Chapter 641 The Battle for the Championship

On May 5th, the 34th round of Serie A is also the last round of Serie A. As the most influential league in Europe, it will also determine the world-renowned league championship today, and will also determine the remaining two Champions League seats and two UEFA Cup seats, as well as two relegation places.

The last round of nine games started at the same time, and the match between Inter Milan and Lazio was enforced by the famous Golden Swari Corina.

For

This game of Inter Milan not only determines the ownership of the league champion, but also determines whether they can break the 54-game unbeaten league record held by their rival AC Milan.

It can be said that if you win, Inter Milan will win everything. If you lose, Inter Milan will also lose at least half of the honor.

Before the game, Jiang Mu issued a declaration of winning the championship to Inter Milan's players and fans, calling on fans from all over the world to come to Rome to cheer for Inter Milan. Moratti also gave a heavy prize to Inter Milan's players. If Inter Milan can successfully defend its title, each player will have an average reward of 200,000 euros.

Honor, money, the expectations of fans, and the dream of achieving hegemony all stimulate Inter Milan's players to fight for the championship.

After selling a number of main players this season, Lazio's performance has dropped sharply, and now he has fallen to the point of competing with Bologna for the last place in the UEFA Cup.

In the past, the UEFA Cup seat was really not taken seriously by Lazio, but now, for the sake of Europe, Lazio also has to fight with Inter Milan. In addition to the UEFA Cup seat, Lazio also needs to use the victory of this game to inspire himself and give players and fans confidence for the reconstruction of the next season. Be prepared.

Before the game, Craniotti, the president of Lazio Club, suddenly sent an ultimatum to the current head coach Zacheroni. If the team can't beat Inter Milan in the last game, Zacheroni will receive a dismissal order. At the same time, the news about the former Lazio player Mancini, who has coached Fiorentina this season, may return to Lazio to take charge of the coach.

Since taking office in September last year, Zacheroni's coaching results in Lazio have been disappointing, including a 1-5 defeat with his rival Roma in the same city. Lazio fans have long been calling for Zacheroni to be dismissed, but Cranioti said that frequent changes of coaches is not good for the team. He will not consider whether to continue to use Zacheroni until at least the end of this season.

Now that the season is not over, Craniotti sent the ultimatum to Zacheroni. I don't know which one is wrong in the mind of the chairman, who has always been so happy and moody.

Cranioti's ultimatum undoubtedly had a significant impact on this game. Originally, some players did not care about the seats in the League Cup. This year is the World Cup between Japan and South Korea. Many players think that they will play the World Cup for a month during the holiday. If they fight on two fronts after the beginning of the season, they will still play like this. Chicken ribs are generally League Cup. It's really not cost-effective. It's better not to fight. Now that the boss orders, everyone has to cheer up. In case the boss is angry, I'm afraid he can't keep his job.

Inter Milan is currently only two points ahead of Juventus. At that time, 20,000 fans will come to the Olympic Stadium in Rome to cheer for them. It is hoped that Jiang Mu's team can take all three points to ensure that the championship will not fall.

In case Inter Milan loses, and Juventus beat Udinese at home, Inter Milan will repeat the tragedy of losing the championship in the last round!

If Inter Milan and Lazio draw and Juventus win, Inter Milan will compete for the championship with Juventus in a play-off.

Before the two rounds, Inter Milan was full of optimism about winning the championship, and the municipal government was also preparing for a series of celebrations to win the championship ahead of schedule. Compared with the blind optimism before the two rounds, it is now replaced by suffocating caution and tension: no one prepares the celebration party in advance, Inter Milan has also implemented a news lock, and no one publishes any prediction of winning the championship to the media, for fear of misleading Inter Milan's supporters and making their emotions affect the players.

The battle to win the championship is in a round, and the mood of Inter Milan fans is also very contradictory, often on the edge of optimism and pessimism. The latter emotion is exactly what Inter Milan needs most at present, and the whole team focuses on the last 90 minutes of the season.

The biggest advantage of Inter Milan is Cannavaro's efforts. Jiang Mu doesn't have to work hard for the central defender position like the previous games. Although Ronaldo has a minor injury, he should be able to recover in time. All the main players of Inter Milan can play, which is a great benefit.

Lazio's situation is very embarrassing. There is no hope of relegation. There is only one chicken rib in the League Cup. The only motivation to support them is the order of the club president Cranioti, because after the end of this season, the World Cup is about to begin. Many players are the main force of the national team and require them to do their best. It is obviously unrealistic.

