Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 238 The Second Round of the City Derby

On the afternoon of April 4st, after a long flight, Lu Feng finally arrived at the international airport of the Italian capital.

Two days later is the derby between Lazio and Rome, but he is not nervous at all, but still relaxed.

On the one hand, Lazio still leads Juventus by 8 points in the league standings, and it doesn't matter even if they lose; but more importantly...he doesn't have much sense of belonging and identification with the Blue Eagles, especially After Pioli hid him many times in order to send favors, Lu Feng just regarded playing for the Blue Eagles as completing his task.

In some games, he has become accustomed to avoiding physical confrontation that may cause injury, and gradually reduces the number of dribbles after a big lead, and only uses headers or grab points to complete the final fatal blow.

The results belong to Lazio, but the career is their own!

So, when he came to the training base to report the next morning, Lu Feng applied to the head coach without blushing:

"I'm sorry, coach, I've been flying for more than 20 hours, and my body is still exhausted. Tomorrow's game... I'm afraid I won't be able to start the game."

Pioli was not as worried as he imagined, he nodded, then glanced at the strong and strong Blue Eagle soldiers, and said confidently:
"It's okay, just take a rest first! We are no longer the old Lazio! Even if tomorrow is the home court of Rome, we are confident that they will kneel down and sing! The city of Rome is blue!"

Lu Feng looked at this confident head coach with admiration, and couldn't help applauding:
"Then... I'll just wait for the icing on the cake at the last moment!"
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Thirty hours passed in a flash, and at 30:4 pm on April 3, this world-renowned match kicked off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Since this was the morning show on Saturday and it was the Ching Ming Festival holiday, tens of millions of TV viewers in China watched it on time.

But they were a little disappointed to find that the No. 1 player they were most looking forward to seeing was lying leisurely in the sun on the leather seat of the bench...

"It's understandable. After all, Lu Feng participated in two consecutive world preliminaries in China thousands of miles away, and now he still needs to overcome the jet lag. What's more, Lazio's lead in the league is large enough, so there is really no need to force it... "

The commentator He Wei took Lu Feng's responsibility for granted, and he did not mention at all that Lu Feng "wasted" two days in the country to meet with the Football Association leaders and participate in commercial activities.

Guest Xu Yang even said unabashedly:
"Messi and Ronaldo both got a rest after the national team match day, and Lu Feng also needs to rest. After all, he is not yet 20 years old, and he still doesn't know how to allocate his energy reasonably!"

He Wei glanced at his old partner, and curled his lips secretly.

Don't know how to allocate physical energy reasonably?
How dare you say it!
Although Lu Feng played for 78 minutes in Qatar, his running distance was less than 5000 meters!

How tired can he be? !
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Roma, which is currently ranked fourth in the league, is 18 points less than Lazio, who is at the top of the list. The status of the two teams is completely different.

But these factors have nothing to do with Derby!
The game lasted only 14 minutes, Digne sent a pass from the left, and the not-so-tall "Little Pharaoh" Shalawi broke through Marchetti's ten fingers with a header! 1-0!

"Shalawi is completely different after he moved to Roma. He has scored 10 goals and sent 6 assists in the 2 games he joined Roma. This efficiency is completely at the level of a top star!"

Looking at the data provided by the background, He Wei was speechless.

You know, in the first half of the season, Shalawi's statistics in Monaco were only... poor 21 games with 2 goals and 1 pass! -
Not only Shalawi is in good form, but other Roma players have also shown excellent form.

In the 27th minute, Mauricio fouled at the top of the penalty area, and Pjanic scored a free kick to expand the score to 2-0!

Lazio was not helpless, but neither Klose's header nor Biglia's and Candreva's long-range shots could pose a substantial threat to the goal guarded by Szczesny.

On the contrary, in the 40th minute, Rudiger completed a beautiful interception against Klose in the backcourt. Roma played a quick counterattack. Salah sprinted and hit the middle of the road after passing three people in a row, outflanking Pjanic who was in place. Completed his personal brace with a single kick!

"Uh... the first half hasn't finished yet, the score has come to 3-0..."

He Wei hesitated a little:

"It stands to reason that the national team players in the Lazio team are similar to Roma, but the economic level shown by the two sides is quite different..."

