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Chapter 126 Falling behind and the red card

Compared with Bologna, Juventus can be described as star-studded.Their sluggish state and poor performance last season were caused by many factors. If only in terms of the number of stars, they are still the undoubted top 3 in Serie A.Even with a full bench lineup, their strength on paper is stronger than Bologna.

They made a comeback this season, bought out Simone Pepe, Quagliarella and Matri, who performed well on loan last season, and signed Lichtsteiner, Pirlo, Vucinic, Etienne with a lot of money. The Lia stars are not just for European qualification, their goal is directly at the Serie A championship.

They had won two consecutive victories in the previous game. Facing Bologna, which had lost two consecutive games at home, Conte adopted a more conservative tactic and sent a 4321 formation. Goalkeeper Buffon, defender Lichtsteiner, Bonucci , Barzagli, Chiellini, Pirlo, Marchisio, and Vidal partner in midfield, Vucinic and Simone Pepe are on the left and right, and the old demon Lucatoni is a single striker.

Their bench is full of quality players.Krasic, who performed well last season, was basically abandoned by Conte. The Dutch international Elia, who just transferred for 900 million this season, has not yet had a chance to play. He scored 16 goals in 9 appearances last season. Forward Matri was pressed on the bench, Quagliarella, who scored 17 goals in 9 appearances, was helplessly guarding the drinking fountain, and even the passing star Del Piero was sitting on the bench seriously watching the game.

The two teams hoarded heavily in the midfield. Relatively speaking, Juventus with Pirlo was stronger in midfield control, but Bologna's midfielder Mudingai and others made up for the control with active running and fierce defense. Insufficient strength.

From the perspective of the scene, Juventus has a slight advantage, but Bologna, which suffered two consecutive losses before, is not helpless, especially Ramirez and Shi Hao on the two wings are very active, frequently attacking Juventus' defense.

Opposing Shi Hao is Chiellini.The 26-year-old Chiellini became famous very early and has been selected for the Italian national team 42 times, which can be described as extremely experienced.

In Shi Hao's few experience in Serie A matches, Chiellini was the most powerful enemy he encountered.

In front of Chiellini, his body does not have an advantage. The strong Chiellini will lose his balance with a slight squeeze; fake moves are almost useless, and the experienced Chiellini will not mess up at all. When he stepped out, he just stuck the position accurately, and used his body to push Shi Hao out of the dangerous area.

After 10 minutes, Shi Hao gave up the idea of ​​heads-up.This is not a game, but a professional game related to money and honor. He must first fulfill his tactical duties.

So he stopped looking for Chiellini, but rationally used his running position to bypass this defensive defender, and used his speed advantage to pull out the gap and pass the ball without sticking to the ball.

In contrast, Ramirez on the left is a little bit worse.Lichtsteiner, who was defending against him, was extremely fast and his defensive ability was not inferior, which made this talented Uruguayan suffer a lot.

Bologna's offensive center began to gradually tilt to the right, giving Shi Hao more opportunities to get the ball.

In the 31st minute, Shi Hao got the ball and passed Vucinic, who was returning to the defense, and gave the ball to Diamanti.Diamanti dribbled a few times himself, and after attracting the attention of the Juventus defender, he skillfully picked up the ball and hit it to the right.The football rolled over Chiellini's head and rolled to the bottom line. Shi Hao quickly jumped in and arrived before the football went out of bounds.

He took possession of the ball, watched it, Chiellini was not going to stand around waiting for him, and quickly stepped forward to press.

Facing the menacing Chiellini, Shi Hao seemed to be stunned, until Chiellini rushed in front of him, he swiped the ball near the baseline, as if he was about to cross from an angle.

However, when Chiellini shifted his weight, his right foot suddenly hooked the ball back.

The commentator at the scene exclaimed: "Oxtail! A beautiful fake move, the Chinese kid passed Chiellini!"

After throwing off Chiellini, Shi Hao broke into the restricted area and was surrounded by heavy soldiers.He didn't bury his head in dribbling the ball anymore, but passed the ball high and flew towards the back of the goal.

Ramirez stopped the ball in the chest to shoot, but stopped a little far away, and by the time he adjusted, Bonucci was already pressing up.He had to return the ball to Diamanti.After receiving the ball, Diamanti took a long shot and went straight to the dead corner, but was saved by Buffon.

This was Bologna's most threatening shot in the first half.

Neither side made adjustments to their formation at halftime.After entering the second half, Juventus stepped up their offense.

As soon as the old woman exerted her strength, Bologna was a little bit unable to hold on.Crespo, Antensen, Portanova, Moleo and their like are quite struggling in front of Vucinic and Simone Pepe.

In the 52nd minute, Vucinic received the ball from the left, broke into the penalty area and shot hard, the football went straight to the dead corner, giving Juventus the lead.

Bisoli was unwilling to accept another defeat. He replaced the mediocre Ramirez with Aquafresca, asked the two wings to press up, and changed to a 433-[-]-[-] formation.

After Shi Hao's position was advanced, he confronted Chiellini more frequently.However, Juventus recovered their formation, and Vucinic returned to defense many times. Under the double-teaming of Vucinic and Chiellini, it was difficult for Shi Hao to make a difference.And Marchisio also came over to defend from time to time, so Shi Hao didn't dare to control the ball at all, and he could only shoot the ball quickly every time he got the ball.

Akwafresca on the other side also failed to show a good state after playing, and the game fell into the rhythm of Juventus for a while.

Shi Hao knew he couldn't go on like this.But how to change the situation, he has no good way.

It was Diamanti who changed the situation.

In the 64th minute, Diamanti ran to the left to meet, cooperated with Acquafresca and brought the ball to the center.

Diwayo was closely guarded in the penalty area. Diamanti had to seek cooperation with Shi Hao. Shi Hao passed the ball back to Diamanti and then sprinted into the penalty area. Diamanti made another precise shot Pick a pass.

If Shi Hao received the ball, he could break into the penalty area and hit the goal with a little adjustment. At this time, Juventus' goal hero made a big mistake, and his impatient tackle kicked Shi Hao's leg.

Shi Hao hugged his legs and rolled around a few times. The referee on duty showed Vucinic a red card without hesitation.

Diamanti gave Shi Hao a thumbs up. It is not known whether he was praising Shi Hao for his excellent acting skills or he was satisfied with Shi Hao's clever way of picking up the football when Vucinic put a shovel.

Shi Hao didn't want to cheat the red card, he just instinctively controlled the ball.Although he felt his leg hurt, he knew in his heart that it must be a minor injury and it would not have much impact.After the stretcher carried him out of the field, he immediately got down and drank some water. Bisoli stopped him and explained a few words.

At this time, Diamanti's free kick was slightly wide of the goal, but Juventus could only fight with 10 people in the remaining time, and Bologna still had a chance to equalize.

(End of this chapter)