January 29, 2019, San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy.
What is happening here today is a quarter-final match of the 2018-2019 Italian Cup, AC Milan versus Naples!
This is the second time the two teams have played against each other within a week.
In the first match, AC Milan tied their opponent 2-2, which was quite a pity.
Because AC Milan had a chance to win that game, but they were equalized by Napoli at the last moment.
This is really hurtful!
Before this game, Tong Yi told the AC Milan players that this game must be won.
The AC Milan fans at the scene thought the same way. They shouted slogans of victory before the game even started.
We can't let the Neapolitans escape today!
At the beginning of the game, AC Milan used their home advantage to press and attack from a high position.
Naples was suppressed as soon as they came up, which was a bit dangerous.
Ancelotti on the sidelines frowned when he saw this.
He kept baring his teeth and claws on the sidelines, reminding the Naples players to push forward and not to be too flat. But the Naples players wanted to push forward, but they just couldn't.
The pressure placed on them by the AC Milan people at this time is really too much, and it's a bit unbearable.
At this moment, Goretzka and Brandt played a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt, and then Brandt directly inserted into the Naples penalty area. Fortunately, Koulibaly was lying across Brandt and continued.
On the way forward, otherwise Brandt will directly face the Naples goalkeeper.
Danger, Naples is dangerous.
The Naples fans at the scene screamed in horror, because Brandt's heel directly knocked the football out of the stadium and directly hit Goretzka who was following up!
And Naples' midfielder Diakite has been thrown away by Goretzka. Danger!
Goretzka rushed up to meet the ball and swung his leg, but instead of volleying, he lifted the instep of his outside foot and directly slanted the football into the Naples penalty area!
The football drew a wonderful arc and directly bypassed the defensive back Maksimovich in the penalty area!
The Serbian central defender was tall and turned a little slowly. The football flew past him quickly and it was too late to turn around. When he turned around, he saw that AC Milan forward Lautaro had already crossed into the penalty area, directly.
Leg swing and cum!
The football roared and shot toward the Naples goal.
The Naples fans at the scene were desperate and started to cry.
The goalkeeper in front of the goal, Alex Meret, immediately fell to the ground and threw himself out, but did not touch the football at all. The football flew quickly past his fingers and then slammed into the Naples goal.
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Just 7 minutes into the first half, AC Milan, playing at home, scored
Goal.
Roseneri was very excited at the scene and sang the team song "Milan, Milan, Milan..." excitedly.
They even jumped up and danced passionately.
Of course, in the end, they did not forget Lautaro who scored the goal, roaring loudly and shouting Lautaro's name.
At this moment, Lautaro is the hero of AC Milan, a superhero!
Lautaro, who scored the goal, also rushed out passionately and kneeled down!
The same people on the sidelines raised their hands and applauded, indicating to Lautaro that they have performed well and continue to perform like this!
One to zero, AC Milan took the lead.
Ancelotti was very dissatisfied, and immediately rushed out, quickly rushed to the sidelines, and roared into the stadium. He was like a lion with its bloody mouth, as if he wanted to kill the Naples players.
It's like swallowing.
The Naples players shook their heads one after another, looking a little lonely!
Even Meret in front of the goal immediately raised his hands, as if complaining about the Serbian central defender in front of him.
However, this ball is indeed Maksimovich's problem. There was something wrong with his defense. Otherwise, he would not have passed the ball behind him so easily. Moreover, he turned a little slower and did not make any moves.
Any restriction on Lautaro's defensive actions is simply watching Lautaro perform!
Even Ancelotti on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with Maksimovic's performance.
Maksimovich immediately raised his hands and said that the goal was indeed his problem, but it was not only his problem.
He immediately pointed to the edge of the penalty area, indicating that there was something wrong with the defensive midfielder behind the ball.
This midfielder made Goretzka and Brandt play badly, and how could they so easily allow Goretzka to pass such an accurate outside-instep curve ball so comfortably? How could he defend it?
His attention has always been on Haaland in front of him. How could he care about Lautaro behind him?
Moreover, Goretzka's arcing pass with the outside of the foot and the instep was very unexpected.
He was also deceived. He thought Goretzka was going to pass the ball directly to Haaland, so the defensive focus was on Haaland.
Can this be entirely his fault?
If the midfielder position was not out of position, the ball would not have been lost.
Maximovich also felt a little tired.
To put it bluntly, this goal is not the problem of any one person, but Naples' defensive system did not collapse and was messed up by Goretzka and Brandt!
Ancelotti on the sidelines was so angry precisely because of this.
What are you doing?
Last game against AC Milan
In the game, you just got a draw, not a win. Why are you so lax in this game? Do you think you can win casually?
