On January 10, the second league rekindled the war, and Prato also held a press conference at the same time, announcing the introduction of Fan Zhiyi and Ma Minyu from China, two "international players", which caused a sensation for a while. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the press conference, a reporter ridiculed him for using people: "Mr. President, is it because you are Chinese, you especially prefer Chinese players?" ”

Chen Lin shook his head: "On the contrary, because I am Chinese, I know that there are too many excellent players in China, they are like gold in the desert, waiting for the big giants to dig up, I just act as a leader." ”

The transaction between Fan Zhiyi and Ma Minyu went smoothly, and after the two discussed it with their families, they quickly gave Chen Lin a positive answer. Prato's deal with the SH team and the SC team immediately unfolded, and the transfer amount of the two was as high as 160 million lira (about 800,000 yuan), which is undoubtedly a huge amount of money in Chinese football that has not yet been professionalized, you must know that two years later, when Li Bing, the standard king of the A League, transferred to GD Hong, the transfer fee was only 640,000 yuan. It was precisely by relying on money to open the way and the care of the previous Chinese Football Association that the SH team and the SC team were finally released, after all, Fan Zhiyi and Ma Minyu can already be regarded as the core and even representative figures of the two teams.

Fortunately, this was the beginning of 1993, when the "foreign wind" in Chinese football was blowing the hardest, and everything had to make way for learning from the advanced football experience of Europe and the United States. If Schlapner defeated Irbid five months later, and the Chinese Football Association completely denied foreign experience, the two teams may not be so easily released. At that time, Chinese football quickly fell from one extreme to another, thinking that outsiders could not be relied on after all, or they had to rely on themselves, so the professional league with a completely immature system was hurriedly launched, and the teams began to forcibly retain their players in order to produce results and attract sponsor investment.

In this press conference, the newly joined Vieri, Fan Zhiyi, and Ma Mingyu all participated. The press conference was followed by Prato's first match after the winter break, at home against Corrichiana. For the club to find two "internationals" and a Serie A player to join, the morale of the team has been greatly increased, you must know that this is the fourth league, and the international players have never had anything to do with here.

Therefore, at home against Corrichiana, Prato showed a state of momentum. 6:0, almost a bloodbath score. Prato already led 5-0 in the first half, with two goals each scored by Yang Chen and Vieri, and Veron also scored a free kick, and at the beginning of the second half, Doni scored another volley, and Coricchiana almost gave up resistance. If it weren't for the face of the opposition, Prato would have scored more goals in the second half.

And after this match, Prato ushered in the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia. Perhaps Prato had used all its good fortune in the first half of the season, and the result of the draw for the quarter-finals had almost despair for Prato.

Inter Milan, the prestige of the opponent does not need to be explained in detail, just these four words can feel the heavy weight. 13 Serie A titles, 3 Coppa Italia titles, 2 UEFA Champions Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, and the most recent UEFA Cup was lifted just over a year ago.

If the "Dutch Three Musketeers" made AC Milan shock the whole of Europe, then the "German troika" of the same era of Inter Milan is not inferior at all, Lothar? Mateus, Andreas? Bremer, Jurgen? Klinsmann, a World Cup Ballon d'Or winner, the creator of the Kaiserslautern myth, and a member of the FIFA Hall of Fame, is worth more than the entire Prato team. Although this season, the German troika dispersed due to advanced age, but Inter Milan introduced Uruguayan striker "Greycat" Ruben? Sosa, along with the World Cup record holder, legendary goalkeeper ******. Zenga, the legendary captain Bergomi, who became Italy's main defender in the World Cup final at the age of 18, is still a star-studded Inter Milan team. And to Chen Lin's surprise, I don't know if he has changed too much, Inter Milan actually got the Dutch football genius "Ice Prince" Dennis in advance this season? Bergkamp.

Although Prato and Inter Milan were also founded in 1908, the former has never been in the top flight in their history, while the latter has never left the top flight in their 85-year history.

Although before the game Inter Milan manager Osvaldo? Speaking to the media, Bagnoli said: "Prato is only a team in the fourth division, but since they can come to us, we should pay enough attention, I know that most of their main squad is made up of young players, but youth means passion, we should never underestimate them, and the history of Inter Milan should never be a reason for our arrogance. ”

But in fact, only he knows how much he values Prato in his heart. This can be seen in his line-up, although Bergkamp and Ruben are up front. Sousa was all on the field, but in the midfield, several main players were replaced by him, and it was Massimo who was replaced? Malazina, Wim? Jonck, Francisco? Delano and these young players, even Bertie, who is the core of the midfield, did not play.

The continued strength of AC Milan and the rapid rise of Juventus have made Inter Milan's big names not have such a good time in the league, and the Coppa Italia draw a team in the second division is undoubtedly a blessing for them, they can finally save some energy and rest.

The first match was played at the Stadio Bisenchio, home of Prato, and was packed to capacity with 6,750 people. As soon as the draw for the quarter-finals came out, the tickets for this match were completely sold out. On the day of the race, the streets of Prato were gone, and the bars, which were usually deserted in the afternoon, were packed. In Chinatown, the Chinese shops that are open every day for 365 days are also hanging signs today that the proprietors are happy and closed for half a day. This small town, which has been quiet and idle for hundreds of years, has been plunged into an unprecedented atmosphere because of a ball game.