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Chapter 106 Revenge at Meazza (Second update please subscribe)

In mid-week, Udinese went to Makhachkala, a small seaside town on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, to challenge Anzhi.

However, it was discovered that Udinese’s core players, including Di Natale and Bruno, were not in the Udinese team.

Due to the 5-0 victory in the first round, the victory was determined, and Guidolin once again arranged a major rest for the players.

Starting from the upcoming April, Udinese will once again face a devilish schedule.

Once Udinese advances to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Udinese, which operates on two fronts, will usher in at least 4 Serie A games and 4 Europa League quarter-finals in April.

Although Udinese has unified its thinking and focuses on the Europa League, Guidolin does not want to give up hope of entering the Champions League if possible.

In the first two seasons, due to the strength of the team, Udinese was eliminated early in the Champions League and did not even advance to the group stage.

Now that Udinese's strength has improved, Guidolin hopes to go to the Champions League and experience the elegance of the top competition in professional football.

In fact, there is no need to wait for April to arrive, Udinese's schedule in mid-to-late March will not be easy.

March 3 is the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. Three days later, Udinese will face Sassuolo at home. This is the 20th round of Serie A.

Due to the World Cup in Brazil in the summer, the Serie A schedule this season is relatively tight. The 30th round of Serie A will start next week. Udinese will go to the Meazza Stadium to challenge Inter Milan.

Then next weekend, Serie A will usher in the 31st round of the league, which will also be Udinese's last game in March.

In other words, Udinese will play 3 games in March!
Under such circumstances, seizing any possible opportunity and allowing the main players to rest as much as possible can ensure that Udinese goes further.

The second round match against Anzhi is undoubtedly the best opportunity for the team's main players to rest!
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Udinese, who went to Russia with almost an all-substitute rotation lineup, put in a tight formation in the away game on the evening of the 20th and also encountered a severe test.

However, these substitutes did not disappoint.Staring at the overwhelming boos from the home fans, they persisted to the end. Although they did not score a goal, they did not allow their opponents to score either.

In the end, the two sides ended in a goalless draw 0:0 at the Anzhi Arena, and Udinese also eliminated its opponent 5:0 in the two rounds of knockout rounds and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Of the eight promoted teams, only four of these teams are from the four major leagues. Among them, Sevilla and Valencia are two teams in La Liga, and the remaining two are Juventus from Serie A. Estonia and Udinese, while the Premier League and Bundesliga have been completely wiped out.

In addition, Porto and Benfica from the Portuguese Super League advanced after eliminating Naples and Tottenham respectively. The remaining two teams are Lyon of Ligue [-] and Basel of Switzerland.

一天之后的3月21日中午1点，继2013-2014赛季欧冠八强抽签之后，欧足联继续在瑞士尼翁的欧足联总部对本赛季的欧联杯四分之一决赛对阵进行了抽签。

According to the rules, there is no avoidance principle in the Europa League quarter-finals draw, and there are no seeding teams. The team drawn first will play at home first.

Udinese drew last season's Europa League runner-up and Portuguese Super League giant Benfica, and Bruno will return to Portugal.In the other three matchups, Juventus, the favorite to win the title and the host of this season's Europa League final, was drawn against French Ligue [-] powerhouse Lyon, while Porto met Sevilla on a narrow road, and Valencia met Basel.

Udinese's two games will be played on the evening of April 4 and April 3 respectively, and they will be home first and then guest.

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After advancing to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, Udinese can temporarily return to Serie A.

At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 23rd, Udinese welcomed Sassuolo at home.

Barcelona Green is currently ranked 18th in Serie A, and the pressure to relegation is very high.

This game is Di Natale's 324th appearance in Serie A on behalf of Udinese, setting a club record.

Udinese took the lead in the 26th minute.At that time, Udinese got a free kick in the frontcourt, Bruno hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and Di Natale grabbed the spot and scored the ball.

This is Di Natale's 20th Serie A goal this season, making him the first player in Serie A history to score 20 goals in five consecutive seasons.

In the days when he became the appearance record holder in Udinese team history, he also became the first player in the history of Serie A to score 20 goals in five consecutive seasons. The Udinese captain had a double success.

The excited Di Natale ran towards Bruno, who had provided him with an assist, and celebrated the goal with his little brother.

The Friuli Stadium also burst into applause. More than 4 Udinese fans stood up to pay tribute to the legend who had played for the team for ten years.

The team's meritorious captain wrote a new legend on such a special day, and they all sent him their warmest congratulations.

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Ten minutes later, Udinese won another penalty kick. Sassuolo forward Farias elbowed Di Natale when he was competing with Di Natale in the penalty area. The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick.

Di Natale gave the penalty kick to Bruno.One day ago, Fiorentina forward Immobile scored a hat trick, reaching 16 goals in the league, surpassing Bruno who scored 15 goals, and rising to second place in the Serie A scorer list.

