At the start of the second half, Di Francisco was particularly grateful for the decision he made at half-time.

Because in the second half, Sampdoria faced the familiar and crazy Atletico Madrid!

Simeone's side finally showed their teeth after enduring half the game, and instead of cowering in their second half, they ran and pressed aggressively, and began to contain Sampdoria from the front.

Even when the Sampdoria player passed back to the goalkeeper, Atletico Madrid's striker Diego Costa was tirelessly rushing to press it.

Of course, this will attract boos from the Sampdoria fans, but it is not known whether this boo is used to express dissatisfaction with Diego Costa or the concern of the Sampdoria fans......

In the face of this kind of high-pressure pressing by Atletico Madrid, Sampdoria players must be clean enough to handle the ball, and a little mud and water can bring a huge threat to their own goal.

Only one person is an exception.

Gao Zheng is the only player in the Sampdoria team who can stay at his feet for a little longer, on the one hand, he has such ability, and on the other hand, the tactics also allow Gao Zheng to do so.

After all, he is the Sampdoria player who is furthest from his own goal, and if he can control the ball a little longer, he can let the time pass a little longer.

When the Sampdoria players get the ball, whenever they can, they will kick the ball forward and pass it to him as much as possible.

After Gao Zheng got the ball, he took it forward when he had the opportunity, trying to threaten Atletico Madrid's goal, and if he didn't have a chance, he would also bring the football forward, so that the football was as far away as possible from his goal.

At first, Atletico Madrid only used one person to defend Gao Zheng, and soon they found that one person could not defend it.

Whether it is Godin or Miranda, it is not easy for Gao Zheng to snatch the football from Gao Zheng's feet in one-on-one defense, at most he can form a stalemate with Gao Zheng, and it is difficult to regain the ball for a while.

Because Sampdoria is one goal ahead, even if Gao Zheng keeps controlling the ball and does not shoot, as long as he does not lose the ball, it is beneficial to Sampdoria.

Later, Atletico Madrid adjusted its defensive strategy, allowing Godin and Miranda to defend Gao Zheng at the same time, and the situation improved a little.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid had a noticeable increase in the number of shots on goal and threatened the Sampdoria goal.

However, Sampdoria can always play a counterattack from time to time to threaten Atletico Madrid's goal a little, plus Sampdoria is used to defensive counterattacks this season, and is very used to being besieged by others, and is very experienced in dealing with it.

So the score of the game has been deadlocked, and there is no change.

In the 75th minute, Diego Simeone made his first substitution of the game for Atletico Madrid, replacing Alda Turan with David Villa and playing a double striker, further increasing the defensive pressure on Sampdoria.

As a result, just two minutes after Simeone's substitution, Sampdoria suffered another blow and defender Palombo was injured......

Palombo spent last season on loan at Inter Milan but did not stay and returned to the team at the end of his loan spell. However, his place is gone, and the captain's armband is worn on the arm of the original second captain, Gastadro.

He didn't complain, he gave full play to the demeanor of an old captain, worked diligently in training, and in the locker room, although he was not the captain, he still helped Gastadero manage the locker room and maintain unity.

Sampdoria rotated heavily this season, and Palombo also played. Later, due to an injury to Renan, Palombo regained his chance and became the main force.

His experience and ability have helped the team a lot, but after all, he is old and a little tired after continuous high-intensity battles. After finishing a defense, he sat on the turf with his calf clutched.

At first, the Spanish TV commentator thought he was deliberately delaying time, but later, after the Sampdoria team doctor came on to check on him, he made a gesture - he was indeed injured, not deliberately delaying time.

Palombo's injury was another surprise blow for Sampdoria.

After Gastadero was off, the captain's armband was brought to Palombo's arm, but Palombo was also injured.

Is this captain's armband poisonous?

Who wears and who dies?

"My God, Palombo is also hurt...... Sampdoria were so unlucky in this game, it looked like Palombo couldn't hold on and had to be replaced...... Renan is warming up. Injured two main players in one game, not only Sampdoria is dangerous in this game, but it is also difficult to say whether Gastadero and Palombo will be able to return in the next leg of the match between the two sides......

The injuries of the two captains have also cast a shadow on the hearts of Sampdoria players.

It seems to be a kind of providence in the dark.

The team's morale hit rock bottom.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, was in high spirits, seizing the opportunity of the Sampdoria players' distraction to launch a more fierce attack on the Sampdoria goal.

Finally, in the 83rd minute, Villa, who came on as a substitute, equalized for Atletico Madrid!

"Villa's header...... Ah! The ball is in! Caresa sighed regretfully. Sampdoria's goal was lost in the 83rd minute! What a shame! ”

When Villa and his teammates celebrated the goal, many Sampdoria players fell to the ground with their hands covered, and they had just experienced the injury of their teammates, and now they had lost the ball again.

The Sampdoria fans in the stands were also dumbfounded and silent.

The goal meant an away goal for Atletico Madrid and an equaliser on aggregate. The second leg went to someone's home stadium, and this game was difficult to play......

Can't win at home, still expect to go away and turn the tables?

Di Francesco stood on the sidelines, motionless like a statue, he had ten thousand swear words in his heart, but now he couldn't curse a single one.

"That's really...... What bad luck it was! He Ping shook his head again and again, he was very disappointed, but he still had to speak fairly, and he couldn't just vent his emotions. In fact, Sampdoria was already doing well, they withstood the madness of Atletico Madrid's second half, but two consecutive injuries to players took a huge toll on the team's morale and confidence. Sometimes football is like that, you do everything you can and perform really well, but you can't stand bad luck......"

Simeone and his assistants, who were on the sidelines, jumped out of the coach's box and celebrated wildly, which really meant a little "handsome".

They pretended to be grandsons in the first half, wasn't it just for this moment?

While it's perfectly acceptable to lose 0:1 on the road, isn't it better to have an away goal at 1:1?

It's not even just an away draw...... Simeone began to think more as he celebrated.