Mannini stepped up to take a free kick in the attacking half. Dossena received the ball and immediately sent it into the box. Vialli rose quickly, but Cesar got there first with a header.
The ball bounced off Vialli's head and out over the end line, ending the attack.
Boskov shook his head regretfully.
It would have been nice to extend their lead as soon as possible.
The Northern Three Powers seemed to lose every time, but in truth, they always had a chance to win.
Boskov did not believe they could beat a team of that caliber by simply going through the motions.
Whether it was Inter Milan or Juventus today, neither was an easy opponent.
Baggio returned to his position and waited for the restart.
Honestly, even he had not expected Dejan Lu to shoot directly from there.
The biggest problem with shooting directly from the corner flag was not technique. Anyone who dared try it had to have some confidence.
The problem was vision.
Baggio had been marking Roberto Mancini. He clearly saw that Dejan Lu had placed the ball at the very edge of the corner area, at a negative angle.
There was simply no way to judge the distance to the goal.
Yet it had gone in.
If that was not luck, then Dejan Lu simply did not need to look at the goal.
Damn it!
Even someone as mild-tempered as Baggio could not help swearing inwardly.
They were both players. Did he have to crush everyone else's confidence like that?
Casiraghi played the ball sideways to Schillaci, who quickly half-turned after receiving it and passed back.
De Agostini controlled the ball and nudged it with his left foot, not rushing to pass.
He waited until Vialli charged forward, then slipped the ball with the