Everyone, please get serious, get serious!
If eleven people could be substituted in one game, he would immediately replace eleven players and eleven players. He really couldn't bear it anymore. He felt that this was not a matter of strength, but of the mentality of the players.
They didn’t put all their thoughts into the game. The Naples people just relaxed in this game!
Ancelotti was very dissatisfied, and the Napoli players in the stadium also became serious and felt nervous.
Insigne immediately waved his hand to reassure Ancelotti that they would go all out next.
Their Naples side will definitely not let AC Milan win. They, Naples, will definitely win this game!
Ancelotti immediately waved his hand, signaling the Naples players to step up their attack and quickly press forward.
However, Naples only reached the edge of AC Milan's penalty area. Zilinski, who was holding the ball, was intercepted by Joan Armene and Goretzka.
The football rolled directly to the feet of Davis on the wing. When he saw the opponent's defensive player rushing towards him, he suddenly made a violent move and violently threw the football out. Then he accelerated forward and rushed forward.
There was no chance for Naples' defenders to stop and turn around.
This long-distance burst instantly got rid of the defensive player, and Davis immediately ran down the wing with his arms and quickly headed towards Naples' penalty area.
Ancelotti on the sideline suddenly turned around and kicked the water bottle beside him away. The water bottle directly hit the assistant coach on the Naples coaching bench. The assistant coach instantly became a drowned rat.
But Ancelotti didn't notice that his eyes were fixed on the court, because Naples was in danger now.
Seeing Maksimovich jump out immediately, Davis immediately kicked his leg. It seemed like he was going to cross, but in fact it was a feint, and then he quickly went to the bottom and passed directly from Maksimovich.
Rushed past!
Danger, Naples is in danger!
The Naples fans at the scene couldn't stand it anymore. This game was completely suppressed by AC Milan!
Is this still the AC Milan team from a few days ago? Why do you feel that they are much stronger in this game? Especially their offensive strength!
Danger, Naples is too dangerous!
Davis, who caught up with the football, immediately took off and passed the ball without any delay. The football immediately flew upwards, and Haaland in the middle of the penalty area immediately held Coulibaly on his shoulders, preventing Coulibaly from taking off easily. Then the football
It flew over their heads and then quickly flew behind them.
Koulibaly turned his head and looked over, and immediately saw AC Milan forward Lautaro jumping high - heading the ball towards the goal!
Seeing this, Coulibaly closed his eyes in despair again!
He felt that the goal was completely useless. With such a close header, goalkeeper Meret had no chance at all.
Meret reacted very quickly in front of the goal. He immediately jumped into the air and dived sideways!
He pounced in the right direction, but the football flew past his fingertips and slammed into the Napoli goal.
Two to zero, AC Milan expanded the score.
Seeing this, all the people in Naples were desperate. They felt that they had no chance in this game!
Because the state of the two teams is very different in this game!
You can see the difference in the level of commitment of the players from the two teams in this game. Naples is far behind. This gives people the impression that the Naples people spent all their energy and physical fitness in the last game.
They were all exhausted, but AC Milan just warmed up and used all their peak conditions in the current game!
Therefore, this game gave people the feeling that the strength gap between the two teams was too big.
If this game continues like this, Napoli will have no chance at all!
No wonder Ancelotti's face on the sidelines was so dark, as if he had been smeared with ashes from the bottom of a pot.
The Naples players in the stadium were even more depressed. At this time, they almost stopped communicating and were very silent. It can be seen that they were a little confused by the AC Milan people!
If Naples doesn't make adjustments at this time, they may not have a chance in this game. After all, the first half of the game is about to enter the second half. If they don't adjust the first half of the game,
Once it's over, do you still have a chance?
Anyway, Naples fans already had an ominous premonition at this time and felt that this game was really hanging in the balance.
Could it be that the Neapolitans really used all their luck in the last game?
Anyway, Ancelotti on the sidelines did not accept his fate. They were still playing crazy output, hoping to wake up the Naples players. I hope the Naples players can cheer up at this time. If they wake up at this time, they still have a chance.
.If we really have to wait until the second half of the game to wake up, then the chance will be slim!
Ancelotti inspired the players and hoped they could score goals as soon as possible!
The Naples players also worked very hard and tried their best, but their performance was still irrational. In this game, the pressure given to them by AC Milan was really too strong. They were very good at holding the ball and passing the ball.
The difficulties forced them to suffer. They tried their best in the first half of the game, but they failed to score a goal!
At the end of the first half, Naples was still trailing AC Milan 0-2!
This made Naples fans depressed, feeling that Naples was in danger in this game!
This chapter has been completed!