Inter Milan's record of two wins and four draws in the last six rounds has weakened, so it has been gradually caught up by Juventus. Lazio has four wins and two losses (in order of victory, victory, defeat, victory, victory and loss). He also has a world-class defense composed of stars such as Nesta, Stam and Montero. It is difficult for Inter Milan to win.

Previously, Italian Sports Channel predicted that they believed that Lazio would probably beat Inter Milan 2-1 in the cheers of 80,000 fans, destroy Inter Milan's dream of defending its title, and send Juventus to the championship podium.

The game began at 7 p.m., and in the morning, Inter Milan fans poured into Rome. Although after Inter Milan's negotiation, Lazio gave Inter Milan 20,000 tickets, this is far from meeting the requirements of Inter Milan fans. There are many fans who want to come to Rome to try their luck, and the black market is on the black market. Tickets for Tio and Inter Milan have been hyped to more than 1,000 euros. There are also some fans who can't buy tickets. They just hope to be close to their team and feel the joy of defending the title in the first place.

After training at Inter Milan in the afternoon, Jiang Mu attended the last press conference before the game. At the press conference, Jiang Mu's self-confidence gave the fans a reassurance.

"In the last game, it will be difficult to decide the ownership of the championship. Such a game will be very difficult. Every player will bear a lot of psychological pressure. However, I believe that our players will be able to withstand the pressure and defeat Lazio, because no matter how difficult it is, it is easier than last season. Last season we were like that. Besides, we can complete a big reversal, and we won't lose the championship this season.

"Since the beginning of this season, Inter Milan has been at the top of the league. We rely on our own strength to reach this position. To win the league championship, we can't expect Lazio to perform poorly. We have to conquer our opponents with our excellent performance. The domineering and self-confidence in the previous game, and an important reason why I feel confident is that we control our own destiny. As long as we win, the champion is ours.

Two hours before the start of the game, fans have entered the field one after another. An hour later, the stadium is basically full, but there is still a steady stream of fans around the Olympia Stadium in Rome.

At this time, in the locker room of the visiting team, Jiang Mu is putting pressure on the players. At this time, tactics are not the most important. They have been playing for more than a year. When you close your eyes, you know how to play. The important thing is to play. The mental state is related to the player's performance. If you are not nervous, you can't be too nervous. If you are too excited, it's easy to have an accident.

The locker room is played by Beethoven's Symphony of Destiny. On TV, there are scenes of Inter Milan playing with Lazio in the two seasons. The short film has been played for about ten minutes. Seeing that the time has reached 6:50, Jiang Mu turned off the TV and music to give the final encouragement to the players.

"... You don't need to fight with your life in this game, because our strength is stronger than them. As long as we play normally, we can defeat Lazio; our opponent is not Lazio, but the devil in your heart. Lazio's opponent is not us, but Bologna, so our The tactics are based on me, play my tactical requirements, play our normal level, and we will win. Keep a calm mind and a meticulous attitude. That's what you have to do today... Score early in the first half, the sooner the goal, the better..."

Jiang Mu's speech was not enthusiastic. He was not ready to let the players fight hard, because in these ten days, Inter Milan will play three finals. If there is still room for cushioning, then it is this game. As long as this game is a draw, it can be postponed to play later, so that Inter Milan can still play at ease. Coppa Italia and UEFA Champions League finals. If the game is won desperately and the players are scarred, they are likely to become very passive in the next Coppa Italia and the Champions League final.

After Jiang Mu's speech, referee Corina also blew the whistle to call the players to play. Jiang Mu stood at the door, shaking hands with the players in turn, hugging and patting their backs. Although Jiang Mu didn't say anything, the players also felt the heavy burden on their shoulders.

Ten minutes before the game, the commentators finally got the starting lineup of Inter Milan and Lazio. Both teams attached great importance to the game, and the starting lineup has not been submitted.

Lazio's formation is 4-4-2: Macegiani/Negro, Nesta, Cuto, Pancaro/Poboski, Giannica, Livilani, Stankovic/Crespo, Lopez. This lineup is the strongest lineup that Lazio can play at present. There are no highlights and nothing. Weakness.

The lineup of Inter Milan is also regular, with a 4312 formation, both offensive and defensive, goalkeeper Toldo, four-back Sanetti, Cordoba, Materazzi and Cannavaro. Three midfielders: Dibbiño, Pirlo, Farinos, front midfielder: Ronaldinho, double forwards: Vieri and Ronaldo.

Inter Milan's live commentator Scapini did not say anything about getting Lazio's starting lineup, but Inter Milan's starting lineup surprised Scapini, but this surprise is not that Jiang Mu's platoon is too unusual, but too normal. It is doubtful whether it is the arrangement made by assistant coach Baresi.