I also participated in the Champions League in the middle of the week, and also encountered a strong dialogue in the league on the weekend, but the results were completely different.
The sophisticated Napoli relied on Cannavaro's key kill to defeat Juventus 1-0, scoring precious three points and further expanding the leader's lead.
Mourinho's Inter Milan drew 3-3 with Roma at home, failed to maintain the pressure on Naples, and watched Gao Shen and his team disappear.
This caused a heated response from the Italian media after the game.
For Naples, the Italian media has exhausted all the words that can be used to praise it, especially for Gao Shen.
Who would have thought that the away game against Chelsea in midweek was the decisive victory, and now against Juventus, it is the final victory again.
The key is that the game-winners in both games were players substituted by senior players.
In the away game against Juventus, Pastore was the one who created the corner kick, Parejo was the one who took the corner kick, and Cannavaro Jr., the fourth central defender, scored the winning goal. All signs indicate that Gao Shen's response to the Naples locker room
His control reached the level of using his fingers like an arm.
You know, Cannavaro Jr. is now a substitute among the substitutes, but his competitiveness after coming on the field is not bad at all, and there is no sign of being out of action for a long time. This makes people admire Gao Shen and his team.
Ability to train players' condition.
More importantly, Naples is the team in Serie A with the fewest number of absences due to injuries this season.
On the other hand, Inter Milan, after Naples further expanded its lead, Gazzetta dello Sport also reported the dissatisfaction with Mourinho in the Inter Milan locker room.
For example, aging players such as Materazzi, Vieira and Crespo are very dissatisfied with Mourinho, believing that the Portuguese did not implement an orderly rotation mechanism in the locker room, resulting in a serious lack of substitute players in the team.
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The comparison is still the sophisticated Naples.
Gazzetta dello Sport even dedicated a section to compare the playing time of players from the two teams and found that all the players in the Naples first team have played, and everyone has played a lot of playing time.
Even young players like Insigne and Verratti have received a lot of playing time.
Although it is in some insignificant games or in some garbage time, it is also a valuable experience opportunity for young players, allowing them to become familiar with Serie A earlier.
But Mourinho's hiring methods are different from Gao Shen's. He prefers to use players he is familiar with and good at.
This has led to players such as Materazzi, Vieira and Crespo having their playing time reduced sharply.
Mourinho's explanation to the outside world is that they are all too old.
But this is still unacceptable to the veterans. Even many media criticized Mourinho and believed that he should not treat these team heroes in this way.
In addition to the problems in the locker room, after falling behind in a 3-3 draw, Giallorossi coach Spalletti publicly criticized Mourinho's Inter Milan, believing that they were favored by the referee during the game.
"What Inter Milan is doing now is a bit like what people accused Juventus of in the past!"
The Juventus here obviously refers to the Bianconeri before the Calciopoli scandal.
Spalletti's accusation was because his team was awarded an unwarranted penalty kick during the game. Balotelli made the penalty kick. Otherwise, Inter Milan would not have scored a point.
Roma's original three points turned into one point, which was very depressing for the Giallorossi.
Roma is currently ranked seventh in Serie A, on the same points as Cagliari and only two points ahead of Atalanta and Palermo, but a full six points behind sixth-placed Genoa.
If there had been no penalty kick misjudgment, Roma should now shorten the gap with Genoa to four points, and at the same time widen the gap with the chasing teams. This is very important for Roma.
Therefore, Spalletti felt extremely angry when three points became one point.
The Giallorossi's head coach said at the post-match press conference that Inter Milan's draw was unconvincing.
"If I had to choose now, the Serie A championship this season should belong to Naples!"
"The sophisticated team showed convincing dominance on the court and they deserve a championship!"
Spalletti said that stronger teams will give the referee a slight psychological tilt, which is inevitable and understandable, and Roma themselves have benefited from it.
"But in a strong dialogue like this, the referee should be more careful. Every penalty related to the result of the game should be more detailed. But tonight's referee obviously did not remain neutral!"
Spalletti's comments caused an uproar.
Mourinho responded publicly, saying there was no problem with the penalty kick.
"I think Spalletti only said one thing right from beginning to end, which is that the referee will make some psychological inclines towards strong teams, and we are the strongest team in Serie A."
Spalletti was also irritated and responded directly: "Are you the team that is seven points ahead in the Serie A standings?"
The Red Wolves coach said, "I can understand why he would deny it because he is afraid of losing the championship, but in fact, if everyone is asked to choose, I really can't think of any reason why anyone would not choose Naples."
