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Chapter 334 Sadness in Italy

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Just when Zhuang Mingge stayed in Tenerife, Spain for the future of Florence, the highly anticipated European Cup had already opened the curtain.

The opening match began at Wembley Stadium on the afternoon of June 8. England, which played at home, opened the first record in the 23rd minute by chief center Alan Shearer, but Switzerland, who participated in the European Cup final for the first time, won a penalty at the last moment, turning the Englishman's about to get a three-pointer.

Well, let’s not mention the English players who are so depressed that they want to hit the wall and their fans, let’s turn our attention to Italy, which has been at the center of the public opinion vortex since the start of the European Cup.

As the runner-up winner of the US World Cup, Italy led by Sachi is naturally considered one of the favorites to win the championship. Although Italy's championship odds declined to a certain extent after the 22-person roster was announced, no one dared to ignore this Italy team. Haven't you seen that in the US World Cup two years ago, Italy, which qualifies in the group stage, reached the final after entering the knockout round.

"I believe that everyone in the national team is ready to win now, don't mention Baggio with me. It's the European Cup, and I'm only responsible for leading Italy to win, and I don't pay attention to anything else."

The first group match with Russia on June 11 seemed to be the same as what Saki said before the game. Italy firmly took the initiative on the field throughout the game and beat Russia in a mess. Kasirach, who was reluctant to vote, took the European Cup to the court against the crowd, scored twice in the game, helping Italy beat Russia 2-1 and achieve a good start in the European Cup.

After getting three points, Saki, who was previously criticized by fans and public opinion, finally stood up and stood up. In an interview with reporters, the old man toughly stated that the players he chose were the most suitable for his tactics. Although Baggio and Paliuka were good at abilities, they had to give up because they were not suitable for their tactical system, so they had to bear the pain of giving up, etc...

Saki, just take advantage of the fact that it is not suitable for your tactical system, Paliuka and Baggio have the opportunity to participate in the World Cup two years ago? It is clear that you are narrow-minded and revenge with personal revenge. After seeing this interview, Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but lower the evaluation of Saki's character to a higher level.

Think about it, how many coaches can have a feud with a group of stars such as Paliuka, Baggio, Mancini, Viali, Panucci? It is rare for Saki to do this in life.

By the way, Baggio was not included in the European Cup roster, which is also one of the reasons why he decided to leave Fiorentina. After all, it really made Baggio a little discouraged when he won the triple-winning championship with the team.

Just as Saki was thrilling around, Italy ushered in the second group match of this European Cup, and the Blues will play a game with the Czech Republic, which lost to the first game at Liverpool.

Since the Czech Republic was defeated by the Germans in the first group stage without any suspense, no one thought that the Bohemians would have the possibility of victory when they face Italy, which is stronger than Germany.

On June 14, Anfield Stadium was packed, and the entire stadium was surrounded by Italian fans and almost became a blue ocean. However, although Italian fans dominated the entire stands, the teams they supported had no way to dominate the game.

Nedved scored the first record for the Czech Republic in the fourth minute of the game. Although Chiesa equalized the score in the 18th minute, the next time in the game became the performance time for the Czech national goalkeeper Kuba. The goalkeeper bravely saved Chiesa, Kasirach and Zora's shots, but did not allow Italy to rewrite the score again. The Czech Republic was attacked by forward Beypur in the 35th minute of the game. Two to one, the Eastern European New Army Czech defeated Italy. Tens of thousands of Italian fans watching the game were sad because the team they supported lost the game.

Saki, who was so naughty before the game, was almost drowned by angry Italian fans after the game. Looking at the starting lineup arranged by this guy, the 33-year-old Musi actually replaced Toricelli in this game and became the starting right-back. As a result, he was repeatedly broken through by Nedved, who was against him, and created murderous intent, which led to the collapse of the Italian defense line.

After an unexpected defeat to the Czech Republic, the situation of qualifying in Group C where Italy is located has become strange. Needless to say, Germany, who won the Czech Republic in the first game, can ensure that they qualify as the top group if they don’t lose in the last game.

Russia, which lost both games, has already bid farewell to this European Cup in advance. After the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Russia, which has won the most of the big cake of Soviet football, has achieved worse and worse results in the competition, which makes people sigh that the powerful Soviet football has completely become a passing cloud.

Therefore, the focus of Group C is now on the Czech Republic and Italy. Italy must win Germany in the last group stage to ensure the group qualifying; and although the Czech Republic defeated Italy, if Italy scored three points in the last game and the Czech Republic also successfully won Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy with six points in three games. There is no doubt that the situation of qualifying in the Czech Republic, which scored two goals and conceded three goals in two games with Germany and Italy is the most unfavorable. After all, as long as Italy defeated the opponent 1-0 in the next game, it would be enough to qualify with the Germans.

It is precisely because of this that although Italian media and fans have a lot of dissatisfaction with losing to the Czech Republic, they are still within the scope they can tolerate. After all, Italy still has a certain advantage in qualifying.

On June 19, Italy ushered in a life-and-death battle with the German team at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. However, to everyone's surprise, Musi, who was beaten into a sieve by Nedved in the last game, still appeared on the starting lineup in this game, while Fiorentina central defender Nesta was pressed on the bench for the third consecutive game, and he served as a spectator. Another Fiorentina player, Toldo, also suffered the same fate as Nesta, because Saki chose Juventus goalkeeper Peruzzi.

Amid the cheers of more than 20,000 Italian fans at the scene, the Blue-clothed Legion, who fought back and forth, launched a fierce attack like the German gate.

The game was extremely fierce, but neither side scored a goal. Italy had the opportunity to rewrite the score, but Zora lost the penalty kick in his career.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Italy and Germany finally exchanged blank sheets, shaking hands with zero to zero.

However, in another match that was held at the same time, the Czech Republic and Russia staged a crazy goal battle, with the final score of three to three, and the two teams each got a point.

In this way, the German team won the top spot in the group with two wins and one draw and seven points. The Czech Republic and Italy scored four points in a relatively high score, so the Czech Republic had the advantage in the team's second place. Therefore, the team that won the second place in the group was the Czech Republic! Italy ranked third in the group and was eliminated!

All Italian fans can't believe the facts in front of them, and some people are even crying.
Chapter completed!
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