Gao Shen, Bonucci and Hamsik won three awards, boosting the morale of Naples.
Although Naples held a small training camp during the winter break, and the team's condition and players' bodies are still being adjusted, Naples' strength is far from what it was last season.
Three days after returning to Naples from Turin, the twentieth round of Serie A ushered in.
Naples was at home and defeated Catania 1-0 with Hamsik's goal.
Before this game, Naples also held a brief celebration ceremony at the Sao Paulo Stadium. Gao Shen, Bonucci and Hamsik all entered the room holding the trophy, showing all Naples fans that they were in Milan.
The harvest of the city.
The Naples fans at the scene were also very excited.
The current team can be said to be extremely powerful, especially after its outstanding results. There are more and more international players and stars in the team, and their influence is growing.
Looking at Naples now, who can still believe that two years ago, this team was still in Serie B? Three years ago, it was still in Serie C?
And all of this was brought by Gao Shen to this team and this city.
All Naples fans are cheering for Gao Shen, and a fan organization even wrote a song specifically for Gao Shen, thanking him for his contribution to Naples, so that all fans can remember him forever.
Just like the statue outside the Sao Paulo Stadium.
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When Naples defeated Catania at home, Inter Milan was also at home. With Adriano's stoppage time goal in the first half, they defeated Sampdoria 1-0.
Roma tied with AC Milan 2-2 at home.
After twenty rounds, there are only two teams in Serie A that can truly compete for the championship, Naples and Inter Milan.
From the current point of view, Naples still leads with a five-point advantage, but Inter Milan also has great potential.
Especially after Mourinho straightened out the locker room, players such as Cruz and Adriano showed great strength.
The key depends on who makes the mistake first.
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Three days later, it was another midweek game.
In the twenty-first round of Serie A, Naples challenged Fiorentina away from home.
Even though Fiorentina was playing at home, they were still beaten by Naples and were forced into a very embarrassing situation.
With the two sides shaking hands at a scoreless draw in the first half, Gao Shen and Prandelli both made adjustments during the halftime break.
Gao Shen's adjustment quickly showed its effect. Just two minutes into the second half, Vargas scored a goal for Naples.
But the good times didn't last long. Just two minutes later, Fiorentina made a quick counterattack and Santana equalized the score for Viola.
After that, the two sides went back and forth, but no one scored again.
In the end, Naples drew with Fiorentina 1-1 away from home.
Prandelli was overjoyed and said after the game that the team completed a great game.
People who don't know think that Fiorentina defeated Naples at home.
Gao Shen, on the other hand, looked depressed after losing, saying that his team should have won.
This actually made the Italian media and fans very emotional.
It turned out that Naples had become very powerful without even realizing it.
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When Naples was tied by Fiorentina in an away game, Inter Milan defeated Catania 2-0 with goals from Stankovic and Ibrahimovic.
At the end of this battle, the points gap between Inter Milan and Naples was reduced to three points.
At this time, the competition for the league championship once again aroused suspense.
Mourinho even made bold promises to overtake Naples and reach the top of the table in February.
"They're gone!"
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Three days later on the weekend, the 22nd round of Serie A.
Inter Milan, which was high-spirited in the last round and threatened to close the gap in February, encountered Turin's tenacious attack at the San Siro.
Rolando Bianchi scored for Torino early in the first half.
It took until the 58th minute for Inter Milan to equalize the score with Burdisso.
Afterwards, despite Inter Milan's relentless pursuit, Mourinho once again made a desperate substitution, bringing on three attacking players, Figo, Quaresma and Crespo.
Seventy minutes later, Inter Milan had five attacking players on the court including Ibrahimovic, Cruz, Figo, Crespo and Quaresma. Among them, Burdino's equalizing goal came from
Assist from Figo who came on as a substitute.
But in the end, Inter Milan was tied at home by Torino, which had five defenders.
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At the San Paolo Stadium, Napoli welcomed Udinese.
Both teams played very open, and Naples took a 2-0 lead in the first half with goals from Cavani and Hamsik.
Although Dinata came to get a goal back for Udinese in the second half, it didn't take long for Di Maria to score another victory for Naples.
In the end, Naples defeated Udinese 3-1 at home and scored three points.
After the game, Gao Shen responded to Mourinho's remarks three days ago.
"I am confident that we can still hold on until the end of the season!"
It is reported that after Inter Milan's draw with Turin, Mourinho was furious in the locker room, believing that the team had missed an excellent opportunity, and even broke the wardrobe of the home team's locker room at San Siro.
