On April 6, in the 32nd round of Serie A, Naples challenged Catania away.
Just five minutes into the game, Hamsik opened the scoring for Naples.
In the 16th minute, Cavani received Lichtsteiner's cross from the right and scored another victory for Naples.
As the season progressed, Lichtsteiner became more comfortable on the right side of Naples and his performance became increasingly outstanding.
Coincidentally, only three minutes into the second half, left back Vargas was unwilling to be left alone. After receiving an assist from Biglia, he penetrated diagonally to the edge of the penalty area and hit the target with his left foot, giving Naples another victory, 3-0.
In the end, Naples defeated Catania 3-0 away from home.
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Inter Milan's game is later than Napoli's.
But in the away game against Atlanta, Mancini's team took a 1-0 lead thanks to veteran Vieira's goal in the 21st minute of the first half.
In the 74th minute of the second half, Balotelli scored another victory, 2-0.
This Inter Milan youngster has performed better and better in Serie A this season, leaving an extremely deep impression on people. He has quickly become a talent recognized by everyone in Italy and a hope for the future.
Only Gao Shen shook his head privately with regret.
"He is indeed a genius. God almost carved his body according to the template of a perfect center, but missed his brain. What a pity!"
Gao Shen sometimes wonders, why does Italy produce such a player?
For example, Cassano, this guy is definitely a joke.
How talented is Cassano? He was also a universally recognized genius back then. He was so successful in Rome and was able to join Real Madrid in the first phase of Galacticos. How is it possible to say that he has no talent?
Look at him now. He didn't make it out in Real Madrid. He returned to Serie A and joined Sampdoria. He immediately became a big player.
Genius is something that really cannot be hidden.
Balotelli is also a genius, but like Cassano, he is a joke.
Is it a soil and water problem in Italy?
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One week later, the 33rd round of Serie A.
The first focus game of this game is the duel between Juventus and AC Milan.
The two sides have worked very hard to compete for the top four in the league.
But unfortunately, Ancelotti's team failed to have the last laugh in the away game. Although they were behind 0-1, they successfully reversed the situation with Inzaghi's two goals, but then Salihamidzic
Scored two goals in a row.
In the end, AC Milan lost to Juventus 2-3 in an away game.
Ancelotti's team has very little hope of reaching the top four.
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Naples plays Atalanta at home.
Before the game, some media broke the news that Gao Shen was once close to coaching Atlanta, and there was a sense of closeness.
Atlanta adopts a 4-4-2 parallel position in the away game, and the overall focus is still on defense.
Obviously, head coach Del Neri is also quite afraid of the advanced Napoli.
The two sides played to a score of 0-0 in the first half, but in the second half, Naples invested more in the offensive end.
First, Hamsik scored a goal, and three minutes later, Pellet assisted Callejon for another victory.
In the end, Naples defeated Atlanta at home 2-0.
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Inter Milan is the finale, facing Fiorentina at home.
The two sides also shook hands in the first half, but goals from Cambiasso and Balotelli, who returned from injury in the second half, helped Inter Milan defeat Fiorentina 2-0 and score three points again.
Winning two consecutive rounds, Balotelli scored in two consecutive rounds, and this talented young player became famous.
At the same time, Mancini's team finally stabilized their position.
Everyone can see that Inter Milan's performance has gradually stabilized after the injured players gradually returned.
Although they still haven't shown a satisfactory level of strength, they won't have any problem defeating their opponents steadily.
But what is regrettable is that Naples' lead is already obvious.
In the words of La Gazzetta dello Sport: "If Mancini's team had shown such a state early, the championship would not have lost suspense so early, and Mancini would not have suffered so much criticism and criticism."
But what if in this world?
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On the evening of April 16th, the Italian Cup semi-finals.
Naples plays at home against Fiorentina.
In the second round of matches between the two sides, Naples defeated Fiorentina 2-0 at home.
Prandelli also learned the lessons from that game. When visiting the Sao Paulo Stadium, he adopted a more reliable three-midfielder style and faced Naples with a 4, 3, 1 and 2 formation.
This made the game very stalemate.
The Viola coached by Prandelli are young but talented.
Young players such as Montolivo, Pazzini, Kuzmanovic and Osvaldo have all gained a firm foothold this season. Under Prandelli's training, they have gradually become the backbone of the team.
There are also powerful stars such as Mutu, Vieri and French goalkeeper Frey.
This Fiorentina team has been ranked fifth in Serie A for a long time this season, which shows its strength.
Even Prandelli and his team are ambitious to take a step further in the standings and break into the top four.
Although Naples sent out its main force and continued to create threatening attacks from the beginning, Florence always held firm, allowing Naples' attacks to return without success again and again.
