Two Hundred and Eighty-Seven Advanced Gold Medal Fighters
In Italy, the game between Naples and Rome is known as the Southern Derby.
These are two of the most competitive teams in southern Italy, both having won the Serie A title.
Since Naples was relegated, the Southern Derby can be said to exist in name only.
After seven years, Naples made a comeback and returned to Serie A again. At present, the two sides are ranked second and fourth in the league standings respectively. Coupled with the grievances and grievances of the Coppa Italia last season, the two sides have deep grievances now.
In this game, a total of 55,000 Roma fans flooded into the Olympic Stadium in Rome, surpassing the sixth round of the game against Inter Milan, which shows the anticipation and high expectations of Roma fans for this game.
Naples also had high hopes for this game. Not only did thousands of fans follow the team to the away game, the club chairman De Laurentiis and general manager Marino also came to Rome to watch the game in person, which shows the love for the team support.
According to the usual practice, the chairman of Roma, Rosella Sensi, was also accompanied by the club's top executives, such as general manager Prade, technical director Bruno Conte, etc. Since the game was held at 5 p.m. Had lunch.
As the old Sensi grew older, his daughter Rosella Sensi gradually took over the scepter of the club.
The famous beauty boss in Italy also wants to prove her business ability in front of her old father.
In this season's Serie A, the competition will undoubtedly be more intense than in the past. .
Naples is unstoppable and is a newly promoted player, but it rushed to the top of the standings at once, and there is no sign of falling behind; Juventus is also playing steadily and has always maintained a top position;
Although AC Milan has encountered problems, they are full of stamina. In today's Serie A situation, the competition for the top four in the league is fierce, and no one dares to be careless.
In a strong dialogue like tonight, the home team must get three points, otherwise it will be considered a loss.
But just thinking about the zero-to-six game last season puts a lot of pressure on Roma.
On the other hand, the chairman of Naples, De Laurentiis, this guy has been laughing since the meeting. It seems that he has a certain chance of winning the game, but where does he have the confidence?
In fact, so far this season, Roma's home games against the teams at the top of the standings are not satisfactory. The two-to-two draw with Juventus and the one-to-four defeat to Inter Milan all make Roma's home record very worrying. It also made Rosella Sensi and others very anxious about this game. Especially, Naples also has a cunning Italian public enemy!
How about Gao Shen's strength?
Rosella Sensi does not understand professional matters, but she trusts technical director Bruno Conte, and the latter once said to her: "If Gao Shen is dismissed from Naples, we will immediately fire Spalletti and put He invited to Rome, which is enough to prove how good the high level of coaching is.
Facing such an opponent at home, who is not under great pressure?
In fact, in the administrative stands, from Rosella Sensi to Prade to Bruno Conte, all the high-level executives in Rome were frowning, with serious expressions on their faces.
In the locker room of the home team at the Olympic Stadium, Spalletti, the head coach of the Rossoneri, also looked dignified.
He just got the starting XI of Naples, but the list is completely beyond his expectation.
Goalkeeper: Handanovic.
Defence: Dossena, David Luiz, Bonucci and Lichtsteiner.
Midfield: Vidal, Thiago Motta and Nainggolan.
Forwards: Di Maria, Pellet and Sanchez.
It should be said that Spalletti's choice of the entire defense and striker was not unexpected, except for this midfielder.
Vidal started amidst Spalletti's speculation,
Because the Chilean midfielder does not have a national team game task.
Thiago Motta's start was a bit of a surprise, but it was normal.
Everyone knows that Gao Shen has been trying four-three-three this season, and every time he uses four-three-three, Thiago Motta is the fourth position behind the midfield. Although the former Barcelona midfielder of Ta's performance has always been mediocre and has not been able to regain the state of the year, everyone knows that Gao Shen has always been helping him and trusting him.
And Thiago Motta is slowly regaining his confidence and status.
What surprised Spalletti the most was Nainggolan.
A player from Serie B Piacenza, but he couldn't play in this Serie B team. I don't know why, but he was valued by Gao Shen, and he was directly introduced to Naples.
Now it is entrusted with the important task of starting.
With the profound current influence, as soon as the starting lineup is announced today, Nainggolan may become famous in one fell swoop.
We all know that Gao Shen has successively won young players such as Parejo, Pastore and Valencia this season, and now he has launched Nainggolan. This Belgian teenager will definitely attract attention and expectations.
"We don't have much information about this player, we only know that he is quite comprehensive and has excellent running ability." Domenicini said.
The most important thing is Nainggolan's appearance this season, most of them are substitutes, his performance is not eye-catching, and he is relatively young.
If there is no precedent for Parejo, Pastore and Antonio Valencia, Spalletti will certainly not care too much, but the problem is that several substitutes and bench players in Naples have successively come up with amazing performances. It is certainly not without reason that he directly entrusted Nainggolan with a heavy responsibility this time.
