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At this point, the group stage of the 2000 European Cup ended here. After a fierce battle between four groups of sixteen teams, the eight teams that finally qualified for the quarterfinals were Portugal and Romania in Group A, Italy and Turkey in Group B, Spain and Yugoslavia in Group C, and Netherlands and France in Group D!

According to the previously announced match rules, these eight teams that stand out from the group stage will fight each other in the next quarterfinals! (i.e., Group A first vs. Group B second, Group A second vs. Group B first, and so on)

As the number one in Group B, Italy naturally met an opponent in the quarterfinals, which was naturally a soul-stirring reversal on the Englishman and qualified as the second in Group A!

For Romania's opponent, the old Martini, who has always been cautious, has no intention of underestimating the enemy at all. After all, Romania has proved their ability with practical actions. If Italy is just as careless as England, it will only be a matter of time before Romania, with Haji as the core.

After three days of quit, the European Cup, which entered the knockout stage, rekindled, and all the princes from all over Europe were ready to show their skills in the next knockout stage and compete for the final championship trophy!

At 8:45 pm on June 24, at the Athletic Stadium in Amsterdam, Italy will play a quarter-final of the European Cup with Romania here!

However, the game between Italy and Romania is not the first performance between the quarterfinals of the European Cup. Before that, Portugal and Turkey were the first to compete for the semi-finals of the European Cup. Although the Turks tried their best in the game, the Portuguese, who had a golden generation, was even better. Nuno Gomez, who performed bravely in this European Cup, continued his highlight in the group stage. The 24-year-old young forward sent the Star Moon Army back to his hometown with two goals in the game, and also helped Portugal become the first team to advance to the semi-finals in the European Cup!

Nuno Gomez's highlight performance in the European Cup not only made the Portuguese fans who have always been troubled by the powerless national team striker smile, but also made him and his teammate Consicao a key target that major European clubs are pursuing in the transfer market!

After all, the Benfica club that Nuno Gomez plays for now cannot be compared with the strong teams in these four major leagues in terms of overall strength and popularity. Therefore, it is basically a foregone conclusion that this Portuguese giant has lost this famous forward killer this summer.

You should know that whenever an excellent young striker is always quite popular. Therefore, no matter teams like Manchester United, Arsenal, who intend to renew the striker's line, or giants like Inter Milan who have a forward-gathering habit, they will not refuse to introduce a striker player who performs well in international competitions like the European Cup!

By the way, with his double score in this match against Turkey, Nuno Gomez increased his goal in this European Cup to three, tied with Consicao, Zahovic and Da Inzaghi, and ranked below Yugoslav striker Milosevic with a slight disadvantage in one goal, ranking second in the scorer list.

Seeing that even unknown players like Gomez were on the scorer list, Milosevic also beat him with his goal in the last group match. Although Inzaghi didn't complain to Old Maldini, he still felt a little depressed in his heart.

As a head coach with extremely rich coaching experience, Old Maldini certainly would not ignore Inzaji's desire for goals. The old coach clearly knew that Inzaji's personality could become a powerful tool for siege, but if it was handled improperly, it would in turn hurt his own people.

In his previous life, the pair of Inzaji and Pierro, who had cooperated with the forward team, finally turned against each other. Although there was something wrong with the Zebra Prince, how could Dazaji have no mistakes? He left everything behind when he saw the chance to score. Inzaji's tireless enthusiasm for chasing goals can certainly bring shock and beauty to people, but this often makes him seem a little "independent" when shooting, and invisibly hurts those teammates who occupy better shooting positions, thus causing disharmony in the team's atmosphere.

Therefore, in this quarter-final against Romania, the old coach decisively put Inzaji, who had a strong desire to score goals, on the starting list, allowing him to vent all the resentment and desire for goals he had accumulated over the past few days on his opponents, so as not to burn the people on his side.

When choosing Inzagi's forward partner, Old Maldini chose Vieri, who had a strong desire to fight. After all, he had been with Florence for many years and was also a close friend, and he was also very familiar with the other party's personality, so the chance of conflicts on the court was naturally greatly reduced.

Behind Vieri and Inzaggi is a midfielder composed of Toti, Albertini, Antonio Conte and Stefano Feoré. Although this combination is much worse than the one in the French World Cup two years ago, it is a win in both offense and defense. None of the four players have obvious weaknesses, and they all have excellent midfield coverage and good long-range shooting skills. They can become a necessary support for the team on both offense and defense.

On the defense line, Paul Maldini was on the left, Zambrota was on the right, Nesta and Cannavaro were in the middle, and Toldo continued to start and guard the goal, pressing his rival Peruzzi on the bench.

From this starting lineup in Italy, we can see that with the decline and aging of a group of key players such as Dino Baggio and Robert Baggio, Italy's midfielder quality has declined to a certain extent. Whether it is Dibiagio and Tacinadi of the Mesozoic generation, or Gattuso and Zanetti of the new generation, they are a little worse than their predecessors in terms of ability and comprehensiveness. Pierro, who has shown signs of shooting stars, does not consider it. Although Totti and Pirlo have outstanding talents and talents, they still need time to train at a young age.
Chapter completed!