Volume 1 Chapter 384 Two Consecutive Victories

In the first round of Serie A, except for Ascoli's draw with AC Milan, which was an upset, the rest of the waves were not shocked, and the strength and weakness were clear.

After the first round, the league was suspended for a week, the national team played the World Cup qualifiers, and the major European teams also took advantage of the closing of the transfer window to play the last game for their favorite players.

On the last day of the transfer, Real Madrid brought Ramos from Sevilla to Madrid with a UU million euro breach fee plus nearly 5 million euros in deed taxes. Newcastle spent UU million euros to take Owen from Real Madrid,

Villarreal was also the goalkeeper of the Uruguayan national team that acquired Patrick Vieira on August. Fiorentina, on the other hand, had no hope of acquiring Collini and Ledesma, and finally got Udinese's defensive midfielder Pachenza on the last day.

Fiorentina, the craziest day last season, and this summer it was Tottenham Hotspur, due to the city's rivals to buy Owen, they not only bought South Korean defender Lee Young-pyo and other four people in one day, but also poached Jenas from Newcastle for 7 million pounds.

However, not every hype will turn out to be true, and not every sky-high price can buy a superstar, Cassano ended up staying in Roma after a noisy summer, Ledesma also stayed in Lecce honestly, Collini is still in charge of the Chinese army for Palermo, and Tottenham did not kidnap Livorno's Lucarelli.

Of course, there are some people who want to leave but can't, and there are others who want to stay but can't.

Inter Milan got rid of Donny van der Meyde the day after the break, loaning Koko to Livorno, while Chotos went to Mallorca, where Greek goalkeeper Elephoseropoulos, who had no place in Milan, joined Roma.

Compared to previous years, the last day of the season is relatively lonely, only the transfers of Ramos and Owen are a bit of a sensation, and the others are petty fights.

This is because the economic conditions of the giants are not as good as before, and the second is that next year is the World Cup year, the schedule is relatively tight, and the major teams have trained in advance in order to prepare for the early and long season, and the buyers also try to rush forward to strive for more run-in time so as not to affect the results, so it has caused the transfer window to close the desert.

On September l, the transfer window closed, and those who did not meet their wishes, those who negotiated and those who did not negotiate, could only give up temporarily and wait for the opening of the next transfer window.

At this time, the attention of the media and fans also turned to the World Cup qualifiers and warm-up matches, this "national team week", for the scorers of Serie A, undoubtedly a good week, Toni, Adriano and Salayeta. The trio scored hat-tricks in their respective national teams.

Inter Milan striker Martins was no slouch either, hitting back from Nigeria to score two goals and provide an assist in a four-game win over Algeria out of 10, while another striker from Serie A Palermo, Makinwa, also scored a brilliant goal.

The only regret for Italian fans is that Chen Yu did not participate in the game, the most goal-scoring striker in Serie A Chen Yu did not participate because of the incompetence of the national team, if he participated in the national team competition, maybe he could create more miserliness. Now Chen Yu can only vent his anger on the weekend's league to see if he can knock on Messina's goal.

After the first round of Serie A's small test, and then to the national team's hat trick, Tony's popularity in Fiorentina has soared, and now he has been ranked in front of Di Natale and has become Chen Yu's first partner, and Toney's jersey has also sold well in the last two weeks, although it is not as good as Chen Yu, but it has surpassed everyone else and ranked second.

In the second round of Serie A, except for the strong dialogue between Roma and Udinese, the other strengths and weaknesses are clear, but for the team that is interested in winning the championship, in such a game, it is the most careless, because if the weak team can't get points, the strong dialogue becomes very passive, and is often defeated by the champion opponent because of the eagerness to win, and then the score gap is impossible to catch up.

Therefore, experienced teams know that if a team wants to win the championship, in addition to playing a good dialogue, it must also win the opponent that should be won.

For Fiorentina, Messina, the opponent in the second round, is a must-win opponent.

Messina ranked 8th last season and was considered a dark horse, but Messina itself did not have the level of seventh place, and the first half of last season was exceptionally smooth, and the second half of the season was already exposed. Muti gets along well with the players, but he can't come up with a killer tactic in terms of technique and tactics.

In the summer transfer, Messina did not have much money for transfers, and since July, he has basically been tossing for relegation and relegation events, and he has no energy to invest in buying and selling transactions. Up front, Amoruso left at the end of his contract, substitute goalkeeper Eleftelopoulos joined AC Milan on a free transfer, and summer transfer target Pancaro was also poached by Fiorentina. The purchase of striker De Sousa from Zio for 400,000 euros is Messina's only money-paid deal, and the addition of former national youth striker Scully, who was relegated with Brescia and belongs to Juventus, is also a strong addition.

From the analysis of the three lines, the No. 1 goalkeeper Storari is conscientious and conscientious, adhering to the fine tradition of the Italian goalkeeper, and the goals that should not be scored basically cannot be scored, and he cannot stop the goals that should be scored.

