After the second half began, Di Francesco was particularly grateful for the decision he made during the break.

Because in the second half, Sampdoria faced the familiar and crazy Atletico Madrid!

After enduring the half, Simeone's team finally showed their sharp teeth. They no longer hurried in the second half, but instead actively ran and pressed, and began to surround Sampdoria from the frontcourt.

Even with Sampdoria's player passing the goalkeeper back, Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa rushed forward tirelessly to press.

Of course, this will cause booing from Sampdoria fans, but I don’t know whether this booing is used to express dissatisfaction with Diego Costa, but to express concerns from Sampdoria fans...

Faced with such high-pressure pressing from Atletico Madrid, Sampdoria players must be clean and neat when handling the ball. If they are a little dragged, they may pose a huge threat to their goal.

There is only one person who is the exception.

Gao Zheng is the only player in Sampdoria's team who can keep the football under his feet for a while. On the one hand, he has such ability, and on the other hand, tactics allow Gao Zheng to do so.

After all, he is the Sampdoria player who is farthest away from his goal. If he can control the ball for a while, he can make time pass more.

When Sampdoria players get the ball, they will kick the football forward as long as they have the conditions and try to pass it to him.

After Gao Zheng got the ball, he would lead forward if he had the chance, trying to threaten Atletico Madrid's goal. If he didn't have the chance, he would lead the football forward and let the football go as far as possible.

At the beginning, Atletico Madrid only used one person to defend Gao Zheng, but soon they found that one person could not defend.

Whether it is Godin or Miranda, it is not easy for Gao Zheng to snatch the football from Gao Zheng's feet, and at most it can form a stalemate with Gao Zheng, and it will be difficult to regain the ball's rights for a while.

Because Sampdoria is leading one ball, even if Gao Zheng keeps controlling the ball and not shooting, as long as he does not lose the ball, it will be beneficial to Sampdoria.

Later, Atletico Madrid adjusted its defensive strategy and asked Godin and Miranda to defend Gao Zheng at the same time, and the situation improved a little.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid's shots increased significantly, and more times threatened Sampdoria's goal.

However, Sampdoria can always counterattack from time to time, threatening Atletico Madrid's goal slightly. In addition, Sampdoria has been used to defensive counterattack this season and is already very accustomed to being besieged by others and has great experience in dealing with it.

So the scores of the game have been stalemate and have not changed.

In the 75th minute, Diego Simeone made the first substitution for Atletico Madrid in this game. He replaced Ardatulan with David Villa and played a double striker, further increasing Sampdoria's defensive pressure.

As a result, just two minutes after Simeone made a substitution, Sampdoria was hit again, and the lower midfielder Palonbo was injured...

Palonbo was loaned to Inter Milan last season, but he did not stay in the end. After the loan period ended, he returned to the team. However, his position was gone, and the captain's armband was also worn on the arm of the original second captain Gastadro.

He had no complaints and fully demonstrated his demeanor as an old captain, worked diligently during training, and in the locker room, although he was not the captain, he still helped Gastadro manage the locker room and maintain unity.

This season, Sampdoria rotated significantly, and Palonbo also played in the game. Later, due to a injury from Renan, Palonbo seized the opportunity again and became the main force.

His experience and ability helped the team a lot, but after all, he was old and was a little tired after continuous high-intensity combat. After completing a defense, he sat on the turf with his calf covering his calves.

At first, the commentator of Spanish TV station thought that he was deliberately delaying time, but later, after the Sampdoria team doctor came on the court for a check-up, he made a substitution gesture and was indeed injured, rather than deliberately delaying time.

Palombo's injury was another very unexpected blow to Sampdoria.

After Gastadro got out of the field, the captain's armband was taken to Palonbo's arm, but Palonbo was also injured.

Is this team of long armband poisonous?

Who wears who dies?

"My God, Palonbo is also injured... Sampdoria is really unlucky in this game. It seems that Palonbo can't hold on anymore and is going to be replaced... Renan is warming up. He injured two main players in one game. It's not just that Sampdoria is in danger in this game. It's hard to say whether Gastadro and Palonbo can come back in the next round..."

The injury of the two captains also cast a shadow on the hearts of Sampdoria players.

This seems to be a kind of will in the dark.

The team's morale fell to the bottom.

Atletico Madrid's morale was greatly boosted, and he seized the opportunity of the players of Sampdoria's restlessness and launched a more fierce offensive against Sampdoria's goal.

Finally, in the 83rd minute, Villa, who came on as a substitute, equalized the score for Atletico Madrid!

"Villa headed the ball...Oh! The ball is in!" Caresa sighed regretfully. "Sampdoria's goal was declared lost in the 83rd minute! This is a pity!"

When Villa and his teammates celebrated the goal, many Sampdoria players covered their faces and fell to the ground. They just experienced the injury of their teammates, and now they lost the ball. This is really a mess!

The Sampdoria fans in the stands were also stunned and silent.

For them, this goal conceding means that Atletico Madrid won a away goal and tied the total score. In the second round, he went to the home court, so this game is difficult to play...

Can't win at home, and you still expect to turn around away?

Di Francisco stood on the sidelines, like a statue that was motionless. He had ten thousand swear words in his heart, but now he couldn't scold a single word.

"This is really... this is really unlucky!" He Ping shook his head repeatedly. He was disappointed, but he still had to speak justice and could not simply vent his emotions. "Actually, Sampdoria's performance was already very good. They withstood the madness of Atletico Madrid in the second half, but the injury of two consecutive players brought a huge blow to the team's morale and confidence. Sometimes, football is like this. You did everything you can, performed very well, but couldn't stand the bad luck..."

Simeone and his assistants jumped out of the coaching seat and celebrated wildly, which really meant "bandit coach".

Didn’t they pretend to be grandchildren in the first half just for this moment?

Although it is completely acceptable to lose 0:1 away, isn’t it better to score a away goal 1:1?
Chapter completed!