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Chapter 173 Winning streak
The Italian derby in Serie B ended in a [-]-[-] draw. Naples kept their unbeaten record at home, and Juventus saved their face. It seems that Naples should be happy, because they tied the mighty Juventus after all.

But the reaction of the two sides after the game was a bit abnormal-the Naples were aggrieved, thinking that they had every reason to score three points at home, while the Juventus were rejoicing-in the second 10 minutes of the game, they seemed likely to lose the game at any time-after the equalizer, Naples' offense became more and more fierce.

If it wasn't for Buffon's miraculous save of Long Bisheng's header and Carayo's close-range volley, if it wasn't for the goal post of the San Paolo Stadium to help the visiting team block De Zerby's cold shot from the edge of the penalty area, and if it wasn't for Chiellini's rescue of Boliciano's volley in front of the goal line-Juventus might not only be terminated for a complete victory, but for undefeated.

After the game was tied, the rankings of Juventus and Naples rose by one place each, ranking fourth and fifth respectively-although they were still only ranked fifth, but after this round, Naples, from players to fans, gained the self-confidence that had been lost for a while!
The home draw against Juventus is not just a point, but more importantly, they have regained their self-confidence and strong team demeanor.

Among the players in Naples, the one who won the most in this game was Long Bisheng.

For young players, the fastest way to become famous is nothing more than being a blockbuster when facing giants-although Juventus is now reduced to Serie B, no one can deny that they are still giants, and in the match between Naples and Juventus, the most eye-catching thing is Long Bisheng.

When he didn't play in the first half, Naples' advantage was more on the surface. Although they had the advantage, the number of times they really threatened the opponent's goal was very few. As for the goalkeeper, then those three shots can at least score another goal!
His impact directly caused Lerotale to be injured and replaced. Although Chiellini, the leader of the younger generation of Italian central defenders, could not be said to have lost completely against him, he was at least at a disadvantage.

After scoring that goal, Long Bisheng tasted the taste of fame-his age, his height, and his nationality have become topics of interest to reporters. In this case, Long Bisheng got the reporter's first interview-the local "Napoli Morning Post" in Naples interviewed him after obtaining the permission of the Naples club.

"Naples Morning Post" is not very famous in Italy, but it is the newspaper with the largest circulation in Naples. Once the interview with Long Bisheng is published, Long Bisheng's reputation has gradually become louder, at least in the eyes of Naples fans.

Last season, Long Bisheng scored four goals in Serie C, but Naples fans didn't pay much attention to him. This time he only scored one goal, but the effect was better than all his performances last season.

On November 11th, the No.[-] round of Serie B, Naples played away against Bari, and Long Bisheng started again - Rhea had no reason not to use him. .

Long Bisheng played 10 minutes and was replaced by Bucky in the 80th minute of No. [-]. When he left the field, the score was zero to one, and the home team was ahead.

No. In the 207th minute, Long Bisheng scored the only goal in the game. It was a powerful volley after turning around and breaking through the front of the penalty area. The ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal like a shell. The 28-year-old Italian goalkeeper Santoni did not expect that Long Bisheng would also volley in front of the penalty area besides the header. He was stunned by this shot!
This victory is the first away victory for Naples in the past three rounds. Long Bisheng's outstanding performance has made Naples fans more and more fond of the young striker. Rea has also strengthened his determination to continue using Long Bisheng as the starter.

A week later, in the No.12 round, Naples played against the visiting Bologna at home. For Long Bisheng, who has performed well recently, this old strong team naturally worked hard. Two strong central defenders kept marking Long Bisheng, which made Long Bisheng's header power drop a lot, but doing so would definitely weaken the marking of other forwards. With one goal, Naples once again won a one-to-zero victory.

This victory also made Naples the first place in the standings for the second time this season. Bologna, which was originally ranked third, was defeated by them. Genoa, who ranked first, also accidentally missed at home. Piacenza, who ranked second, lost an away game. With Bologna, Brescia is in seventh place with 21 points.

From this point, we can see how fierce the competition in Serie B is this season-the difference between No.1 and No.7 is only a mere three points, which is the difference of one game.

In this crucial game, Long Bisheng's performance did not seem to be as good as the previous two games, but Rea knew that it was precisely because of the opponent's heavy defense that his performance was a bit bleak, but it was precisely because of this defense that Long Bisheng was so valuable - he was only 17 years old, and he had already received such treatment on the court. What's more, when the opponent used two people to defend him, other Naples players had more opportunities to perform - invisibly, Naples had one more player on the court!
In the No.13 round, Naples challenged Pescara away, and Long Bisheng started for three consecutive rounds.

The last three rounds of the league have been played once a week. In addition, the top players in the standings are stuck together, and no one dares to slack off. Therefore, Rhea did not use the rotation system, and the main force has not changed. This is very important for Naples, which has changed several players in the main lineup in the new season.

Pescara is a team that has been in the lower leagues such as Serie B and Serie C for a long time. They ranked in the middle of Serie B last season, but the start of this season was a nightmare for them-the start of the season was a three-game losing streak.

So even though it was the home court, Pescara also put on a posture of defending the tiger and hoarding heavy troops in the penalty area, trying to cause trouble for Naples' defense as much as possible. Facing such an opponent, Naples was very happy to attack, but it was also very painful.

There are many people in the penalty area, and the breakthrough is basically not sure, and the breakthrough from the side is also very difficult. Even if it can form a cross, Long Bisheng, who is closely defended by two defenders, has to spend a lot of energy even taking off.

Long Bisheng also tried to withdraw from the penalty area to empty the opponent's defense, but after the last game, other opponents must have noticed this. Instead, a defender came out to prevent Long Bisheng from taking the ball and turning around to shoot, while the other defender stayed in the penalty area. What about other players with breakthrough ability.

In the first half, the two sides fought zero to zero. During the intermission, Rhea did not choose to replace Bucky, who was more capable of breakthrough than Long Bisheng. It was enough to break through Carayo and De Zelby.

Long Bisheng quickly repaid his trust—just 5 minutes after the start of the second half, Long Bisheng pulled out of the penalty area again, this time he pulled very far back, and when he reached the top of the penalty area, Dara Bona immediately passed the ball to his feet.

Long Bisheng turned around with the ball and saw that the opponent's defender was about two meters away from him. Without hesitation, he looked up at the goal, and then suddenly shot with his right foot on the spot!
The ball passed over everyone's heads and flew straight into the upper left corner of the goal!
(End of this chapter)