From the first minute of this game, AC Milan had an absolute advantage. They had Pato, Shaarawi and Boateng on the front line, which was full of impact. There are also Ambrosini, Montolivo and De Jong in the midfield. These three players are good offensively and defensively and perform their respective duties, especially the new aid De Jong. He replaced Gattuso last season. Known as the "Butcher", he ensures that Milan's waist is strong enough. The An team around him controls the rhythm of the game, and Montolivo is responsible for pushing forward. This offensive combination is extremely powerful.
In comparison, Depor's new midfield and frontcourt offensive line is worse.
Among these players, only Belleron and Wu Lei were partners last season, and the other four players are all new players. Although there is the blessing of the "Beautiful Match" talisman, and although the team has been training together for more than half a month, the level of tacit understanding is still not comparable to that of AC Milan, and they need to continue to work together.
Especially in the midfield, Riquelme's movements are very strange. Sometimes he controls the ball slowly, and sometimes he suddenly advances. Not only is it difficult for opponents to defend, but it is also difficult for his teammates to effectively protect him, especially Gattuso. He always hangs around Riquelme and loses his position if he doesn't pay attention.
In the 21st minute of the game, it was Gattuso's misplacement that caused Montolivo's through ball to penetrate Depor's midfield defense. Pato suddenly accelerated after receiving the ball, and Nesta was only one step slower. Pato found the opportunity to attack. The Brazilian forward fired a low ball past the goal guarded by Alan Subia.
1 to 0! AC Milan breaks the deadlock!
Both Gattuso and Nesta were very upset. The goal conceded this time was entirely their fault.
Vice-captain Belleron patted Nesta comfortingly, while Riquelme communicated with Gattuso about his movements and continued to strengthen cooperation.
The game continued, and AC Milan still controlled the rhythm of the game.
After Pato scored, AC Milan's offensive line became more active. Shalawi, who was also in hot form, also frequently penetrated forward, causing a lot of trouble for veterans Nesta and Lucio.
And Boateng's outstanding long-range shot also made Alan Subia dare not be careless.
However, after more than ten minutes, Depor still lost the ball.
This time it was a sudden forward move by Ambrosini. He had always passed the ball very steadily. When Deportivo's defense was distracted, he suddenly moved forward, causing chaos in the penalty area.
In the melee, he knocked the ball back to Montolivo at the top of the penalty area. This talented midfielder who won the European Cup with Yunsheng this summer, Serie A kept shooting and scored into the absolute blind spot!
2 to 0! AC Milan expanded its lead!
Now the game has reached the 41st minute, and there is not much time left in the first half.
Yunsheng asked the players to be steady, not to jump in easily, and wait until the second half to adjust tactics before attacking.
Just like that, the referee's whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and the score was temporarily 2-0.
During the halftime break, Yunsheng made extensive personnel adjustments. He replaced Nesta and Lucio with last season's central defender combination of Marchena and Castro to strengthen defense.
Then Cai Huikang replaced Gattuso and brought Belleron back to the midfield position. In this way, Cai Huikang, Pogba, Riquelme and Belleron formed the midfield line, and the team returned to the midfield line. To the 4-4-2 formation.
At the same time, Yun Sheng replaced Ronaldo, who performed mediocrely at the shadow forward position today, and replaced him with Oliveira, who partnered with Wu Lei last season, forming a double forward.
The purpose of Yunsheng's adjustment is very clear, which is to let Depor players who performed well last season come on stage, increase the team's familiarity and reduce frequent mistakes in the first half.
This substitution adjustment had an immediate impact.
Less than ten minutes into the second half, Cai Huikang intercepted Shalawi's ball and passed it to Belleron not far away. Belleron made a long pass and went straight to the frontcourt!
Familiar passing, familiar running, Wu Lei used his speed to get past Milan central defender Bonera, volleyed into the far corner of the penalty area, and the ball hit the net!
2 to 1! Depor finally got a goal back!
The fans in the stands applauded!
Cai Huikang intercepted the ball, Bellelon passed the ball, Oliveira pulled, and Wu Lei moved and shot!
This is Depor's most familiar way of scoring goals last season!
Laco found a familiar feeling!
After pulling back a goal, AC Milan's offensive became more and more fierce. They once again bombarded the Depor goal as they did in the first half, and the Depor penalty area was full of turmoil.
However, since the appearance of the old captain Marchena and the former Atletico Madrid center defender Castro, Depor's defense has become much more stable. Although the two are not as strong as Nesta and Lucio, they have a tacit understanding and have solved the problem several times in a row. Thanks to AC Milan's passing and running cooperation, the danger was resolved virtually.
If the defense is solid, there will be more and more offensive opportunities.
In the 70th minute of the game, Depor once again played a wonderful match.
This time it was on the right wing. Maicon suddenly moved forward after stealing the ball. He passed through two Milan players and hit a powerful long-range shot in the corner of the penalty area!
The ball hit AC Milan left back Constant and was reflected into the net!
2 to 2! Depor finally equalized the score!
Yun Sheng on the side of the court kept applauding. He was very satisfied with Maicon's performance!
In the recent training, among all the new players, Maicon is in the best shape. He still maintains the status of a top right back, and his strength on the training field is obviously higher than that of young players.
Now that the team is lagging behind, he single-handedly penetrated AC Milan's defense, just like his performance in previous Milan derbies, which was brilliant.
With twenty minutes left before the end of the game, the two teams continued to make substitutions and adjustments, test tactics and adjust their status.
Bojan and Robinho replaced Pato and Shaarawy. AC Milan's offensive power increased instead of falling. These two old La Liga opponents have played against Deportivo and are very familiar with each other. After playing, Robinho A bicycle ride shook Castro away, and his attack missed the goal post and missed the bottom line.
A few minutes later, Bojan's shot in the penalty area was only slightly correct, hitting Alan Subia's arms and almost scoring.
Depor also has new players coming on board.
Irving and Berbatov, who were still not fully recovered from their injuries, were sent on the field by Yunsheng to find their status.
Yun Sheng specially came to Allegri and told him to remind the defensive players to be careful with their feet and not to injure these two people.
Especially De Jong...
Allegri nodded in agreement and warned the players to be careful. After all, it's just a friendly match. It wouldn't be good if it really hurt someone.
After the two new forwards came on the field, Depor's offense once again created several good opportunities.
After all, the two were Manchester United teammates before, and they cooperated tacitly. If they were not in the best physical condition, they would have scored a goal long ago.
Finally the referee's whistle sounded and the game was over.
In the first game of the first Super Deportivo Cup, Deportivo La Coruna and AC Milan shook hands and ended in a 2-2 draw.
