At 20:30 p.m. on August 13, at the Olympic Stadium in Turin, the Red Bulls ushered in the first official match of the new season, the match against Vercelli, and the scene was crowded with 21,036 spectators, of which about 700 were visiting fans accompanying the team.

Originally known as the Municipal Stadium (also pronounced as Stadio Munar), the stadium was built in 1933 and opened the following year as the home stadium of two Serie A teams in the city of Turin. Of course, all the stadiums in Italy were owned by ZF, and the football teams were loaned for money. With the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, ZF Turin built a new stadium near the entrance to the motorway from Turin to Milan – the Stadio Delle Alpi, which at the time was considered to be the best in the world. With a capacity of 69,041 spectators, more than 40,000 more than the old City Stadium, and with a variety of modern set-ups that have left the old stadium several streets away, Juventus and Torino are naturally going to change their stadiums. After the World Cup, the city stadium became a training ground for both teams, and it was not until the beginning of the new century that the city successfully bid to host the 2006 Winter Olympics, and the old stadium was given a new lease of life.

After the renovation, it was renamed the Torino Olympic Stadium, which was completely renovated with a new roof and increased the number of seats from 27,000 to 27,500 and later to the current 27,958. The opening and closing ceremonies of that Winter Olympics were successfully held here.

In 2002, Juventus submitted a plan to the Turin City Council for the renovation of the Alp Stadium, which was approved. The Old Lady will receive the right to use the stadium for 99 years for 24 million euros, with a lease agreement effective January 31, 2003. Juventus is ready to invest 110 million euros in a complete renovation of the stadium, which will reduce the capacity from the original 69,041 to 41,000 people, and eliminate the sports track in the stadium to bring the spectator seats closer to the stadium. The Red Bulls were denied access to Alp and had no choice but to return to the City Stadium, just in time for the renovation of the Winter Olympics, which was at an all-time low – relegation from the First Division, successful promotion and disqualification due to bankruptcy...... It wasn't until 2006 that it finally stabilized temporarily, the new stadium was repaired, and the team finally returned to Serie A. However, good luck is impermanent, in 08, the renovation of the Alp Stadium officially began, and the rival Juventus temporarily returned to the Olympic Stadium to share a home stadium with Torino, and the Red Bulls were relegated that season. It wasn't until the 2011-12 season, when the Old Lady returned to the Old Alp, which had been renamed Juventus Stadium, that Torino was promoted again. As such, the stadium has witnessed the ups and downs of the Red Bulls over the last 70 years and is an integral part of the club's history.

As mentioned earlier, the format of the Coppa Italia is very similar to the FA Cup in England, but the biggest difference is the choice of home. In order to enhance the fairness of the game, the allocation of home and away games in a single knockout match is determined by draw. However, the Italian Football Federation is very different, completely on the side of the strong team, when the two sides are not at the same league level, the higher team gets the home advantage, and the same level depends on the league ranking last season, who has the home field in front. This will undoubtedly make the strong stronger and the weak weaker, and it is difficult to produce upsets, which is the most fundamental reason why the cup championship is almost monopolized by those strong teams.

The bookmaker gave the odds for the game before the game: the values of the home team win, draw and loss were 1.27, 5.29 and 9.95 respectively, which was the largest gap among the sixteen qualifying matches in this round, and the degree of favorability of Torino can be seen.

And after 90 minutes of play, the reality also proved the judgment of the outside world.

In this game, Li Mudi discharged the first formation of 3-4-2-1, goalkeeper: Padelli; Defence three: Kastan, Moretti and Rossetini; Bruno Perez on the right; Left Wing: Avilar; Midfield: Akwa and Benasi; right winger Jose; left winger Rajadzic; Center Belotti. The same starting XI against Renate in the first warm-up game, which is the main line-up used in Torino right now, and the manager does not want any surprises in the first game.

The away team Vercelli is a satellite club of Torino, and its regular rotation has as many as five players who have played for the home team, including defender Manmarella, midfielder Bourdelle, and striker Gian Mario. Comey, Rolando Bianchi and the newly signed Moura, along with four young players on loan from the Red Bulls, are a Torino second team.

However, the second team is the second team, either a veteran who is old and no longer in shape, or a young man who is still in the growth period. In the face of the home team's continuous attack like a storm, the visitors' back line leaked like paper, and the attacking side could not create many good chances, and the Ghanaian defender Akuwa, who was so powerful in this game, got 14 tackles in 90 minutes. After the game, the FM system showed that the player's transfer information column appeared Fiorentina, Liverpool, Valencia and other teams were interested in him, in which Li Mudi said that no matter who can come up with 15 million euros, this person is yours, and the nature of the profiteer was once again exposed.

The one-sided game was decided 6-0, with Belotti, Avilar and Benassi each scoring goals, while Rossettini, Lucas Boyer and Iago Farke also scored their first goals for the new club. 71% possession, 22 to 3 shots, 20 to 2 shots on target, 7 to 3 corners, 11 to 2......0 fouls This series of stats all proves the huge gap between the two teams, and Torino won easily.

After the game, Li Mudi did not show any excitement or excitement in the interview with the "Torino Sports Newspaper", but simply praised the efforts of all the players on the spot, and did not answer positively when the reporter asked what predictions he had for the league to start in two weeks, but flashed after emphasizing that the team still needs to further run-in. In the evening, Torino's opponents in the next round of the cup were also officially decided, and after beating Salernitana on penalties, Pisa FC in Serie B successfully met the Red Bulls in the final qualifying round, and the match was scheduled to be played at 22:00 on the evening of November 29, still Turin's home stadium.

