Here, Don made a substitution adjustment, and changed two people in one go. Vaughn came on for Abonlaho and Cohen came on for Downing.

The ability to make adjustments so quickly was also thanks to a free-kick in front of Italy that was awarded. Otherwise, the two men don't know how long they will be on the sidelines.

The free-kick was about twenty-six metres from the goal, and it was in a good position. It looked like it was Balotelli who was in charge again.

After cheering to the Agbonlaho who was off the pitch, England fans took aim at Balotelli again. Now, when Balotelli takes free-kicks and corners, boos to interfere with him have become a tacit understanding among England fans in the stands.

Once the two new players were in place, Balotelli rearranged the football, then got up and stepped back, ready to play. He turned a deaf ear to the boos from the stands. That's thanks to his two seasons at Forest...... Nottingham Forest will be the object of wild boos from rival fans wherever they go. Therefore, as the top striker of the Forest team, he naturally enjoys such treatment. So now, I'm immune to boos for a long time.

He is well aware that his performance so far has not been great, and that he has been very useful in athletic warfare. But he also knew exactly what Lippi was up for. After England strengthened their defence in the second half and Italy stepped up their attack, the number of free-kicks in England's half gradually increased, and Lippi was hoping to break the deadlock with such a player with outstanding technical characteristics.

It must be admitted that England's defensive tactics were very successful, and in the athletic battle, the Italian team basically did not get any chances. The only remedy left was set-pieces.

"It was Balotelli's fourth free-kick, the first three were two high and one hit the ......wall," the commentator unceremoniously pointed out that Balotelli was not in good form even from set-pieces.

"I think the last game of Lippi's coaching career will be broken at the feet of this black kid."

"It may be a bit early to assert this, but I would like to say that the sixty-eight-year-old Lippi is already old, and his mind is confused. It's inexplicable to bring on Balotelli. ”

※※※ Donne, who had completed the substitution, turned around and walked back to the dugout, and he had to drink his saliva. Just now in the noisy environment in order to let the two of them hear clearly, he had to raise his voice, and as a result, his already hoarse voice became even more hoarse and uncomfortable after saying something.

Just as he had his back to the goal, the referee's whistle blew to give the ball.

Balotelli took a deep breath, spit it out again, and began to run.

The first two steps were as if they were on the spot, and the third was a big step and Balotelli was already on the side of the ball. He struck the ball with his foot, and it took off into the air, bypassing the wall of England players and heading straight for the top left corner of the goal!

That's exactly the distance Joe. Hart was farther away.

When Joe. When Hart saw the ball coming from behind the wall and flying straight to the far post, he quickly started to save the ball. It's just that he's late...... By the time he pounced, the ball had grazed the post and flew into the goal...... "This...... goooal！ goooooal！！ After a brief moment of surprise, the neutral commentators cheered.

Tang En was startled by the sudden cheers at the scene, and the water bottle in his hand shook, and the water poured directly onto the suit. "Holy!" He couldn't help but curse, and when he looked up and asked Walker for a towel again, he saw that the other party was just as angry as himself.

He was wondering, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the Italian coach's bench next door, and he found that although the silver fox Lippi was still sitting in the coach's seat, the people around him were all hugging each other...... A bad thought came to mind, and he turned sharply to look at the pitch, only to see the Italian players in blue jerseys hugging one person in the center. On the other hand, their players are bowing their heads and dejected.

There was no need to look at the big screen anymore, he could already determine what was going on...... In less than half a minute before he turned to drink water, Italy had already equalized with a free kick!

"Holy!" This time, Don cursed from the bottom of his heart.

"We thought he was in poor form even from set-pieces, but ......," Walker shook his head bitterly. Seeing that there were only 20 minutes left before the game, victory was in sight, but he was unexpectedly equalized by the opponent and dragged back to the starting line.

※※※At this moment, the commentators who were still questioning Lippi's substitution and laughing at Balotelli changed their voices and sang praises.