Obviously, Di Natale wants to reciprocate and help Bruno regain the second position in the scorer list.

However, Bruno rejected Di Natale's kindness. He said: "Antonio, scoring one more goal and one less goal is not important to me, but I said that I want to help you become the greatest shooter in the history of Serie A. So, it’s up to you to do it!”

After listening to Bruno's words, Di Natale was very moved.

Originally, he thought that Bruno's words were just official words in public, but he didn't expect that Bruno really thought and acted like this.

Then, Di Natale solemnly walked to the penalty spot and faced Sassuolo goalkeeper Pegolo in one fell swoop. While raising his season Serie A goals to 21, he also reached 197 career Serie A goals.

In the end, Udinese defeated Barcelona 2:0 at home thanks to Di Natale's brace.

As Napoli, who played next, lost 0:1 at home to Fiorentina, Udinese's ranking rose to third, with a 3-point lead.

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On the evening of March 3, Udinese visited the Meazza Stadium to challenge the Nerazzurri.

意甲联赛历史上，国际米兰与乌迪内斯共有过81次交锋，蓝黑军团38胜24平19负优势明显。在梅阿查主场，国际米兰更是取得22胜10平8负的压倒性战绩。

When the two sides met in the first round of the season at the Friuli Stadium, Udinese suffered a 0:3 defeat and suffered the biggest defeat of the season.

Meeting again after five months, the Udinese people, who played with all their main players, hoped to get revenge.

In the 12th minute of the game, Udinese took the lead.Udinese counterattacked quickly, Bruno and Di Natale cooperated continuously in the frontcourt, and finally Bruno succeeded in a long shot from the top of the penalty area, breaking the deadlock on the court.

After the start of the second half, Inter Milan, which was lagging behind, launched a wave of offensive attacks, but their offensive players missed opportunities one after another.

In the 58th minute, Hernanes took a direct free kick 28 meters away from the goal. His right-footed curve ball went over the wall and missed the left post.

In the 63rd minute, Nagatomo Yuto passed the ball from the left. Palacio broke into the left side of the penalty area and shot low with his left foot 15 meters away from the goal. The ball was caught by the Udinese goalkeeper.

In the 65th minute, Hernanes volleyed hard with his right foot from 22 meters away from the goal. Udinese goalkeeper Skuffet flew sideways and saved the ball bravely. Then Inter Milan took a corner kick and Samuel was far away from the goal. The header from 15 meters missed the left post!

In the 66th minute, Nagatomo Yuto made a pass from the left, and Palacio headed 10 meters away from the goal and continued to miss.

In the 71st minute, Nagatomo Yuto whipped the ball into the penalty area from the left. Icardi shot 6 meters away from the goal but it was incredibly high.

Seeing that the players missed excellent scoring opportunities in succession, Inter Milan coach Mazzarri smashed a water bottle on the sidelines and was extremely dissatisfied.

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As the saying goes, if God doesn't take what he wants, he will suffer the consequences.Inter Milan, which had continuously missed good opportunities, suffered a fatal blow in the 78th minute of the game.

Bruno started the offensive with a long pass from the backcourt, and Di Natale used his head to pass the football to Muriel. Muriel did not break through by himself, but passed it to Lopez on the right.

Lopez used his personal skills and speed to forcefully break through Inter Milan's left-back Nagatomo Yuto, and then shot hard. The ball was saved by goalkeeper Handanovic, just in time for Di Natale who followed up to pick it up and stretch his foot. The ball rolled into the goal again.

2: 0!

This is almost a goal that seals the victory!
The Inter Milan fans in the stands fell into silence.

In the broadcast box diagonally above the press box, commentators from all over the world are using different speaking speeds to explain what just happened.

“In the first round, Inter Milan beat Udinese 3-0 at the Stadio Friuli. Unexpectedly, when we returned to San Siro, Udinese led by two goals! This is really unexpected, haha!”

In a desperate situation, Inter Milan launched a fierce counterattack, forcing Bruno to retreat near the line of his own penalty area to help defend.

Bruno's opponent is mainly Cambiasso.The Argentinian veteran's skills are still there, but his physical fitness is not as good as before.To deal with him, Bruno didn't know how to respect the old and care for the young at all. He would do whatever Cambiaso was weak.They pressed Cambiasso closely and did not give him the opportunity to pass the ball calmly and dribble laterally. The defensive actions were very large and there were constant body collisions.

His approach worked very well.As a nearly 34-year-old veteran, Cambiaso is afraid of injury, and every time Bruno defends, it looks like he will be seriously injured, so on some balls, he has to give up control of the football to avoid Injuried.

This also resulted in Cambiaso being unable to perform at his best.

In the end, until the referee blew the three whistles to end the game, the score was still 0:2.

Udinese finally avenged their defeat at home!
(End of this chapter)