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Chapter 238 Champion Sprint

At this time, AC Milan's last game of the Serie A and the most important league game this season, the final game between the home and Udinese's league is getting closer and closer.

Milan's various transportation points have almost become the distribution centers for AC Milan fans, airports, railway stations, bus stations, subway stations, and Milan fans are everywhere, and their ultimate goal is the San Siro Stadium.

On May 18th, at noon on the end of the Serie A League, the flow of people reached its peak. The surroundings of San Siro Stadium almost turned into a sea of ​​red and black. Occasionally, some Udinese fans wearing black and white jerseys were mixed with two colors, and some quarrels and disputes occurred from time to time. However, the Milan police paid great attention to the security issues of this game. There were many police and security guards among the fans, and possible conflicts were quickly effectively controlled.

There is still an hour before the game. The San Siro Stadium, which can accommodate more than 100,000 people, is full. The stands are waving, banners are everywhere, the team songs are resounding throughout the starry sky, and fans are sprinkling golden paper confetti down from time to time. The fans have begun to create a championship atmosphere.

Because AC Milan is one point ahead of Inter Milan in the standings, so as long as AC Milan wins at home in this game, no matter what the scores the Inter Milan plays away against Parma, the Serie A champion will definitely be AC ​​Milan.

Forty-five minutes before the game began, when the Italian Football Association officials transported the silver-shiny championship trophy to the stadium, the scene was in full swing, and the fans shouted neatly, "The champion belongs to AC Milan!", "We are the champion!"

At this time, in the home team's locker room, AC Milan players were making intense pre-match preparations.

"The Udinese people will definitely not be willing to be our background in the championship, so Udinese can not easily win this game. Everyone must be mentally prepared to fight hard." Ancelotti said, "After the game begins, we must first win. We can attack for more than ten minutes first, put pressure on Udinese's goal as much as possible. It is best to be able to score a goal and take the lead. However, no matter whether we can succeed or not, we cannot be impatient. In this game, winning is the only goal, but there is no need to be too nervous. You are not the first rookie to win the championship. I don't need to say more about these."

If it were in the past, Zhang Yang would make jokes at this time and say that he was a rookie who had never won the Serie A championship.

However, Zhang Yang was a little silent today, and it was very quiet in his seat, which made his teammates feel uncomfortable.

Ronaldo was muttering something, and Ronnie was indeed a little nervous. In the last round of the Serie A of 2001/2002 season, Inter Milan won the championship situation in those years. In the last round of the league, they only needed to get a point from Lazio away to win the league championship. Unexpectedly, they eventually lost to the Olympic Stadium in Roma. This time the closest Ronaldo is to the Serie A championship, and this defeat has also become a deep regret and shadow in Ronaldo's heart.

This time, AC Milan only needs to win the league championship at home to win the opponent Udinese, which is also Ronaldo's first time winning the Serie A championship. Ronaldo, who had that painful experience, is really nervous now. He is too eager to win the Serie A championship.

Before the game, "Milan Sports" even said in sensational words, "The Serie A owes Ronaldo a Serie A championship."

"Zhang Yang!" When AC Milan players came out to warm up, the AC Milan fans in the San Siro stands suddenly burst out with huge applause, which scared the AC Milan players. Some people were unaware of it, but some people suddenly reacted.

This is what all fans gave to Zhang Yang. No, to be precise, it was given to the disaster relief personnel in the earthquake-stricken areas of China through Zhang Yang, encouraging them to be optimistic, strong and brave to recreate their own homes.

Zhang Yang looked around the stands, he was moved, and he also knew what the fans meant.

"Thank you everyone." Zhang Yang bowed slightly to the stands. This was not an AC player, but an ordinary Chinese.

The sky was gloomy all day long, and at this time, the raindrops had already fallen, and it seemed to be changing to a pouring rain.

"Damn it! I hate it rain!" a teammate around me complained.

Zhang Yang felt that nothing was wrong. For him, no matter what it is today, whether it is the weather, the opponent, or even the referee, it cannot stop him from winning the league championship.

Although Zhang Yang doesn't like rainy games, he told himself that it's nothing, except that the venue is a bit slippery, there is no difference.

When I was in China, the stadium was much worse than the famous "vegetable field" in San Siro. When it rained, it turned into mud. The field was slippery, muddy and bumpy. And it was not like now. When it rained, you could change to a set of long shoe nails, all of which were short shoe nails. Playing football on that kind of field was like skating, and it was completely untenable. He was Zhang Yang and was still very happy to play football at that time. For him, being able to play football on the court was the happiest thing.