The real turning point came in the second half.
In the 65th minute, after Naples completed a steal in the frontcourt, Cavani successfully intercepted the ball and passed it back to Rakitic.
After the Croatian midfielder stepped in to stop the ball, he shot a cold arrow from the outside of the penalty area and penetrated the Fiorentina goal, opening the scoring for Naples, one to zero!
This goal caused some confusion in Florence. Just a minute later, Florence attacked too high and David Luiz stole the ball and quickly sent a long pass.
Di Maria caught up with him at great speed along the left side. After stopping the ball, he entered the penalty area. When faced with goalkeeper Frei's attack, he decisively passed the ball to the right. Sanchez rushed over and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal.
Another victory for Naples.
Two to zero!
After that, the two sides completely let go and started an offensive battle, frequently creating opportunities.
In the 78th minute, Cavani stopped the pass from Parejo at the top of the penalty area, turned around and fired a furious shot into the upper right corner of the Fiorentina goal.
This is an absolute blind spot, and there is nothing Frey can do about it!
Three to zero!
But before the end of the game, in the 86th minute, Fiorentina counterattacked, Mutu sent a low pass, Pacini hit a volley with his left foot, Handanovic made a save, but the ball hit
It hit the inside of the post and bounced into the Napoli goal.
One to three!
Pacini's goal kept Fiorentina's hopes of promotion alive.
But it's just hope.
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While Naples defeated Fiorentina 3-1 at home, Inter Milan challenged Roma away.
In the first half, Mexes took advantage of a corner kick to give Roma the lead.
After changing sides in the second half, Vucinic assisted Perrotta to score another victory in the 54th minute.
In order to participate in the Coppa Italia final held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Spalletti's team also tried their best to win the championship trophy at their home court.
Inter Milan is also not to be outdone.
Mancini gave up Ibrahimovic in this game and instead reused Suazo and Balotelli.
In the 60th minute, Portuguese midfielder Pele came on as a substitute and scored a goal for Inter Milan.
After that, the two sides went back and forth, but no one was able to score again.
In the end, Inter Milan lost to Roma in an away game 1-2.
But Pele's goal kept Inter Milan's hopes alive.
Mancini also emphasized repeatedly after the game that Inter Milan will advance to the final after returning to the Meazza Stadium.
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Over the weekend, the 34th round of Serie A.
Due to the tough match against Fiorentina in midweek, Gao Shen rotated the team's lineup.
In the away game against Turin, Naples' defense made mistakes. Domic and Garrick made two mistakes after a long absence, causing Naples to concede two goals in the first half.
Although Napoli struggled to catch up in the second half and Mertens scored a goal, in the end it was difficult to overturn the defeat.
One to two, Naples lost away.
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Thanks to a small victory by Inter Milan, they successfully recovered three points.
After this round of play, Naples' lead was shortened from seven points to four points.
With four rounds left in the league, the championship is once again in doubt.
But Gao Shen publicly stated at the post-match press conference that there was no so-called suspense at all.
"From the moment we were seven points ahead, the championship was already decided!"
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A week later, Naples regrouped and went all out to defeat Siena 3-0 at home. They won a hearty and wonderful victory, disappointing everyone who had speculated that Naples would decline before the game.
At the same time, Inter Milan's revived championship dream was once again aborted.
Inter Milan narrowly defeated Cagliari 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Cruz and Materazzi.
Mancini's team continues to chase Napoli in the standings and does not give up.
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On May 4th, in the 36th round of Serie A, Naples challenged Parma away from home.
The two sides also have a deep grudge. As early as last season in Serie B, Naples defeated Parma, causing this traditional Serie A team to lose face.
Now, the two sides meet again in Serie A. Parma's head coach has become former Inter Milan coach Cooper. Knowing that Naples will be distracted by the Italian Cup in midweek, Parma is determined to drag the game into a bitter battle.
In the 23rd minute, Lucarelli assisted Boudin and opened the scoring for Parma.
But then, Vidal's goal successfully equalized for Naples.
After that, the two sides played very competitively, and the referee continued to draw cards.
Before the end of the first half, Parma midfielder Mariga was sent off with a red card.
After changing sides in the second half, Pellet successfully reversed the score for Naples.
But four minutes after the reversal, Nainggolan clashed with Parma defender Falcone, and both were sent off with red cards.
Four minutes later, Gasparoni was also sent off with a red card.
In the end, Naples reversed Parma 2-1 with goals from Vidal and Pelle.
But four yellow cards and four red cards also made this game unique.
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One day later, Inter Milan challenged AC Milan away.
This is not only a Milan derby, but also a last-ditch battle for Inter Milan to compete for the Serie A championship.
