~.-~    Maltini's expression was solemn. The veteran sighed and told Zhang Yang about the grudge between Milan and Genoa.

The hatred between Genoa and Milan can be traced back to 12 years ago. The Serie A season in the 1994/1995 season is undoubtedly particularly dark for Genoa fans. On January 29, a Genoa youth fan was stabbed to death by Milan's extreme fans outside the Ferraris Stadium. In the same year, Genoa was unfortunately relegated. The double disaster of fan death and team relegation made this hatred deeper.

After twelve years, Genoa, the former strong team, returned to Serie A, but hatred has not been eliminated. The shadow of violence has become clearer with the finalization of the new season schedule. After learning that the team's first opponent to return to Serie A after twelve years is AC Milan, the entire city of Genoa, from residential areas to the open spaces in the suburbs, and even the exterior walls of the Feraris Stadium, was filled with graffiti full of revenge elements. The commemoration of the victim Spanioro has been completely upgraded to make the Milanese people pay their blood debts. The forums of several Genoa fans, the revenge against Milan fans is also brewing in an organized manner. What makes the government the most headache is that some extreme fans also send mass text messages to call on locals to participate in their revenge operations.

In response to the possible large-scale stadium violence, the Italian sports authorities issued an emergency notice. Genoa faced AC Milan at home. In view of the feud between the two sides, the Italian Public Safety Commission officially issued a resolution with only one day left to the game, prohibiting AC Milan fans from going to Genoa to watch the game live!

In response to possible serious violence, the Public Safety Commission first held a hearing to collect opinions from all parties. At the hearing, the Genoa police representatives made it clear that "hard measures must be taken, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure that there is no bloodshed."

The police said so, and the situation is naturally terrible.

Both clubs hope to respond peacefully. Genoa's senior executives wanted to invite Spanioro's mother to persuade the fans, but they refused. The old man didn't want to touch the pain in his heart anymore.

The ticket sales for the game have been closed. The final result of the multi-party discussion between the Public Safety Committee, the Professional League, AC Milan and Genoa club representatives, as well as the local police station in Genoa, was to prohibit AC Milan fans from going to the scene to watch the game. In addition to closing the stadium, this is the most severe preventive measure.

In addition, the Milan Club has also appealed to the fans, begging Milan fans to abide by the rules and do not go to the scene to watch the game privately on the day of the game.

AC Milan assistant coach Tasotti once explained the situation to the players before setting off, but Zhang Yang might have been distracted and did not pay attention at that time. That was why he was shocked.

However, even though some players were mentally prepared, they were still a little scared of the madness of Genoa fans.

After arriving at the hotel, the players quickly got off the bus and entered the hotel. Because outside the hotel, there were at least hundreds of Genoa fans who had been waiting here for a long time. They shouted radical slogans and were all excited. The police at the scene had communicated with the Milan team's bus in advance and asked the players not to stop at the hotel door and enter the hotel immediately after getting off the bus, otherwise the safety would not be guaranteed.

When Zhang Yang walked to the hotel door, he turned his head and saw a huge banner that he didn't recognize the Italian language on it, but the red font on it seemed like blood, which still made the young man's heart tight.

After a while, a news spread among the Milan players. Several Milan fans came to Genoa privately. They were discovered and beaten by a group of Genoa football hooligans. If the Genoa police had not arrived in time, someone might have died.

Although the rumors have not been confirmed, Milan players, including Zhang Yang, still feel depressed.

"Let's think about it, no one wants to encounter such a thing." Maldini patted Chang Yang's shoulder and said. "We just need to pay attention to the game."

Zhang Yang nodded silently and said nothing. He was not scared by the radical fans' actions, but the atmosphere was really depressing.

Moreover, he did not agree with the aggressive actions of Genoa fans. The death of the fans was something that no one wanted to happen, and it was indeed sad and sad. However, this cannot be a reason for some radical fans to attack Milan fans and Milan players.

After arriving at the hotel, Ancelotti immediately announced the team discipline, and everyone stayed in the hotel honestly and was not allowed to go anywhere.

In fact, there is no need for Ancelotti to say more, and no one will leave a hotel. After all, everyone knows the current situation, and no one will joke about their personal safety. Looking at the excitement of those Genoa fans, it is hard to say whether there are any radical fans who will chase you through eight streets with bricks.

That night, everyone did not have a good rest because Genoa fans gathered outside the hotel and kept shouting and making noise, which affected the sleep of Milan players and many people suffered from insomnia. Obviously, Genoa fans deliberately tried to interfere with the rest and sleep of Milan players.

AC Milan called the police, but the Genoa police delayed the police. After arriving at the scene, it took more than an hour to persuade the fans to withdraw. It was already past three o'clock in the middle of the night. It was obvious that the local police were also deliberately doing this at this time, and they were indulging Genoa fans.

The game was going to be played that afternoon, so it would be impossible to do without a good rest. Therefore, Ancelotti had no choice but to cancel the training that morning to let the players take a break.

