Michael Bradley was probably thinking himself some kind of giant slayer going into Chievo Verona’s match with Inter Milan Jersey soccer club. His U.S. side had beaten Italy in Genoa and just a few days later he’d led tiny Chievo to a draw with Juventus
Unfortunately for Bradley, his third tangle with an Italian Goliath was one too many.
Despite their recent struggles, Claudio Ranieri’s side started well. They created chances out of the early confusion in Chievo’s back four, but the Verona players had started to find their footing when the worst happened.
As a ball dropped into the left side of the box, Chievo defender Francesco Acerbi leaped to deny an Inter attacker. The ball dropped next to him and bounced up directly into his upraised arm.
Faced with waves of Inter attackers, Chievo’s central defensive pairing of Acerbi and Marco Andreolli were extremely solid during the first half and managed to fight off crossed balls and throw themselves in front of several menacing shot attempts.
The visiting side chased, harassed and otherwise pressured Inter Soccer Jerseys team at every turn, but they were unable to turn their ball-winning into consistently effective counterattacks.
There were moments of hope, such as in the 42nd minute, when a counter ended with forward Sergio Pellissier magically turning Lucio inside the Inter penalty area.
Pellissier looked to get his shot off in the empty space between him and goal, but a lunging Lucio did just enough to disrupt the attempt and see off the danger. Chievo gave a shout for the penalty, but the referee wasn’t interested.
The second half began with a five-minute spell where Chievo managed some breathing space on the ball. But Inter quickly stepped up the pressure and the game’s regular service was resumed.
Chievo again dropped in deep and sought to defend. The difference between first and second half was the complete evaporation of their counterattacking effort.
Without any danger to push Inter’s personnel backward and give their own defenders a chance to breath, the numbers for wearing the Custom Soccer Jerseys Chievo in their own half got worse and worse.
Maicon bombed down the right. Dejan Stankovic pushed forward from his defensive midfield position. Even center-backs Lucio and Walter Samuel began to find their way into attacking areas.
From bleacherreport
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