Obiang made the stupid foul just about to end the first half, and if he could have been less impulsive, Di Francesco would have turned the tide after halftime.

The result is good now, and he was impulsive, which led to Sampdoria having to play more with less in the second half. The adjustments that Di Francisco had prepared for the transfer also lost its meaning, had to be rearranged, and there was much less room for manoeuvre. It was a wrong step, a wrong step, and the team fell into a completely passive disadvantageous situation.

Obiang himself must have been well aware of the impact of his foul.

So when he committed a foul, he begged the referee for a long time, hoping to show mercy to his subordinates, and he promised never to commit it again.

But referee Osado ignored his words and still firmly showed him a second yellow and red card and sent him off.

He still refused to leave, and was finally persuaded by the captain of the game, Palombo.

When the Sampdoria players returned to the dressing room in a depressed mood, they saw Obiang sitting alone in front of his cabinet crying.

Two lines of tears hung on his cheeks, shining against the lights of the dressing room.

Seeing his teammates who were in a bad mood, he cried even more sadly.

He is clearly aware of how much trouble his mistake can cause his team-mates, and all their efforts in the Coppa Italia may well be undone on the spur of the moment.

He's going to be the sinner of the whole team.

Everyone's mood was indeed very low, but they were still surprised to see Obiang crying into a tearful person, and they looked at him a little helplessly.

At this moment, Gao Zheng walked in.

As soon as he saw this scene, he smiled: "What are you doing? ”

His chuckle shattered the awkward atmosphere in the dressing room, and everyone turned their eyes to him.

Under the gaze of everyone, Gao Zheng walked straight to Obiang.

He leaned over and patted Obiang's shoulder, who was sitting on the stool: "It's not your fault alone, it's the fault of our whole team. After all, as a midfielder, you always have to wipe our mistakes up front. Don't take it personally, Pedro. ”

Obiang raised his head and said to Gao Zheng with a crying voice: "But, it's Gao...... We're one less person now, we're ......"

Gao Zheng interrupted his sobbing: "What's one less person?" It's not that there are four people missing - then they will be directly condemned. Not a big deal, Pedro. We're going to win, and if we say we want to win the championship, we have to win the championship. ”

He pouted, and that was an understatement.

Palombo stood at the back, all his teammates in front of him, and they watched together as Gao Zheng comforted Obiang. Listening to him say this in a disdainful tone, the mood that was a little low before slowly improved.

It seems that it is really not a problem to have one less person, and it is not a problem to be beaten by the opponent.

He looked down at the captain's armband on his arm, which he was supposed to do, he was the captain.

But he was sure that first of all, he couldn't say that "one less person is nothing" and "if he said that if he wants to win the championship, he must win the championship", and secondly, even if he could say it, it is estimated that it will not have the effect he has now.

He's the captain...... Really incompetent.

"Gao is right!" Di Francisco's voice sounded behind everyone, including Obiang and Gao Zheng.

Their head coach was standing right in front of the dressing room.

"I want to remind everyone that this is the Coppa Italia final. Since it's the final, how can you win the championship easily and smoothly? Otherwise, what gold does this championship have at all, and where is it worth pursuing? Di Francesco said as he walked in as he closed the locker room door.

'In the second half we had less guys, which is a problem, but it's not too big, it's normal to have a problem, it's to solve it. If there is less person, then everyone will run a little more to make up for the disadvantage of one less person. I know it's going to be a problem for everyone's fitness, but it's also a minor problem. Psychological problems are the big problems compared to physical problems. Why are we playing so badly when we are two goals ahead, isn't it because we are too careless? Isn't it just that we are so relaxed that we are lax? Di Francesco walked up to Gao Zheng and Obiang step by step, and turned to face all the players.

"I'll tell you, football is a very simple thing – you get as much as you give in the game, and you get the game with the attitude you have in the game. We started with a focus, a clear goal and a single focus, so we were able to score two goals in five minutes. But then we got distracted and stopped taking the game seriously, and the game punished us right away. So remember this lesson...... I also have to be thankful that we still have a full half of the game to correct our mistakes when we make mistakes, and in the second half, as long as we find the rhythm of the game, I firmly believe that the victory will still be ours, after all, let's not forget that we are still leading now! ”

Before this match, Di Francesco did feel that reaching the final would be considered a complete task. But after the first half, his mind changed.

The team started so well, why not fight for the title?

If the opponent is strong and performs well, then he can accept losing the game in the end, and he will not be annoyed or painful at all.

Now that he sees the hope of winning the championship, what's the point of saying something like "it's not bad to win a runner-up"?

Meanwhile, in the Fiorentina dressing room, their head coach Montella is also cheering on his players.

'They had 45 minutes in the second half with one man less and we had a goal back. Now they're scared! In the second half, as long as you can continue to put pressure on them like you did in the second half of the first half, I believe they will collapse soon! Montella clapped her hands and shouted.

His players nodded as they listened, convinced by the manager's words.

Because the first half of the game perfectly proved the words of their manager.

Had it not been for the 45 minutes of the first half, they would have equalised going into the break.

But fortunately, before the end of the first half, he managed to send the opponent's main defender off the field with a red card.

Originally, if it was just a goal back, they would have worried that Di Francisco would make some targeted adjustments and deployments after half-time to squeeze out their advantage again.

But Obiang's red card would definitely disrupt Di Francisco's plans, and that's what they had the advantage of reversing the game in the second half.

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At halftime, in the stands, in the rest area, the fans on both sides showed two completely different emotions.

The Neapolitan fans, who were behind the score, were in high spirits, gathering together to discuss the first half of the game and look forward to the second half.

And the Sampdoria fans, who were clearly leading the score, looked sad one by one, as if they were the one behind them.

Borata's son also said to his father worriedly, "Daddy, will we ......?"

"Shut up!" Borata interrupted his son, "Believe in Gao no matter what!" ”

But he also sighed in his heart, not knowing if Gao Zheng could still bring it this time.

He still firmly believes in his judgment that Gao Zheng should not continue to stay in Sampdoria, and his departure from Sampdoria is a good choice for him.

Although he is a Sampdoria fan, he doesn't want to see Gao Zheng tied to Sampdoria all the time......

He hopes that Gao Zheng can leave Sampdoria as soon as possible and go to a bigger stage to make a difference. By then, the whole world would know about him, and naturally everyone would know that he had walked out of the Sampdoria club in Genoa.