Not to mention Biglia's return to Argentina to play. Hamsik and Rakitic are both in Europe. Although they both played the whole game, they can play with a little effort, but Gao Shen did not do so.
This proves that he has confidence in Nainggolan.
"Remind everyone, be careful with this kid, Gao Shen is too treacherous!" Spalletti said helplessly.
Domenichini also felt a headache and nodded in agreement.
Who said no?
They couldn't figure out where Gao Shen went to search for so many weird players.
He had seen Nainggolan on the training ground just now. That kid had a mohawk on his head, and Vidal also wore a mohawk on his head. They were definitely two non-mainstream killers.
"These two guys are like professional thugs in the mafia." Domenichini couldn't help but smiled wryly.
Spalletti was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly.
Don't say it, it's really similar.
He even had some doubts when he heard what Domenichini said. Are these two guys dug out from the mafia by Gao Shen?
Goalkeeper: Kulci.
Defensive line: Tonetto, Ferrari, Mex and Cicinho Midfield: Pizarro and De Rossi behind, Mancini, Perotta and Giuly in front.
Forward: Totti.
When Gao Shen received the starting lineup, he couldn't help laughing.
He guessed almost all of them right!
The eyes of Carlo, Lucas, Buenaventura and others next to him were all shining, and the expressions of joy were evident.
Even the players in the locker room were very excited, all gearing up and eager to try.
"You have all seen that today, even our opponents are helping us!"
Gao Shen shook the starting roster in his hand and walked towards his own players.
Before the game, whether it was targeted training or preparation meetings, Gao Shen was always guessing the starting lineup of Roma, but now, he guessed all of them correctly, which will undoubtedly make the players more confident and confident when they play
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, Then let’s stop being polite to our opponents, and when we’re on the field, don’t be merciful. Remember the tactics we have arranged before, we must strive to score a goal first in the opening wave of attack!
Having said that, Gao Shen looked at his players confidently, and asked loudly, "Are you confident?"
"Yes!" The players responded in unison.
The referee tonight is Paulo Tagliavento, a relatively young international referee who has just been promoted.
This is also the reason why Gao Shen dared to rank the two gold medalists Vidal and Nainggolan in this game.
He expected that the referee's law enforcement would be relatively soft.
According to the usual practice, Kai Spalletti came to the coaching bench of the visiting team to shake hands with Gao Shen. The bald Italian coach didn't seem to be in a very high spirits, but it didn't matter when he shook hands. He will be even more unhappy.
Gao Shen is in a good mood.
The two didn't chat much, because the game was about to start.
When guessing the side, Naples won, but chose the side that was favorable to them in the afternoon, and Rome got the right to serve. All this seemed to be going according to the advanced plan.
After the whistle of the referee Feng, Roma made a quick free throw and kicked the ball directly to Mancini on the left. Without hesitation, he took the ball and rushed forward, trying to bring the ball into the 30-meter area of Naples.
Nainggolan was quick to press forward and tackle the Brazilian winger.
After Mancini was entangled by Nainggolan, he protected the ball, then distributed it to the left line, and handed it over to Tonetto who plugged in later.
Totti retreated to the back of the middle, while Mancini quickly advanced and reached the front.
Tonetto quickly passed into the defensive gap opened by Mancini, trying to find Totti, but Thiago Mota took the ball out first.
The ball goes out of the left line, a throw-in.
Mancini ran over quickly, picked up the ball, and quickly threw it to Totti, but Nainggolan and Lichtsteiner pinched the ball from left to right, making it impossible for Totti to hold the ball firmly. Taina made a clearance and kicked the ball out. The ball was still at the feet of Rome. Pizarro moved to the outside of the left corner of Naples' penalty area in a wide range. He wanted to find Giuly, but Dossena took the lead and headed rescue.
Pellet grabbed the first point in his own half, headed it down and handed it to Di Maria.
Di Maria didn't stop the ball and passed it back directly to Vidal.
Naples' frontcourt counterattacked quickly, and everyone was sprinting forward frantically.
Vidal dribbled the ball just past the center line, and before Perrotta approached, he crossed it to the right side of the center circle.
After Nainggolan followed up to stop the ball, he sent a direct pass to Pellet in front.
The Italian center took the ball with his back, turned around and took two steps to the right, and passed it to Sanchez.
The Chilean winger stopped the ball and faced Tonetto directly, one-on-one. After continuous fake moves, he tried to dribble the ball to the bottom line.
Tonetto returned to the defense in a hurry, and before he had time to gain a foothold, he was forced to choose a foul, pulled down Sanchez, and gave Naples a chance to set the ball on the right side of the front court.