"Naples finally knocked on Lazio's goal before the end of the first half!"
"With a total of thirteen shots, Naples finally scored!"
"Naples' offense was very good this time. Whether it was Thiago Motta's big-foot transfer or Di Maria's personal breakthrough, Lazio's defensive players felt helpless."
"Look at Cavani's shot again. Stendardo was directly squeezed away by him."
"What a great offense!"
"Napoli leads 1-0!"
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Gao Shen had already planned to end the first half with a score of zero to zero. He even prepared words of encouragement for the players during the halftime break, but unexpectedly, he suddenly scored.
When the surprise came so suddenly, he was a little dazed.
It wasn't until the players rushed out of the stadium to celebrate that he realized what he was doing, laughing and hugging his assistants.
One to zero!
Although it was beyond his expectation, the goal came very timely.
At least, it gave Naples more room for maneuver in their tactics in the second half.
"In the second half, we are waiting for Lazio to come out!" Gao Shen grinned and said with a confident smile.
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During the halftime break, Gao Shen was very satisfied with the players' performance.
He highlighted one player by name, and that was Thiago Motta.
"This is the best game you have played since joining Naples. You and Lucas completely controlled the midfield, and Daniel sent several threatening passes to our frontcourt..."
Gao Shen said that he highly appreciated the performance of the midfielder today.
Of course, he would not neglect other players. He also spoke highly of the offensive hero Cavani, Di Maria who assisted, and other players.
Naples' players are not in form yet, everyone can see this, but their performance is good enough.
First, they defeated AC Milan 1-1 in an away game, then defeated Lazio 1-0 in the cup, and now they scored the first goal. Gao Shen said that the team is steadily improving.
This is absolutely correct.
After experiencing such a trough period, Naples can still perform like this, which in itself represents the team's progress.
When the team gradually adjusts and gets into shape, its strength will naturally improve.
Only then will everyone suddenly realize that Naples has become stronger!
"Remember, I said in the game three days ago, don't give Lazio any chance in the second half, we want to score three points!"
Gao Shen's instructions were also recognized by the players.
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The game restarts in the second half.
After Naples took a one-goal lead, they obviously played more patiently.
With the ball in hand and the rhythm under control, Lazio had no good way to defeat Naples.
Lazio's first substitution was in the 56th minute, when Rossi came on for Tommaso Rocchi.
The Blue Eagles began to try to press forward, but still adopted a 4,31,2 formation.
This is Rossi's main formation and it will basically not change.
But in the Italian Cup, facts have proven that this style of play is simply difficult to break through Naples' defense.
Gao Shen also made decisive substitution adjustments, replacing Parejo with Vidal to strengthen the pressing and pressure in the midfield.
Less than three minutes after Gao Shen's substitution, Rossi made his second substitution, replacing him with a midfielder, Manfredini.
The two sides are still in a stalemate.
Naples had possession of the ball and the advantage on the field. Lazio wanted to threaten on the offensive end, but was afraid of Naples' threatening counterattack. The Blue Eagles fell into a stalemate in a dilemma.
Especially when Napoli controlled the ball more in the midfield and backcourt, Lazio made several attempts but was pushed back by Napoli's counterattacks. It was obvious that they were worried about gain and loss.
In the 70th minute, Gao Shen made his second substitution, replacing Di Maria with Mertens.
Just eight minutes later, Napoli launched a counterattack. After Thiago Motta found Cavani with a direct pass, the Uruguayan center moved the ball to the left wing and handed it to Mertens.
The Belgian dribbled the ball diagonally into the left rib. In a small space, he passed two defensive players of the opponent. When he was about to hit the goal with his left rib in the penalty area, he was directly tackled by Stendardo who flew towards him.
On the ground.
The referee immediately blew the whistle to indicate a foul, sent off Stendaldo with a direct red card, and gave Naples a penalty kick.
The reason for the red card was that the referee believed that Stendaldo's foul was too bad.
Although no injuries were caused, the Lazio center back was still sent off with a red card.
Mertens missed a great opportunity in the midweek cup match and used his performance to earn a penalty this time.
None of the Naples players came up to challenge him. The Belgian took the ball right away without any hesitation and succeeded in one fell swoop, winning another victory for Naples.
Two to zero!
At this point in the game, the overall situation has been decided!
The last ten minutes basically turned into garbage time.
Lazio has one less player, Napoli's physical fitness and condition are not ideal, and neither side wants to go further.
In the end, the game ended with Naples defeating Lazio 2-0.
