"In the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-finals that ended yesterday, Sampdoria finally defeated Naples with a score of 3:2. Although it won, this score is not worthy of happiness for Sampdoria..."

"3:2, if this is a single-game elimination system, Sampdoria fans should have been cheering for the victory. But now, everyone is worried... At the post-match press conference, Sampdoria coach Di Francesco admitted that the team was a little relaxed after leading two goals in the first half. In addition, he lost a goal just two minutes into the second half, which was completely disrupted..."

"Although they were unable to win the game in the end and were defeated by Gao, the players of Napoli could leave Genoa with a smile. They held two away goals and they only needed a small victory over Sampdoria in the second round to advance to the finals... We can even say that half of Napoli's body has entered the finals..."

In the post-match news reports, although Sampdoria is the winner, it is really hard to feel this from these reports. It seems that Napoli won the goal.

Of course, this score does seem to be more dominant in Naples.

Sampdoria was also very clear, so after Gao Zheng scored the goal, Sampdoria, whose morale was greatly boosted, fought back, hoping to score another goal. They knew what 3:2 means, and they also knew the difference between 4:2 and 3:2.

But Benitez quickly made corresponding adjustments, shrinking his defense, no longer pursuing defeating Sampdoria away, but just being able to hold on to the score.

They succeeded.

Therefore, after the game, such a strange scene occurred, but the party who had won the game seemed very depressed and unsatisfied. The party who lost the game left the court with a smile.

Just the day before the match between Sampdoria and Napoli, Udinese defeated Fiorentina 2-1 at home, and everyone thought Udinese would definitely be eliminated.

Fiorentina only scored one away goal, so everyone thinks this. Now that Napoli scored two away goals, Sampdoria is even less optimistic...

After the game, the media, who stood firmly on Sampdoria's side, rarely criticized the team's performance. From the on-site command of head coach Di Francesco to the mentality of the players, they all became the targets of criticism.

As for criticism on the Internet, there are more. Fans are emotional. When they are unhappy, they just swear, and they don’t care whether they scold themselves or not.

Sampdoria did not play well in this game. Strictly speaking, they only played good goals in the half, that was the first half.

Amid the criticism, only Gao Zheng survived.

Because Gao Zheng's performance was not worth criticizing, he scored two goals for the team. If it weren't for him, Sampdoria would have lost the game at home... No, if it weren't for him, Sampdoria would have never come to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup.

After this game, the reaction of most Chinese fans was that "Sampdoria is not worthy of Gao Zheng". They believed that this should be Gao Zheng's last season in Sampdoria. His personal strength exceeded his overall strength too much. Sometimes, although he could turn the tide, he would be dragged down by the collective more often.

Next season, everyone hopes that Gao Zheng can go to a giant team, only there is the one that deserves his ability.

However, when Gao Zheng was interviewed, he did not mean to give up the team. He also asked why the reporters felt that Sampdoria was going to be eliminated: "Didn't we win?"

"But the opponent has two away goals, and you only won one goal, they have the advantage of away goals..."

Gao Zheng shook his head: "In my opinion, things are very simple. As long as we win the next round, wouldn't it be over?"

The reporter asked the question was speechless by Gao Zheng's question. Because this is true, as long as Sampdoria wins the ball, there will be no problem at all.

Other reporters asked, "But how easy is it to win away games?"

"There is no easy victory at all, right?" Gao Zheng asked back. "Who dares to say that winning is easy? Winning away is difficult, isn't it normal? What's the point of making a fuss? Because it's difficult to win away, we won't pursue victory?"

The second reporter was so choked by Gao Zheng's series of rhetorical questions that he couldn't speak...

Other reporters had nothing to ask when they saw this. Since the first leg score was like this, there was indeed only one way now, that is, they had to beat Napoli away no matter what, otherwise Sampdoria would have to bid farewell to the Italian Cup.

If you say goodbye to the Italian Cup two rounds ago, no one cares. But now you have reached the semi-finals and are eliminated again, it will be heartbreaking and regretful.

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After playing the Italian Cup semi-finals with Naples, Sampdoria immediately ushered in the league with Cagliari on the weekend. Sampdoria had a large rotation in this game.

So it wasn't too surprising that they lost 0-1 to Cagliari at home in the end.

No one even cares about the game itself. As a league that is sandwiched in two Italian Cup semi-finals, it is destined to be a very useless game.

Sampdoria's substitutes are not in the league.

In the past few days, everyone is concerned about the team's future and destiny in the Italian Cup.

Even if he lost to Cagliari at home, no one criticized the team or the head coach. You should know that Sampdoria won Napoli at home in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-finals, and was scolded by many people after the game.

After playing the league with Cagliari, Sampdoria will usher in the second leg of the semi-final against Naples in the middle of next week.

This time Sampdoria has to go to the other person's home court.

Naples' home court, Sao Paulo Stadium is also a famous devil's home court. Naples fans are known for their fanaticism, and the atmosphere of this home court can be imagined.

The São Paulo Stadium can accommodate 60,000 people, making it the third largest stadium in Italy.

Before the game, local media in Naples were promoting the second round of the game, calling it a game of life and death in Naples.

We call on fans to support the team on site, cheer for the team, and create noise and trouble for the visiting team.

The day before the game, local media in Naples announced that the game tickets were completely sold out.

Considering safety factors, the stadium did not sell all seats, but only 50,000 seats were allowed.

Among them, the number of fan tickets for the visiting team Sampdoria was very small, less than 1,000 people, and the rest were all for the home team.

The so-called home court advantage is that the home team can be convenient for these places, and there are many ways to cause trouble for the visiting team.

By then, nearly 50,000 Naples fans will all pour into the stadium, and the sound that can be made will inevitably be very amazing. Sampdoria will fight with the powerful Naples in such an environment.
Chapter completed!