Chapter 197: The Story of the Two Cities (First Update, please give me a monthly vote!)

In the end, with Chen Yingxiong's double score and Casano's comeback goal, Napoli defeated Parma 3-1 away, finally preventing the decline of not winning for two consecutive rounds.

Since AC Milan defeated Barrie 1-0 at home, Napoli still has to be ranked second.

But this doesn't matter, no one cares about this.

What everyone cares more about is Casano's return.

After playing a fifteen-minute game, Casano's label is remarkable. In the eyes of journalists and critics, he is active in running, tireless, and can appear in the right place at the right time and then make the right moves...

As the schedule becomes increasingly dense and difficult to play, Casano's successful return is undoubtedly a shot of heart-warming agent.

In this way, Mazarri will have more room for maneuver when arranging personnel.

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All the matches in the Champions League quarter-finals this weekend have ended. In Serie A, AC Milan and Roma were eliminated, Inter Milan eliminated Bayern Munich and advanced to the quarter-finals, and Napoli eliminated Lyon.

In Inter Milan's 3-2 away defeat to Bayern Munich, Etoho scored a goal, and his personal Champions League goal number this season has reached eight, currently tied for first place with Messi.

In Serie A, Naples and Inter Milan advanced to the quarterfinals, and the other quarterfinals are Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Donetsk Miners.

Two teams in Serie A, two teams in La Liga, and the Premier League became the big winners, with three teams entering the quarterfinals. The Bundesliga and Ligue 1 were all wiped out, and the Donetsk Miners became the only representative of Eastern European football, but it is estimated that this round will not be able to pass.

After the Champions League quarterfinals were released, it was naturally a draw against the game.

This draw ceremony is much simpler than the top 16.

The lottery results will come out soon.

Naples' match is the first in the quarterfinals, and they will stage a national derby with Inter Milan.

The three Premier League teams have not ended well either. Although they have advanced to the most teams, Platini's UEFA is determined to suppress the Premier League.

The two strong teams, Chelsea and Manchester United, staged a derby in the same country, which is a battle between the two sides.

The dark horse Tottenham Hotspur drew a very terrible opponent - Real Madrid. Judging from Real Madrid's performance this season, although they lost to Barcelona 0:5, this Real Madrid is still one of the most powerful teams in the world and is definitely not something Tottenham can easily deal with. If nothing unexpected happens, Tottenham will basically be eliminated.

Barcelona drew a good draw again, and the weakest team in the quarterfinals Donesque Miners were drawn by them. It should be no problem to advance to the semi-finals.

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Napoli draws Inter Milan, but this is not a draw, because judging from Inter Milan's current state, it is not too difficult for Napoli to defeat Inter Milan. What's more, Napoli beat this team twice last season. You should know that Inter Milan was the triple-champion led by Mourinho. Such a powerful team can kill two games. Nowadays, Napoli won again, so why not.

The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals officially kicked off on April 5. Before that, Napoli still has two domestic league games to play.

This is a great opportunity for Napoli to catch up with AC Milan in the standings. Mazari still hopes to win the league championship this season.

On March 20, Napoli defeated Cagliari 2:1 at home, and Chen Yingxiong scored a goal.

AC Milan unexpectedly lost to Palermo on the road.

AC Milan scored 64 points, while Naples ranked first with 66 points.

Naples unexpectedly surpassed AC Milan.

However, the next round of the league will not be easy for both teams.

Napoli will welcome Lazio at home, while AC Milan will play the Milan derby at home.

If AC Milan can win Inter Milan at home and Napoli accidentally loses to Lazio, the previous lead will be gone.

Since there are Champions League matches in the middle of the week, both matches were arranged to the beginning of this round.

On April 2, Napoli will play Lazio at home, and the two games with AC Milan will start at the same time!

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"Is AC Milan ahead?"

Mazari just sat down on the chair in the coach's seat when he heard Viviani's scream next to him, and he turned his head to ask.

"Yes, lead. Pato scored the goal in the first minute of the game!" Viviani said gritting his teeth.

"This is really hell..." Mazari murmured.

Although AC Milan's head coach Allegri and him are from the same hometown, the friendship between them will not be reflected when competing with each other.

"Why is Inter Milan so useless? It's also the treble champion, the team that has won five consecutive championships in the league!" Mazari, who was upset, had to vent his anger on Inter Milan. Poor Inter Milan...

