There is a luxury called Florence.

In Italy, there is a famous love saying: No diamonds, I want that iris you brought back from Florence. This is the birthplace of the European Renaissance, and the streets are full of buildings and artistic statues with a strong literary atmosphere. Compared with Rome and Milan, which have been modernized, Florence is more representative of the spirit and temperament of Italy.

There is a saying in Italy that Milanese look down on anyone but Rome, Romans look down on everyone but Milan, and Florentines look down on anyone except Florence because they feel that only they are noble.

If Greece gave birth to ancient Europe, then the origin of modern Europe comes from Florence, which is the spiritual homeland of Europeans, and there are often Western tourists in Florence who are excited to tears, and then tourists from China will feel that they are very strange, as if they have never seen the world.

In the past, the Chinese called it Emerald Emerald, a name that is said to have come from Xu Zhimo's translation. Such a poetic, not like a place name, can only be imagined by a poet. The Emerald is its Italian transliteration, and later called Florence according to the international English translation, which is more suitable for the city, but Florence has not lost its urban atmosphere of perfect fusion of art and commerce.

It is acceptable for Florence to become Florence, and the transformation of Cambridge into Cambridge is also not lacking in charm, but fortunately, the name does not have to be called according to the English translation, and Andersen is also called Andersen, otherwise according to the current name, the name Anderson does not sound fairy tale.

This was Zhuo Yang's first time in Florence, and from the moment he walked out of Santa Maria Novala Nuola train station with the team, he was full of affection for the city. It's not the dirty and messy scene of a typical train station, but it's clean and slow-paced.

At the Stadio Franky, AC Milan and Zhuo Yang were cheered on by Fiorentina fans as it was his first game back from suspension and his first appearance since winning the European Golden Ball. Fiorentina fans seemed friendly as the FIFA annual awards ceremony was to be held in a few days, and fans who didn't know the inside story put up a lot of banners in support of Zhuo Yang as the World Footballer of the Year.

Although the European Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year are not counted on the spot, and the scores have already been counted in advance, compared with the European Golden Ball, there is a big gap between FIFA's sense of confidentiality and sense of presence in this regard, and Zhuo Yang and other well-informed people in the football circle already know their respective rankings. However, the love of Fiorentina fans still makes Zhuo Yang very useful.

Fiorentina FC has a good relationship with AC Milan in its history, and after being relegated to the second division (equivalent to the D division) after bankruptcy in 2002, Fiorentina was able to replace Cosenza FC in the second division in 2004 with the second division champions, thus returning to Serie A within two magical years, and AC Milan played a big role in it.

AC Milan was penalized 8 points this season, Fiorentina 15 points, do you say the two are not the same?

But even if it starts from -15 points, Fiorentina has 12 wins, two draws and 3 losses in the first fifteen rounds of the league with 23 points, and now it is temporarily ranked 8th, and it feels like it is not in the same level as AC Milan in 18th.

The 50-year-old Prandelli has not only achieved outstanding results in Verona and Parma, but also unearthed heavyweight stars such as Gilardino, Adriano and Mutu. Prandelli took over the reins of Fiorentinzade from former national boss Dino Zola last summer and immediately led the Purple Lilies to fourth place in Serie A last season, and would have been on their way to the Champions League this year had it not been for the phonegate.

Fiorentina cannot fail to mention three of the most famous stars in the history of their team: Apennine prince Robert Baggio, the most elegant striker Rui Costa, and the god of war Gabriel Batistuta.

In the summer of 1989, Fiorentina owner Count Pontro and Juventus owner Agnelli privately signed an agreement to forcibly sell the 22-year-old Baggio, the darling of the purple lilies, to the Alpi Stadium, which pushed this hatred to the peak. Baggio loved Fiorentina and despite playing in all three of the north, Baggio never hid that Florence was his favourite place, and he still lives here today.

The Count of Pontello was a businessman who wanted to make a fortune before selling the club, with $13 million and a total of 25 billion lira being the most expensive in world football at the time. The cunning merchant later dumped all this on Baggio, and a 'war' broke out in the city of Florence, where Baggio became a mixture of Judas and saints.

In the following league, Baggio returned to the Stade Franqui and Juventus were awarded a penalty, but a sad Baggio refused to take the penalty and replaced him with De Agostini. Perhaps, from that moment on, the fuse was planted for Baggio's swift replacement by Del Piero at Juventus many years later.

The departure of Rui Costa, who had been with Fiorentina for seven years, brought tears to the eyes of Purple Lily fans, as he left for the San Siro for a record transfer fee of 42 million euros for AC Milla at the time, and like Nesta, he left to save the club from bankruptcy.

During his seven years in Florence, Rui Costa and Barty formed the most effective attacking duo in the world, and his brilliant pass to the god of war still appeared in the dreams of Purple Lily fans years later.

At the 1996 European Championships, Portugal, which had the most gorgeous midfield in the world, had only a group of inactive forwards, and Portugal was mediocre and weird like a stupid cow with a sharkskin and gold saddle. Rui Costa quipped and told reporters: "Maybe I should call Gabriel and see if he can come and help us score a goal in the forward line."

Batistuta, who was on vacation in Argentina, responded: Okay, I'll look at the schedule.

Baggio and Rui Costa filled the Purple Lily with endless fond memories and painful memories, but the two of them together were no match for the influence of the god of war Batistuta in Florence.

One person is a city!

The 22-year-old Batistuta has dedicated nine years of his best career to Fiorentina since arriving from Boca Juniors. There was a saying in that era that there were only three and a half strikers in the world – Barty, Romario, Vieri, and half Ronaldo.

The team's all-time top scorer and the only player in world football to score a hat-trick at both San Siro and Meazza was erected in the Florentina square after his goal. Even in the year when Florence was relegated to the second division, Barty did not leave, and he explained to the world what loyalty is.

However, loyalty comes at a price, and the only Coppa Italia trophy in nine years has also made Barty sigh, and when he is about to grow old, the god of war has left even a year before Rui Costa.

The day before leaving for Rome, Batistuta lay alone on the turf of the Stadio Frankie and had a long dream.

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