141: Is this still the same team from a few days ago?

January 29, 2019, San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy.

What is happening here today is a quarter-final match of the 2018-2019 Italian Cup, AC Milan versus Naples!

This is the second time within a week that the two teams have met.

In the first meeting, AC Milan tied their opponent 2-2, which was quite a pity.

Because AC Milan had a chance to win in that game, but they were equalized by Naples at the last minute.

This is really hurtful!

Before this game, Tong Yi told the AC Milan players that this game must be won.

The AC Milan fans at the scene thought the same way. They shouted the slogan of victory before the game started.

We can't let the Neapolitans escape today!

At the beginning of the game, AC Milan used their home advantage to press and attack from a high position.

Naples was suppressed as soon as they came up, which was a bit dangerous.

Ancelotti on the sidelines frowned when he saw this.

He kept showing his teeth and claws on the sidelines, reminding Naples players to push forward and not to be too flat. But the Naples players wanted to stand up, but they just couldn't.

The pressure placed on them by the AC Milan people at this time is really too much, and it's a bit unbearable.

At this time, Goretzka and Brandt played a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt, and then Brandt directly inserted into the Naples penalty area. Fortunately, Coulibaly was on Brandt's path, otherwise Brandt would have directly faced the Naples goalkeeper.

Danger, Naples is dangerous.

The Naples fans at the scene screamed in horror, because Brandt's heel in the stadium directly knocked the football out, directly hitting Goretzka who was following up!

And Naples' midfielder Diakite has been thrown away by Goretzka. Danger!

Goretzka rushed up to meet the ball and swung his leg, but instead of volleying, he lifted the instep of his outside foot and directly slanted the football into the Naples penalty area!

The football drew a wonderful arc and directly bypassed the defensive back Maksimovich in the penalty area!

The Serbian central defender was tall and turned a bit slowly. The football flew past him quickly and it was too late to turn around. When he turned around, he saw that AC Milan's forward Lautaro had penetrated into the penalty area and shot directly with his legs!

The football roared towards the Naples goal.

The Naples fans at the scene were desperate and started to cry.

The goalkeeper in front of the goal, Alex Meret, immediately fell to the ground and jumped out, but did not touch the football at all. The football flew quickly past his fingers, and then slammed into the Naples goal. .

Just 7 minutes into the first half, AC Milan, playing at home, scored

Goal.

Roseneri was very excited at the scene and sang the team song "Milan, Milan, Milan..." excitedly.

They even jumped up and danced passionately.

Of course, in the end, they did not forget Lautaro who scored the goal, roaring loudly and shouting Lautaro's name.

At this moment, Lautaro is the hero of AC Milan, a superhero!

Lautaro, who scored the goal, rushed out passionately and kneeled down!

The same people on the sidelines raised their hands and applauded, indicating to Lautaro that they have performed well and continue to perform like this!

One to zero, AC Milan took the lead.

Ancelotti was very dissatisfied and immediately rushed out, quickly rushed to the sidelines, and roared into the stadium. He was like a lion with its bloody mouth open, as if he wanted to kill the Naples players. As if swallowed.

The Naples players shook their heads one after another, looking a little lonely!

Even Meret in front of the goal immediately raised his hands, as if complaining about the Serbian center back in front of him.

However, this ball is indeed Maksimovich's problem. There was a slight problem with his defense, otherwise he would not have passed the football behind him so easily. Moreover, he turned a little slower and did not make any defensive moves to restrict Lautaro. This was simply watching Lautaro perform!

Even Ancelotti on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with Maksimovic's performance.

Maksimovich immediately raised his hands and said that the goal was indeed his problem, but it was not only his problem.

He immediately pointed to the front of the penalty area, indicating that there was something wrong with the defensive midfielder behind the ball.

This midfielder let Goretzka and Brandt play badly, and how could they so easily allow Goretzka to pass such an accurate outside-instep curve ball so comfortably? How could he defend it?

His attention has always been on Haaland in front of him. How can he pay attention to Lautaro behind him?

Moreover, Goretzka's arcing pass with the outside of the foot and the instep was very unexpected.

He was also deceived. He thought Goretzka was going to pass the ball directly to Haaland, so the defensive focus was on Haaland.

Can this be entirely his fault?

If the midfielder position was not out of position, the ball would not have been lost.

Maximovich also felt a little tired.

To put it bluntly, this goal is not the problem of any one person, but Naples' defensive system did not collapse and was messed up by Goretzka and Brandt!

Ancelotti on the sidelines was so angry precisely because of this.

What are you doing?

