After the Lighthouse Derby, there are only six rounds left in the league, leaving little time for those teams that are contentious for the title, relegation and European qualification.

Sampdoria's situation is a bit delicate right now.

They are third in the table but level on points with AC Milan and lead their opponents on goal difference.

There is no guarantee that they will qualify for next season's Champions League at the end of the season.

If you want to qualify for the Champions League, you can't afford to miss the next games.

The league has come to the final stage, and the physical demands on the players are very high, and the players are also frequently injured.

At this time, whoever can grit his teeth and hold on will have the last laugh.

On April 21, in the 33rd round of the league, Sampdoria challenged Bologna away. They eventually beat Bologna 1-0, with Icardi netting the only goal to secure the three points.

And the good news came from Torino - AC Milan lost 1-0 away to Juventus.

Sampdoria now have 61 points and AC Milan 57, a four-point difference between the two teams, and Sampdoria's third place in the league is more secure.

In the 34th round of the league, AC Milan hosted Catania, and Sampdoria hosted Fiorentina.

In both games, both home teams have faced a tough test.

AC Milan came down twice in the game and equalised twice before beating Catania 4-2 at home thanks to goals from Pazzini and Balotelli.

Sampdoria fell behind 2-0 in the first half.

In the second half, they launched a Jedi counterattack.

Gao Zheng, Icardi and Kostisic each scored a goal to help the team complete the comeback. However, in the final moments, in order to maintain this one-goal lead, captain Gastadello was sent off for a tactical foul and led to a red card, which also cost Sampdoria a heavy price, and then Gasstadello will be suspended for one game, which brings a big hidden danger to Sampdoria's backline......

After this round of league games, there is still a lot of uncertainty about whether Sampdoria can hold on to the top three in the league.

But there is one thing that I am afraid is no longer in suspense.

That's who won the top scorer in Serie A this season.

Because of the goal scored in this round of the league, Gao Zheng's goals this season have increased to 31, while Cavani was suspended for accumulation of yellow cards in this game and did not play at all. However, he scored a goal in the last round of the league.

But even so, Cavani's goal tally is only twenty-three, eight goals short of Gao Zheng.

With four rounds of league games remaining, this goal gap is almost insurmountable.

After the game, Genoa's local media "Nineteenth Century" released a photo of Gao Zheng scoring in the game, accompanied by the caption: "The mountain is here!" ”

The text of the report blew Gao Zheng a lot: "...... When Gao announced his Golden Boot declaration after the thirteenth round of the league's 'Lighthouse Derby', which had already scored thirteen goals at the time, attracted a lot of cynicism and fierce criticism. Critics thought Gao was too arrogant, but now it turns out that it was not hubris, but a clear understanding of a talented player's own abilities. There are still four rounds left in the league, but we can already declare Gao's victory in advance – and I'm not at all worried that doing so will cause Gao to be overturned by Cavani at the last minute, and from what I know Gao, he's not that stupid. When it comes to scoring goals, he's a terrible ...... of efficiency and consistency."

This article comes from the hand of Sampdoria team reporter Frecello, through this more than a season of reporting, everyone knows that he is the number one high-haired, no matter how much criticism Gao Zheng faces, he is unswervingly on Gao Zheng's side, advocating for Gao Zheng, so that many people who don't like Gao Zheng hate him very much, and there are even many malicious conjectures, such as he has relatives in China, and he accepts financial support from a Chinese consortium or something......

But now Gao Zheng's results are in front of everyone, no matter how much those people hate him and Frecello, there is nothing to say.

Before the league was over, Gao Zheng scored 31 goals. You must know that in Serie A, which is known for its defense, there are only a handful of strikers who can score more than 30 goals in a single season. Serie A had a 47-year record of no one scoring more than 30 goals in a single season, and it wasn't until 2006 that Luca Toney, who played for Fiorentina, broke the record with 31 goals.

And since then, no one has done it. Luca Toni has stood alone for more than 50 years.

Later, Del Piero even scored 21 goals to win the Serie A Golden Boot, which shows how strong the defense of Serie A is.

In the 2009-2010 season, Di Natale was one step away from breaking the 30-goal mark again, but in the end he scored 29 goals.

Gao Zheng became the first striker since Luca Toney to break the 30-goal mark in a single season.

This achievement alone is enough to set him apart and silence those who question him, mock him, and criticize him.

Moreover, it took Luka Toney 38 league games to complete 31 goals.

Gao Zheng now has a chance to play four rounds.

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After the training, Gao Zheng was practicing free kicks for himself as usual, and head coach Di Francesco came to the training ground again, chatting with him while watching Gao Zheng practice free kicks.

"Hi Gao, I read those reports in the media. You shouldn't have any suspense about winning the Golden Boot now, right? Di Francisco asked, clasping his arms in his hands.

Gao Zheng shook his head: "The league is not over yet, I am only eight goals ahead of Cavani......

Di Francisco waved his hand: "It's high, it's just the two of us here, there are no reporters." You can't say that it does the same to anger some people. What does it mean to be 'only' eight goals ahead? With only four league games remaining, eight goals is a huge gap that is hard to beat! ”

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of just in case."

"No if, no doubt you're going to be the top scorer this season, it's just your first Serie A season, I have to congratulate you in advance, Gao."

Gao Zheng calmly accepted the head coach's advance congratulations.

Di Francisco continued: "Honestly, I think it's too easy for you to get the Golden Boot, and I'm worried that you'll lose motivation, so I thought of a way...... Do you want to break a record or something? ”

Gao Zheng, who was about to play football, slammed his body, stopped and turned his head to look at the head coach, and said with some surprise: "Coach, why do I think you say that the record is very simple, and breaking the record is the same as playing?" ”

Di Francisco laughed: "Of course, it is difficult for others to break the record, and I would never make such a 'non-score' request. But you're different, high, and I think you can do things that ordinary people can't do. After all, this is your first Serie A season and you've already scored 31 goals with ease, so I think you're more than capable of breaking the Serie A single-season scoring record. ”

"Single-season goal record? How many are that? ”

"Thirty-five balls. This was created by AC Milan's Swedish striker Nodal in the 1948-1950 season. ”

"Hey, not as much as I thought." Gao Zheng was a little surprised.

Di Francesco laughed when he saw this: "You still say that I made it easy to break the record, don't you think the same way?" ”

Gao Zheng scratched his head: "I thought that the records were all high and difficult to break." But I didn't expect that I was only four goals away now......"

"That's why I'm saying it's easy for you to break a record. How about it, do you want to write your name in the history of Serie A? ”

"Coach, I heard a kind of meaning from your tone that it is not a big deal to watch the excitement......"

"Do you want to?"

Gao Zheng nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Okay, then the team will fully support your ...... in the last four rounds of the league"

Gao Zheng shook his head and said: "There's no need to be so excited, coach, you can play how you want to play normally, I can also break the record." ”

Di Francesco didn't feel Gao Zheng arrogant, but nodded: "Very good." ”

He never questioned Gao Zheng's big words, nor did he think it was big words.

With his understanding of Gao Zheng, he knew that Gao Zheng could do it, otherwise why would he come to Gao Zheng to say this?