"It was a brilliant goal! Mario. Balotelli! He equalised for Italy! ”

"Super Mario! Super Mario! Unbeatable goals! ”

"Only he can be relied on at critical moments!"

"This goal proves that Lippi made the right substitution! Barot used the goal to whip all the doubts in the face! The narrator couldn't help but touch his cheek.

"We equalised! I saw the hope of winning the championship again! Tony. Donn likes to say: 'A one-goal lead is the least safe score in the world', and I'm glad Balotelli's goal proved him right once again! Now, the two sides are back on the same page, and there are still twenty minutes to go...... "The happiest person was the Italian commentator, who danced excitedly in front of the microphone.

※※※ For conceding such a goal, the English players were very helpless. They completely blocked the Italians' attacking possibilities in the open battle, but they were powerless against set-pieces.

"Fewer fouls!" The frustrated England players heard Donn's loud shouts from the sidelines. "Reduce fouls in dangerous lots!"

Donn knows that fouls are an important part of defense. Generally speaking, the measure of whether a defensive player is good or not is also based on his foul indicators. A player who knows how to foul is a good defender.

Therefore, if England's players are worried about too many fouls to give the Italians set-pieces, then the defensive pressure in the open game will naturally increase.

But he can't help it, too many set-pieces are really the only weakness in this tactic...... He was tempted to bring Woodra to the sidelines and admonish him further, but the Italian was in a hurry and the celebrations didn't last long before someone put the ball in the centre circle for the Englishman. Players from both sides stand still, ready to kick off.

What made Donn most depressed was that he had just made adjustments, but he was equalized by Italy. Then he couldn't adjust right away, so he had to let the players on the field play on their own. And what's worse is that the tactics he adjusted before are no longer useful, and he needs to be replaced with new ones. He used to ask the team to defend and counterattack, so he focused on defense. A full-back like Cohen has to take care of the defense first, and the attack second.

Now the situation is different.

Donn yelled at the stadium to compete with the cheering of half of the fans.

"Cohen! Cohen! He yelled on the sidelines, Chris. Cohen's wing is a field away from Donn's, and it's hard to get him to hear it.

Thankfully, he had a microphone. Wood in the middle of the lane heard Donn's roar and made a stop, telling Cohen to look to the sidelines.

"Watch the offense!" Donn gestured to Cohen and asked him to stop just defending.

Cohen nodded, in understanding.

Seeing that Cohen knew, Don called out the other people's names again: "Rooney! Rooney! You retreat, pick up the midfield! ”

"Walcott, try to move forward when you get the ball! Fight them back! ”

"George, hurry up with the ball!"

Italy equalized at this time, and will definitely press hard to overtake, so the England team is waiting to fight back. As long as you can take the chances, things are not too bad.

※※※After the game restarted, the Italian team really pressed hard and wanted to take advantage of the situation to overtake the score. England, on the other hand, were forced to retreat to the back. During this time, England's goal looked dangerous.

The two full-backs actively assisted, combined with the combination of wings and centres, left England with no ability to parry.

Due to the scruples in their hearts, they could not give the opponent too many set-piece opportunities, so England's defense was not as tight as before, which also gave the Italians a lot of loopholes.

Giovinco used his agile size and excellent ball control skills to try to break through. George. Wood came over to help. Seeing that Wood was mobilized by him, Giovinco did not force a breakthrough, but was very clever to divide the football into the middle.

This time De Rossi opted for a direct and powerful long-range shot!

Joe. Hart flew sideways and struggled to lift the ball off the line.

This offense and defense have long shocked the hearts of fans on both sides uncontrollably.

A minute after the Italian team scored, they were awarded another corner.

Every Italian set-piece right now can make England very nervous. Because Balotelli, who had been ridiculed by them before, had clearly returned to his form from set-pieces.

Futi and Giorgio Chiellini stood in front of goal, which made England's defenders nervous. Both of them are excellent headers, and Balotelli's form is starting to pick up, which is hard to say combined...... Everyone thought Balotelli would drive the ball straight to goal, but he just kicked it to De Rossi, who came up to pick him up.