Of the four men at the back, Parisi was the brightest star, earning himself a nickname as 'Carlos Sicily' with his precise long balls and set-pieces from the left. The centre-back Rezaj is more eye-catching because he is an Asian player from Iran.

Messina's midfield is at the upper level of Serie B, and Donati, who is on loan from Milan, is the offensive and defensive hub of the whole team, similar to Albertini and Di Biagio's organizational midfielders, with a very clear view of the overall situation, but his physical fitness is average, and his skills are not as delicate as Pirlo.

Dynapoli and Zampagha, the two main firepower points up front, but they are both over thirty years old, the younger ones are the newly transferred Scully, and the Japanese striker Atsushi Yanagisawa, the two young people are difficult to appear in the starting lineup, but because of the age of the two veterans, Scully and Yanagisawa have a lot of hope of coming off the bench.

Messina has two Asian players, Fiorentina has one Asian player, and in a sense, this match between Fiorentina and Messina is also an Asian derby.

Before the start of the second round of Serie A, both Iranian and Chinese media hyped the match, but the Japanese media did not have much enthusiasm for reporting.

Last season, the Japanese media also used the Sino-Japanese confrontation to describe the contest between Atsushi Yanagisawa and Chen Yu, but at the end of last season, Chen Yu scored a record 38 goals, while Atsushi Yanagisawa did not score a goal, which made Japanese fans lose face.

This season, the Japanese media did not have the face to mention the confrontation between China and Japan again, but lightly pointed out that Atsushi Yanagisawa could only play and break zero goals, which would be considered a success.

There are also Japanese reporters who believe that Yanagisawa should learn from Chen Yu, in addition to learning Chen Yu's skills, as well as Chen Yu's ability to adapt and integrate into the local society, which many Asian players cannot do after leaving the five major leagues.

As a player who aims for the league championship and the Champions League, Chen Yu no longer takes the confrontation between China and Iran hyped by the Iranian media to heart, and is more amused by the so-called Iranophobia, but Chen Yu does not sarcastically mock his Asian fellow countryman, he believes that Rezai can gain a foothold in Serie A is a success, and he hopes that more Asian players will play in the five major leagues, because the improvement of Asian football does not depend on geniuses, but on powerful players who have played step by step.

When asked by a Japanese reporter why Yanagisawa was unable to score goals, but Chen Yu was able to score more than one goal per game, Chen Yu replied skillfully: "If Yanagisawa wants to break through the opponent's door on the court, he should first open the door of his heart." ”

Even with the advantage of home, no one believed that Messina could cause trouble for Fiorentina before the game, that is, when Messina played well last season, they were also double-killed by Fiorentina, and their strength has not improved this season, but Fiorentina has made great progress, and Messina seems to give Fiorentina points.

But the process of the game was a big surprise.

In this game, Japanese striker Atsushi Yanagisawa was substituted, and Iranian central defender Rezai started.

Fiorentina launched a fierce attack in the first minute of the game, with Toney's header deflected wide and Fiore's volley from inside the box almost found the back of the net for goalkeeper Storari.

In the first minute, Messina's left-back Zorro was shown a yellow card for a flying tackle on Jorgensen. In the eighth minute, Toney, who scored a hat-trick for the national team in midweek, opened the scoring for the Purple Lily when he received a backheel pass from Chen Yu and fired from a tight angle after shaking off Coppola's defence on the left flank, and the ball bounced inside the post and into the net.

Toney scored his second league goal to tie Chen Yu's tally of goals.

The goal showcased Toney's superb finishing skills and cheered up the Fiorentina fans who came to watch the game, but the home fans did not let the visitors run rampant, and he stifled the cheers of the Fiorentina people with boos.

In the 13th minute, Pancaro crossed from the side, Toni ferried to Chen Yu, Chen Yu relayed the header to the goal, and Messina's goalkeeper Strari subconsciously blocked it with both feet.

Minutes later, the god-aided Messi goalkeeper Strari saved two crucial headers from Jorgensen and Toney in succession.

In the first minute, Chen Yu slanted into Messina's penalty area from the side, and when he was about 20 meters away from the goal, Chen Yu burst into a cold arrow with his left foot, and the ball went straight to the dead corner.

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Chen Yu scored his third goal of the season.

At this moment, whether it is the fans in the stadium stands or the Fiorentina fans watching live TV at home, they are cheering Chen Yu's goal and celebrating the victory, scoring two goals in minutes, Fiorentina's victory seems to have no doubt, what makes the fans interested is what is the last score of this game? Fiorentina will not have slaughtered Messina away from home.

However, it turns out that no matter how much you lead, no matter how big the difference in strength is, and the whistle doesn't blow at the end of the game, you can't guarantee that you can get the three points. “

At the beginning of the second half, the home team replaced Serbian and Montenegro striker Iliyev to strengthen the attack. In the 50th minute, Iliyev crossed from the left, and the unmarked Dinapoli in the middle scored with a header, but because the distance was too close, goalkeeper Frei did not react at all, and the score became: The crowd roared with joy and Messina's fans came back to life and they began to cheer on their team.

