[Epoch Times November 01, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Tang Yiren comprehensive report) Last weekend, in the 11th round of Serie A, the “leader” Naples defeated Salernitana 1-0 in an away game, starting 11 consecutive rounds. Lost and tied again for the best start in team history. In another focus game, AC Milan challenged Roma away, Ibrahimovic scored another point, Casey scored, and the home team Sharavi regained a city. In the end, AC Milan won the league’s seven consecutive victories 2:1, similar to Naples. With 31 points, he ranked second with a goal difference.
In this round, Inter Milan faced Udinese at home. Inter Milan scored 2 goals in the second half and defeated their opponent 2:0. After winning this victory, Inter Milan secured the third place in the standings with 24 points. Roma, who was defeated by Milan, finished fourth with 19 points.
The defending champion Juventus, who has been invincible for two rounds, has this turn to challenge Verona, who has been in good shape recently. As a result, Verona relied on the recent hot forward Giovanni Simeone, scored twice in the first half, defeated Juventus 2:1 at home, and sent the “Old Woman” a second-game losing streak. In the last three rounds, the “Bancones”, with 1 draw and 2 losses, is currently in the Serie A standings, falling to the ninth position.
After the 11 rounds of Serie A, Juventus recorded only 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. This was the worst start of Serie A in the past 60 years for the Bianconeri. In the club’s history, Juventus had previously only had 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the first 11 rounds of Serie A in the 1941/42, 1968/69 and 1970/71 seasons. The final “old woman” rankings were 6th and 6th respectively. No. 5 and No. 4. So in terms of historical record, Juventus has little hope of winning the Serie A title this season.
“Leader” remains unbeaten for 11 rounds
As a strong team in Serie A, Naples has won the Serie A twice in history. The last time it won was the 1989/1990 season, 31 years have passed, and now it has a chance to regain the championship.
After being tied by Rome at 0:0 in the last round of away games, Naples started with 8 consecutive victories and ended, which also made the five major leagues lose their victories. Then the team beat Bologna 3-0, with 10 rounds of 9 wins and 1 draw. Tie the best start in team history.
Naples is determined to win against the second-to-last “promoted horse” Salernitana in the main scene of this round. However, in the first half, neither team created too many scoring opportunities and few shots on target. In the 61st minute of the second half, Zelinsky scored with a powerful shot after receiving a pass from his teammate, helping the home team to break the deadlock. In the end, Naples kept the score of 1:0 until the end of the game.
This victory allowed Naples to start unbeaten for 11 consecutive rounds. The result of 10 wins and 1 tie was once again tied for the best start in team history. The points reached 31 points. With the advantage of the goal difference, Milan continued to lead the standings. In addition, Naples is still the undefeated team in the top five leagues this season. Other undefeated teams include AC Milan, Liverpool in the Premier League and Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
Ibrahimovic wins Milan away from Rome
The focus of this round of battle, Roma sits at home against the Rossoneri AC Milan. Milan’s 40-year-old Swedish star Ibrahimovic continued to advance. In the 25th minute of the game, Milan won a free kick from the left side of the penalty area. Ibrahimovic took the penalty and took a low shot. The ball went through the wall to the bottom right corner of the goal and into the net, breaking the deadlock for Milan. This is the 150th goal Ibrahimovic has scored in Serie A and the 400th goal he has scored in various leagues in his career. Milan ended the first half with a 1-0 lead.
Easy side to fight again. In the 50th minute, Kayar made a long pass from the backfield. Ibrahimovic made a single shot after stopping the ball in the chest. Faced with Patricio, he directly kicked and shot, and the ball flew into the far corner of the goal. The VAR video referee intervened to confirm that Ibrahimovic was in an offside position when receiving the ball and the goal was invalid.
In the 52nd minute, Ibrahimovic got a single chance again, facing Patricio and kicking the goal, the ball was blocked by the opponent’s goalkeeper. In the 53rd minute, Ibrahimovic got the ball in the penalty area, Ibrahimovic brought down Ibrahimovic with his leg. After watching the VAR video replay on the sidelines, the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Casey made a penalty and Milan extended the lead with 2:0.
In stoppage time, Roma took the ball from the left and made a pass. One point was blocked by the defensive player. Salavi grabbed a two-point burst shot. The ball flew into the net and Roma regained a goal. In the end, Milan defeated Rome 2:1 in the away game.
The home team’s defeat also put the coach Mourinho’s record of 43 unbeaten home games in Serie A to the end. This is also his first loss at home in Serie A this season. Prior to this, he had 33 wins and 10 draws in 43 home games in Serie A. This is the longest home unbeaten stat for a Serie A coach since the 1994-95 season. In the Premier League, Mourinho has created 78 unbeaten home games.
Editor in charge: Li Rongshi
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