The first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final between Atlanta and Juventus started on the third day after the league ended. Counting this, it was already the second regular match between the two teams this season.

Although the importance of such a cup competition is nothing to Juventus, which has already had countless glory, Atlanta, which has always dominated them in the league this year, is an absolute enemy, and has always given them a feeling of being stuck in their throats.

How can Juventus not pay attention to the encounter between the two teams at this juncture of time, and a sharp battle is a natural choice. The same situation is also true for Atalanta, Gasperi

After careful planning, Ni finally came up with what he considered to be the strongest lineup to face the enemy, especially when Wang Ziyi and Leonard were included in the starting lineup for such an important game for the first time.

The battle also took place as scheduled on the evening of January 30.

Compared with the first time the two teams met, Atlanta's military morale seems to be stronger now. However, this time it was the visiting team Juventus who scored first after the game started. In the 3rd minute of the game, Juventus scored the first goal.

Guain's deflected shot from outside the penalty area gave Juventus a temporary lead.

However, this lead was indeed temporary, because this lead ceased to exist after just two minutes. The person who quickly equalized the score for Atlanta was Leonard, who played extremely well in the last league game.

When Li Zhao noticed that the opponent's players were too aggressive and used a long pass to transfer the ball to their rear, Leonard had already predicted his cousin's thoughts in advance. Under the premise of starting first, he relied on

His own speed advantage allowed him to overtake the opponent's last defensive player.

Facing Buffon's attack later, Leonard did not show any panic. Although he could not completely deceive the old goalkeeper's focus with fake moves, it still affected the opponent's next reaction to some extent, and this was already

That's enough. After flicking the ball lightly, he adjusted his other foot to shoot. Then he used a kick to let the ball fly out of Buffon's control. The football was in

After drawing a perfect parabola in the air, it finally crashed into the empty door behind it.

This goal not only brought the two teams back to the same starting line, but also ended Juventus' veteran goalkeeper Buffon's record of not conceding a goal in just over 300 minutes. But a draw is obviously not the script Juventus wants.

So they continued to increase their firepower output. However, it was not easy to score the home team's goal at Atlanta's home court again. Even after more than ten minutes of fierce attack, they still failed to achieve any decent results.

After this, the home team Atlanta did not play defensive counterattack as Juventus coach Allegri thought. On the contrary, they fought against the opponent and were not at a disadvantage on the scene. Among them, the Juventus goal

The biggest threat is still Wang Ziyi, and in addition to his signature header, he also made Buffon deeply feel the horror of his violent long-range shot. Although he still failed to break the opponent's goalkeeper

His fingers were closed, but he was also made extremely embarrassed.

In addition, the occasional shining performances of points such as Li Zhao, Leonard and Jelijic also forced opponents to use defensive tools on both ends of the offense. In comparison, although Juventus also has no shortage of offensive flashes.

It was a bright spot, but it always felt like it was being overpowered. However, in the rest of the first half, neither side could break through the opponent's goal, and the 1-1 score remained until the end of the half.

It was only then that Juventus coach Allegri realized that the opponent in front of him was indeed different. It was much more difficult to deal with than the first time they met this season.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Gasperini replaced Ronaldinho. Although Ronaldinho is no longer able to compete with those young people in terms of physical fitness at his age, it is more than enough if he only plays for half a game. Another

On the other hand, his appearance also gave Li Zhao a larger space for movement on the court, allowing him to further free up his hands and feet to do a big job, and the cooperation between the two quickly achieved new results.

In the 59th minute, Wang Ziyi's powerful shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by the defensive player. When Ronaldinho grabbed the ball on the right side of the perimeter for the first time, he had already observed the situation in the opponent's penalty area, and then quickly passed the ball across

Moved to the feet of Li Zhao in the penalty area.

At this time, although Li Zhao's position was very close to the goal, his back was to the goal. Although turning around and shooting again allowed him to adjust his posture to the most comfortable state, he was bound to miss the best shooting opportunity, so he

Not only did he not do this, he even touched the ball with his heel and shot directly before the ball stopped. Although he did not look at the goal the whole time, he could still sense its location with his keen intuition, and the football eventually passed through.

After passing behind the defender's crotch, he got into the lower right corner of the goal.

2-1, Atlanta completed the lead at home, and Li Zhao just used another move in his arsenal named "Dragon Tail Swing" when he scored. Although it is not used often, it is occasionally used.

Dealing with this situation can have unexpected effects.

But not long after, the biggest danger since the start of the game appeared in front of Atlanta. Although goalkeeper Berisha finally resolved the danger temporarily with a foul, he gave the opponent a chance to take a penalty kick. What was even worse was

But not only did he receive a yellow card, but he was also injured because of his excessive movement during the interception. As a result, Atlanta had to replace their number one goalkeeper.

According to the normal process, the second goalkeeper Rossi should have been replaced, but after careful consideration, Gasperini decided to replace the second goalkeeper Rossi, who had a good performance in the previous game.

Dynamic performance.

Compared with players in other positions, the chances of a substitute goalkeeper being substituted and recognized are significantly less, so Dana naturally cherishes such a rare opportunity to play, even if he faces the upcoming defensive penalty task.

Act fearlessly in the face of danger.

The Juventus player who took the penalty kick this time was Higuain. For him, as the team's top penalty kicker, such scenes have long been commonplace, but when he saw the provocative look in Dana's eyes,

At this time, he felt something bad for no reason in his heart. This was obviously affected by some of Dana's psychological hints. This kind of situation was rare. Although he quickly turned his eyes and wanted to forget about it, he couldn't do it for a while.

It is difficult to get rid of this unconfidence in my heart,

However, the referee would not let him hesitate for too long. As soon as the whistle blew, he had to slowly run to the penalty spot, and the final result was that he kicked the ball away very shockingly.

Penalty kick.

Juventus coach Allegri did not expect that his hard-earned penalty kick opportunity would be wasted. The person who caused the team's top penalty kicker's mistake was such a young substitute goalkeeper, and he seemed to be the third goalkeeper.

The three goalkeepers. However, he still had some disbelief and thought it was just an accident. During the rest of the second half, Dana kept trying to keep his own goal open and slapped him in the face again, making Allegri finally

Understand that this is a rising star who is not inferior to his own goalkeeper in terms of strength.

Atlanta once again expanded the score in the final period of the game. In the 87th minute of the game, Li Zhao's powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by the opponent's defense general Chiellini on the goal line, and he followed closely.

Freuler raised his leg and knocked the ball into the goal.

In the end, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Atlanta defeated their strong rival Juventus 3-1 at home, which was a good start. However, the second round of the two teams' confrontation will have to wait until a full month later.

Atlanta's opponents in the next two rounds of the league were all teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league, and the results were logically won, and the winning streak was refreshed to eleven double-digit games. Juventus may have been affected by the above.

The impact of a cup defeat was followed by a draw against Viola in the 24th round of the league away from home, allowing Atalanta to further consolidate its dominance of the top spot.

After the 24th round of Serie A, time has entered mid-February 2018, and the Chinese New Year in the traditional sense has quietly approached. The only difference compared with previous years is that this New Year Li Zhao
Chapter completed!