Tactical corners!

Seeing this, Joe. Hart immediately yelled in front of the door: "Press out!" Make offside! ”

At that moment, the obedient collective forward pressure of England's players was like a tide, for fear that someone would slow down and drag behind to make an offside failure. De Rossi re-passed the ball to Balotelli, who ran up from the corner flag area, and someone raised his hand to signal that Balotelli was offside, but the linesman and referee were unmoved.

Balotelli, who had the ball, looked up at the penalty area, where the England players were still pressing for offside.

But it's not out of the box.

He was keenly aware that another midfielder, Aquilani, was coming in from behind to make a head-on break with the England defence...... Seeing this, he no longer hesitated, and directly sent the football into the penalty area against the turf. He saw it right and sent the ball to the route of Aquilani's run, who happened to be right next to Terry and Joe. The gap between the two of Mattok is inserted into the penalty area, not offside!

He received the ball and England's defence was in shambles. This offside obviously can't be created any longer...... So a group of people pulled out and rushed back.

Joe. Hart rushed out when he saw Aquilani receiving the ball and went straight to Aquilani on the wing. The opponent's position to receive the ball is very small, as long as he attacks and blocks, he should be able to defuse the opponent's sudden attack.

The goalkeeper will naturally regard shooting as the opponent's first choice at this time, but Aquilani doesn't think much of it. When Hart rushed out, he knew what to do.

He didn't look at the people in front of the goal, but just swept the ball into the small penalty area.

In the face of such a goal, all the England returning players are a bit of a thrower, they dare not stretch their feet, they are afraid of scoring an own goal...... Someone is not afraid!

Foti flies to the ball and the ball reaches his feet!

'Balotelli passed the ball to De Rossi, De Rossi passed it back to him, and Balotelli passed the ball into the box...... Aquilani, Aquilani! Aquilani receives the ball! He's unguarded! Joe. Hart strikes! Sideways! Pretty! Aquilani's cross...... Salvatore. Forti - " The Italian narrator's lips flew up and down like a machine gun, and his saliva splashed everywhere, and at the end of the commentary, which was not even breathless, the Italian narrator suddenly opened his tone and shouted. “goooooooooooooooooooal——！！”

※※※ Just now because the mineral water wet the suit, Don took off his coat and put it on his hand. Now seeing that the Italian team actually scored another goal in just two minutes, he suddenly slammed the suit jacket in his hand to the ground.

“**！ **！ **！！ Angry, he couldn't help but curse three times in a row.

This time, even the calm Lippi couldn't sit still, and seeing his team come back from defeat, he jumped up from his seat, ran to the sidelines, and hugged his assistant coach Ferrara with open arms.

There was jubilation on the bench throughout Italy.

“2：1！ 2：1！ Now we are ahead! We are ahead! The Italian narrator yelled hoarsely, and even a little crying in his voice.

The game was up and down, and in just two minutes, their fortunes were reversed. Even a seasoned commentator like him is inevitably excited and unable to control himself.

"It's incredible...... The Italians actually overtook the score, the two goals came so fast that the English did not react at all. ”

"What do we see? The Italians completed the reversal in just two minutes! Complete the comeback in the finals! ”

"Balotelli must have been offside before receiving the ball!" Mortensen, for his part, believes that Italy's goal was offside and should have been disallowed.

He was joined by a number of England players, who surrounded the referee and protested to him that Balotelli had been offside before receiving the ball.

The referee just shook his head and did not change his decision.

At the same time, a slow-motion replay of Balotelli's catch just now appeared on the big screen at the scene. According to the replay, Balotelli was not actually offside when he received the ball, and he was on the same line as the England backline. But if De Rossi is half a second late, Balotelli will definitely be offside.

The Italian team scored the goal cleanly and without any problems.

Some were still chattering, while others were standing still, confused and a little overwhelmed.

(To be continued)