Belletti was lying on the ground and saw Giroud heading the football into the goal. He didn't bother to get up and raised his fists directly on the ground.
The Lazio fans in the stands cheered loudly.
The entire Stadio Olimpico was filled with the voices of Lazio fans at this time.
The voices of Inter Milan fans have been completely drowned.
"Giroud's leap to the top was beautiful! He proved why Chang brought him from the French second league to a Champions League winning team! He also proved that there is nothing wrong with Chang's judgment!"
"Giroud became the hero who saved the team!"
"I think tomorrow's headlines in all major media will be this unknown person! Now he is not unknown at all!"
Amid the voices of the commentators, Giroud ended his celebration and ran back to his own half. He held his head high, looking at the waves of sky-blue people in the stands and listening to these people shouting his name.
That's why he chose to come to Lazio.
Regardless of whether he was in Grenoble or Istres in the French second division, there were no such spectacular scenes, and the cheers after he scored were far less than what they are now.
After all, it was French Ligue 2, and now it’s Serie A!
He likes this feeling, very much.
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When the game restarted, injury time entered with ten minutes left.
Inter Milan launched a fierce attack.
Mourinho still had a substitution spot in hand, planning to use it when eighty minutes had passed.
Of course, now he has to use it too.
Now he needs it even more.
There were ten minutes left in the game and his team was one goal behind. He definitely hoped to equalize the score, so he had to make a substitution.
So he replaced Cruz with Ibrahimovic.
At the last moment, he hoped to use Ibrahimovic's personal skills to bring some changes to the team's offense.
Although Ibrahimovic will be helpless against Jose Passarella.
But everything is not so absolute.
And Ibrahimovic can be pulled to the wing.
He can still contribute to the team's offense on the wing.
And it’s impossible for Jose Passarella to follow Ibrahimovic to the wing, right?
In this case, maybe Inter Milan still has a chance?
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Ibrahimovic held back his energy, just wanting to prove himself in the game against Chang Sheng.
While sitting on the bench, he continued to accumulate anger. Mourinho told him why he made him sit on the bench, because he needed Ibrahimovic to beat Lazio at the last minute.
Ibrahimovic thought this proposal was very challenging and interesting for a team that always won at the last minute. So he endured the treatment of not being able to start the game, just so that he could win at the last moment.
The victorious team spits out malice in the face of constant victory.
Now that Inter Milan is lagging behind Lazio in the game, isn't this the best stage for him?
When he was on the field, he helped the team equalize the score or even reverse it.
Doesn’t this fully demonstrate that Inter Milan with him and without him are completely different teams?
Inter Milan will know who is indispensable!
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Ibrahimovic thought very well, but when he came on the field, he realized that the situation was not as good as he thought.
Seeing Ibrahimovic playing, Chang Sheng also made targeted arrangements.
It's very simple, just let Ibrahimovic fall into a situation of fighting alone.
Although Ibrahimovic's personal skills are very good, Lazio's defenders are not freeloaders.
Just don't let Ibrahimovic be linked to other Inter Milan players.
Because Ibrahimovic has to frequently move to the wing to play ball for other players.
He did this to avoid getting into trouble with Jose Passarella.
So what threat does a center who only plays on the wing pose?
He always wants to give away the football, right?
Then just don't let him give away the football.
Jose Passarella did not go after Ibrahimovic, but Ibrahimovic also found that he could not find a better shot.
He has Inter Milan players around him, but they are all tightly controlled by Lazio players.
If he passes the football, Ibrahimovic doesn't believe that his teammates can avoid conceding the ball...
Mourinho also discovered this.
Lazio is completely severing the connection between Ibrahimovic and other Inter Milan players.
He directed the team on the sidelines to send more people to assist Ibrahimovic. At the same time, after the football was passed, he had to move out as soon as possible.
The idea is good, but the implementation is completely different.
After Inter Milan passes the ball twice in a row, it will make a mistake. Either its own players cannot catch it, or it simply passes to the feet of Lazio players.
It's simple. Inter Milan's players are not like Lazio's players who have the ability to pass the ball quickly and accurately when the opponent is pressing.
You must know that Lazio's usual training conditions are very strict.
Inter Milan has obviously never practiced quick transfers in this situation before.
Under the pressure of Lazio players, Inter Milan players made mistakes one after another.
"Lazio pressed Cambiaso, and Cambiaso made a bad pass again!"
