Just when the Torino coach returned home to deal with some personal matters and was about to return to Italy, several friendly matches of the national team that attracted much attention from the outside world had already reached their respective results, allowing fans to enjoy the charm of football and the glory and sentimentality brought by victory and defeat.

On March 3 and 22, the second Tian Chao Cup International Football Championship was held in Yongcheng City, Bagui Province, which is a special FIFA A-level event set up to improve the level of national football, funded and coordinated by Wanda Group, and officially started to be held last year. In addition to the host country, there are three strong teams from South America and Europe, Uruguay, Wales and the Czech Republic, and all teams must send their strongest teams to the tournament according to the requirements, so the quality of the tournament is still unquestionable.

In the opening game, the national football team did experience what it was like to compete with the semi-finals of the European Cup. Although Real Madrid tried to prevent Bale, who had just returned from injury, from being selected for this edition of the Welsh squad, the Englishman's spirit of contract was still commendable, and the Great Sage finally came to his "legendary hometown" and appeared in the starting line-up with only about six or seven percent. But even this Bale scored a hat-trick and added an assist in 62 minutes, and surpassed the legendary Ian Rush to become the player with the most goals for the Welsh national team.

In the end, the men's football team of the Celestial Empire, which was full of holes on the defensive end, disorganized on the offensive end, comparable to a primary school student's personal skills, and mentally like walking in their own community, lost a 0-6 cleanly, which was still because they charged a high invitation fee and finally saved face for the host.

This score is the second-largest defeat in the history of the men's football team of the Celestial Empire, second only to the eight-goal defeat to Brazil in the 2012 friendlies. However, in Li Mudi's view, this is because they have too few opportunities to play against the world's top teams, otherwise a double-digit point difference is still possible.

Lippi had a rare outburst after the game and said he had "picked the wrong list and used the wrong person"! And the preparation and attitude of the players were fiercely criticized, which received a warm response from the majority of fans in China. All kinds of abuse against the international players immediately flooded the major Internet forums, but more people have already been numb, thinking that it is rare for the national football team not to lose, and also issued a "Counting on that group of pigs to represent the Celestial Empire football to rush out of Asia and go to the world" is simply the biggest joke in the world", for a while anger and sadness were intertwined, and it gave the domestic football development a hammer.

Just when Li Mudi's flight was changed and landed at Caselle Airport in Turin, the battle for the third place in the Celestial Cup also came to an end, and the national football team was reversed by the Czech Republic 1-4, ending the national team match day with two large losses. The players returned to their respective clubs to enjoy high wages and high treatment, leaving only a lot of devastation for Celestial Empire football and fans.

Turning the attention back to Europe, Italy and Argentina played a friendly match at Manchester City's home stadium at the Etihad Stadium on Friday night, and Di Biagio's international debut was unsuccessful, losing 2-0 to the pampas eagles. The Azzurri's interim boss reversed his predecessor's tactical thinking and opted for a 4-3-3 formation, with Immobile leading the Serie A scorers chart becoming his main centre-forward, with Belotti sitting on the bench and waiting for his chance.

However, this Italian team still has not been able to solve the biggest problem since the Ventura era, their offensive organization ability in positional battles is very average, and it can even be said that they are extremely bad at completing the breakthrough in the stalemate, the core of the organization Verratti seems to have lost the spirit of his youth, and the other midfielders are sapper players with balanced ability, so that the team can only rely on quick counterattacks to threaten the opponent's defense.

Defensively, Di Biagio came up with his own ideas, and the Azzurri repeatedly launched high-intensity high presses in the frontcourt, hoping to find opportunities to counterattack on the spot while containing the Argentine offensive organization. At the start of the first half, five Italians were forced to grab four Argentine defenders, and the interim manager, who was good at fighting for cards as a player, was really bold enough.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Italy used this method to close the score. The siege of two front-court players caused a low-level return pass mistake from the former Roma midfielder Paredes, and Insigne won the ball and crossed low into the middle of the penalty area, but his right-footed volley went wide of the post and the Azzurri missed a great chance to take the lead.

But except for this time, the rest of the Italian team's high pressing failed to have too good effect, so that the game was still in the hands of the Argentines for most of the time. Although Insigne, Immobile and others have also scored two more threatening shots, they are both created by counterattacks, and the opponent has always patiently organized the cooperation of multiple people while controlling the ball, and the opportunities created are naturally more.

In the end, with the two powerful shots of Banega and Lanzini, the Argentine team defeated the Italian team for the first time after the change of coach in the absence of core players such as Messi, Aguero, and Mascherano in the absence of two goals, testing the level of many newcomers and building a lot of confidence. Di Biagio's debut, despite the occasional bright spots, was still somewhat lackluster overall, and the road to revival still looks like a long way off.

It is worth mentioning that in the last 630 minutes of the game, the Italian national team has only scored three goals, and the level of offensive weakness is even two notches lower than that of the Celestial Empire national football team, which is really surprising. The Torino striker duo has become a bit of a sad day, with fans clamoring for the return of goalscorers such as Balotelli, Zaza and even Pelle, while Chiesa Jr. and Cutrone, who have risen rapidly in the past two years, have also received higher support ratings. Belotti's main position is no longer guaranteed, because Mobile is feeling great pressure, the emotional condition of the two is not ideal, and Li Mudi has a headache.

