After playing AC Milan in the 25th round of the league, Sampdoria has a rare week of trimming and training time, and there are no matches in the middle of the week.

So after the game, Di Francisco gave the team a whole day off. All players who participated in the AC Milan game received a rare holiday without training. They could take a good rest and recover their physical strength.

Not only did the team have a holiday, but Di Francisco continued to rotate significantly in the next game against Turin.

After all, the next step is the Italian Cup final against Fiorentina. If there is no rotation, the team's physical fitness will still be problems.

Because of the large rotation and the players generally do not think about the league, but have already reached the Italian Cup final, Sampdoria lost to Torino 1:2 away in this game, with the points unchanged, and the league ranking fell to tenth.

No one cared about the outcome of the game, and the reporters asked about the Italian Cup final at the post-match press conference.

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Porata posted a notice of "Go to Rome to watch the Italian Cup final and close for two days" on the glass door.

While he was doing this, his son was behind him studying a big thing placed in the store.

"Dad, this is what you said that can make Gao see you at a glance?"

"certainly!"

"This extra-large Focaca... looks like it's true, I want to take a bite." My son was so incredible about his father's creativity. He pinched Focacaca made of foam. The color looked like it was just released, making people swallow it.

This large fake Focacha is actually a doll that people can get in and only expose their limbs and faces, which is very similar to the kind of advertising props that are specially used at the entrance of the mall to attract business and attract customers' attention.

The son noticed that the advertisement on the chest of the Focacha wearing the Sampdoria jersey was replaced with their store name, and behind it was the phone number and address.

I really didn't expect that my father could do everything possible to advertise in that kind of occasion.

In terms of business methods, the son is willing to give up his father...

Sure enough, ginger is still spicy.

He could already imagine that in the parade with crowds, many people would wear Sampdoria's jerseys and wave Sampdoria's scarf. At this moment, a huge Focaccia wearing Sampdoria's jersey suddenly appeared in the crowd!

What's that scene?

It must be very eye-catching!

Then, let alone the Sampdoria players on the double-decker bus, I'm afraid no one can look away from his father...

As long as Gao Zheng saw the name of the shop on the chest of the jersey, he would definitely know that the person wearing this big doll was his father, and he could also advertise. What a smart way to do it!

Looking at the Fokacha doll, the son excitedly said to his father: "Dad, I am more and more looking forward to the celebration and parade after winning the championship!"

"Is that so? Just like you, haha!" Hearing his son say this, the old father smiled with relief and joy.

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With two days left before the final, Sampdoria's entire team left Genoa and came to Rome, adapting to the field, adjusting its physical fitness and resting fully.

If we waited for the day before the game, Di Francisco was worried that this would make the players physically tired and unable to recover in time after a night's rest.

At the pre-match preparation meeting on the last night, Di Francesco seemed very relaxed, and he did not keep emphasizing how important this game is to Sampdoria.

On the contrary, what he said most was "relax".

"Put down your burden, leave your distractions, and concentrate on your efforts in the game. This is what you should do. Don't care about the voices from the outside world, they will only hinder your running pace during the game!"

"... First of all, you have to enjoy the game, and secondly, you can enjoy the victory. If you are too nervous, you can't get the best of your state!"

"Fiorentina is very close to our strength, and everyone is playing 55. So there is nothing to be nervous about. I usually play the league this time..."

Di Francesco looked calm and confident and relaxed. In the eyes of Sampdoria players, the image of the head coach suddenly became taller than usual. Many head coaches' mental state will definitely be passed on to their players.

However, Di Francesco did not deliberately show this state to calm the players. He was really relaxed.

His goal is basically achieved.

What he thought at the beginning was that as long as he could reach the Italian Cup final, it would mean that Sampdoria would be eligible for the European Cup next season to be on double insurance.

Fiorentina currently ranks fourth in the league, with 45 points, leading Inter Milan in fifth place and five points ahead of sixth place Verona. At present, the situation is still relatively stable.

So even if Sampdoria loses to Fiorentina in the end, as long as Fiorentina can guarantee to win the top five and qualify for the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup quota that won the Italian Cup championship will automatically add Sampdoria, the runner-up in the Italian Cup.

So in fact, Di Francesco has no pressure or burden on his grades now, so he naturally feels relaxed from the bottom of his heart.

The players did not know what their head coach thought, but could feel his relaxation, so they believed that the head coach's relaxation came from confidence, and he believed that they could definitely beat Fiorentina and win the Italian Cup.

They do agree with the head coach that Fiorentina is similar to their strength.

Although Fiorentina is now ranked six places higher than Sampdoria and has nine points more points, the gap is obvious. However, Sampdoria's players do not think that Fiorentina's strength gap is the same as their league points ranking.

The two teams have only met once this season. Sampdoria lost to Fiorentina 1:2 away. However, Gao Zheng did not play in that game, and he didn't even enter the roster at all. At that time, in order to return to China to participate in the Asian Cup qualifiers, Gao Zheng boarded a flight back to China when the team played Fiorentina.

Samp, who lacked Gao Zheng, lost only one goal to Fiorentina on the away game.

This is why Sampdoria players are now full of confidence.

This time we have Gao Zheng, and it’s not a away game!

Fiorentina, don’t think you won once at home, you can win this time. Last time we gave in!

The relaxation reflected by the head coach and the confidence that Gao Zheng brought them made every Sampdoria player unable to wait to look forward to tomorrow night's game.

They didn't know that the head coach actually felt that even if he could reach the final, they had completed the task. Now they had a thought in their mind that since they came to the final, they would definitely not be able to get the runner-up back!
Chapter completed!