Now that the conditions are so good, he can't complain about anything. Moreover, today's game is so important, so important.

Zhang Yang looked at the black veil on his arm, which was to mourn the victims of the Wenchuan earthquake.

Ronaldo slipped his feet and fell down when he was practicing shooting. When he got up again, he was covered in some mud on his butt and arms. The team doctor on the sidelines was shocked and was afraid that Ronaldo would be injured. He felt relieved when he saw that he seemed to be fine. This game is of great significance to Ronaldo. Head coach Ancelotti has announced to everyone the starting list of today's game. Ronaldo will partner with Zhang Yang on the front line. He learned that he would start, which made Ronaldo very excited.

Zhang Yang was a little silent today, and he was silently practicing warm-up alone.

He sprinted and ran back, he practiced shooting, volleying, pushing, and even picked up the football himself and pushed the ball with his head, regardless of the mud and water that would make his head dirty.

Feeling football with me, Zhang Yang's heart is extremely quiet.

Because it rains and the temperature drops, it takes more time to warm up than before.

After the warm-up, everyone's body was soaked.

"Go back quickly, wipe the water from your body, and then change your clothes!" Tasotti shouted to every player running down the stadium at the entrance of the player's corridor. Like the players, he was also soaked in the rain, but he didn't care. He reminded the players not to catch a cold, but seemed to have forgotten whether he would catch a cold.

The players who were urging him to trot and then walked into the passage.

Zhang Yang looked up at the sky, and the rain fell and fell into his eyes. Then he lowered his head, shook his head, and entered the player corridor.

Back in the home team's locker room, Zhang Yang received a dry towel handed over by the team staff, wiped his body, and then walked into the shower room. After warming up on a rainy day, he had to take a hot shower, otherwise he would easily catch a cold.

After taking a shower, change into the game clothes. Then, under the supervision of the coach, replace the short nails on the sneakers and replace them with long nails specially used for competitions in slippery and muddy fields. After doing all this, everyone sat in their seats and prepared to accept the head coach's final pre-match deployment, and then they will play.

"I don't need to talk about the importance of this game. If we can't win, we will get nothing this season! No one hopes to work hard for a season, right?" Ancelotti paused and looked at his players.

Everyone shook their heads, and naturally no one was willing to get nothing. Milan is not the opponent of today's game, and a team like Udinese is satisfied if they can enter the European arena. Such a giant team works hard almost every season for the glory of the championship. If you can't win any championship in a season, it will be a failed season for Milan.

"This game is what I said before. Attack at the beginning, strive to score early and break the deadlock on the court. If the game still cannot score for twenty minutes, don't worry. We can slow down and control the rhythm of the game. In short, the game must be controlled in our hands, and there is no pressure. With your strength, there is no problem whether it is to score or win the game."

"You are already familiar with the attack, we have been playing like this. But I want to remind you to pay attention to the venue. The venue is slippery when it rains, and it is difficult to cooperate with the ground. Everyone knows the situation of our stadium." Ancelotti even gave a moment of humor, and then he looked at Pirlo.

Pirlo is the 'Milan Brain' and the team's offensive hub.

Pirlo nodded, saying that he knew what to do.

Ancelotti nodded and continued, "I would like to emphasize one more thing: the venue is slippery and easy to fall to the ground. The referee should talk about the foul judgment. You should pay attention to this point. Be careful of the opponent's foul, and you can also make appropriate fouls. Don't give the opponent too many free kick opportunities. In such rainy days, there are many unexpected factors, so we must avoid this unexpected factor."

Everyone nodded to show that they knew.

"Zhang Yang, when counterattacking, we need your speed and breakthrough." Ancelotti said to Zhang Yang again.

Zhang Yang nodded.

After looking at his players again, Ancelotti said: "Okay, there's nothing to say. Let's play, guys. Start an attack on the champion!"

"Champion!" Maldini stood up and raised his right arm and shouted loudly.

"Champion!" Everyone raised their right arms and shouted in unison.

"In a certain area of ​​AC Milan's shooting player Zhang Yang's motherland, a major earthquake occurred. The Milan club, including Zhang Yang himself, donated money to the disaster area. The game had not yet begun. During the warm-up just now, Zhang Yang accepted the applause and support of the fans. This is support for Zhang Yang and support and encouragement to the survivors in the earthquake."

"Inter Milan's opponent in this round of league is Parma, and Parma is hardly able to pose any threat to Mancini's team. Inter Milan players have also expressed their confidence in winning Parma."

