Chapter 287： Advanced Gold Medalist

In Italy, the game between Naples and Rome is known as the Southern Derby.

These are the two most competitive teams in southern Italy, both of which have won the Serie A championship.

Since the relegation of Naples, the Southern Derby can be said to exist in name only.

After a lapse of seven years, Naples made a comeback and returned to the Serie A league again. Currently, the two sides are ranked second and fourth in the league standings respectively. Coupled with the grievances of the Coppa Italia last season, the two sides are now deeply feuding.

In this game, a total of 55,000 Roma fans poured into Rome Olympic Stadium, surpassing the match against Inter Milan in the sixth round. It can be seen that Roma fans have high expectations and high expectations for this game.

Naples also placed high hopes on this game. Not only did thousands of fans follow the team to the away game, but the club's chairman De Laurentiis and general manager Marino also came to Rome to watch the game in person, which shows that the team has a lot of love for the team. support.

As usual, Roma's chairman Rosella Sensi also accompanied the club's top executives, such as general manager Prade, technical director Bruno Conte, etc. Since the game was held at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the two sides also had a meal before the game. had lunch.

As the old Sensi got older, his daughter Rosella Sensi gradually took over the club's scepter.

This well-known beauty boss in Italy also wants to prove his business ability in front of his old father.

And this season's Serie A, the competition will undoubtedly be more intense than in the past. .

Naples was an unstoppable newcomer, but it rushed to the top of the standings and showed no sign of falling behind; Juventus also played steadily and maintained its front position;

Although AC Milan has encountered problems, but the current Serie A situation is full of stamina, the competition for the top four in the league can be described as white-hot, and no one dares to be careless.

In a strong dialogue like tonight, the home team must get three points, otherwise it will be a loss.

But as long as you think about the 0-6 game last season, Roma is under a lot of pressure.

On the other hand, De Laurentiis, the chairman of Naples, this guy has been laughing since we met. He seems to be in a position to win the game, but where did he get the confidence?

In fact, so far this season, Roma's home game against the top teams in the standings has not been satisfactory. The two-two draw with Juventus and the 1-4 defeat to Inter Milan have made Roma's home record very worrying. It also made Rosella Sensi and others feel very anxious about this game. Especially, Naples also has a cunning Italian public enemy!

How about Gao Shen's strength?

Rosella Sensi doesn't understand professional matters, but she trusts Bruno Conte, the technical director, who once told her: "If Gao Shen is dismissed from Naples, we will immediately fire Spalletti and put it away. His invitation to Rome is enough to prove how good the high level of coaching is.

Facing such an opponent at home, who is not under a lot of pressure?

In fact, in the executive stand, from Rosella Sensi to Prade to Bruno Conte, the top officials of Rome were all frowning and solemn.

In the locker room of the home team at the Olympic Stadium, the head coach of the Red Wolves, Spalletti, also had a solemn expression.

He just got Napoli's starting lineup, but the list was completely unexpected.

Goalkeeper: Handanovic.

Defence: Dossena, David Luiz, Bonucci and Lichtsteiner.

Midfielders: Vidal, Thiago Motta and Nainggolan.

Forwards: Di Maria, Pellet and Sanchez.

It should be said that the entire back line and front line, the high-level choices were not unexpected by Spalletti, except for this midfielder.

Vidal started in Spalletti's guess, because the Chilean midfielder did not have the task of playing for the national team.

Thiago Motta's starting is a bit unexpected, but it's normal.

Everyone knows that Gao Shen has been trying 4-3-3 this season, and every time he uses 4-3-3, Thiago Motta is the No. 4 position behind the midfielder. Although the former Barcelona midfielder of the tower has always performed mediocre, he has never been able to regain the state of the year, but everyone knows that Gao Shen has always been helping him and trusting him.

And Thiago Motta is slowly regaining his confidence and form.

What surprised Spalletti the most was Nainggolan.

A player from Serie B Piacenza, but he couldn't play in this Serie B team. For some reason, he was valued by Gao Shen and was directly introduced to Naples.

Now it is entrusted with the important task of starting.

With the influence of Gao Shen, as soon as the starting lineup is announced today, Nainggolan is afraid that he will become famous in one fell swoop.

Everyone knows that Gao Shen has successively won young players such as Parejo, Pastore and Valencia this season, and now Nainggolan has been launched. This Belgian teenager will definitely attract attention and expectations.

"We don't have much information on this player, but we only know that he is quite comprehensive and has excellent running ability," Domenicini said.

The most important thing is that Nainggolan's appearances this season are mostly 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 produced amazing. It is certainly not without reason that Gao Shen has directly entrusted Nainggolan with an important task this time.

