Chapter 197: The defeated sailor

Naples is a beautiful city, praised as the "city of sunshine and happiness".

In the local area, there is a widely circulated saying that translates to it, "It is enough to die in the evening when you arrive in Naples."

This largest city in southern Italy has a famous team, the Naples football team.

When it comes to Naples, we must mention the King of Football Maradona and the legend he created.

In 1984, Maradona came to this beautiful city with the price of setting a world transfer fee record. Since then, this originally unknown team has become a super strong team that can compete with the two Milan heroes and Juventus.

During that golden years of Serie A, the King of Football left two league championship trophys for Naples, a Italian Cup, a Italian Super Cup and a European Cup champion.

The most commendable thing is that these honors were obtained by Maradona alone from the three northern top three by herself.

At that time, Naples' strength was completely unable to compete with the champion-level team. If Maradona was removed from their lineup at that time, it would be a team that would almost be relegated.

However, with Maradona, they have magic and champions!

No wonder, the Naples wrote a song for Maradona, "He is much better than Bailey." No wonder, since Maradona left, people there still miss the glory left by the King of Football.

When Chu Jiang came to this city and felt the football atmosphere here, he couldn't help but think of the legendary figure in Naples' history.

Chu Jiang couldn't help but yearn for the brilliant achievements created by the King of Football.

When Maradona created a brilliant creation for Naples, the commercial atmosphere of football was far less strong than it is now, and the player mobility was not as great as it is now. Therefore, the strength of strong and weak teams is more balanced than now.

Nowadays, with the increasing prosperity of commercial football, with the support of abundant financial resources, the gap between the wealthy teams and the middle and lower-level teams is getting wider and wider.

Now, if you want to create Maradona-like glory and win mid- and downstream teams to block the league championship, it is more difficult than the King of Football that year!

"If I could bring Sampdoria a league championship, would it be possible that I surpassed Maradona?"

Chu Jiang thought half-jokingly.

However, thinking about those unrealistic things is too far away for Chu Jiang.

What he urgently needs now is to wait patiently for a suitable opportunity to get the chance to play, and then use his undisputed performance to push his competitor Kurchi to the bench, establishing his main position in one fell swoop!

Getting Sampdoria's main position is Chu Jiang's most important goal at this stage!

On January 30, Chu Jiang accompanied the team to the home court of Naples, Sao Paulo Stadium.

After coming to the Serie A, Chu Jiang saw many famous European stadiums, and the stadium in front of him was the largest he had ever seen.

In Italy, the capacity of the São Paulo Stadium is second only to the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium of Milan and the Rome Olympic Stadium of Rome. This stadium can accommodate 83,240 fans at the same time.

Interestingly, the Naples City Council proposed to rename the stadium Maradona Stadium to commemorate the great star's outstanding contribution to Naples. However, the proposal was ultimately not approved.

The magnificent Sao Paulo Stadium is like a thick barrier that protects Italy's southern star and Naples team.

After saying goodbye to Maradona, after years of decline, Napoli has finally returned to the ranks of championship competition this season.

This time, the people who led the Naples were no longer a lone hero, but three talented young men who made the entire European wealthy family go crazy.

Uruguayan scorer Edison Cavani, born in 1987, Slovak midfielder Marek Hamsik, born in the same year, and Argentine striker Ezeguier Ravic, born in 1985, these three young musketeers formed the terrifying golden trident in the frontcourt of Naples, which is the guarantee for the entire team to siege the city and take the siege.

Under their leadership, Naples currently ranks second in the Serie A!

These three talented players are the strongest challenges Sampdoria has to face today.

If they could suppress their firepower, Sampdoria would be able to escape away today; if they unfortunately had their firepower full, Sampdoria would become a coffee table filled with all kinds of cups.

Unfortunately, in this game, Sampdoria encountered a second situation...

Only 16 minutes after the opening game, Napoli counterattacked quickly, Ravizi dribbled the ball and sent a wonderful pass against the defensive player. Cavani calmly shot after passing Acardi, 1:0.

As the first half approached, Acardi tripped over his mistress Cavani in the penalty area. The referee Rocky awarded a penalty kick, and Cavani scored twice, 2:0.

Sitting on the bench, Chu Jiang noticed a detail.

When taking the penalty this time, Cavani's shooting was very deceptive.

Before touching the football, Cavani's entire body tilted very heavily, as if he was going to hit the left side of the goal. However, just before the center of gravity of his body completely shifted, his foot had already touched the ball and kicked the ball towards the lower right side of the goal.

This whole set of shooting was like a complete shot being cut in half. Cavani made the whole set of movement, but he only chose the first half, without using the second part of the change direction.

Therefore, from the perspective of guarding the gate, it is easy to be deceived by his fake actions.

Kurchi obviously did not see Cavani's trick. He responded too early when he shot, but ended up jumping in the opposite direction of his opponent's shooting.

Cavani is indeed a very excellent shooter!

After watching this small detail, Chu Jiang became more alert to the Serie A scorer.