Because this game is related to whether he can hold the top position in the league, so although it is clear that in the mid-week Champions League match with Inter Milan, Mazari did not rotate. He sent out almost the strongest lineup he could send. Even Cavani and Chen Yingxiong, who even had similar characteristics, both appeared at the same time...

Lazio is not an easy opponent, even at his own home court.

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Mazarri's concern proved to make sense.

In the 29th minute, Lazio, who played away, took the lead, and they scored the first record by midfielder Mauri and took the lead.

"Sterfano Mauri-!!" the narrator roared with a long voice.

Only the booing of Naples fans was heard at the Sao Paulo Stadium.

"Fuck!" Mazari couldn't help but swear as he watched the Lazio players celebrate at the Sao Paulo Stadium.

This is the first time he has felt such a huge pressure in his years as a head coach. It is also his first experience of competing for the championship, which is indeed completely different from before.

Just talking about this pressure has increased several times more than usual, making him feel his heartbeat has become much faster.

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Until the end of the first half, Napoli was unable to break through Lazio's goal. They could only enter the halftime break with a score of 0:1, but they had no choice but to accept this reality.

On the other side, the scores are the same, but the home team AC Milan leads.

During the halftime break, AC Milan's assistant coach Tasotti told Allegri the news.

"They are behind?" Allegri was still a little unbelievable.

Tasotti nodded: "Yes, they are behind at their home court."

A smile finally appeared on Allegri's face: "Great, now let's play the second half with peace of mind!"

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The second half started after fifteen minutes, and the two sides changed sides and fought again. Napoli launched a fierce offensive against Lazio's goal from the first minute of the second half, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible.

But what no one expected was... Lazio was still the first goal in the second half. The away team was scored by defender Felipe, helping the Blue Eagles to gain a 2:0 lead on the away game.

"Ahhhhh...ah--It's really a shame for Napoli! They're behind Lazio two goals in their home court!"

"This game may become the turning point of Napoli's entire fate this season, and Mazzari will be upset about his arrangements in this game. With the premise of the Champions League quarter-finals against Inter Milan in the middle of the week, he still chose to send the strongest lineup to face the opponents in the league. He obviously hopes to maintain his position in the league and not give up the Champions League... But being too greedy will not have a good ending. Napoli is far from able to make a win on both fronts at the same time... Lazio used these two balls to teach him a good lesson!"

The TV broadcast gave a close-up of several Napoli players. In the close-up, most of the Napoli players were confused and could not believe that they would actually fall behind Lazio two goals at their home court.

"It seems that Napoli has maintained a home unbeaten record for more than a season and is about to end here. It's a pity..." The commentator's tone was not regretful or regretful at all, but instead she was a little gloating.

Live scores were also played on the live TV screen - if these two games are ended according to this score, Napoli will have to change hands before he can sit in the hot league first place, and AC Milan will pull Napoli off with a one-point gap again.

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"They are behind two goals!" Tasotti clenched his fists and told Allegri the good news.

Allegri had a smile on her face.

This smile is not only because Napoli fell behind two goals and dropped the chain at the most critical moment, but also because in San Siro, AC Milan also has an advantage in the scene. Inter Milan's counterattack is more like a headless fly and he doesn't know what to do.

A AC Milan fans used the intermission time to recreate a banner and hung it up.

It was full of sarcasm and mockery from AC Milan fans for the traitor Leonardo.

"Thank you, our undercover, Leonardo!"

This is really sprinkling salt on Leonardo's wounds...

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"We have to do something!" Assistant coach Viviani looked solemn.

"Yes, of course we have to do something..." Mazari realized that it was still a problem for Cavani and Chen Yingxiong to play at the same time, because their characteristics are similar. Cavani can of course play as a full-back and a winger. Anyway, he often plays in Palermo, so he is not unfamiliar with it. But the problem is that he plays these positions just a temporary measure, and his performance may not be good. He is not as good as Casano and Al Shavin, who can give Chen Yingxiong accurate crosses...

"Let Casano go warm up."

In this way, Casano once put on a vest and ran to the warm-up area.

This time he was very sure that he would not return without success. He was about to appear and come to the St. Paul Stadium in the name of the Savior.

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ps, Lantern Festival, I wish you all a happy New Year!

Unfortunately, I have a bad stomach and can't eat Lantern Festival...
Chapter completed!