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After the match with the cousin, AC Milan's ambition to win the championship also began to strengthen. They almost eliminated the points gap, and there is still a long time in the league, so they can definitely compete for the league championship.

But in the following November, they will have a short period of tight schedule, with two games in a row for a week, which is not easy at all. First, they will play against Anderlecht at home in the Champions League group stage, and then go to Atalanta away to challenge Atalanta at the weekend; in the middle of the next week, they will participate in the Italian Cup round of 16. The away game is against Brescia, not a Serie A team, so it is not a big problem, but they will play against Roma, the second place in the league, at the weekend, which is a big test for the players' condition.

In just two weeks, four games, every game is important, Jiangshan is also a little stressed. The problem this season is that the schedule is tight and the players' condition is difficult to guarantee.

Facing Anderlecht, Jiangshan basically arranged for substitutes to play, but Milan still controlled the situation well at home, and the strength gap was there.

David Silva scored, and Milan finally won a thrilling victory with a score of 2:1, which can be regarded as adding some experience to the substitutes.

Although there were more substitutes in the backcourt, Cafu and Simic both played. Even with the help of young players like Dana and Hummels, the situation was stabilized.

Facing Atalanta away from home, Jiangshan dared not neglect it. Atalanta is in good form this season and is now ranked sixth.

Unfortunately, Atalanta still couldn't withstand the impact of Milan. After Vieri came on the field, he acted as a fulcrum in the frontcourt and frantically passed the ball to Kaka and Ronaldinho next to him, and soon opened up the situation.

Kaka and Ronaldinho scored respectively, and Zambrotta also scored a goal. The game was easily won without any problems.

After a 3:0 victory, Milan is close to Roma. In the next round of the league, they will face each other directly. If they can win, the points gap with Roma will be eliminated.

Roma is also in a hot state this season. It has only lost 5 points in the previous games. It is now 3 points ahead of Milan and 2 points behind Inter Milan. Inter Milan only lost to AC Milan and won all other games.

Unconsciously, AC Milan has become a contender for the league title, but most people haven't come to terms with it yet. Jiangshan keeps preaching to the media that Inter Milan will easily win the league title.

Now it seems that it won't be easy. The pursuers behind are getting closer.

On November 8, the third game of November, Milan challenged Brescia away. In the Italian Cup, Jiangshan left it all to Simeone. Simeone knew Jiangshan's plan and hardly arranged for the main players to play.

All substitutes, three central defenders, Cafu also became a part of the central defender, plus Simic and Hummels, all thrown in to test the back line.

Of course, Vogel and Seedorf still came out in the midfield to control the situation, plus David Silva, Thomason and others, the strength is not bad.

Even in away games, Milan has shown more than one level of strength above the opponent, not a strong crushing.

After winning 2:0 away, Simeone plans to use the same formation in the next round back at home. The team has a good running-in. There is no requirement to win the Italian Cup. Jiangshan plans to let Simeone practice more.

During this period, the Milan laboratory is busy. After the game, many players need physical therapy to relax their muscles, especially the old man, who needs longer time. The stiff leg muscles gradually soften after friction.

This is the task arranged by Jiangshan. Although there is money, it is not much, and the bonus will be a little more. The team looks at the results. If the results are good, the bonus arrangement will naturally be more. All are clearly written in the contract.

Facing Roma, Jiangshan can't relax. As long as they win this game, they can really enter the ranks of the championship contenders. Although they can't narrow the points gap with Inter Milan, the second place is better than the third place.

Roma also regards Milan as its biggest opponent. They finally found an opportunity to wrestle with the champion. Can they let AC Milan mess it up? This season, they also shouted the slogan of winning the championship.

Roma has all the elites, goalkeeper Doni, and the combination of Panucci, Mexes, Chivu and Tonetto in the back line, which is one of the strongest back lines in Serie A, although they will be beaten like dogs by Manchester United this season.

Pizarro and De Rossi are the double defensive midfielders, Taddei, Perrotta and Mancini in front, and Totti is the single striker. He is fully mature and can continue to mature for more than 10 years.

Milan's arrangement is very simple, still the old three.

Zambrotta, Nesta and Maldini, Grosso's combination is one of the most powerful back line combinations in football, stronger than Roma's back line; Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Gattuso and Ambrosini in front, and Kaka is ambushed behind Vieri in the forward line.

In a formation close to 4411, Kaka often appears on the wing to attack the ribs of Roma's back line.

Because it is a home game, Milan pressed up very early and constantly rubbed Roma's defense. The interlaced running of Kaka and Ronaldinho is hard to defend.

Soon, the membrane was torn.

The ball came out from Ronaldinho's feet, and it was a very light pass. Vieri wanted to shoot, but he was a beat slower and the ball slipped past him. He even fooled himself and was embarrassed.

At the back post, Kaka rushed up and flicked his ankle lightly, shooting. Full of excitement, the ball went into the net, and Donny had no choice but to watch.

His hair turned green.

1:0.

Milan took the lead in the 22nd minute. Everything was easy, the combination of Kaka and Ronaldinho was almost unstoppable.

Soon, the score changed again. Grosso came up with the ball, passed the half court, and passed the ball to Kaka's feet. Kaka rushed forward quickly, and it was Vieri again. Vieri withstood the pressure from Chivu and then passed the ball to the middle.

Pirlo took a step and found that the figure rushing forward was still Grosso.

This season, two full-backs, Zambrotta and Grosso, joined the team, and the team added a lot of back-up tactics, which was quite amazing.

Especially when facing Roma who defended the middle, the side attack was their natural enemy. Grosso quickly inserted and met the ball. He shot directly without adjustment.

The ball passed through Doni's crotch and shot through the crotch. It was a very wonderful shot, and the angle was also good. Doni knelt on the ground and was a beat slower.

The score changed to 2:0, and Milan had the advantage. By the time the Roma players reacted, it was too late. It was not so easy to turn the score from 0:2 down.

Especially against Milan, Jiang Shan led the team, which was too stable. Roma wanted to attack, but Kaka was like a crazy thorn, stuck in directly and could not be pulled out.

The pressure on the back line was too great, Roma did not have enough troops, and Totti could not score. The game time was very fast, and Roma could only swallow the fruit of the away defeat. Facing AC Milan, they still could not get any benefits.