Whether it is Ibrahimovic in the last game or Cavani in this game, their level is much better than the scorers Chu Jiang encountered in the Serie B before.

When watching them play football, Chu Jiang could clearly feel their cunning. Whether it is outspoken, passing, or shooting, he was very concealed.

However, among the forwards I have been in contact with, Chu Jiang believes that the strongest one is Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic's shot was not only very cunning, but also very sudden and powerful.

Chu Jiang still remembers Ibrahimovic's long-range shot in the penalty area. Although the ball was saved by Chu Jiang, Ibrahimovic's sudden shot and powerful force still surprised Chu Jiang.

Although the two have not been fighting for a long time, Chu Jiang has a deep impression of this big striker.

Chu Jiang didn't know that not only did he still remember Ibrahimovic, but Ibrahimovic also had a deep memory of his outstanding performance. This may be a kind of mutual appreciation between high-level players.

At the end of the half, the tragic Sampdoria was already behind Napoli twice. It seemed that a loss was inevitable.

During the intermission, his teammates had nothing to say, and Chu Jiang didn't know what to say.

Di Carlo is still encouraging the team, hoping that the team will strengthen its offense in the second half and strive to equalize the score. However, after lacking such reliable scoring points as Pacini, can Sampdoria really tie the score with young player Macheda and veteran Macarone?

After scoring a great goal in his debut, Macheda's performance now seems to be not very ideal. On the court, the young player always seems to have disappeared.

It is worth mentioning that in the first game after Pacini changed her new club, Inter Milan was also 0:2 behind Sampdoria's Cup rival Palermo in his home court.

Although it is thousands of miles apart, Inter Milan and Sampdoria are currently in a similar situation. Both teams need positive performances in the second half to complete a self-salvation.

At the beginning of the second half, Sampdoria, who was determined to recover the score, immediately suffered a heavy blow.

In the 48th minute, Ravizi dribbled the ball to the bottom line and knocked back in front of the door. Hamsik stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and shot with his left foot, 3:0.

The St. Paul Stadium was immediately filled with joy.

This goal basically declared Sampdoria's defeat in this game.

On the team's bench, Sampdoria's teammates were collectively silent. Di Carlo sat helplessly in the position, lowering his head, not knowing what he was thinking about now.

This conceding can actually be avoided from Chu Jiang's perspective.

Hamsik's shooting angle is actually not very good, but he has a good force and a very tricky shot angle. So, after the ball comes out, Kurchi has no choice. If Chu Jiang guards the goal, he will either choose to attack or move his foot slightly to guard against Hamsik's possible shooting angle in advance.

However, it was not him, but Kurchi. Moreover, this goal has become a foregone conclusion.

Chu Jiang was also helpless about this.

Although he had already led 3:0, the Naples still did not stop the attack.

In the 56th minute, Gargano passed the ball in the middle, Hamsik assisted Cavani to score a hat-trick, 4:0.

With this goal, Cavani surpassed Dinatale in the scorer list with 17 goals.

This conceding was, on the one hand, because Napoli's defense was completely out of place, and on the other hand, because Kurchi was not decisive enough in defense. Whether it was taking the initiative to attack Hamsik's shot or cutting off the passing line between Hamsik and Cavani, it was much better than him passing the goal line.

However, it was too late to say anything afterwards.

4:0!

The bright red score clearly reminds the visiting Sampdoria: Tonight, it does not belong to you.

After holding the advantage of four goals, Naples head coach Mazari replaced Hamsik and Cavani, who were in full swing, and sent some substitutes with less playing time.

Apparently, Mazzari is already satisfied with the current score. Although the game is nearly 40 minutes away, the Naples head coach has turned his attention to their next game.

Mazarri disdained the Sampdoria team on the field.

Unbearable of humiliation Di Carlo sent Desena, Biabiani and Poli one after another, intending to strengthen the attack.

But the front is powerless!

Sampdoria, whose morale was disintegrating, did not score even a comforting goal for the rest of the time.

In the end, Napoli completed a massacre at home, which was the result of their obvious resilience.

At the same time, the game at another stadium has also been announced to end.

During the halftime break, Inter Milan, who was also behind two goals, scored three consecutive goals in the second half and completed an exciting big reversal!

The protagonist of the director's epic reversal is Pachini, who has just transferred from Sampdoria!

In the second half of that game, Pachini made a substitute and completed his debut as he joined the new club.

In the premiere, Pacini scored two goals in the 55th and 73rd minutes, equalizing the score for Inter Milan. In the 76th minute, Pacini was pulled down by Munos when he received the overhead ball on the left side of Palermo's penalty area, creating a penalty for the team. Etoho then sent the penalty kick, completing the team's major reversal.

It is obvious that if it weren't for Pacini, Inter Milan would have suffered a crushing defeat.

However, with Pacini and this savior who fell from the sky, Inter Milan immediately became a new life, and even the unfavorable situation of falling behind two goals could be reversed and won!

Losing Pacini, Sampdoria, who was two goals behind, became four goals behind, until a shameless defeat...

Pacini is the savior of Inter Milan, so where is Sampdoria's savior?
To be continued...