Gao Shen won the ball and was in a good mood. He smiled and replied: "How much? I'll pay for it!"
The implication is: This is my fault!
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Naples and Inter Milan staged a back-and-forth chasing battle, but other teams in Serie A were unlucky.
In the last two rounds, Ranieri's Juventus first lost to Udinese, and then lost 2-3 at home to Cagliari. They suffered two consecutive losses. The tinker's team has been ranked in the top four.
It's extremely dangerous.
Roma's performance has improved, but it is still only ranked seventh, even worse than Genoa and Fiorentina.
As for the gap, AC Milan and Juventus have clearly opened a six-point gap with Inter Milan, which is ranked second, and it is difficult to compete for the league championship.
Speaking of relegation, with the exception of Reggina, who was basically sentenced to death, Torino and Chievo were both four points behind, but both said they could still save their lives.
On the last day of the winter break transfer period, everyone was very busy with signings and coaching changes.
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The first Serie A match in February is on February 7th.
Inter Milan challenged Lai Chi in an away game. With the goals of Ibrahimovic, Figo and Stankovic, they defeated the opponent 3-0 and scored precious three points, temporarily shortening the gap to two points.
AC Milan drew 1-1 at home with Vice President Reggina. The performance was sluggish throughout the game. In the end, Kaká's penalty kick equalized the score. Ancelotti's team's performance was not satisfactory.
It has basically become a fact that Fatty An will leave the team after the end of this summer.
Juventus defeated Catania 2-1 in the away game with goals from Iaquinta and Paulson.
Roma defeated Genoa 3-0 at home, and Spalletti's team finally became better.
As the finale, with Inter Milan winning first, Naples, who played a day later, was really under great pressure.
However, in just two minutes of the opening of the advanced team, Pelle assisted Vidal and scored a goal, opening the scoring for Naples.
In the 13th minute, another assist from Pelai allowed Nainggolan to score another victory.
Before the end of the first half, Hamsik scored the third goal thanks to Pelai's assist.
Assist hat trick!
Pellet performed at an incredible level in this game, especially his role as a pillar in the frontcourt, which can be said to be vividly reflected.
After the game, almost all the media praised Pelai, thinking that the Italian center finally played an amazing game.
And the sophisticated targeted tactics were also brought into full play.
Without the arrangement of the head coach, all three goals were assists from Pellei. How could it be such a coincidence?
Naples players also said in interviews with the media after the game that the team's targeted tactics did come from the instructions of the head coach, and Palermo's defenders could not stop Pelai at all.
As Napoli also won, the lead was back to five points.
Mourinho was overjoyed.
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One week later, the 24th round of Serie A.
Napoli's game was the day before.
Gao Shen continued to rotate and adjust the team. With Maggio and Cavani scoring two goals in five minutes, they defeated Bologna 2-0 at home and took the lead in getting three points.
The focus of this round is the Milan Derby the next day.
Mourinho now insists on using a four-three-one-two lineup, and has always used a two-center tactic on the front line.
In this derby match, in the 29th minute of the game, Maicon's pass from the right helped Adriano score in the penalty area, opening the scoring for Inter Milan.
Then, before the end of the first half, Ibrahimovic sent a wonderful pass, and Stankovic scored another victory for Inter Milan.
Although in the second half, Pato received an assist from Jankulovski and got a goal back for AC Milan, the Rossoneri were no longer able to compete with Mourinho's Inter Milan.
In the end, the Nerazzurri defeated AC Milan 2-1 at home and won another three points.
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When the twenty-fourth round of Serie A was over, far away in the UK, Napoli's future Champions League knockout opponent Chelsea officially announced a piece of big news.
Abramovich sacked current head coach Scolari after paying a heavy price of 7.5 million pounds in liquidated damages.
The famous Brazilian coach has achieved an impressive record of six wins and two draws in the first eight rounds of coaching Chelsea, allowing Chelsea to lead the standings. However, in recent times, Chelsea's performance has been deteriorating.
After the winter break, they first lost to Manchester United 0-3, and recently lost 0-2 to Liverpool. The standings dropped directly to fourth in the league, and the situation was extremely dangerous.
Unable to bear it, Abramovich announced a coaching change and let Scolari leave with a huge compensation.
In order to get Chelsea out of the quagmire as soon as possible, Abramovich used his personal connections to invite the famous Dutch coach Hiddink from the Russian national team.
The Dutch coach, who just led Russia to great success in the European Cup, has added more suspense to the upcoming Champions League knockout rounds. He has pointed the finger at Naples' prowess since he took office.