"...This is a trophy competition that concerns the champions. As long as AC Milan can win the game, they will automatically become the league champions of the 2007/2008 season of Serie A without having to worry about the outcome of their opponents. Since losing the Milan derby in the last round of the league, the fate of the Inter Milanese people has no longer been in their own hands."

"Before this game, players on both sides will hold silence for the victims of the earthquake that occurred in China. This was first proposed by AC Milan Club. Udinese Club also expressed its agreement. After discussion, the Italian Football Association agreed to AC Milan's request."

After the warm-up, AC Milan players returned to the locker room again. After a short rest, they will return to the stadium again to launch a final sprint towards the Serie A champion this season.

At the same time, in the locker room of another stadium, Mancini was conducting the final mobilization before the war. "This game must be won. As for the scores on another venue, you don't need to pay attention to it. It is useless to pay attention to those things now. Only by winning the game on your side first can you be qualified to consider something else."

Mancini took a deep breath and said, "This is my last game to coach you. I hope to leave with victory and championship. Here, I want to thank you, thank you for your happy cooperation over the past few seasons, and I wish you can create greater glory in the subsequent seasons."

Inter Milan captain Zanetti also expressed his gratitude to Mancini on behalf of the entire team, thanking him for his contribution to the team in these seasons.

Afterwards, Sanetti also appealed to all the players, using victory and championship as gifts to the outgoing Mancini.

The players were also aroused great enthusiasm. Although everyone knew that winning this game might be fine, winning the league championship would not only be enough, but also depends on others' faces. They can only hope that Udinese can create miracles at San Siro Stadium.

It’s really uncomfortable to pin your destiny on others.

The atmosphere before the game was a bit dull because of this game in AC Milan's clothes room.

But in the clothes room of the visiting team Udinese, it was as lively as a bar. With the sound of music, everyone chatted casually, and didn't take the game that was about to start. Udinese has already qualified for the next season's League Cup in advance this season. It should be said that he has no desires and no desires. To be honest, the players may be thinking about where to go on vacation after the season ends.

Head coach Marino walked in, he stepped forward, turned the music down a little. Then he looked at his players. Udinese performed well under his leadership this season, so Marino is in a good mood now. Seeing that the players were a little too relaxed, he didn't say much.

"I don't need to say anything more in this game. Just play according to the tactical arrangements mentioned before. In this game, our opponents will definitely fight to the league championship. I have no special requirements for you. You just need to play at normal levels. Don't forget that you are wearing Udinese's jerseys. Even if this game has no impact on our league rankings, don't relax!"

In fact, when saying this, Marino himself didn't have much nervousness. This game was a very ordinary Serie A game for Udinese. They had no reason to fight to the death. Of course, Udinese would not let go. In short, just like Marino said, just play normally.

"...Okay, the players from both sides have appeared. Let's introduce the players from both sides."

AC Milan (4-3-2-1): 16-Karach/44-Odo, 25-Bonella, 4-Carazze, 3-Maltini/8-Gattuso, 21-Pirlo, 23-Ambrosini/22-Caka/99-Ronaldo, 7-Zhang Yang;

"In this game, Nesta has suspended yellow cards, so Bonela appears in the central defender position. He is partnered with Carazze, who has returned from injury, Martini appears in the left back position, Odo is right back, Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini and Kaka in the midfield, and Zhang Yang and Ronaldo are partners on the forward line."

"This game is also the last time that Cafo and Serginho play at San Siro Stadium, and the two Brazilians will retire, so a brief farewell ceremony is being held for the two on the court."

Both Cafo and Serginho were wearing the Milan team flag and waved to the Milan fans in the stands. The fans stood up and gave them applause, thanking the two Brazilian players for their contributions to the team over the years.

Both of them had tears in their eyes. Saying goodbye to their favorite green field was a painful choice for every player.

"Let's take a look at Udinese's starting list."

Udinese (3-4-3): 22-Handanovich/21-Zabottotzni, 6-Korda, 2-Zapatta/20-Mesto, 11-French, 88-Inle, 8-Dosena/7-Pepe, 27-Quagliarera, 10-Dinatale.

"AC Milan should be careful of Pepe, Quarialella and Dinatale's trident, especially Quarialella and Dinatale's forward combination, which is one of the most successful forward partners in the Serie A this season. Because this game is related to the league championship, AC Milan will definitely push out the offense, but while attacking, they should be careful of Udinese's sneak attack, especially Dinatale. He will always have the performance of the previous team when facing giant teams." When the commentator analyzed Udinese's starting list, he specifically reminded AC Milan.

It also emphasizes that you should be careful of Dinatale!

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