However, the two players also have to play a friendly against England with the national team on Tuesday, so the Torino boss has no way to have an in-depth exchange with them for the time being, so he can only wait until they meet. But don't worry about the manager's job going smoothly all the time, there are a lot of troubles waiting for him to deal with.

On Tuesday afternoon, in Room 1 of the Torino club's residence, a high-level meeting is taking place that will have a major impact on the development of the Red Bulls for many years to come, bringing together the chairman, several directors, heads of departments and the team's head coach, all of the club's key figures, which is difficult to see at the beginning and end of the season.

At the end of the season before Li Mudi took over the coaching of Torino, there was a proposal within the club to change the name of the team's home stadium and add the word "Team of God" between the original Turin and Olympiad, becoming the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino (Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino). This suggestion was supported by many people, and the chairman Urbano Cairo was naturally a little tempted, but given that the team's results were not very good in those two years, and it was far from worthy of this mighty and domineering name, it was not implemented.

Last season, the Red Bulls finished fourth in the league and qualified for the Europa League. Although this result is still far from the team of gods who dominated the Apennine Peninsula in the past, the president of Torino, who has always regarded the restoration of its former glory as his business philosophy, can no longer sit still, and finally puts the renaming of the stadium into the club's plan.

Regarding this matter, Li Mudi's opinion is that it doesn't matter, whatever the high-level people do. The vast majority of Italian stadiums belong to the local ZF, and the names are decided by the parliament, using the name of the city, the local characteristics of the logo, if there is a particularly great celebrity in the location, including the club has a particularly great player, then the stadium will often be named after it, or make changes.

For example, the famous San Siro/Meazza stadium was originally named after the San Siro district where it is located, and the earliest origin of this name is from a famous saint in a local church. In 1980, in order to commemorate the famous player Giuseppe Meazza who played for Milan in the thirties and forties of the last century, the Milan City ZF changed the stadium to Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, which is also its only official name, so the San Siro in the mouth of AC Milan fans is actually an old calendar, which is not strictly accurate.

There are many other places similar to the Meazza stadium named after people, and in addition to those related to religion, there are six places in Serie A alone, including the Chirovigorito Stadium in Benevento, the Marco Antonio Bentegorti Stadium shared by Chievo and Verona, the Eziosida Stadium in Crotone, the Frankie Stadium in Fiorentina, the Luigi Ferraris Stadium shared by Genoa and Sampdoria, and the Paolo Ronza Stadium in Spall.

Of course, in recent years, new stadiums have been built more often using the names of sponsors, such as Allianz Stadium, Emirates Stadium and so on. But this is temporary, and once the sponsor changes, the name may change with it.

It is not common for a stadium to be named after the club itself, for the simple reason that the ownership is not in their own hands. Only local tycoons like Juventus who build new stadiums on their own can get their own naming rights, otherwise they have to apply to the local parliament and then have to wait for the result.

The Torino club's attempt to add the term "Team of God" to the stadium's name this time will require a vote from the Turin City Council and finally the approval of the City of Zf, each of which will be very difficult.

For example, in 2003, in order to commemorate the greatest star in the history of the local football team, the Naples City Council voted to change the name of the São Paulo Stadium to the Maradona Stadium at the suggestion of a councilor. However, in a subsequent ZF review, the proposal was ruthlessly rejected on the grounds that an Italian law prohibits the naming of public places after anyone who has been dead for less than 10 years. In this way, a superstar as great as the king of the ball cannot make an exception for Napoli City, let alone other clubs.

As a result, preparations for the renaming of Turin's home stadium began last summer, and it was not until the beginning of this year that it officially entered the parliamentary agenda, with a vote expected to take place at the end of this month. However, just when the result of his long-cherished wish was about to come to fruition, Urbano Cairo's mind changed and he wanted to withdraw his application, which caused a lot of turmoil in the club.

The Torino president changed his plans at the beginning of the year, during which time there were so many tourists from the Celestial Empire and Asia that the home attendance of the Torino team was in short supply for three consecutive games, and it will not return to the original level until after the Chinese New Year holiday. However, with the steady increase in the team's results, there has been a significant increase in the number of fans who come to watch the game compared to last season, especially in some strong leagues and most European matches, which are sold out.

Some time ago, the Italian clubs have announced the financial situation of the first half of the season, and it can be seen from the statements that in addition to the unstable transfer market income and expenditure, most of the clubs' important income comes from sponsors and match day income, especially the latter shows a trend of rapid increase year by year. The increasing number of fans willing to go to the stadium, coupled with the slow increase in ticket prices and the rise in the price of other memorabilia, has made this season's matchday revenue expected to double that of a decade ago.

However, Urbanocairo was very unhappy to see the income of his rivals, and Torino ranked 11th among all 20 teams in terms of home match day income despite the fact that the sponsorship fee has already rushed into the top five in Serie A. Considering the Red Bulls' top-ranked attendance, it's clear where the problem arises, the facilities at the Olympic Stadium are too old to afford ticket prices, and in addition, the capacity is not enough, wasting a lot of spending power.

Then you see the high stadium rental fee paid to the city every year, and the unlimited use of the stadium for various events, and all the renovation costs have to be paid by the Torino club. After the 2008 Winter Olympics, the interior of the stadium, which had been renovated for a few years, was not maintained in a timely and effective manner due to the poor finances of the Torino club during that period, and it is difficult to see noticeable results unless it is completely overhauled.

After carefully considering the pros and cons, Urbano Cairo had a crazy idea in his head: could he build a brand new stadium of his own?