After Feng Shiyu and Xiao Yingying returned to the dormitory, they took out the jersey that still smelled of Gao Zheng's sweat from their bags, and she turned her head and asked her roommate: "Is it true that this jersey can't be written?" ”

Xiao Yingying nodded: "It is said that yes, if you wash it, it will have no collection value, and it will lose the meaning of the jersey." ”

Feng Shiyu hesitated, but still hung the jersey in the closet.

Xiao Yingying saw this scene and secretly laughed.

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While Chinese fans are celebrating the Spring Festival, Gao Zheng has no holiday.

Sampdoria then drew 0-0 away at Napoli, which was also a direct conversation between the two goalscorers, Gao Zheng and Edinson Cavani.

The end result was that neither of them scored.

The situation on the scorer list has not changed now, Gao Zheng is at the top of the list with 24 goals, and Cavani is second with 18 goals.

With a six-goal difference between the two sides, it's not a close distance that can be easily closed.

The current situation on the scorer list really makes those who are unhappy with Gao Zheng desperate.

In the next two league rounds, Sampdoria won two in a row, beating Verona 2-0 and Parma 1-0.

Gao Zheng scored a goal in this consecutive game, raising his personal goal tally to 25th.

With two wins in a row and nine games unbeaten since losing to Lazio, Sampdoria has accumulated 49 points and moved up to third place in the rankings!

This position can be used in next season's Champions League qualifiers!

A relegation team actually touched the qualification for the Champions League......

This was something that everyone did not expect, and both Sampdoria fans and media reporters were in disbelief at Sampdoria's performance.

Sampdoria fans are full of hope for a bright future.

But at this time, the bad news suddenly came - Mr. Ricardo Garrone, the president and owner of Sampdoria Club, died of illness on March 4 at the age of 76.

The players heard the bad news from the reporters gathered at the gate of the base as they left the training base after training.

President Ricardo Garrone has a high reputation within the Sampdoria team and is respected by many players. This news was like a bolt from the blue for them.

Gao Zheng looked at Lu Bing and Wang Yixing with wide eyes: "This is really unexpected......"

Since he joined Sampdoria, he has been cared for and cared for by Mr. President on many occasions, and has an extraordinary affection for this old man.

He still remembers what the chairman said to him when he renewed his contract with the club.

Although he knew that Chairman Garrone was suffering from cancer, seeing that he was in such good spirits, he never thought that in less than a year, he would be gone.

"I'm sorry that I'll be going to the funeral of Mr. President." Gao Zheng shook his head and left, unwilling to say anything.

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That evening, the news of President Garrone's death swept through Italian football, and everyone was talking about it.

Even those opponents who didn't deal with Sampdoria had let go of their past grievances at this time.

Ricardo Garrone is a notoriously big mouth, and he offended people a lot. But now, everyone has taken the initiative not to mention those old things.

In the evening, Viviano brought Gao Zheng a pure black suit.

Gao Zheng only participates in the suit issued by the club with the club logo when he participates in the game with the team, and he basically does not wear formal clothes, and he does not have a black suit to attend the funeral.

Viviano chatted a few words when he came to give Gao Zheng a suit, and he sighed: "Sampdoria has finally looked a little better, and it is estimated that it will be turbulent again......

With the sudden death of the president of the club, no one knows who will be the successor and where this person will take the club.

None of this is a good thing for Sampdoria FC.

The only good news may be that the team has basically been relegated ahead of schedule, and no matter what turmoil follows, the team will not be relegated and return to the second division.

Gao Zheng shook his head: "It's okay with me." As a player, you just have to play well. The future of the club is something that the hierarchy thinks about. ”

"That's what I said, Gao Zheng. But you also have to think about your future, do you still plan to stay at Sampdoria? ”

Gao Zheng said: "I definitely won't stay in Sampdoria forever, but I don't want to think about it now, let's talk about it later." ”

"Well, it's really not a good time to talk about the future." Viviano spread his hands and took his leave. "Rest well."

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Outside the church where the funeral was held the next day, despite the drizzling rain, many Sampdoria fans and journalists came. Fans came to see off the club's president, while reporters came to cover the funeral.

They saw representatives of all Italian professional football clubs, including Genoa, the most notable of which was of course Inter Milan president Moratti.

There are also a number of players who have played for Sampdoria but have since left the team.

This also includes Cassano, who had a very unpleasant quarrel with President Ricardo Garrone.

Seeing Cassano, some fans excitedly shouted his name.

But he shrunk into his coat and did not respond.

At the time of the winter transfer bed, Cassano also stated that he and the president Garrone had settled their old feuds, and said that he was willing to return to Sampdoria.

However, there is now a combination of Gao Zheng and Icardi on the Sampdoria front, and Cassano is no longer needed, so the Sampdoria club did not respond at that time.

In addition to Cassano, Pazzini also returned to Genoa to attend the funeral of Mr. President.

Even the players from Sampdoria's youth team came.

Of course, all the players in the Sampdoria first team are also indispensable.

They did not train in the morning, but came to attend the funeral of Mr. President.

Gao Zheng was also among them, wearing a suit like his teammates around him.

Despite the rain, no one had an umbrella, the rain wet their hair and clothes, and their suits were no longer straight, but the expressions on everyone's faces were serious, and even if the rain was running down their faces uncontrollably, it did not make them show any impatient expression.

President Ricardo Garrone is a controversial figure in football, but no one can deny his help and support for Sampdoria FC, if it weren't for him, Sampdoria would have been completely finished. It was his constant dedication that brought Sampdoria back to the First Division.

When they entered the church, they sat quietly in their seats and waited for the funeral to begin.

Gao Zheng met the club's general manager, Sagramora, and also met Eduardo Garone, the eldest son of President Garone, who was the club's executive vice president and heir when he renewed his contract.

After the death of President Garrone, he was tasked with leading the club forward.

That's not an easy job.

Eduardo Garrone was sad, and he didn't know if he was saddened by the death of his husband and wife, or because he was stressed about the responsibilities he was going to take on.

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The whole funeral was solemn and solemn.

After the end, everyone left in an orderly manner.

Journalists are out there wanting to interview these people, but the vast majority are reluctant to stay for interviews.

Only Eduardo Garrone spoke for the club to reporters.

"It was a very difficult time for my family and for the club, I lost my father and the club lost the great leader. I will try not to let this affect the team and the club will remain stable......"

"Will the Garone family leave Sampdoria?" A reporter asked.

Eduardo Garrone was stunned for a moment, then shook his head very seriously and said, "No, it won't. The Garrone family and Sampdoria are one, and we will never be condemned to Sampdoria! ”

After saying that, he seemed to be irritated by the question, waved his hand and stopped accepting interviews with any reporters, turned around and walked away.

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Although Eduardo Garrone said in an interview that the team will not be affected by this.

However, Sampdoria suffered two consecutive defeats in the next matches.

They lost 3-1 to Cagliari and then 2-0 at home to Inter Milan.

Gao Zheng scored the team's only goal in both games, but it didn't help the team win.

It seems that the agent Vivia has been promised, and Sampdoria has begun to turmoil again......

With two consecutive defeats, the team's points are stuck at 49 points, and their league ranking has slipped from third to sixth, not only missing the Champions League qualification, but also falling out of the European qualification zone.

To make Sampdoria fans feel even worse, there was also news in the media that other teams were poaching Gao Zheng.

There have never been such rumors when President Ricardo Garrone was alive, and now there are such rumors as soon as Mr. President dies.

Is this another team taking advantage of the fire, or is it the player himself who is on his mind?