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Chapter 372 Blue Black Empire Who Says We Can't Do It
April [-], Palermo's Barbera Stadium.

Sure enough, as expected by the media and the outside world, Mancini dispatched all the substitutes in this game. Several young players from the second team, such as Andreoli, all appeared on the field. The main force, the most famous is probably the Martins midfielder Stankovic on the front line and the vice-captain Cordoba on the defense line.

All this seems to indicate that Inter Milan is going to give up the least important Coppa Italia in order to save energy. After all, Palermo is not bad in strength. Zaccardo and other international stars, but Amauli, Corini and others who are left behind are all powerful stars. Even if Inter Milan's main lineup plays, it cannot be said that they will definitely win.

Palermo's coach Guidolin is known as "Little Zhuge". From this nickname, we can see his resourcefulness. It was he who implemented the correct tactics in the away game that made Inter Milan fail to break Palermo's victory at home. Gate, when he saw Inter Milan's roster, he knew that the team's chance to enter the final had come.

He led Palermo to the Champions League last year, but this season he can only stay in the top six due to the resurgence of strong teams, so he set his sights on the Coppa Italia, and he wants to get an image for Palermo. Such a champion.

And regardless of the outcome, Palermo will definitely win the UEFA Cup seat. Since there are no worries, it is better to fight hard. You know, Inter Milan has not tasted what it is like to fail in the Coppa Italia for almost four years. Yes, he also wants to be such a blocker.

Inter Milan's lineup is as follows: goalkeeper Toldo, right back is the young player of the second team Bonucci, two central defenders Cordoba and Andreoli, and the left back is the 20-year-old young player from the second team. Tarrio, Dacourt, Barone, Stankovic and the second team player Borzoli formed the midfielder, while the striker was partnered by Martins and the second team's main striker Uruguayan Ribas.

Among the eleven lineups, there are four substitutes promoted from the second team. No wonder even Guidolin has no doubt that Mancini is going to give up this game.

In Inter Milan's lineup for this game, the most interesting is the Uruguayan striker Ribas, who was born in 1988 and became the top scorer of the youth team immediately after he came to the Inter Milan youth team in 06 , known as "a rare genius in decades", you must know that it took one or two years for Pei Wei and Martins to become the main force after they came to the Inter Milan youth team. Ribas can immediately become the top scorer and core figure of the entire team. Although he was three years older than Pei Wei and Martins when he came to Inter Milan, this is also a very remarkable achievement. up.

Guidolin didn't think highly of Ribas, he didn't care about Ribas' excellent performance in the youth team-so many "talented players" came out every year, what "New Baggio", "New Pele" ", "New Maradona" and so on, how many survived in the cruel professional league in the end?

He looked left and right, but he really didn't think how powerful this Ribas was. Even the long-established world-class shooter Crespo failed to break through the gate of his side in the first round, let alone at this young age. Ribas?

It's up to Martins to pay attention, after all, with his speed, it will still cause headaches for Palermo's lack of speed defense.

Send someone to watch over Martins and prevent him from starting up quickly, so you shouldn't be afraid of Inter Milan's counterattack, right?

As for that young man... what can a guy from the second team do?Just pay attention to him a little bit.

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The Barbera stadium is crowded with people, and the Palermo fans also know that Inter Milan is not in a good state recently. It is definitely a big blow to Inter Milan to be blocked by Juventus after being unbeaten in the league. They hope to see their own The hosts then ended Inter Milan's unbeaten run in the Coppa Italia.

After seeing Inter Milan's players, their thoughts were almost exactly the same as coach Guidolin's: It seems that Inter Milan is really going to give up four consecutive championships in the Coppa Italia, and their team's chance has come. …to enter the final, and then beat Udinese, who had entered the final ahead of schedule, we Palermo people have been waiting for a championship for a long time.

But what they overlooked is that although the strength of these substitute players and second-line players is much worse than that of the main players, they play fewer games and have plenty of energy. More importantly, because they rarely play games, Therefore, their desire for performance will be stronger, just like a beast will have more fighting spirit when it is hungry.

Now Guidolin and his Palermo were bitten by these eleven tigers who were so hungry that they wanted to bite.