Xu Yang shook his head:

"Although the outcome of this game will not affect the ranking, everyone knows that this is a derby in the same city. Lazio supporters will not allow their team to lose to their rivals in the same city!"

Yes!

Never allow it!
Especially now when the momentum of hitting the league championship is just right!

Pioli's face was pale.

He suddenly regretted it. Why did he give AC Milan such a favor in the last round? !

If the three points were not sent in vain, Lazio would still have an 11-point lead, and the outcome of this derby would not be that important!
——If they continue to lose to Roma, Lazio's lead will be reduced from 8 points to 5 points. The morale of the pursuer Juventus is bound to increase greatly, and the pressure on the leading Blue Eagles will inevitably double!

Pioli glanced at Lu Feng who was sitting diagonally behind him, and his heart was already turbulent.

He fell into a dilemma.

Do you want to send Lu Feng out immediately?
If you send him on the field, wouldn't it be an admission that Pioli's coaching skills are too poor, and I will only hug Lu Feng's thigh!

But if he is not sent to play, if the game is really lost, then...

Pioli shuddered suddenly, and his gaze suddenly became extremely firm!
He turned to Lu Feng with a calm and powerful voice:
"Feng, you will play immediately in the second half, is there any problem?"

Lu Feng was a little surprised, but he answered him immediately:

"No problem, Mr. Coach."

Pioli nodded, then sat back in his seat.

He has figured it out.

As long as he can win and finally win the championship, why should he care so much?
In Guardiola's first year in Barcelona, ​​didn't he rely on a bunch of superstars led by Messi to win six championships?
Who dares to say that Gua Shuai is not the No.1 handsome man in the world?
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"what?"

When the intermission ended, many people had a question.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti's expression was particularly dignified - the head coach Rudy Garcia was fired half a year ago during the Chinese New Year.

He stared hard at the figure that appeared on the field, then turned his head and told his assistant:
"Ready to replace Perotti and let De Rossi play!"

He wants to replace the useless temporary striker with the Wannian vice-captain who is good at attacking and defending, and has a tough style of play, so as to strengthen the defensive strength of the midfield!

At the same time, Roma's right winger Salah is looking at the Lazio left winger who just played - Lu Feng.

In the first round of the same city derby, Salah had already experienced Lu Feng's strength, and when they met again after half a year, he was still not sure to stop this opponent's attack.

The midfielder Keita, who was standing not far away, saw his worry and gestured to him:
"I'll help you defend!"

But Salah still can't let go!
"drop!"

The referee blew his whistle, Klose made a diagonal pass from the side, and Lu Feng charged with the ball!

When Salah didn't pay attention, he let Lu Feng directly wipe it from his defensive area!

What about Keita who just agreed to help him defend?

The hero of Barcelona and Dalian Albin is 36 years old. What can he use to defend the Blue Eagle thighs who are only half his age?

Standing on the sidelines ready to play, De Rossi watched helplessly as Lu Feng broke through Salah and Keita at lightning speed, and then faced Rome's last line of defense!
Lu Feng rushed between right back Florenzi and center back Manolas!
Florenzi, who made his debut as a midfielder on the right, is not a defender in the traditional sense. His speed is slow and his figure is relatively thin. It is particularly difficult to deal with explosive forwards like Lu Feng, while his teammate Manola Si, but he is a representative of the speed type central defender!
But... Manolas was just about to use close-fitting defense to squeeze Lu Feng back to the side, when Lu Feng used a fake move of changing speed to smash the ball!
Fortunately, he adjusted extremely fast, and immediately caught up again.

But at this moment, Lu Feng slammed on the brakes and smashed the ball for the second time!
The ball rolled between Manolas' long legs, and the explosive Manolas could only kneel down on one knee this time!
Szczesny looked up at the ceiling of the stadium, and his heart was clouded!
Pounce!

He closed his eyes and jumped in one direction, but he heard a burst of emotionless announcements from the speakers around the scene:
"In the 46th minute, Lazio scored a goal. The scorer, No. 1, Lu Feng..."

De Rossi, who was ready to play, slapped his thigh:
He is still one step too late!
(End of this chapter)