Last game against AC Milan

In the game, you just got a draw, not a win. Why were you so lax in this game? Do you think you can win casually?

Everyone, please get serious, get serious!

If he could substitute eleven people in one game, he would immediately come up with eleven on and off. He really couldn't stand it anymore. He felt that this was not a problem of strength, but a problem of the players' mentality. As a result, they did not put all their thoughts into the game. The Naples people were just relaxed in this game!

Ancelotti was very dissatisfied, and the Naples players in the stadium also became serious and their hearts tightened.

Insigne immediately waved his hand to reassure Ancelotti that they would go all out next.

Their Naples side will definitely not let AC Milan win. Naples will definitely win this game!

Ancelotti immediately waved his hand, signaling the Naples players to step up their attack and quickly press forward.

However, Naples only reached the edge of AC Milan's penalty area. Zilinski, who was holding the ball, was intercepted by Joan Armene and Goretzka.

The football rolled directly to the feet of Davis on the wing. When he saw the opponent's defensive player pounce on him, he suddenly came up and violently threw the football away. Then he accelerated forward suddenly, giving Naples' defensive players no chance to stop and turn around.

This long-distance burst instantly got rid of the defensive player, and Davis immediately sprinted down the wing and quickly headed towards Naples' penalty area.

Ancelotti on the sideline suddenly turned around and kicked the water bottle beside him away. The water bottle directly hit the assistant coach on the Naples coaching bench. The assistant coach instantly became a drowned rat.

Did Ancelotti notice that his eyes were fixed on the court, because Naples was very dangerous now.

Seeing Maksimovich jump out immediately, Davis immediately kicked his leg. It looked like he was going to cross, but in fact it was a feint, and then he quickly went to the bottom, directly from Maksimovich. Rushed past!

Danger, Naples is in danger!

The Naples fans at the scene couldn't stand it anymore. This game was completely suppressed by AC Milan!

Is this still the AC Milan team from a few days ago? Why do you feel that they are much stronger in this game? Especially the offensive strength!

Danger, Naples is too dangerous!

Davis, who caught up with the ball, immediately started to pass without any delay. The football immediately flew upwards, and Haaland in the middle of the penalty area immediately held Coulibaly up, preventing Coulibaly from taking off easily. Then the football flew over their heads, and then quickly flew behind them.

Koulibaly turned his head and looked over, and immediately saw AC Milan forward Lautaro jumping high - heading the ball towards the goal!

Seeing this, Coulibaly closed his eyes in despair again!

He felt that the ball was completely useless. With such a close header, goalkeeper Meret had no chance at all.

Meret reacted very quickly in front of the goal. He immediately jumped into the air and dived sideways!

He pounced in the right direction, but the football flew past his fingertips and slammed into the Napoli goal.

Two to zero, AC Milan expanded the score.

Seeing this, all the people in Naples were desperate. They felt that they had no chance in this game!

Because the state of the two teams is so different in this game!

You can see the difference in the level of commitment of the players from the two teams in this game. Naples is too far behind. This gives people the feeling that the Naples people exhausted their energy and physical fitness in the last game, while AC Milan just warmed up and then used all their peak conditions in the current game. !

Therefore, this game gave people the feeling that the strength gap between the two teams was too big.

If this game continues like this, Naples will have no chance at all!

No wonder Ancelotti's face on the sidelines was so dark, as if he had been smeared with ashes from the bottom of a pot.

The pressure on the Naples players in the stadium was even lower. At this time, they almost stopped communicating and were very silent. It can be seen that they were a little confused by the AC Milan people!

If Naples doesn't make adjustments at this time, they may not have a chance in this game. After all, the first half of the game is now entering the second half. If you don't adjust this first half, will you still have a chance?

Anyway, Naples fans already had an ominous premonition at this time and felt that this game was really hanging in the balance.

Is it true that the Naples people used all their luck in the last game?

Anyway, Ancelotti on the sidelines did not accept his fate. They were still playing crazy output, hoping to wake up the Naples players. I hope the Naples people can cheer up and wake up at this time, and they still have a chance. If we really have to wait until the second half of the game to wake up, then the chance will be slim!

Ancelotti motivates the players and hopes they can score as soon as possible!

The Naples players also worked very hard and tried their best, but their performance was still irrational. In this game, AC Milan's pressure on them was really too strong. It was very difficult for them to hold the ball and pass the ball, which made them uncomfortable. They tried their best in the first half, but they couldn't score!

At the end of the first half, Naples was still trailing AC Milan 0-2!

This makes Naples fans depressed, feeling that Naples is in danger in this game!