Barone made a fine tackle in midfield, dislodging the ball from the dribbling Bresciano, before sending it straight to Stankovic in front.

Stankovic took the ball forward quickly. Since Barone had just intercepted the ball in the midfield, Palermo's backcourt is now empty. Only two central defenders are left to defend. Now it is Inter Milan's frontcourt three. A great opportunity to hit two.

Martins and Ribas ran to the two sides respectively, Stankovic continued to take the ball forward, the two defenders hesitated, and one player was assigned to defend Stankovic, while the other followed closely. Beside Martins, in their view, Martins is of course a greater threat than the little-known Ribas.

But Stankovic passed the ball immediately, and the object of the pass was Ribas who had been ignored by them!

When Ribas received the ball, he didn't act like a member of the second team at all, without any hesitation, he calmly threw the ball into the penalty area, and then calmly shot the goalkeeper!
The ball rolled into the goal from Agriadi's crotch. In the 16th minute of the first half, Inter Milan opened the scoring!The cheers at the Barbera stadium fell silent immediately, and the Palermo fans did not expect to be led by Inter Milan so quickly.

Mancini sat on the coach's bench and smiled slightly, while Guidolin rushed to the sidelines angrily, yelling at the players, blaming them for not concentrating on defense.

With Ribas, Mancini naturally has his intentions. Ribas is characterized by fast speed. Although he is not as good as Martins in this regard, his scoring ability is much better than Martins. Mancini What was spotted was the lack of speed in Palermo's defense, so they deployed a double-fast combination on the forward line.

Leading by one goal so early, the game is naturally easy to play. If Palermo wants to enter the final, it must score two goals in the remaining games, and it must also ensure that it does not concede a goal.

This goal disrupted Palermo's overall layout. In this case, Palermo can only strengthen its offense, but how can Inter Milan's defense be broken so easily?
Palermo made a pass from the side, and Andreoli competed with Amauli in the middle. Although he failed to push the ball out, he successfully prevented the opponent from shooting smoothly. Toldo made a beautiful side throw and caught the ball in the arms.

Toldo got up from the ground and shot the ball far away with his big feet.

Ribas jumped high near the center circle and headed the ball towards Palermo's half. Martins immediately ran like the wind, and in three or two steps, the defender marking him was thrown away by four or five meters. !
Forgot to say, Ribas is characterized by speed and scoring ability, but his height has also reached 1.8 meters two, and his ability to compete for headers is also very strong...

Martins went straight in, just broke into the penalty area and volleyed vigorously, and the ball hit the net again! 2:0!

In less than 10 minutes of the first half, Inter Milan has almost sealed the victory!

Inter Milan’s offense was not over yet. Before the end of the first half, Stankovic took a few steps in front of the penalty area. Seeing that no one came up to defend, he immediately kicked up his foot and volleyed vigorously. The ball hit the inside of the right post and entered the net for the third time. !
The cheers at the Barbera stadium completely disappeared. They were going to see how the home team ended Inter Milan's unbeaten Coppa Italia, but they saw Inter Milan's massacre against the team they supported.

The first half was 3:0, and the total score was 3:0. This score turned the second half into garbage time. If Palermo wants to qualify, it will score four goals in the second half. It seems that this goal is too difficult.

In the second half, Inter Milan's offensive slowed down. Palermo took the opportunity to counterattack and finally scored a goal in the No. 603 minute with Karajovo's header. However, Inter Milan immediately counterattacked. Erdoba headed Stankovic's cross into the goal, 4:1!

"Okay! The game is over! We will be the finalists!" Mancini waved his hand fiercely, then let out a long sigh.

After the game, Ribas was named the best player of the game. One goal, one assist, and several threats to the opponent's goal. For a young man under 20 years old, what else is the best? Woolen cloth?
"Let me reiterate that we will not give up any games this season." At the press conference after the game, Mancini said lightly: "Our goal is three championships, and I believe we have enough strength to achieve it." Who says we can't do this?"

"Sweeping Palermo, Inter strides closer to the Treble"

This was the headline of Gazzetta dello Sport the next day.

(End of this chapter)