football big winner

Chapter 9 The Opening of the League

When it comes to Naples, there is one person whose name must not be skipped, Diego Armando Maradona, the recognized Argentine football champion in the world football.

In the history of football, there are only two people who can be called the king of the ball. The first is Pele from Brazil. Of course, the crow mouth of this ball king is likely to catch up with his skills.

The other is Diego Maradona.

The most powerful period for Naples was the seven years of Maradona. Under the leadership of the king, Naples won two Serie A championships and won the UEFA Cup in the 88-89 season.

That was the most powerful and glorious moment in the history of Naples in the past century, which also made Maradona deified in Naples. Even in the following decades, Naples fans still regard Maradona as a god in their hearts.

However, even gods can’t stop the cruelty of time, not to mention that Maradona is only deified, not a real god. With Maradona’s aging and departure, Naples is also declining step by step.

In the 97-98 season, Naples was relegated to Serie B. Although it rushed back to Serie A in the 00-01 season, that did not represent Naples' resurgence. After only one season, Naples was relegated again.

According to the original history, Naples will fall to the bottom in the next two years. The team will be relegated to the C level due to bankruptcy.

2:2, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the final score on the field was 2:2. Only 2 minutes into the game, Naples broke the deadlock, and it was Stroone who scored for Naples.

However, in the No.17 minute, Camarata helped Cagliari equalize the score. However, 2 minutes after the goal, the 19-year-old Flores once again helped Naples take the lead.

And this time the lead almost made the Napoli people think that they would start the new season with a victory. Fortunately, Langella stood up at the last moment, so that Cagliari didn't have to start the new season with a loss.

Although it is impossible to start the new season with victory, it is acceptable to think that the opponent is Naples. After all, Naples ranked fifth in the standings last season. Before the 03-04 season, Serie B had four promotion places, and they were promoted directly. Unfortunately, Naples was one step short.

Although Naples' personnel changes have been a bit big this season, their strength is still at the forefront of Serie B and they are a popular team to advance to the end of the season.

So for this draw, Cagliari is satisfied from top to bottom, and it is obvious from the scene that Cagliari has been at a disadvantage.

In fact, this disadvantage did not change in the second game. Seven days after the game with Naples, Cagliari was a guest at Ternana's home stadium Libernati Stadium.

In terms of strength, Cagliari is undoubtedly much stronger than Ternana, but after a game, Cagliari has almost no advantage. If it is not for Esposito's goal, Cagliari will usher in two consecutive draws.

But to win is to win. Italian football philosophy is defense. Whether it is a rich team or an ordinary team, defense is fundamental, so playing ugly is actually acceptable. After all, Italian fans are not Spanish Real Madrid fans. They not only want to win, but also look good and win beautifully.

Besides, Ventura himself is a typical Italian head coach, what's wrong with playing ugly, for Cagliari now, the most important thing is to win and return to the first division.

In the third game like this, Cagliari once again won the opponent with a 1:0, and this time the opponent was Genoa. Compared with Cagliari, Genoa was much worse. Since the relegation in the 94-95 season, Genoa has never returned to Serie A.

It is second in the standings. After three rounds, Cagliari has achieved an unbeaten record of two wins and one draw. This is also the best record in the first three rounds of Serie B. Among the twenty teams, only Sampdoria can compare with Cagliari. Sampdoria is also the team ahead of Cagliari.

Although the two teams have the same points, with two wins and one draw and 7 points, Sampdoria has scored more goals than Cagliari, so it is temporarily ranked ahead of Cagliari.

"This summer, Cellino made an extremely correct decision, that is, to bring back the achievements of Cagliari in the past," after three rounds, the "Sardinia Daily" praised it.

"Cagliari is on the right path. Ventura did not disappoint the Cagliari people. The head coach who brought Cagliari back to Serie A will bring good news to Cagliari again." "Cagliari Sports" also praised Ventura without hesitation.

"Damn it." Some people are happy, and some people are not happy. For example, Salerno, the director is furious in the office.

However, the reason why Salerno is like this is not because Cagliari currently has a good record. As the director of Cagliari, Salerno is still very happy that Cagliari has a good record.

In Salerno's heart, he still loves this team very much, otherwise Salerno would have left a long time ago. With his many years of work experience in Cagliari, even if Salerno leaves Cagliari, he will not worry about finding a job.

The reason why Salerno was angry was entirely because of Pedzzoli, the new football director who came to Salerno early in the morning with a few newspapers, showing off and mocking.

"Nicolas, take it easy." At this moment, there was still a person sitting in Salerno's office, with black hair and yellow skin, it was Li Yi.

"Call him Uncle." Salerno said with a glare at Li Yi.

Salerno and Li Yi's father were friends. Before the car accident, Salerno was the restaurant's most loyal customer. Because of their good relationship, Salerno was willing to bring Li Yi into Cagliari.

"Okay, Uncle Nicholas." Li Yi shrugged and shouted helplessly.

"Actually, according to my analysis, the current team's performance is just an illusion." If this statement is put out, no one will believe it, and even think Li Yi is a lunatic.

"Although the team currently has two wins and one tie, the team's real performance is not good. Let's say that Olney, the biggest signing this season, has played all three games, but the performance is a bit unsatisfactory. The midfielder has become the weakest link of the team."

The four goals in these three games were all scored by old players, Camarata, Langella, Esposito and Suazo who came off the bench.

The midfield with O'Neill as the metronome played quite chaotically. The sloppy Uruguayan midfielder ran the least in the five midfielders in three games. Moreover, as the team's offensive organizer, O'Neill could not send a few threatening passes in a game.

"There is also the back line. Although Loria is good in all aspects, he is not a typical Italian central defender, and he is not suitable for dragging a central defender." Loria's attack is fierce, but it is more ferocious than the attack and his desire to attack.

If it is a four-back, someone can delay to fill in the defense, that is fine, but Ventura is a three-back, and Loria occupies the most important position.

(End of this chapter)