Chapter 71 The Mountain in Prandelli's Heart

Amid the cheers of Juventus fans, Casemiro intercepted the ball and ended Juventus' attack. Then, instead of being greedy for possession of the ball, he quickly passed the ball out.  M

After Wu Lei received the pass, he turned around and went to the wing.

Faraoni, the right-back who came in from behind, dribbled forward after receiving the ball.

During the dribbling process, he and Mario Gotze, who was retreating to meet him, made a two-pass-one wall-collision.

He avoided Juventus' first line of defense and continued to rush forward.

Next, everyone thought he was going to continue to break through, and when he was crossing the ball from the bottom, he suddenly sent a 45-degree diagonal cross!

The football bypassed most of the Juventus players and landed in the area at the top of the penalty area.

Here, Lazio's center forward Cavani jumped high, but he was not going to head the ball directly into the goal, but... pass the ball!

He gently moved the ball diagonally in front of him, where there was an empty space!

And, Mario Gotze was moving forward at high speed!

The ball that Cavani swung over was right in front of him. He didn't need to slow down at all, he just rushed in!

Gotze did the same thing.

After seeing Cavani's pass, he not only didn't slow down, but accelerated and rushed forward!

"Mario Gotze——!"

Amid the commentator's exclamation, Gotze stopped the ball in the air with his thigh.

Then, he swung his right leg again.

But this time it was not a direct shot, but... a cross!

Juventus goalkeeper Perrin and other defenders regarded the side where Gotze was as the main attack direction.

Any player who got the ball in this position would always choose to shoot, so this side was the most threatening and had to be blocked here.

Who would have thought that Gotze didn't shoot. Instead, he made a cross!

The football was swept by him and changed direction and flew to the back of the goal!

Everyone's eyes shifted with the football,

seeing the Argentine veteran Messi rushing over, and then stabbing it cleanly!

The football flew into Juventus' goal without any suspense!

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The players and fans of Juventus were all stunned to see the football in the goal, watching Messi and other Lazio players hugging and celebrating, and they didn't even understand how the ball was lost.

Was their defense not tight?

Were they not focused?

They had done everything they could, but why did they still lose the ball?

In the first two games, they were scored in less than five minutes after the start. Before the Juventus players could react to what was going on, the Lazio people started celebrating the goal.

They performed well in this game, and they didn't lose the ball for ten minutes. They were full of confidence in the next game.

Who would have thought, who would have thought...

It's not that they defended well. It's just that Lazio's goal was late.

After ten minutes, Lazio scored immediately. If you don't count these ten minutes of play, it's still equivalent to Lazio scoring at the start of the game.

Lazio scored a goal in the 12th minute, which was quite early.

So no matter what, Juventus could not escape the fate of losing the ball very early...

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After Lazio scored, although there were 4,000 Juventus fans in the stands, at this moment. They were useless.

The banners and slogans they hung outside the railings were close to the railings and drooped weakly.

Their insults and attacks on Lazio were more like slapping themselves in the face in the face of this goal.

Wanda Stadium. At this moment, it was all cheers from Lazio fans.

These cheers made the silent Juventus fans feel suffocated, and there was a hint of despair...

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The reporters who supported Juventus also seemed helpless in the face of this goal.

Why is it that no matter what, Lazio can always score first?

Juventus can sweep the entire Serie A. But why can't they do anything about Lazio?

When watching them play against other teams, they usually perform very steadily. Aggressive.

From the beginning of the game, the initiative fell into the hands of Juventus.

How come in the game against Lazio, from the beginning of the game, the initiative fell into the hands of the opponent, and how could it not return to their side?

This is really a very confusing question.

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Leaving the confusion to Juventus, Lazio continued to attack.

This time, unlike the Italian Cup semi-final, after leading by one goal, Lazio did not keep passing the ball in the midfield and backcourt, but continued to attack!

It seems that they want to score more goals!

Winning by one goal at home is not enough for Lazio!

And after losing a goal, Juventus must not be willing to lose the game like this. For Prandelli, there is no second way to go, that is, to win.

Since you are already behind, you have to attack.

Although attacking will bear huge risks.