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Napoli narrowly defeated Lazio 2-0 at home, which once again caused fierce controversy after the game.
In the course of this game, Napoli had the advantage, and even created three times as many shooting opportunities as Lazio. However, the red card at the end caused a lot of controversy.
La Repubblica of Rome believes that it is a red card that should not exist.
"It helped Napoli get three points!"
Gazzetta dello Sport and other media also agreed that Naples' red card was controversial.
They all tried to use a rational, objective and neutral attitude to comment, thinking that giving a penalty kick was understandable, but at most they should only give a yellow card, not a red card.
A penalty kick and a red card completely killed the game.
This made Gao Shen very embarrassed and asked them directly on Twitter, "Does it mean that giving a yellow card means it's not two to zero?"
As a result, all media outlets did not respond at all.
Anyway, they have the same attitude: Napoli can't win, and the red card is too heavy.
Gao Shen later directly sent a tweet with a smiling face.
hehe!
However, Lazio was not forced to a dead end.
While Gao Shen was having a war of words with the media, Rossi was pleasantly surprised to find that even though he lost, his ranking in the standings did not fall, and he was still ranked fifteenth.
Because all the teams ranked behind him, except Siena, all lost this round.
Even if Siena adds these three points, it is still one point behind Lazio.
On the contrary, Gao Shen, who won the ball, was a little depressed.
Inter Milan faces Parma at home.
Cambiasso opened the scoring for Inter Milan in the 30th minute, but Parma equalized before the end of the first half and scored first in the second half to take the lead.
After that, Inter Milan was unable to equalize the score and was about to lose. In the 86th minute, when Parma central defender Coto made a header to clear the ball at the goal post, the referee showed him a red card for a handball foul.
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Slow-motion replays showed that Cotto's header did hit his left hand, but Parma players questioned the penalty.
Ibrahimovic scored a penalty and equalized the score for Inter Milan.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Argentinian center Cruz passed the defender and passed the ball. After Ibrahimovic stopped the ball on his chest, he volleyed with his right foot and scored again to take the lead.
Three to two, Inter Milan reversed Parma!
After the game, Parma coach Di Carlo was also very angry about the red card and penalty kick. He was sent to the stands for questioning the referee's decision during the game. After the game, he publicly accused the referee of deliberately helping Inter Milan win.
He believed that in the first half, the referee missed a penalty kick from Parma.
For the same red card and penalty kick, Naples was questioned, but Inter Milan was praised.
After the game, many media called Ibrahimovic the new king of Inter Milan.
Gazzetta dello Sport even believes that Inter Milan is ushering in a new troika era.
Cambiasso, Cruz and Ibrahimovic are regarded as the troika of Inter Milan this season.
Undefeated in nineteen rounds!
The results produced by Mancini's team are amazing and enough to make opponents despair!
Roma, which ranks second in the standings, also won this round, but coach Spalletti said that Inter Milan is at its best in recent decades.
"Although, in terms of points, their half-time championship points are two points less than last season, but in fact, their performance is more stable because they maintain an unbeaten record."
"Nineteen rounds without defeat, everyone knows what a great feat this is!"
Spalletti said Inter Milan's performance was desperate.
"Although it is difficult for us to accept it, we have to admit that there is basically no suspense about the Serie A championship this season."
Even Roma, which ranks second in the standings, said this, which shows Inter Milan's dominance in Serie A. Their lead directly makes their opponents feel desperate.
Only Gao Shen commented on Twitter, believing that Inter Milan had conceded four goals in two consecutive games and that its dominance and lead were not as strong as imagined.
"Both games were leading and then conceding goals. This proves that when they played in Serie A, their mentality was too high. It can be said that they are very confident, but it can also be said that they are proud."
"This is a very serious problem."
In addition, Gao Shen also revealed, "In the last two rounds, Inter Milan has exposed tactical problems."
"I still stick to my judgment. After entering the Champions League schedule, Inter Milan will definitely make mistakes. It is too early to talk about the championship now!"
"We still have a chance!"
Gao Shen's remarks soon attracted the attention of the Italian media and triggered fierce controversy.
Some people say that Gao Shen is deliberately taking advantage of Inter Milan and engaging in psychological warfare; others say that he has sour grapes because after all, the leader now is Inter Milan, not Naples.
Only people in Naples know that Gao Shen has been silently collecting information and materials about Inter Milan, accumulating strength and preparing for what Gao Shen calls the highlight of Serie A this season.
But at this moment, the Italian media suddenly broke an earthquake-level inside story.
