In the minds of Fiorentina fans, who were eagerly awaiting the start of the second half, the fifteen-minute break passed slowly, and they had to give Sampdoria any opportunity to adjust and rest, and go straight to the second half.

Sampdoria fans, on the other hand, felt that fifteen minutes were not enough at all, and wished that there would be a little more time at half-time so that the players could rest and calm down for the second half. After all, they will have one less man in the second half, which will also be a serious test for their fitness.

But whether they want time to pass quickly or to go slowly, the real time is not subject to their will.

Fifteen minutes after the half-time break, players from both sides reappeared on the pitch.

Sampdoria made a substitution at this time.

They replaced left winger Zaza with a midfielder, Rennan.

This is also in response to the situation where Obiang was sent off.

Fiorentina, on the other hand, did not make any substitutions.

After the two sides changed sides, Fiorentina launched a very fierce attack on the Sampdoria goal from the start, just as they did in the second half of the first half.

Sampdoria, on the other hand, shrank their defence and played their best defensive counter-attack against Fiorentina's attack.

At half-time, Di Francisco made his players realise that Obiang's dismissal was not the end of the world, but might still be an opportunity. Because after one less person, everyone can abandon other distractions and concentrate on sticking, and the success rate of such a defense may be less than when the number of people is the same.

And whether it is setting up a bus or defending a counterattack, it is a familiar road for Sampdoria players. They're just back on the path they do best, and there's nothing to worry about.

They are also one goal ahead of Fiorentina, so even if they don't score, they can win as long as they keep that scoreline until the end.

However, as the time of the game goes by, if Fiorentina can't break through the Sampdoria goal again and equalize, then the initiative of the game will fall to Sampdoria again.

So the most important thing is not to panic and not to concede at the beginning of the second half.

As long as you can do this, even one less person will have nothing to fear.

So after the start of the second half, the Sampdoria players were gritting their teeth to prevent Fiorentina from penetrating their defence.

They actually know very well that in terms of strength, they are inferior to Gao Zheng. And it is precisely because of Gao Zheng that they can have the opportunity to touch the championship trophy.

When the media is promoting, they always raise Zheng, and the spotlight is only on Gao Zheng alone, and they all seem to be in the darkness of the stage.

But none of Sampdoria's players were unhappy or jealous.

Because they know very well that this is the truth. In fact, they have been stained with the light of Gao Zheng all the time.

Think of Icardi, who, after scoring 15 league goals last season, is now a regular at Inter Milan.

With Gao Zheng's performance last season, where would he have gone if he had chosen to leave the team last summer? You must know that at that time, there were many big teams that were interested in him.

But in the end, he chose to stay.

He doesn't have to do that at all, there is no agreement or contract between him and Sampdoria, he can go to those big teams and win the title will be much easier than it is now.

It's just that in this case, the remaining Sampdoria players may not even be able to score the Champions League main game, let alone experience the taste of the Champions League round of 16.

Coppa Italia final? Don't even think about it.

They have been enjoying all the benefits that Gao Zheng has brought them, how can they delay at such a critical moment?

gritted his teeth and worked hard, and he must not waste Gao Zheng's efforts!

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So after the start of the second half of the game, many people gradually discovered that Fiorentina's attack was fierce, but it did not successfully break through Sampdoria's goal.

Things don't seem to be as simple as they think.

According to their assumptions, with one more man and momentum, Sampdoria was dangerous in the second half, so how could Fiorentina not score?

But Fiorentina didn't really score.

Ten minutes into the second half, the score was still 2:1, and Sampdoria was ahead.

Montella, who was sitting in the dugout at the start of the second half, also got up and left the dugout at this time, and asked the assistant coach to call Mattías Fernandez off the bench.

He already saw some clues.

I don't know what his former teammate Di Francesco said to the Sampdoria players in the dressing room, but in the past ten minutes of the game, the morale of the Sampdoria players was high, and there was no shortage of panic and helplessness.

If the game is allowed to develop like this, and their team can no longer score goals, Sampdoria's momentum may be completely up. When the time comes, the opponent will be more and more confident as he defends, while his Fiorentina players will be more and more impatient.

He has to make changes quickly, and as soon as possible, try to get past Sampdoria as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the substitutes were kept on the pitch at half-time and were led by the assistant coach for warm-up training.

So now you don't have to wait for the warm-up and go straight to the game.

A minute later, Fiorentina made the substitution.

He was replaced by the team's captain, left wing-back Pasquale.

Matthias Fernandez is an attacking midfielder, and this substitution is not a counter-substitution at all, and Montella's intention is clearly to strengthen the attack, for which he can sacrifice part of the defence.

In fact, this is also his helpless move. He certainly knows that switching to a back three will open up more space at the back, but if the team can't score for a long time, the advantage will slip out of his hands sooner or later.

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I have to say that Montella's substitution adjustment still played a role.

After Matthias Fernandez came on, Fiorentina's attack was more threatening.

Sampdoria was in front of the gate again.

In the 59th minute, Matthias and Fiorentina striker Borja Valero made a wall collision in front of the penalty area and burst into the box.

Facing the attacking goalkeeper Romero, he faked a real shot and shook off the opponent!

"This is Florence's chance! Matthias—"

The stadium resounded with the cheers of the Fiorentina fans and the screams of the Sampdoria fans.

Montella straightened up, looked at Sampdoria's door, raised her hands involuntarily and clenched into fists, and walked into a cheering preparation.

But just after Matthias got up to shoot, the ball hit Alberto Massi, who would be behind goalkeeper Romero!

The soccer ball hit him firmly near his lower abdomen, causing him to almost faint in pain.

And after the football hit his body, the hesitation was in a special position, so it didn't bounce far away, but fell right in front of him.

But in Marcy's case, it was impossible for him to make a second reaction to break the siege.

Football is still in danger zone!

At that moment, second Sampdoria centre-back Mustafi rushed up and kicked the ball off the touchline with a big kick.

Sampdoria's goalmouth crisis is finally over.

Looking at Marcy, who fell to the ground and was still clutching his stomach with a painful expression, the hearts of Sampdoria fans were beating wildly, and they were still a little afraid.

Xiao Yingying pointed to Marcy on the TV screen and said to the others, "See? Can pig teammates sacrifice themselves to block the gun's eye! ”

A group of male fans were silent, but they felt a faint pain in their lower abdomen......