Chapter 248: Playing with Pastore

It turned out that in the stands, Palermo fans were already starting to show off their Italian Cup "Champion Trophy".

The deep silver light trophy is really a bit like a real champion trophy.

The appearance of this "Champion Trophy" immediately ignited the enthusiasm of Palermo fans.

In the stands, they started singing and dancing.

"Champion, we are the champions! Brave fighters, help us win the championship trophy!"

"Palermo! Palermo!"

The atmosphere of the court suddenly reached its climax, as if it had become a stage to celebrate the championship in advance.

The Italian Cup match is not very important in Italy.

Many teams regard this event as a stage for training young players in the second line, or give substitutes or players who have returned from injury to regain their feelings for the game.

However, when the event reaches the quarter-finals or semi-finals, all teams will pay attention to the event. Since then, they have been distracted from the league and sent out real main players to compete for the final championship of the Italian Cup.

Because, when entering the finals, the team has the opportunity to participate in European events. Participating in European events means that the club's finances will be greatly improved.

Also, the Italian Cup champion is also a very meaningful championship title!

Champion, this is a huge temptation in itself, and no team can resist it.

What's more, Sampdoria's golden age and Inter Milan's revival dynasty all started from the day the Italian Cup won the Italian Cup!

The Italian Cup may be a useless rib, but the Italian Cup champion has never been a useless rib!

So, when Palermo fans see hope for the Italian Cup, they are so excited.

In the history of the Palermo club, they have won three Italian League Two championships, but have never scored in the Italian Cup. In history, Palermo has reached the finals of the Italian Cup twice, but in those two times, they eventually lost to Bologna and Juventus, and unfortunately missed the championship title.

Therefore, for the championship of this event, both the club and their fans, they are extremely eager to win!

"Hey guys, they're all celebrating the championship ahead of time!"

Chu Jiang slapped his gloves hard and shouted at his teammates.

"What are you going to do?"

"Let them see how powerful we are!"

The teammates roared.

Before the game started, we celebrated the championship in advance, which clearly did not take us seriously.

It's simply too much to deceive others!

If you want to win the championship, you can pass this level first!

The Sampdorians are full of fighting spirit!

In this game, Palermo's elites were all there. At least judging from the lineup, they were not too arrogant.

Rossi arranged a 4321 Christmas tree formation for the team.

The goalkeeper is the Italian candidate national goal Siligu; the four defenders are Barzareti, Bovo, Goyan and Casani; the three midfielders Akquach are in the center, Nocerino and Migliagio are on the left and right sides; the two front midfielders are Pastore and Ilicic; the forward Hernandez.

In this lineup, many of them are international players of the Italian national team or marginal players.

Therefore, this game also attracted the Italian national team coach Prandelli to watch the game. In the stands, the head coach with a big back head was not escaped from the eyes of the stadium cameraman.

In this game, Kavacin finally gave birth to a new lineup that the team has been practicing for this period of time, 4123!

Four defenders Ziegler, Lucini, Gastaldlo, and Zaubli; single midfielder, captain Palonbo, responsible for protecting the team's center; two central defenders Poli and Desena; left winger Guberti and right winger Biabiani; center choice is Nicola Pozi with more impact.

The goalkeeper is undoubtedly Chu Jiang!

In this lineup, there are only three players in the midfield. In addition to Palonbo's strong defense ability, Poly and Desena are both players with stronger offense than defense. Moreover, the two full-backs Ziegler and Zauri are also players with stronger assist ability.

Obviously, Sampdoria is going to attack!

Under the situation of 0:3 behind, they have no choice but to attack!

Not long after the opening, Nocerino successfully cut off the ball under Poli and launched a quick counterattack.

After three passes and two passes, Pastore got the ball and made a strong pass. The football rushed straight to the top of Hernandez's head, as accurate as if he had eyes.

However, just as Hernandez jumped up and was about to fight for the top, a lightning-fast figure rushed past him.

Immediately afterwards, the football lost its trace.

Hernandez beat the ball to the point!

The one who jumped out of the air was Chu Jiang!

Holding the football, Chu Jiang shook his finger at Pastoly.

"If you want to break through my defense, such a quality cross is not enough!"

For Chu Jiang, who predicts that the double 15 attacks and intercepts crossing ability is slightly less than 15, if the quality of the crossing ball is not very high, it will be difficult to directly bypass his defensive area!

"It's okay, keep coming!"

Chu Jiang shouted at Poli and then drove the football out.

He still passed the ball to Poly!

This is trust!

Poli glanced at Chu Jiang gratefully, held the ball steadily, and led the ball through half.

There is Chujiang guarding behind him, so what else can you not be assured?

Just attack boldly!

In the seven games Chu Jiang participated in for Sampdoria, he lost two goals in total, and he contributed countless wonderful saves. With such a goalkeeper guarding the back defense, what else can his teammates worry about?

attack!

Sampdoria's players are pressing on the ground!

"Zigler, go up! Zauri, you go up too!"

Ziegler and Zauri were stunned for a moment, then rushed forward immediately.

In the backcourt of the team, only Gastaldello, Lucini and Palonbo were left.

As the attack deepened, Palonbo began to overwhelm his opponent's penalty area, only Lucini and Gastaldello kept an eye on the positions of Pastorre, Hernandez and others.

Due to the well-preparedness and high morale, Sampdoria entered the state significantly earlier than the Palermos.

Under the influence of the optimism of coaches and fans, Palermo's players' mood has not been fully mobilized, and they do not pay enough attention to their opponents in this game.

The 3:0 score in the first round made them feel uncontrollable and proud.

"Save some effort to play, it's all a win anyway."

Many Palermo players have such an idea subconsciously.

Therefore, some Palermo players who underestimated the opponent and were careless were still inadequate in preparation for Sampdoria's fierce attack.

Just 6 minutes later, they were forced to make a foul due to Biabiani's inward cutting and a set piece from the opponent.

Front court set piece!

This is a good opportunity!

Kavacin's eyes lit up.

Sure enough, in the eyes of the head coach, Chu Jiang jogged from the backcourt to the frontcourt with firm steps.

Before the opponent fouled, Biabiani and his teammate Guberti had completed the transfer. Therefore, this free kick appeared on the left side of the opponent's penalty area.

The distance is 27 meters, located in the middle of the corner of the penalty area and the top of the penalty area arc.

This position, distance and angle are very good, just suitable for Chu Jiang's right-foot arc ball!

Chu Jiang looked up at Xiligu, then looked at the human wall.

"Mr. Referee, their wall of people has not retreated enough."

Facing the referee Rocky, Chu Jiang cunningly appealed.

Not enough distance?

Rocky glanced at Chu Jiang.

He walked to the football and began to walk towards the human wall.

After walking ten steps, the distance between the wall and the free throw point was indeed a little further forward.

"You have to worry about such a little distance..."

Rocky said in his heart.

However, for his duty, he still asked Palermo's players to step back a little further.

As the wall retreated, the originally arranged positions began to appear subtle loosening. However, this subtle loosening did not attract the attention of the players of Siligu and Palermo.

After seeing this picture, a smile appeared on the corner of Chu Jiang's mouth.
To be continued...