Chapter 206 Losers, unite
The Malasi Stadium is almost full, and fans are all visiting Gao Zheng, the "Four-Ball Guests".
This is the second round of the league, with Sampdoria playing against Siena at home.
Sampdoria's first home game this season was basically full of seats due to the last game against Milan.
Gao Zheng still appeared, but he did not start his fire as soon as he started the first game, so that everyone could feel that he was in a hot state today.
After all, Siena and A Milan are different.
He didn't need to be so motivated by Siena.
And after a good match, I also need to adjust it.
So in the first half of this game, Gao Zheng did not score.
The score is now 1:0, and it is Gastadro who scored for Sampdoria. In a corner offense, he headed the ball to break the deadlock for Sampdoria.
However, just 61 minutes in the second half, the goal-scoring hero Gastadro tackled Siena's offensive player in the penalty area. The referee gave him a yellow card and gave Siena a penalty!
A harsh boo suddenly appeared above the Malasi Stadium.
Amid the booing, Siena striker Manuel Caleo hit the penalty kick on the post, but before Sampdoria fans could switch the booing to cheers, Siena midfielder Simon Neville Gasora followed up with a follow-up shot, sending the bounced back into the empty goal.
Siena equalized the score!
The atmosphere at Malasi Stadium suddenly cooled down a little.
Seven minutes later, in the 69th minute, Gao Zheng took the ball from the front of the opponent's penalty area with his back to the goal. It seemed that he was with his back to the attacking direction and could only pass the football out, but this time he gently pushed the football to the side, followed him quickly, and turned around and shot directly!
The football jumped against the turf and rushed towards the back corner of the goal!
Although Siena goalkeeper Gianlucapegolo jumped to save, Gao Zheng's kick was suddenly and tricky. The football was heading for a dead corner. Even if he tried to stretch his body as much as possible, he could not touch the football.
The football flew into the goal!
"Gao! Gao! He saved Sampdoria! He turned around and shot with a clean and neat move! This is his fifth league goal this season! The league has only started two rounds! Currently, Gao is ranked first in the league scorer list!"
A goal lead is not a safe score for any team, but if the opponent is missing one person, that's another matter.
In the 82nd minute, Siena's central defender Felipe fouled Gao Zheng and received his second yellow card in the game and was sent off with a red card.
It will be difficult for Siena, who is one person missing, to threaten Sampdoria's goal again.
In the end, Sampdoria defeated Siena 2-1 at home, winning two consecutive victories after the start of the league.
Although he won two consecutive victories, Sampdoria did not rank first in the league.
Although they and Juventus, currently ranked No. 1, both won two games, scoring six goals and conceding one goal, Sampdoria was deducted one point before the start of the league due to the impact of the counterfeiting case, which was equivalent to starting the new season with a loss of one point.
So although they have achieved the same results as Juventus, they can only score five points now, ranking fourth behind Juventus, Naples and Lazio.
But Sampdoria is not the worst.
In addition to them, they were affected by the counterfeiting case in Serie A this season. Among them, Sampdoria and Turin both deducted one point, Atlanta deducted two points, Siena was the worst, and was deducted six points directly, starting the new season with a loss of six points. They drew one game in two rounds of the league, but now they still have points of five points...
"Gao is in great shape now. He has scored goals in two consecutive games and scored five goals in two games. He is currently the best in the scorer list, and has left other competitors far behind. Although the league has just begun, judging from the odds offered by bookmakers for the best scorer, Gao is the most favored one..."
On the TV, the host of the program was discussing Gao Zheng's performance in these two league games with the guest. The picture was Gao Zheng's all five goals.
Palin was sitting on the sofa, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, watching TV.
My girlfriend came out with sleepy bedroom door: "When I woke up, I found you were not here. Why did you get up so early today?"
"Breakfast is ready, my dear." Palin said without looking back at the TV.
"Huh? That's Gao?" The girlfriend behind her exclaimed.
Palin turned his head and said, "Do you know him?"
My girlfriend smiled: "How many people don't know him now? He is a big celebrity now. He scored four goals by Milan alone, which is said to be the first in history..."
"Yes, he is a big celebrity now..." Palin murmured thoughtfully.
"Why are you following him?" my girlfriend asked curiously.
"He is my next round opponent."
"Is the next round a match against Sampdoria?" The Pescara girl was surprised.
"Yes. Go and wash, breakfast is on the dining table." Palin no longer paid attention to his girlfriend, but stared at the TV.
My girlfriend stared at Palin's focused back and raised her mouth. I wonder if it was an illusion, but she always felt that her boyfriend was much more concerned about this opponent than other opponents, and also more concerned about herself...
The day before the game, Palin suddenly received a call from Salave.
"You want to avenge me, Matthia." Saravi said very seriously on the phone.
Of course, Palin knew about the game between Gao Zheng and A Milan, and also knew what his friend thought.
"You want to beat him, you can't let him score!"
Palin said: "Don't worry, Stefan. Even if you don't say it, I will try my best to defeat him."
"You have to be extra careful about his left foot..."
"Left foot? But Stefan, Gao is a right foot player."
The phone was silent for a while, and then Palin heard Salavi’s scolding: “Bastard! That bastard!”
Obviously, Salave realized that Gao Zheng had lost so badly with just one foot, and he couldn't accept it...
Palin didn't expect that he was stimulated by Salave again. He quickly comforted the other party: "I will avenge you, Stefan. But when I think about it, can you force yourself to make progress with such an opponent? Sometimes I think, if I hadn't met Gao, what would happen to me now? Maybe I would have been lost in self-satisfaction and pride. Fortunately, I met Gao at that time, which made me know that there were people outside of me, and I had the motivation to continue to struggle..."
Salavi didn't say anything. He didn't get a chance to play in the second game. He watched Pazini complete a hat-trick in front of the TV, helping A Milan defeat Bologna 3-1 away, helping the team temporarily get rid of the crisis of the first crushing defeat.
He thought he was excluded from the roster by head coach Allegri because he performed poorly in the first game. You should know that the new season of Serie A has passed a changed rule. Now the number of substitutes in each game has been increased to 12, which means that there are 23 first-team players to be selected for the roster.
But he wasn't there.
He felt it was because he performed poorly in the first game.
But now that he thinks, he may have fallen into a misunderstanding.
It’s not that he performed poorly in the game, but that he performed poorly in post-match training...
Yes, since he lost the game, he has been in a state of confusion, unable to integrate into the team's training, and naturally it is impossible to meet the requirements of being on the roster.
He was defeated once by Gao Zheng, but he actually gave up on himself... Look at his friend Mattia Perlin, he can still challenge the devil in his heart with high spirits, why can't he do it?
The competitive young man once again aroused his fighting spirit.
"You're right, Mattia. It's just a failure in a game. I'll keep working hard and beat him the next time I meet him!"
Chapter completed!