Not to mention the fact that Biglia returned to Argentina to compete. Hamsik and Rakitic were both in Europe. Although they played all the time, they could play with reluctance, but Gao Shen didn’t do that.

This proves that he has confidence in Nainggolan.

"Remind everyone, be careful of this kid, Gao Shen is too treacherous!" Spalletti said helplessly.

Domenicini also felt a headache and nodded in agreement.

Who said no?

They couldn't understand, where did Gao Shen search for so many strange players.

He had seen Nainggolan on the training ground just now. That kid had a mohawk, and that Vidal also wore a mohawk. They were two non-mainstream killers.

"These two guys are like professional thugs in the mafia." Domenicini couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Spalletti was stunned for a moment, then followed with a wry smile.

Don't say it, it's really quite similar.

Even after hearing Domenicini say this, he had some doubts, were these two guys dug out from the mafia?

Goalkeeper: Kurtsch.

Defence: Tonetto, Ferrari, Mexes and Cicinho Midfielder: Pizarro and De Rossi behind, Mancini, Perrotta and Giuli in front.

Striker: Totti.

When Gao Shen got the starting lineup, he couldn't help laughing.

He guessed almost everything right!

Carlo, Lucas, Buenaventura and the others next to them all had their eyes shining, and their expressions of joy were evident.

Even the players in the locker room were very excited, all eager to try.

"You all saw that today, even our opponents are helping us!"

Gao Shen shook the starting list in his hand and walked towards his players.

Before the game, whether it was targeted training or preparations for meetings, Gao Shen was guessing Roma's starting lineup, but now, he has guessed all correctly, which will undoubtedly make the players play with more confidence and confidence

"If so

, Then let's not be polite to our opponents. When we go on the field, don't be merciful. Remember the tactics we arranged before. We must strive to score the first goal in this wave of offensive attacks at the beginning!

Speaking of which, Gao Shen looked at his players confidently and asked aloud, "Are you confident?"

"Yes!" The players responded in unison.

The referee tonight is Paolo Tagliavento, a relatively young international referee who has just been promoted.

This is also the reason why Gao Shen dared to list the two gold medalists Vidal and Nainggolan in this match.

He expected that the referee's enforcement would be relatively soft.

As usual, Feikespalletti went to the visiting team's coaching bench to shake hands with Gao Shen. The Italian bald head coach didn't seem to be in high spirits, and it didn't matter when he shook hands. It doesn't matter. He will be more unhappy.

Gao Shen is in a good mood.

The two didn't talk much because the game was about to start.

In the guessing, Naples won, but chose the side that was favorable to them in the afternoon, and Roma got the right to serve. It all seemed to be going according to a lofty plan.

After the referee Feng blew the whistle, Roma made a quick free throw and directly kicked the ball to the little Mancini on the left without hesitation.

Nainggolan quickly pressed forward to intercept the Brazilian winger.

After Mancini was entangled by Nainggolan, he protected the ball, and then he was assigned to the left line and handed over to Tonetto who was inserted later.

Totti retreated to the back of the middle, while Mancini moved forward quickly and reached the front.

Tonetto quickly passed to the defensive space opened by Mancini and wanted to find Totti, but Thiago Motta blocked the ball ahead of him.

The ball goes off the left line, throw-in.

Little Mancini ran over quickly, picked up the ball, threw it quickly, and threw it directly to Totti, but Nainggolan and Lichsteiner attacked from left and right, making Totti unable to hold the ball steady, Lichsch Tainer even made a clearance, kicked the ball out and the ball was still at Roma's feet. Pizarro moved to the left corner of Naples' big penalty area in a wide range. He wanted to find Giuli, but Dosena took the lead and headed the ball. Clear the siege.

Pellet grabbed the first spot in his own half, headed it down, and handed it to Di Maria.

Di Maria kept the ball and passed it back to Vidal.

Napoli's frontcourt quickly counterattacked, and everyone was sprinting forward frantically.

Vidal dribbled the ball just over the center line, but without waiting for Perrotta to approach, he crossed to the right side of the center circle.

After Nainggolan stopped the ball, he sent a straight pass to Pellet in front.

The Italian center took the ball with his back, turned and took two steps to the right, and passed it to Sanchez.

The Chilean winger stopped the ball and faced Tonetto directly. After one-on-one, after consecutive fake moves, he tried to dribble the ball to the baseline.

Tonetto returned to the defense in a hurry, and after failing to gain a firm foothold, he was forced to choose a foul, knocked Sanchez down, and gave Naples a set-piece opportunity on the right side of the frontcourt.