"Senior teams are the best and strongest teams in Serie A this past season."
Mourinho quickly hit back, "So what if we are seven points ahead? There are still twelve rounds in Serie A, and we still have a chance."
"At least, we are not fighting for qualification for the Europa League, but for the championship!"
The bickering between the two famous coaches immediately attracted the media and fans from the two major cities of Milan and Rome to join the battle circle. The whole of Italy suddenly became a war, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Gao Shen sent out a tweet with a wry smile, using a picture of an aggrieved face and attached a sentence.
"Two big guys, you are arguing, don't take me with you! I am young, still a child!"
The strange thing is that after Gao Shen's tweet came out, the two stopped arguing. Even the media in Milan and Rome turned their guns and aimed directly at Naples. What's the reason?
Sources revealed that after seeing Gao Shen's tweets, Mourinho and Spalletti were so angry that they yelled at Gao Shen for being shameless.
Is there anyone like you who behaves well despite getting a bargain?
Mourinho then called Spalletti and the two men ceased fighting.
Gao Shen expressed aggrievedly: Who the hell did I offend?
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I don’t know if it was affected by this quarrel, but Mourinho did feel the pressure.
Therefore, in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-finals in midweek, in the away game against Sampdoria, Mourinho also arranged veterans such as Vieira and Materazzi, and the other lineups were basically substitutes.
and rotation mainly.
Even the goalkeeper changed from Cesar to Toldo.
This is enough to prove that Mourinho wants to concentrate on the league and the Champions League.
After all, there is still the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals, but the league cannot widen the gap any longer, and the second leg of the Champions League must also be won.
But what no one expected was that Inter Milan was scored by Sampdoria's Cassano in just nine minutes.
In the 30th and 42nd minutes, Pacini, who transferred during the winter break, scored twice to help Sampdoria beat Inter Milan 3-0 at home.
Even if Mourinho replaced two forwards, Crespo and Obina, in the second half to strengthen the team's offense, it still did not help in the end, and Inter Milan suffered a painful defeat.
Mourinho was extremely disappointed with the result after the game and even criticized Inter Milan for performing as poorly as an amateur team. The Portuguese even took the opportunity to tell the substitutes that they could sit on the bench without any worries.
"Before, everyone accused me of not rotating. Now, everyone has seen the team's performance clearly. Why did I always use the same group of players before? The quality of the team's performance on the court today is obviously different from before.
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"People always ask me, why don't you use this, why don't you use that player, and that's my answer!"
Mourinho's remarks once again caused an uproar.
The Portuguese madman was somewhat impulsive, and he was obviously aroused.
But in this current season, such a statement will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire.
Immediately, Inter Milan's senior management was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward. Moratti and Blanca stepped forward to put out the fire. They repeatedly reiterated that the outside world had misunderstood Mourinho's meaning. At the same time, they also emphasized repeatedly that there was no internal contradiction within Inter Milan.
But there are also reports that Mourinho said this mainly to divert conflicts.
"In fact, he has long wanted to abandon the useless Italian Cup and focus on the league and the Champions League."
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Compared with Inter Milan's away defeat, Gao Shen and Naples drew with Lazio 3-1 without any danger in the away game.
Only eighteen minutes into the game, Thiago Motta sent a direct pass from the center. Cavani stopped the ball near the penalty spot and pushed the ball home.
In the 27th minute, Lichtsteiner sent a through ball from the right side of the center line. Cavani went straight behind the defense and stopped the ball to form a single goal. He pushed the ball and scored, giving Naples another victory.
In the 34th minute, Vargas made a pass from the left. After the Lazio central defender made a header to clear the ball, Rakitic stopped the ball on his chest and volleyed again. He scored from a long shot outside the penalty area, three to zero!
After that, Naples slowed down the pace. Although they conceded a goal in the second half, they still defeated Lazio 3-1 and entered the final with one foot.
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Three days later, the twenty-seventh round of Serie A.
Naples faced Lazio at home. In just five minutes, Pelle stopped the ball on his chest in the penalty area and turned around to volley, opening the scoring for the team.
Then in the 40th minute, Pellet scored again, helping the team further expand the score.
In the end, Napoli once again defeated Lazio 2-0 with Pelle's brace.
Inter Milan relied on goals from Ibrahimovic and Balotelli to defeat Genoa 2-0 away from home.
The points gap between the two teams remains at seven points.
But there are only eleven rounds left in Serie A.
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After the twenty-seventh round of Serie A, Napoli sat at home and prepared to face Hiddink's Chelsea.
