Chapter 507 235 First Derby 2

The reporters repeatedly made troubles at the pre-match press conference, but Klinsmann, who was in a good mood, resolved them one by one. The reporters did not get any big news here, such as Klinsmann was unhappy with Adriano, Hugo was dissatisfied with Klinsmann, etc.

On the other side, Guidolin held a press conference at noon. After a round, Mr. Guidolin returned to Zamparini's arms. Guidolin and Zamparini are absolutely a perfect match.

When Palermo was still playing in the mud in Serie B, Zamparini invited Guidolin. Guidolin led Palermo to Serie A. In the following 04-05 season, Guidolin led Palermo to play very well and entered the UEFA Cup. However, due to Zamparini's stinginess, Guidolin left!

Guidolin went to Monaco for a season, and was invited back by Zamparini this season. Zamparini still really loves Guidolin. In order to invite Guidolin back, Zamparini spent a lot of money this summer, and the team was strengthened, which seemed ambitious.

Guidolin was also full of confidence and wanted to make a big splash in Palermo. The first match was against Trapani. Guidolin thought from the bottom of his heart that it was just in time, so he was very confident at the press conference.

"They are undoubtedly the favorites, but derby is never that easy! We are also capable of winning!"

Since this was the first game of the new season, the media paid a lot of attention. New Sports Communication Company, which bought the broadcasting rights of Serie A and Serie B, did a particularly good job in the early publicity, so it also received a lot of attention abroad.

Hugo could learn from Musasa every day how the media in China discussed this game. Although there was no performance in the summer, Hugo still felt that Trapani's reputation was gradually rising from this heat wave, which made him happy.

On September 10, the match finally came. Needless to say, the Barbera Stadium was full of spectators. Zamparini also had to thank Hugo. It was precisely because of Trapani's rise that the attendance rate of the Barbera Stadium rose. Palermo fans were probably not to be outdone, and the attendance rate of Palermo's home stadium also rose.

Today is Palermo's home game. The away team has about 5,000 seats. Palermo is quite generous in this regard.

However, the momentum of 5,000 people is a little less than that of more than 30,000 people!

Unlike the low-key in the past, the fans of the two teams today are obviously more hostile. As the saying goes, who made Trapani the champion? Palermo fans, like Zamparini, don't like the derby opponent to be the champion!

Fortunately, the security measures for this game are very strict. The home and away teams are separated by wire fences. There are also many security personnel on the scene. The search for entry is very strict, and items such as fireworks are not allowed to enter.

But before the game started, fans from both sides started throwing things at each other, mainly beverage bottles, various snacks, etc.

The police on the scene immediately went out and arrested several perpetrators, and the situation eased. The police specially cleared a section of the stands.

Hugo was quite helpless when he saw this scene in the stands. In the past, the most popular derby in Sicily was the fight between Catania and Palermo. Now I am afraid that things will change. The derby between Palermo and Trapani will soon become the most popular derby in Sicily.

He suddenly remembered that there might be a lot of fans outside the stadium making trouble!

He quickly called Palermo's police chief Guiliano, who told him that the Palermo police station was fully mobilized and had deployed a lot of police patrols outside the stadium and the streets outside, which made Hugo feel more at ease.

It's a bit ridiculous to say it all. Many fans of Trapani are from Palermo, which means that the two sides of the fight may be related.

The referee assigned to referee this match today is Nicola Rizzoli. A group of referees fell after the phone gate. As a young rookie, Rizzoli was cultivated by the Italian Football Association. He was considered a representative of upright referees.

If Rizzoli does a good job, he may soon be recommended to UEFA by the Italian Referee Committee and become a world-class referee, and then he will be on the road to success.

Of course, every world-class referee experience is not easy. This match is like an exam for Rizzoli.

But Rizzoli was not panicked at all. He led the referee team to stand in front of the two teams. After Trapani's captain Toni arrived, Rizzoli shook hands with him and had a few words with him and Palermo captain Corini in advance, hoping that the two captains could restrain the players of their teams. In such an important game, it is important for everyone to keep a cool head.

Of course, the two captains would give face and nodded repeatedly.

Guidolin deployed a 451 formation in this game. This formation can maintain the numerical advantage of the entire team's midfield. The 451 formation has a strong extensibility, and the two wingers are the key.

Goalkeeper: Aliardi

Defenders: Zaccardo Pisano, Casani, Biava

Midfielders: Diana Colini, Brianza, Simplicio, Bresciano

Forward: Amauri

Let's focus on Amauri. Amauri is not young anymore. He is now 26 years old. He has been in Europe for 6 years and in Italy for four or five years. He started to shine until he came to Chievo. However, his goal efficiency is not very good. It is enough for the middle and lower teams, but for a team like Trapani, such conditions are obviously not convincing.

This summer, there were rumors in the Trapani media that Trapani was very interested in him and wanted to bring him in. This was true. At that time, Trapani had to choose between him and Vucinic. The two were priced similarly, but Vucinic's age was an advantage, and Vucinic didn't have to play as a center forward. He could play on the wing or as a second striker, so Trapani finally chose Vucinic.

Amauri certainly knew that he had missed Trapani. When the media broke the news that Trapani was interested, Amauri claimed that it was a dream to play for a team like Trapani.

Unfortunately, Trapani didn't choose him in the end, so Amauri put all his efforts into this game.

Guidolin carefully studied the Super Cup match between Roma and Trapani. He believed that the reason why Roma played well was because they completely suppressed Trapani in the midfield, so the five midfielders were the right way.

Guidolin is a coach who likes to think about things. He is a good coach.

This sentence was once said by Hugo. He also thought Guidolin was good at that time, but in the end he didn't choose Guidolin.

Klinsmann still used a 442 formation in this game. He really wanted to change it, but Trapani had never played a diamond midfield formation in history. It would not work to change rashly in this game. He still knew his own situation.

Goalkeeper: Kameni

Defenders: Maicon, Samuel, Victor, Jankulovski

Midfielders: Cesar, Essien, Barak, Messi

Forward: Toni Vucinic

Klinsmann's change was to let Schweinsteiger make way for Cesar. Adriano, who was generally believed to start, did not appear in the starting lineup at all. Instead, Vucinic started.

This change was unexpected. People thought Klinsmann would stick to it, but he would also be flexible.

Of course, Klinsmann did not change in the middle. Guidolin was quite happy. Trapani seemed to have some advantages in terms of confrontation, but Serie A was different from the Premier League. It emphasized tactical arrangements and positions. Ballack was not a top pass and control master. If Pizarro was put on, Guidolin would be more worried.

When he had just led Palermo to the Serie A, he encountered Trapani twice and lost both times. It was because of Miku's existence. Trapani's midfield iron triangle had much better control than Palermo at that time, and confrontation was not a big problem at all.

Rizzoli whistled, mixed with boos, cheers, and drums in the stadium, the game officially started, Hugo cast his eyes on Zamparini in the distance, Zamparini and Hugo looked at each other in tacit understanding, smiled at each other, and cursed in their hearts: "Just wait and see!"