On August 15th, the drama "In the Name of the People" was officially broadcast in a set of evening golden theaters of Tianchao CCTV, thanks to the widest viewing platform and the previous large-scale publicity, the first two episodes of the day completely triggered a ratings frenzy among audiences across the country. According to the relevant statistics of the second day, the ratings of the first and second episodes of the CSM national network were 3.87% and 3.98% respectively, which directly landed on the top of the TV series premiere ratings list so far in 2016. Due to the special status of CCTV, each drama it broadcasts can obtain a high yield share, so under normal circumstances, the yield statistics of TV dramas are only carried out between each David TV, and CCTV will not be included. However, we can compare it, the most popular TV series broadcast by satellite TV in 2016 is "The Legend of Miyue", the average of the two David TV shows in Beijing and Magic City together is as high as 5.74%, and the average rating of the first two episodes is only 3.29%, which is still a big gap from "People". And as the plot gradually enters the high. tide, the ratings of this divine drama have soared all the way, with the third episode breaking fourth, the sixth episode breaking five, the tenth episode breaking six, the thirteenth episode breaking seven, and the sixteenth episode breaking eight...... Until the finale, it reached an astonishing 18.1%, and the viewership share was as high as 41.6%, that is, for every 100 people in the country who watched TV during that time, more than 40 of them were watching the drama "The People", which is really terrifying.

In the end, the average rating of this TV series is a staggering 11.44%, which is the most watched work this year and even in the last fifteen years. The rewards here are not just financial, but also influential and public recognition.

After this drama and anti-corruption became the hottest topic in the Celestial Empire for a period of time, it was just in time for Xi Jinping to participate in an important meeting held by the National Public Procuratorate and Law, and Dada also mentioned this TV series in his speech at the meeting, praising it for its huge role in spreading positive energy, and "News Network" also broadcast and commented on it, which made the relevant personnel of the crew very happy. As the largest investor, Turin Xinshuai should have caused a lot of sensation, but because he didn't want to be too showy at this time, making everyone think that he was not doing his job, he asked the production company to erase his name during the post-production of the TV series, and put the identity of the producer on Baozi's body. After the fire of "People", Baozi children's shoes also became famous in the film and television industry, and from time to time they would be harassed by many people seeking investment, so angry that he called to scold Li Mudi for causing him so much trouble.

Soon, someone dug out the relationship between the investor who was in the limelight and the Turin coach was a classmate, and immediately the media once again sent reporters to Italy on a large scale to collect all kinds of information about the Turin coach, so that this important town in northern Italy suddenly poured into a very large number of Celestial Empire people, and Urbano Cairo, who was happy to further expand his influence in the Celestial Empire, couldn't close his mouth. However, because the new season is about to start, Li Mudi does not want to be distracted by these chores, so he has been hiding inside the club and not going out, so that a group of Celestial Empire reporters wander around the outside of the Turin base like headless flies all day long. The appearance of this scene made the club's senior management more clearly realize how much influence their head coach had in the Celestial Empire, and their attitude towards him became more and more cautious, and some people even suggested that as long as they were not relegated this season, they should not easily fire Li Mudi in the middle of the season, otherwise it is likely that the team will be boycotted by hundreds of millions of fans in the Celestial Empire.

On 17 August, Torino completed two signings and two sales in quick succession. First, Roma's Paraguayan winger Juan Iturbe joined the team on loan for one season, with no rent and no buyout money, only to pay the full salary; In addition, the team reached an agreement with Toulouse of France to bring in 19-year-old central defender Issa Diop for a transfer fee of 10 million euros, and the two sides signed a contract until 2021. In terms of sales, Nigerian midfielder Obi was sold to Fiorentina for a transfer fee of 4 million euros, while the veteran Molinaro was returned to his academy team, Salernitana of Serie B, for a transfer fee of 500,000 euros, further streamlining the squad.

Two days later, the team's official website released the news again: Joe Hart, the England international and former main goalkeeper of Manchester City in the Premier League, joined the Red Bulls on loan until the end of next season. At this point, Torino's recruitment work for this season has officially come to an end.

On August 20, the team held a new signing briefing in the media room of the Olympic Stadium, and more than a dozen newcomers lined up to squeeze the rostrum to the point where there was no longer room for the rostrum, and Valentino Caiiro and Li Mudi, who were the introducers and the team's bosses, attended the event. The next day, various media wrote articles on the new lineup of the Torino team, and many people analyzed that the blood change was too strong, and I am afraid that the run-in between the players will be a big problem.

Later that day, the team's registered squad for Serie A was announced, along with each player's number, as follows:

Goalkeepers: Padelli (No. 1), Joe Hart (No. 21);

Central defenders: Moretti (No. 24), Castan (No. 4), Rosstini (No. 13), Carlo (No. 22), Ajeti (No. 27), Vallejo (No. 5, U21), Issa Diop (No. 28, U21);

Right-backs: Arbeloa (No. 2), Bruno Perez (No. 7), Zappacosta (No. 17), Silvestri (No. 14);

Left-backs: Avilar (No. 3), Bareca (No. 25, U21);

Defenders/central midfielders: Wives (No. 6), Acouta (No. 23), Baseli (No. 8), Benassi (No. 15), Fabas (No. 16, U21), John Ho Sette (No. 26, U21);

Wingers: Adem Rajjdzic (no.20), Jesse (no.10), Iago Fark (no.11), Juan Iturbe (no.18);

Centre-forwards: Belotti (no.9), Lucas Boyer (no.19, U21).

There are 27 players in total, of which six are young players from the Under-21s who do not need to be registered, and none of the remaining 21 players are from the Torino Academy, which is exactly the maximum number that can be registered. In addition, head coach Li Mudi also appointed veterans Vives and Moretti as the team's vice-captains for the new season, followed by Padelli, Benassi and Belotti.

Ahead of the start of the Serie A season, Torino is fully prepared as the ship has just been replaced with a new captain!