Ferrara believes that Lazio will continue to use the previous lineup for this Italian Cup.
But when Lazio announced their starting lineup for this game, Ferrara was surprised to find that Lazio actually played two-thirds of the main lineup!
This is the rhythm of fighting Juventus!
Only then did Ferrara realize what the heck! This is the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. If they beat them, Lazio will be able to go to the finals. If they go to the finals, they will definitely be aiming for the championship!
I should have thought of this a long time ago!
We have already reached the semi-finals, there is no reason to give up here!
If you want to give up, the best you can do is give up in the quarter-finals!
I asked why Lazio failed in the quarter-finals in two previous seasons...
Ferrara suddenly understood.
He had fallen into a fixed mindset before.
By the time he found out, it was already too late. There were only two hours left before the start of the first round of the semifinals...
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Lazio and Juventus were in the semi-finals, and because Lazio sent their main players, it was much better to watch.
Although Lazio's forward line has some problems in the Champions League, in Italy, this team can still go sideways.
Perhaps only Mourinho's Inter Milan can cause them some trouble.
With home advantage, Lazio is very excited to beat Juventus.
Lazio led by one goal in the first half.
Juventus got a goal back in the second half.
But just three minutes later, Lazio scored again!
"Modric!! Beautiful long shot! World wave!! Juventini were only happy for three minutes!"
Modric celebrated the goal with open arms.
The cheers for him at the Olympic Stadium resounded through the sky.
The camera showed Chang Sheng, and Lazio's head coach was chatting and laughing with his assistant coach on the coaching bench.
Looking back at Ferrara next door, she looked gloomy and gloomy.
His heart was shaking with regret now.
If I had known that Lazio would be in this position, my tactics would be completely different from now...
Oh shit!
Ferrara cursed in his heart, not knowing whether he was scolding Chang Sheng or himself.
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A 2:1 home lead against Juventus is not enough for Lazio.
The Italian Cup also depends on away goals.
If this score ends, Juventus fans can even celebrate the victory.
Returning to Juventus' home court, Ferrara's team still has great hope of making a comeback.
Chang Sheng naturally doesn't want the game to develop like this...
So after taking the lead, Lazio continued to bombard Juventus' goal.
And Ferrara obviously realized that a score of 1:2 was not the end of the world. On the contrary, there was still a good chance.
So I chose to recycle the defense, or even defend it to the death.
Just to hold on to this one-goal deficit.
The game finally turned into a half-time attack and defense, with Lazio playing at home attacking Juventus who had shrunk their defense.
The Juventus fans who watched this game almost had a heart attack.
But in the end, Juventus' tradition of Italian football and its defensive DNA played an important role.
They really defended a 1:2 away game!
After the game, Ferrara looked much calmer at the press conference. He said confidently: "I am very satisfied with this result. We still have a home court. This is our advantage."
And Chang Sheng said with a bad face: "We should score more goals, but it doesn't matter, even if we go away, we can win. It's not like we haven't beaten Juventus at the Alpi Stadium!"
These words made the Juventus fans who were cheering and celebrating feel chills in their chests.
It seems to be true...
Lazio played against Juventus at their home court and they haven't lost yet!
For a moment, even Ferrara felt that the rhythm was wrong...
He is really worried that Lazio will be eliminated after returning to the home court... It would be better to lose the opportunity in this game and then return to the home court to fight for honor. Win, but still be eliminated.
Originally, Lazio fans were still worried and depressed because Lazio only defeated Juventus 2:1 at home.
As a result, as soon as I heard Chang Sheng's words, I was instantly resurrected with full blood and health.
Yes, we are playing Juventus away from home, what are we worried about?
We defeated them at their home court and stepped on their corpses to win the league championship!
Suddenly, Lazio fans no longer had to worry.
Now, it's Juventus' turn to be nervous.
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In the 29th round of the league at the weekend, Lazio and Inter Milan also won. Lazio defeated Catania 1:0 away from home, and Inter Milan defeated Reggina 3:0 at home.
In the 30th round of the league, Lazio lost to Siena 1:2 away from home because they had a Champions League match in the middle of the week. Therefore, many substitutes and young players were used in this game.
The current Lazio cannot do well in both arenas at the same time, so they can only temporarily give up one side and temporarily give up the league when playing in the Champions League. Anyway, they are six points ahead of Inter Milan in the league, and there is still room for maneuver. If
With only two points ahead of Inter Milan, Chang Sheng may choose to give up on the Champions League...
Inter Milan does not have to play in the Champions League, so they can focus on the domestic league. This is reflected in their advantage.
In this round of the league, they used all their main players and defeated Udinese 3:0 away from home.
Why Chang Sheng is willing to give up the league temporarily.
Because in the Champions League quarter-finals, Lazio's opponent is Manchester United.
Old rivals in last season's Champions League final.
This time, Manchester United came with a revenge mentality.
