Chapter 114 Winner's Cup Opponents
After recruiting Nesta, the future world-class central defender, Zhuang Mingge returned to Florence.
During Zhuang Mingge's stay in Lazio, Florence ushered in another Serie A game.
In the 19th round of Serie A, Fiorentina played a passionate game with the ** team who fought for relegation at Frankie Stadium.
It seems that because he knows that if the team is relegated this season, he will definitely follow the tragedy. Czech high center Skuhravi finally came out of the cigarette box recently and began to show the strength of the 1990 World Cup Silver Boot Winner.
In this game, Scuhravi made full use of his height advantage, which put great pressure on Fiorentina's defense. Ferrara and Firicano were not as tall as 1.85 meters, and it seemed extremely difficult to compete with the Czech, who was 1.93 meters tall.
So, in the 28th minute of the first half, the ** team got a corner kick opportunity. Japanese international Maura Chiroki took a corner kick and was accurately smashed into the goal of Fiorentina by Scuhravi, leading by 1-0.
However, when the game reached the second half, Scuhravi's physical function declined sharply due to long-term indulgence in cigarettes. As the game deepened, the Czechs showed signs of being unable to run, and Fiorentina, whose defensive pressure was reduced, began to launch a counterattack. The head coach of ** was helpless. After all, there was only one forward that the team could trust. If he was replaced, the chances of being reversed by the home team might be greater.
When the game reached the 70th minute, Scuhravi made a mistake in dribbling the ball. Dibiagio's ball passed diagonally to Franceni on the left. The latter rushed through the halfway along the left and then passed diagonally to Effenberg who was supporting the middle.
After getting the ball, the German tiger took the opportunity and passed the snatcher lightly. After thrusting his feet and shooting 35 meters away from the goal, the ball penetrated into the opponent's goal like a shell that was out of the borehole, and Florence scored a point.
Under the pressure of relegation, **, the fourth-last in the league, played very well in the following time. They defended the entire line with an iron barrel-like defense and forced the Fiorentina's attack. Unfortunately, at the last moment, ** captain Signolini's own goal completely shattered the visiting team's hope of getting a point.
The only thing that made the ** players feel relieved was that their competitors on the road to relegation also lost. Cremona was bitten by Napoli, who was breathing. Barry, who played at home, was defeated by the Zebras, and Padua lost to Parma without any temper. Brescia, who ranked last, unexpectedly defeated Foggia, the third-to-last.
This also made ** feel relieved. After all, this weekend can be peaceful...
The rankings of the top three in Serie A have not changed. After this game, Fiorentina fell behind the top Juventus, two points behind the third place Parma, and three points ahead of the championship game.
After the match with the **, the time entered February. At this time, the leagues of various countries began to enter the sprint stage. The season goals of each team have been cleared. The relegation team, the European team, and the championship team have gradually become clear.
However, Zhuang Mingge had no intention of studying this. At this time, he pulled Karin and Antonioni and was sitting in front of the TV to watch the draw ceremony of the quarterfinals of the European Winners Cup.
"Arsenal, Chelsea, Zaragoza, Feyenoord, Moscow Spartacus, Aussel, Porto... In addition to Florence, there are two teams from the Premier League in the quarterfinals. Although the English have been away from the European arena for a long time, they can dominate Europe before the Heisel tragedy... It would be great if they could draw Eurozer, the French team is still a little easier to deal with, but their head coach Juyiru is also a very cunning old fox, and it may not be easy to deal with." Zhuang Mingge sat in front of the TV while eating the snacks brought by Karin.
"Yes, it's not easy for guys who can enter the quarterfinals of the Cup of Winners... But it's not so easy for us to win in Fiorentina. No matter what team we are facing, we have to find a way to win!" Antonioni said with a smile.
"Well, you're right. After all, we all represent Fiorentina. How can we build the team into a giant that can compete with Juventus and Milan without the confidence to win?" Zhuang Mingge laughed after hearing Antonioni's words.
"Tony, now we are going to start drawing lots." Karin, who was sitting on the other side, reminded...
This quarter-final draw ceremony is also the last draw of the Winners Cup this season, and it will be divided into the first and second half zones. Although UEFA does not seem to attach great importance to the draw ceremony of the European Winners Cup, this quarter-final draw did not invite any of the quarter-final draws to watch, so Zhuang Mingge was happy to relax.
It’s better to Europe. Even the draw of the quarterfinals of the European Winners Cup can be seen live. At this time, you should only see the broadcast of the Serie A League in China? Zhuang Mingge took a bite of the snack and thought a little tracingly.
At this time, the lottery ceremony had begun, and the final matchmaking results were gradually presented to all the audience in front of the TV.
"We're in the lower half..."
Seeing that Fiorentina's name appeared in the fourth quarterfinals, Zhuang Mingge nodded with satisfaction. This position means that in the next quarterfinals, Fiorentina will occupy a favorable position of going first and going later, and in the semi-finals, it will also be away first and then going later - if Fiorentina can enter the semi-finals.
Judging from the home and away game arrangement alone, Fiorentina's position is already very good. The key is to see which team you will face next.
The result in the first half of the zone was soon revealed, with Chelsea hosting first and then away against Zaragoza; Feyenoord hosting first and then away against Ausserl from France; what appeared next was the first game in the second half, with Arsenal hosting first and then away against Porto of Portugal.
The last thing left is the team that Fiorentina needs to face in the quarterfinals...
"Spartak Moscow." Karin read out the name of the team very calmly.
"Oh my god! Isn't it wrong?" Antonioni shouted in surprise, "How could this happen! Let's go to the icy and snowy Russia in February to play!"
"Fortunately, the game is a two-round system at home and away. If we can resist the Russian offensive in Moscow, we can still win when we return to Florence at home." Zhuang Mingge could only comfort Tonioni in this way, because he also knew how terrible the Russian team's home advantage was...
After all, even Barcelona, which was later called the "Cosmic Team", was defeated by Kazan Rubin in Russia, and you can know how much the ice and snow environment will have on the visiting team.
Chapter completed!