"Under Lazio's pressing, Inter Milan's players were like a group of frightened chickens, at a loss. They didn't know what to do..."
"Mourinho replaced Ibrahimovic, obviously intending to make a last-ditch effort. But if this is Inter Milan's last-ditch effort... I have to say that this last-ditch effort is destined to fail...
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Mourinho stood on the sidelines and looked at the court with a stern expression.
The situation is really unfavorable...
He doesn't want to surrender.
But he has played his last card.
Now he is no different from an ordinary fan or spectator.
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Time passed by minute by second, and it was getting closer and closer to the end.
The cheers above the Olympic Stadium grew louder and louder.
Lazio fans are looking forward to a victory.
Chang Sheng, like Mourinho, also stood on the sidelines.
He didn't dare to take it lightly.
As long as the game is not over, the opponent will always have a chance.
After all, Lazio is only one goal ahead of Inter Milan.
However, Chang Sheng has to admit Mourinho's greatness.
Even though I won, I still feel a little uncomfortable with a small victory...
This opponent is much more interesting than Mancini.
Chang Sheng is full of expectations for Mourinho's days coaching Inter Milan.
He even hopes that Inter Milan's results will be better, to be fair, so that Mourinho will not dismiss get out of class early.
Of course, one of the important reasons why our team is only leading Inter Milan by one goal is that this Lazio is not the Lazio in its heyday and is still in the running-in period.
If it were the Lazio team that won the Champions League last season, they would have the confidence to win and not play so hard.
Of course, Mourinho may also feel that his team is adjusting and is not at its best.
It doesn't matter, if Mourinho is not fired by the club early, they should have about two full seasons to fight.
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After Ibrahimovic came on the field, his best chance came in the 91st minute.
At that time, he received the football outside the penalty area. He did not choose to pass the ball, but planned to take a long shot directly!
Because it was unexpected, Lazio's defenders were not able to stop him immediately.
Let him successfully kick the football out.
But Handanovic made a brilliant save that killed any hope of scoring in his infancy.
"Handanovic... a beautiful save! He blocked Ibrahimovic's shot from the bottom line in a single chapter!"
Ibrahimovic looked up to the sky and sighed when he saw that Handanovic saved his inevitable goal.
Lazio fans cheered again at the Stadio Olimpico, cheering for Handanovic's save.
"Ibrahimovic! This may be the shot he was closest to scoring! But what a pity... Handanovic's wonderful save ended Ibrahimovic's hopes!"
Handanovic's save not only ended Ibrahimovic's hopes, but also ended Inter Milan's hopes.
This is Inter Milan's last chance to score in this game.
From then on, until the end of the game, Inter Milan failed to threaten Lazio's goal.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, commentator Caresa was shouting.
"The game is over! The game is over! In this high-profile battle between the first and second leagues, Lazio defeated their old rival Inter Milan! They continue to lead the league standings. And they opened up the points between them and Inter Milan
The gap. Now the two teams are separated by three points!"
"Inter Milan, with Mourinho, has performed well this season. They have ambitions to win a league title. Unfortunately, if they cannot solve Lazio, their dream is doomed to be far away..."
"In the contest between the two best young coaches in European football today, the younger Chang had the last laugh. This is the second time Mourinho lost to Chang... but I think they will have many more in the future.
With such an opportunity, Mourinho always has a chance to defeat the winning team..."
"Thank you to the two top teams for giving us a top-notch exciting competition! Everyone from the two teams, from the head coach to the players, performed very well. Everyone is saying that our Serie A has declined...
If more excellent coaches like Chang and Mourinho join Serie A, if there are more self-improvement teams like Inter Milan and Lazio...how can Serie A decline?"
Caressa sighed.
Neither Chang Sheng nor Mourinho have a good reputation among the Italian media.
They are always surrounded by many controversies.
The Italian media seemed to have a deep hatred for the two of them and wanted to expel both of them from Serie A.
It seems that Serie A has regained its purity.
But Caressa feels that for a league to maintain long-term vitality, the most important thing is to be open to all rivers.
All kinds of people and teams should be able to exist. Only this kind of league can maintain competitiveness and victory for a long time.
Mourinho and Chang are both very controversial people, but no one can deny their coaching level.
When these two high-level coaches come to Serie A, they can make the league more competitive.
If we drive them all away and let those old scholars play by themselves, what kind of future will it be?
Just thinking about it makes you feel bored, right?
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ps, come and get some monthly tickets, they’ve already dropped to tenth place!