Fiorentina was pulled back with a goal and was a little annoyed and immediately organized a counterattack.

In the face of Fiorentina's fierce resistance, Messina's head coach Muti boldly continued to make substitutions, replaced Atsushi Yanagisawa, and fought against Fiorentina.

Messina, who was mediocre in the midfield, actually played against Fiorentina, which made Fiorentina's players and coaches angry, and they attacked aggressively and wanted to eat Messina in one bite. But unexpectedly, 3 minutes later, Messina tied the score

This is the successful anti-offside position of Zorro, who assisted from the right side, and successfully played the top corner in the face of Frei, and rewrote the score as: Draw.

Such a score was unacceptable to Fiorentina, and Prandelli also made a substitution, replacing Paccini and midfielder Donadale, playing a single midfielder, and continuing to attack.

Pacini is Fiorentina's reserve, not playing much, but his quality is good, and he has improved quickly under the guidance of Prandelli and the help of veteran players.

Pacini came on and played as a two-striker with Toney, with Chen Yu moving in front of them and on one side, giving them passes, while also using the space they opened up to break through and shoot.

Messina's morale was boosted after the equaliser, and they played a defensive counter-attack, hoping to hold on to a point at home, which is precious against a relegation team like Messina.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides is too obvious, Fiorentina also has superstar players like Chen Yu, super centers like Toni, they are all attacking and breaking weapons, Messina was just a moment of negligence in the 85th minute, and Chen Yu seized the opportunity, he dribbled into the penalty area at high speed, in the penalty area, Chen Yu deducted another player and passed the ball to the unmarked Pacini, Pacini was not only unmarked, the goalkeeper was also attracted to Chen Yu's side, Pacini almost hit the empty goal.

The ball went in without any suspense. 3: Fiorentina completed the comeback.

Pacini, who scored his maiden goal, was so excited that he first rushed over and hugged Chen Yu, and then ran to the sidelines to hug head coach Prandellion.

After Pacini's game-winning goal, Fiorentina slowed down the pace of attack, but remained in control of the midfield, and the Fiorentina players remained motionless like a reef despite Messina's red-eyed counterattack.

It wasn't until stoppage time that Fiorentina midfielder Fiore finally scored, and his volley sealed the win and denied Messina any hope of an equaliser.

In the end, Fiorentina defeated Messina 4-4 away to win the opening two consecutive wins.

In other matches, Lecce beat Scolli 0, Treviso beat Wono 0, AC Milan beat Siena 3:l, Juventus beat Empoli 4:0, Sampdoria beat Reggina 3:, Udinese l:Uj Roma. Cagliari drew with Lazio at l:l and Palermo beat Inter Milan 3:3. Chievo beat Parma 0.

Except for Palermo's 3:3:Defeat to Inter Milan, the others are not upsets, and judging from Palermo's record last season and Palermo's recruitment this season, Inter Milan's loss to Palermo is not an upset, this team has the strength to beat any team.

At the end of the second round, Juventus, who had won two games in a row, were at the top of the table, while Fiorentina, Livorno and Udinese were second, third and fourth on goal difference. Favourites AC Milan are fifth, while Inter Milan, the other favourite, have dropped to eighth.

In the scorer list, Adriano, Trezeguet, and Chen Yu scored three goals and ranked first, while Lucarelli, Toney and Cruz scored two goals each.

After the game, Juventus, which has a balanced three lines, continues to be favored, they have become the first favorite to win the championship, the ranking of the Milan duo has not changed, but the odds have decreased, and the heat of Fiorentina to win the championship has risen, and it is now ranked fourth, and the odds are infinitely close to Inter Milan, if the next game, Fiorentina continues to win, and the Milan duo can't win, Fiorentina has no problem surpassing the Milan duo

However, after the league game, Fiorentina will play their first Champions League group game in midweek.

As Sir Alex Ferguson said, "The level of the European Champions Cup has long surpassed the World Cup", and of course beyond the league,

For Fiorentina, who are returning to Europe after five years, this match against Panathinaikos is even more important than the league.

Panathinaikos FC is one of the most successful teams in Greek history, having won the domestic league and 16 Greek cups. Although both of these statistics are not as good as those of arch-rivals Olympiacos, the club's European record is better than that of its rivals. In 1971, Panathinaikos reached the final of the European Champions League, losing 0 to Ajax FC and was the only Greek team to have reached the final of a European competition. They have since reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League twice.

As Sir Alex Ferguson said, "The level of the European Champions Cup has long surpassed the World Cup", and of course beyond the league,

For Fiorentina, who are returning to Europe after five years, this match against Panathinaikos is even more important than the league.

Panathinaikos FC is one of the most successful teams in Greek history, having won the domestic league and 16 Greek cups. Although both of these statistics are not as good as those of arch-rivals Olympiacos, the club's European record is better than that of its rivals. In 1971, Panathinaikos reached the final of the European Champions League, losing 0 to Ajax FC and was the only Greek team to have reached the final of a European competition. They have since reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League twice.