Cristiano Ronaldo is also more mature than before.
After losing the Champions League, this Manchester United team has become even stronger.
They transcend failure.
They can be said to be the best in the Premier League this season.
After thirty-one rounds of the league, they ranked first in the league, leading second place Liverpool by as many as eight points.
This is different from the situation in Chang Sheng's memory.
If I remember correctly, Manchester United should be four points ahead of second place Liverpool at this time. Although Manchester United is still first, their lead is not that big.
The situation is completely different now.
Liverpool 67 points. Manchester United 75 points.
Although there is still one third of the league left, many people feel that there should be no suspense about who will win the Premier League championship this season.
Maybe losing the Champions League only inspired their magic?
Why don't we call them Red Devils...
Therefore, facing such an opponent, Chang Sheng does not dare to take it lightly.
In the first round, Lazio will play Manchester United at home, and in the second round, they will play away from home.
In terms of schedule, it is also not conducive to Lazio...
Chang Sheng hopes to end the suspense at home. So in this game, he not only sent out the strongest offensive lineup, but also focused more on offense in tactics.
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The media is also hyping Manchester United's revenge battle.
However, Manchester United head coach Ferguson does not agree with the term "revenge".
"This is just an ordinary Champions League knockout match." Old coach Ferguson shrugged. "Last year's Champions League final? If you lose, you lose. There is no hatred at all. Lazio performed better than us, and it is natural for them to win.
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Ferguson seemed to be pouring cold water on both sides to cool down the situation.
But the more he said this, the more worried Chang Sheng became.
Because based on his understanding of Ferguson, he knew very well that Ferguson was definitely not the kind of person who was willing to give up easily.
Chang Sheng made all the arrangements and was waiting for the game to start.
But there are always a lot of unclear things in this world. If you can win the game if you prepare well before the game, then football will be too boring.
So Lazio's home game against Manchester United was full of drama...
Just five minutes into the game, Lazio took the lead at home. This was a wonderful start.
"A shot from Jose Passarella! Lazio took the lead in five minutes! They had a perfect start!"
The commentator's voice was drowned out by the cheers from the audience.
"It seems that Lazio still has the advantage over Manchester United..."
But three minutes later, after Modric fought hard again, he stood up from the ground and started to limp.
After persisting for about five minutes, he finally made a substitution.
"Ah! Modric... took the initiative to ask to go off! It seems that the fight just now had a serious impact on him... I think in such an important game, most players would not want to go off the field...
...So if a player can take the initiative to apply for dismissal, it must mean that he can't hold on..."
"Let's see... Chang seems very impatient... Lazio looks like they are going to make a substitution..."
"Candreva replaced Modric, and Motta was pushed to the position of organizing the offense. Lazio made adjustments... Now we don’t know the specific condition of Modric’s injury... The camera is focused on Croatia
He limped towards the locker room with the support of the Lazio team doctor... but Chang looked very dissatisfied!"
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Chang Sheng is really unhappy.
He was unhappy with Modric's injury, but what was even more unhappy was that he thought of another possibility.
Manchester United's performance this season has been unexpectedly strong, even better than it should have been in this season in the memory of winning.
He wondered, was this God's counterattack against him?
Although the team's performance depends on the strength of the players, in some games, the outcome is a matter of a hair's breadth. Manchester United suddenly had better luck here and won.
And if according to the original history, they should have lost the game...
For example, after thirty rounds of league games, Manchester United now has 23 wins, six draws and two losses.
In this season, which is remembered as a winning season, Manchester United's results during the same period should be 22 wins, five draws and four losses.
Compared with history now, Manchester United has won one more game, drawn one more game and lost two less games.
This is not the strongest evidence.
Lazio defeated Arsenal. If we go by history, taking Arsenal's place, Lazio should have met Yellow Submarine Villarreal in the quarter-finals. This is a good draw, and Yellow Submarine is not as strong.
If they are not strong, Lazio should be able to easily eliminate them and reach the semi-finals.
But reality is different from history.
Lazio encountered a murderous Manchester United...
Of course, changing history is what Chang Sheng wants to do.
But in a sense, God might be using this to teach Chang Sheng a lesson.
Don’t you want to change history?
OK, I'll let you change it!
What does it feel like to die under the history you have changed?
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Chang Sheng looked up at the sky.
The pitch-black sky was half lit up by the stadium lights.
It just hovered above its head in silence, without saying a word.
Chang Sheng didn't even know whether it was just his idle imagination or whether it really happened.
But no matter what, he didn't want to lose to Manchester United.
What does it mean if we snatched the championship from Manchester United last year and were stepped on by Manchester United to reach the final again?
If this is really destiny, then let fate go to hell!
No one can lose to Manchester United!
Even if you take down one of my midfield playmakers now!
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ps, if you want to enjoy the game against Manchester United, you have to explode.