanta's home court.

Now that the Cup has reached this stage, Atlanta will naturally not give up easily the glory that may come from winning this tournament, so it has also included it in this season's planning goals. In order to win this first round well

In the 22nd round of the away game, Atlanta made selective changes to its formation, allowing some of the main players, including Li Zhao, to take turns to prepare for the game. Leonard and Balta, who had not played before,

The three of them, together with Dyna, were fortunate enough to be included in the starting lineup for the next round of the league.

The opponent in the next round is Sensolo, who is currently in the middle of the league standings. After seeing Atlanta's list of players, the opponent had the idea of ​​winning the game at home and changed their original anti-counterattack strategy.

The law was changed to proactive attack.

But they obviously underestimated the defensive ability of newly promoted defender Balta, and the city gate with Dyna in charge was even more rock-solid. In addition, Atlanta's original defense was not weak, so in most of the game,

Despite the siege, they still failed to achieve results. On the contrary, they were defeated by Atlanta and successfully counterattacked three times. Leonard relied on his speed and movement to score twice and provide an assist. Not only did he get
Chapter completed!