In the next game, the two sides officially entered the offensive battle.

This is completely different from the Italian Cup semi-final last week.

Three days ago, everyone was still complaining that the strong dialogue between Lazio and Juventus was disappointing and in vain.

This match justified the confrontation between the two strong teams.

But people soon understood why Juventus did not dare to press forward in the previous match.

Lazio scored another goal in the 40th minute, changing the score to 2:0!

When Lazio led by two goals in the game, the game basically lost suspense.

The Lazio fans in the stands cheered for the victory.

They were sure. Lazio would definitely win the direct dialogue with Juventus in this game!

In this way, Lazio and Juventus were only one point apart.

The second half of the season has just begun, and with only one point difference, everything is possible.

Maybe Juventus will lose the next game? And then be surpassed by Lazio.

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During the halftime break, Prandelli made some personnel adjustments in an attempt to reverse the decline, although he was two goals behind. But Prandelli still did not give up - he couldn't give up.

Lazio did not make any adjustments.

Juventus strengthened its offensive, and Lazio did not shrink its defense to play a defensive counterattack.

Instead, it continued to attack!

Changsheng was determined to win this game, and Juventus supporters had nothing to say!

You say we are passive and conservative? Okay, then we will completely defeat you with offense!

You say we rely on conspiracy and trickery? Okay, we will win you fair and square!

In the 61st minute, Lazio scored their third goal of the game.

From beginning to end, Juventus did not take the initiative in the game. Although they had a lot of offense, it felt like they were led by Lazio. They had no initiative at all.

And their offense was simpler and more monotonous in comparison.

Anyway, looking at Juventus' performance, you don't believe that this team can beat Lazio in this game. And this is not because Lazio is already three goals ahead of Juventus.

Even when the score was 0:0, there was no chance of Juventus winning.

"...Maybe some Juventus fans will feel upset about their consecutive losses to Lazio and find it incredible. They find many reasons for Juventus. But the truth is often cruel. The fact is that Juventus is not Lazio's opponent at all. If it weren't for Lazio's own problems this season, they should be ranked first in the league now. But the game with Juventus is not a long contest, it is a decisive game. Lazio always gets excited when playing against Juventus... Therefore, it is not so surprising that Juventus loses to Lazio in a row."

The commentator's words will make many Juventus fans very unhappy.

But what else can they do except being unhappy?

Is the commentator wrong?

Is there any way for Juventus to beat Lazio?

No. Nothing.

The experience and ability that allowed them to rank first in the league were of no use in the game against Lazio and did not help them at all.

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Three goals behind. Even the Juventus players themselves have lost their fighting spirit.

Such a game is too painful to play. How can you guarantee motivation when you know you can't win?

The Juventus players on the court began to release the rhythm. And they were unwilling to press forward to attack.

Going out to attack means death, and a more miserable death.

Between dying aggrieved and dying a more miserable death. Juventus players decisively chose to die aggrieved.

Prandelli did not interfere with the players' independent choice. He did not yell at the players to press forward to attack and continue to attack.

The players themselves were unwilling to do so. Even if he forced them to do so, the results would not be too few.

He just lowered his head and sighed.

Lazio, Changsheng... It was like a mountain in front of him.

Ten years ago, he was in front of him, and he had been working hard to move towards the mountain, hoping to climb over it.

So he worked hard and struggled for ten years, leading Juventus to win the league championship and becoming a champion coach.

Ten years have passed, and he always thought that he could start climbing the mountain, not climb it.

So he looked up again, and found in despair that the mountain was still in front of him, and it looked no different from ten years ago!

For ten years, he did not dare to stop for a day, but it turned out that he did not shorten the distance between himself and the mountain at all, or even if he shortened it, this distance was insignificant compared to the original distance between the two.

Only then did he remember that he had overlooked a very important issue - he had been moving forward and working hard for the past ten years, but his opponent was also moving forward and working hard!

That's it, Juventus is bound to lose this game.

Only one point ahead of Lazio in the league.

All his tasks next are to try to maintain the one-point advantage in the league, and then finally be able to suppress Lazio and win the league championship!

It's better to be able to defeat the winning team than to lose miserably, right?