After lunch in the hotel, head coach Ancelotti went to Luigi Feraris Stadium to attend the pre-match press conference. At the conference, Ancelotti tried his best to downplay the focus of the grievances between the two teams and focused more on the team. Ancelotti first congratulated Genoa on returning to the Serie A after twelve years. He said that the Serie A without Genoa is incomplete. Now, the lost map has been put together.

Then he said: "After the holiday training, the team is more mature than before, but you have also seen that we have a lot of wounded people, which is the biggest problem now. When the players recover from injuries and can participate in the game, we will be stronger than last season."

As the transfer bidder of the Serie A and even the entire European football world so far, Zhang Yang is also the focus of media attention, especially after Juventus veteran Trezeguet scored a hat trick.

"I know many people have focused on Zhang Yang. He is the most expensive player in Europe this summer, which has attracted much attention. But I hope you can understand that this is just an ordinary league. Zhang Yang has just joined the team, and his tacit understanding with the team has not yet been formed. No one can guarantee whether what we see today is the best Zhang. However, I believe that this young man will work hard to show his best side. In fact, he has always done a good job." Ancelotti protected Zhang Yang very much, trying to relieve pressure on Zhang Yang.

Genoa coach Gasperini seemed relatively low-key at the press conference, "Ac Milan is the European champion, and such an opponent is simply a huge player for us. Of course, this does not mean that we will give up and we will try our best to contribute a wonderful game to the fans."

"Kaka is the most threatening player in Milan. This is a superstar who can change the game at any time." Gasperini praised Kaka and then commented on Zhang Yang. "Of course I know Zhang. I am amazed at his performance in the Champions League last season. Such an outstanding young shooter has not been seen in Europe for several years. Obviously, this is also a very dangerous guy, and we must be careful of him."

The game kicked off at 3:45 pm on August 26th. At 3:00 pm, Luigi Feraris Stadium was full. The home and visiting fans occupied the stadium early. They shouted slogans and banners were everywhere in the stadium.

There are banners that miss Spanioro. This makes people feel sad. It seems to be back to that bad day twelve years ago.

But, more of those radical banners:

In the central stand of the court, a huge banner, down vertically from the third floor of the court, hung there, which read:

Welcome to Hell, we will kill you!

The red font looks like blood!

Unlike the nervous smell of gunpowder on the main stands, in the VIP box on the stadium, home team chairman Spinelli enthusiastically led AC Milan vice chairman Galliani to come in. The two of them walked and chatted with smiles on their faces, as if they were talking happily.

Galliani congratulated Genoa on her return to Serie A, while Spinelli congratulated AC Milan on winning the UEFA Champions League last season, which looked very harmonious.

At this time, the players came out to warm up.

While AC Milan players were warming up, the booing of the entire stadium was shocking. Genoa fans tried to rush into the stadium to attack the Milan players. They were uniformed by security personnel who had been waiting for a long time and were taken away.

These all add fuel to the already tense atmosphere.

Zhang Yang looked up and saw the huge banner. He flattered his mouth. Pirlo next to him noticed his expression and asked strangely.

"I was wondering, if we win them after the game, will they burn the banner by themselves?" Zhang Yang said after kicking the ball that Pirlo kicked over and kicked it into the goal net.

Pirlo smiled and patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder. He said nothing. Pirlo had long passed the age of being arrogant and domineering, and he himself was not that kind of unruly personality. However, this did not prevent him from appreciating Zhang Yang. Some young people encountered such a harsh away environment. Although their legs were weak and exaggerated, it was good to be able to perform at a normal level of 70% or 80% of them. However, it was not like this one, but they were full of fighting spirit.

The team needs such a young man with high fighting spirit, not to mention that Pirlo knows Zhang Yang's strength, and having the strength will naturally win respect.

Zhang Yang naturally didn't know what Pirlo was thinking. He was indeed very motivated. The grudge between Genoa and Milan was all old history, which had little to do with Zhang Yang. Although Zhang Yang would still feel a little bit of emotion and sympathize with the Genoa fan who died twelve years ago, this does not mean that he could understand the increasingly radical behavior of Genoa fans.

Especially last night, Genoa fans made him unable to sleep well, which made Zhang Yang extremely unhappy.

This was Zhang Yang's first Serie A game, Zhang Yang's debut in Serie A. So many media are staring at him. Zhang Yang's 43 million euros worth is not for nothing, it is a lot of pressure. And many people are waiting to see his jokes.

Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and vowed to play this game well, score a goal, and give everyone a good start.

The behavior of Genoa fans will definitely have an impact on whether he has a good rest or a bad rest. This is related to Zhang Yang's performance today. He does not want to give some people the chance to criticize him. Therefore, Zhang Yang is of course angry with Genoa fans' aggressive behavior.

I don't have time to care about Genoa fans' anger towards Milan and those long-standing grievances. I'm here to score the goal.

The steps to conquer the Apennine Peninsula begin here!

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Chapter completed!