On May 1st, on this holiday of the working people, Juventus ushered in the 35th round of their Serie A match. Their opponent was Cagliari.
Cagliari's performance has not been good this season. They still have not completely escaped the relegation zone. However, ranked 14th, they are basically on the beach. As long as the last few teams don't win four consecutive games. , Cagliari can plan the new season in advance.
Facing the powerful Juventus, they formed a tight formation today. They are now 8 points ahead of the relegation zone. It would be a surprise to get a point from Juventus. If there is a nine-point advantage, then unless Lecce, which is third from the bottom in the league, wins four consecutive games and gets 12 points, it is possible to successfully avoid relegation.
But having said that, if Lecce could be that strong, they would no longer be in the relegation zone. In the eyes of Cagliari, if Lecce can win two more games, it will be a blessing, and it will basically be considered a success in relegation.
Cagliari had no fighting spirit in this game. They accumulated heavy troops in the backcourt, waiting for a draw.
On Juventus' side, Yunsheng has dispatched many main players.
Although players who participated in the Champions League were considered to be rotated, many players took the initiative and asked to start.
For example, Pirlo, Ballack, Ronaldinho and others.
They started with only one purpose, which was to help Del Piero and Trezeguet create scoring opportunities.
Yunsheng weighed it again and again, and finally settled on half of the main lineup.
Del Piero, Trezeguet and Ronaldinho started in the forward line, Del Piero, Ballack and Guti appeared in the midfield. The defense line was basically substitute players, especially the young Zhang Chengdong and Wang Dalei got the opportunity to play.
Yun Sheng didn't care about defense at all in this game. He only had one goal - to score! Score more goals!
Facing Cagliari's iron barrel formation, Juventus fell into a deadlock at the beginning.
The penalty area was full of people, especially the three Juventus forwards, each with two "bodyguards", making it really difficult for them to get a chance to shoot.
In this case, several midfielders showed their strength.
In the 32nd minute, Ballack shot a long shot from outside the penalty area. Although the opponent's goalkeeper was in a good position, the ball was too powerful and the goalkeeper had no choice but to let go.
Trezeguet caught up with him and easily pushed the ball into the net.
1 to 0! Juventus finally broke the deadlock!
Yun Sheng on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.
Facing this kind of iron barrel formation, as long as one goal can be scored, the game is basically stable.
Especially for a defensively sound team like Juventus, how could anything go wrong in this situation?
Sure enough, shortly after Trezeguet scored, Juventus once again expanded its lead.
This time it was a free kick from the left side of the front court. Pirlo's free kick accurately found Del Piero at the back point. The Juventus captain volleyed the ball into the net.
2 to 0! Juventus is safe in this game!
The referee's whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and the Juventus players returned to the locker room with a two-goal advantage.
In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. To Yunsheng's expectation, Cagliari was still in a tight formation.
Originally, the Juventus coaching staff agreed that Cagliari would probably press out in the second half. After all, the team was two goals behind and there was no point in defending.
But they thought wrong...
Looking at Cagliari's 10-0-0 formation on the court, Yun Sheng shook his head helplessly: "I have completely seen through their goals in this game. It is best to keep a tie. Even if they cannot keep a tie, they will concede fewer goals. , strive for an advantage when competing with teams in the relegation zone on goal difference..."
Cannavaro nodded: "Sir, you are right, that must be the case."
However, Speed, who has always advocated offense, was very disdainful: "With such unenterprising ideas, no wonder they can only hang around the relegation zone every year. Teams that don't want to win are not good teams!"
Although the Juventus general expressed disdain for Cagliari's conservatism, it cannot be denied that their iron barrel formation does affect Juventus' scoring opportunities. Now for the Juventus general, winning is just a basic operation. They need more goals to help Del Piero and Trezeguet refresh their scoring data.
It was not until the 71st minute of the second half that Juventus scored its third goal.
This time it was Guti's precise pass. Trezeguet jumped high in the center of the penalty area, headed the ball, and the ball hit the net!
3 to 0! Trezeguet scored twice!
Five minutes later, it was Guti who swept the ball into the penalty area near the baseline. Trezeguet grabbed the spot in front of the goal and shot the ball into the dead center!
4 to 0! Trezeguet scored a hat trick!
As the game entered stoppage time, Del Piero received the ball outside the penalty area and scored his second goal of the game with a wonderful curved shot from long range.
The Juventus generals on the sidelines were overjoyed. They were very satisfied with this result.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game ended with a score of 5-0.
After the game, the top scorer's ranking returned to where it was a few days ago.
The top five scorers in Serie A: Adriano, Trezeguet, Del Piero, Ibrahimovic and Di Natale.
The goals scored were 33, 33, 31, 31, and 27 respectively.
There are still three games in the league, and the competition among shooters is still fierce.
The final suspense in Serie A this season is the winner of the Golden Boot.
As for whether he can break the single-season scoring record of 35 goals, no one doubts it.
A few days later, in the 36th round of the league, Adriano, Ibrahimovic and Di Natale once again scored a goal each. All three goals helped the team defeat their opponents 1-0 and gain valuable three points. Especially Di Natale, who once again helped Udinese secure fourth place in the league. This goal is like gold.
After this round of competition, the goals scored by the three people increased to 34, 32 and 28 respectively.
But now it seems that Di Natale's situation is not good.
The current situation is that Di Natale must score more than six goals in the last two rounds to surpass Adriano, and Adriano cannot score anymore.
This possibility is extremely slim.
After all, what they are about to face are opponents competing for fourth place. Lazio and Naples will never let Udinese go. After all, they still have a chance to compete for fourth place.
The possibility of scoring a hat trick against these two opponents is slim. With this calculation, Di Natale has withdrawn from the competition for the Serie A Golden Boot ahead of schedule.
Juventus' 36th round of Serie A will be held one day later, and their opponent is Atalanta.
Atlanta is ranked 12th this season and has no worries about advancement or retreat, so they sent many young players in this game, hoping to train well.
After all, facing Juventus, who are in excellent form this season, this kind of matchup is an excellent learning opportunity.
Atlanta's thinking was right. Juventus players taught their young people a good lesson in this game...
