Chapter 86: We Will Fight On

In the twenty-third round of the league, Milan went away to challenge Lazio. This game may not change AC Milan's dilemma in the league, but a victory can free Ancelotti from the crisis of confidence.

Both teams were knocked out in the Coppa Italia in the middle of the week, and Ancelotti is now under increasing pressure, with Degan returning to the starting lineup after missing two games in a row Among them, in other positions, the goalkeeper is Dida, the defense is Stam, Nesta, Karadze, Serginho, the midfielder is Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaka, and the forward line Deegan was paired with Gilardino.

Before the start of the game, Galliani also found Degan and talked with him for a long time about Milan's current problems. No one knew what they said. In short, in the game against Lazio, Degan returned to the starting lineup.

In the previous league, Lazio not only remained unbeaten at home, but also went unbeaten for seven consecutive rounds, but since 1998, they have never defeated AC Milan at home in the league. Bonanni, who joined the team during the winter transfer period, played right midfielder and replaced the injured Behrami. The central defender Sivilla was suspended and the old goalkeeper Peruzzi returned from injury.

After the opening, AC Milan took the lead. Stam made a cross from the right. Kaka stopped the ball in front of the goal and hit the goal, which was blocked by Stendado. Then, Digan pulled a cross from the left, and Gilardino turned around and shot high with his right foot.

The game lasted until the twelfth minute, when Lazio had their first decent attack. Degan's Atalanta team-mate Jimenez took a free kick from the left. Position, ready to shoot, but failed to complete the action, and was shoveled out of the baseline by Nesta.

In the subsequent games, AC Milan completely occupied the ball possession advantage on the field, especially Degan's control ability in the frontcourt. He kept attacking Lazio's defense line, and for a while Lazio's front was jittery.

In the 16th minute, Degan took the ball near the midfield, then ran all the way to the front of Lazio's penalty area and made a shot. Stendaldo pounced on him, but Degan just dunked and swayed away. After the angle, with a through ball, Gilardino quickly inserted it from the side, and Peruzzi blocked the goal with a kick. Confiscated again by Peruzzi.

In the 19th minute, Zauri brought down Kaka in front of the penalty area. Milan got a free kick 23 meters away from the goal in the middle. Digan had already retreated to the side, but was called by Pirlo.

"I'll take the penalty?" Degan looked at Pirlo a little bit. Before that, Pirlo had always been AC Milan's first free throw shooter.

Pirlo nodded and said: "I don't feel very good today. Didn't you always serve as a free throw shooter in Atlanta before? You kick this ball!"

Now that Pirlo had already said it, Degan certainly wouldn't refuse. He stood in front of the ball and waited for the referee's whistle to sound. A fall, Peruzzi couldn't react in time, just turned his head, and could only watch the football fall into the goal!

Elevator Ball!

Since leaving Atlanta, Degan has not kicked a free kick for a long time, but he did not stop practicing with Fiori when he usually practiced. Now that the sword is unsheathed in Milan for the first time, Lazio has become the biggest player. the sufferer.

After the goal, Degan took the initiative to run in front of Pirlo. The ball was handed over by Pirlo, so he naturally wanted to express his gratitude.

Pirlo also patted Digan on the back vigorously: "Very good! Continue! We are going to win today!"

win!

of course!

In the following game, Lazio, who lost the ball, was not conservative, while Milan was as dull as the previous game. The rush was extremely intense.

Five minutes after Milan's goal, Lazio made a quick counter-attack, Odo and Mauri combined, the latter's shot 15 meters in front of the goal was confiscated by Dida.

Immediately afterwards, Odo cut in from the right again, and hit the side netting with his left foot 22 meters in front of the goal.

Afterwards, Serginho made a cross, Digan shot with his left foot 12 meters in front of the goal and was blocked by Odo from the bottom line, Milan took a corner kick, and Serginho sent the ball flying with his left foot.

In the first half of the game, the two sides played inextricably. Although AC Milan controlled the initiative of the game, Lazio fought extremely tenaciously, especially their midfielder, composed of Liverani and Gianni Keida. Even Digan and Kaka have been deflated repeatedly in the beast waist defense line.

Fortunately, the shooting skills of Lazio's forward players were not good. Before the end of the first half, they had another chance, but it was a pity that Mauri's shot was destroyed by Nesta on the goal line.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Lazio took the lead in making adjustments, and Belleri replaced Bonanni. In the forty-seventh minute, when Livelani made a cross, Rocky made a strong shot, which was destroyed by Nesta again.

In the forty-ninth minute, Di Canio made a direct pass to Rocky in the penalty area, and Stam made a timely clearance. Livelani got the ball and passed it to Mudingai. The Belgian teenager's left-footed shot was confiscated by Dida.

In the 60th minute, AC Milan had a chance to expand the score, but it was a pity that Gilardino missed it again. He responded to Digan's pass with his back, turned around and got rid of Stendado's marking, and his kick went wide. The far post.

Milan's attack failed, and Lazio quickly got a good chance. In the 64th minute, Liverani took a free kick. Rocky turned around in front of the goal, and shot with his right foot slightly wide of the right post.