Chapter 20 First Round of the League

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The aggregate score had become 5-2 and Krakow would have to score four goals in the remaining stoppage time to win, which is completely out of the question.

The referee didn't give them another chance, and as soon as Krakow's halfway point was released, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

With two goals from Bacini, Brescia drew 2-2 away from home and successfully qualified for the Champions League.

After the game, Bacchini, who scored two goals, was also voted the best player of the match. The result is indisputable, and Bacchini's election is well deserved, both in terms of the match statistics and in the sense of spreading positive energy. Even Zhang Shu, who was active in this game, was happy for Bacchini.

Facing the camera of the post-match interview, he unabashedly praised Bacchini, "Jonathan is amazing, he deserves the two goals and the honor of the best player today!" Our whole team was happy for him, and there was no one in the dressing room without Jonathan. ”

"Are you going to celebrate tonight?" A reporter asked.

"Of course! We're going to slaughter him!" Faced with this question, Zhang Shu replied without hesitation.

That's what Zhang Shu said, and that's what he did. He was adamant in his word, and as soon as he got back to the locker room, he led his teammates into a scathing session with Bacchini.

"Treat! Dine! Treat! Dine! A group of people barricaded Bacchini at the bathroom door, threatening not to let him come out and get dressed if he didn't agree.

Bacini, who was naked, looked at the group of people, and helplessly raised his hands to make a gesture of surrender, "Okay, good!" I'll go out to eat later! Count me on what you want to eat! You let me put my clothes on first! ”

Although it looked like he was forced to treat him, Bacchini had a smile on his face.

If he could continue today's performance in every game, he would have been treated every game day.

Brescia finished their final game before the new season, and their Champions League qualification gave them confidence for the league ahead. After flying back to Italy from Poland, Mazzoni gave his players a short day of rest before the players were ready to concentrate on the intense preparations for the new season.

But for Zhang Shu, there is another thing he needs to prepare.

"Driver's license? Doesn't Italian law stipulate that you must be 18 years old to take the exam? Zhang Shu held the phone, his expression a little surprised. When he received a call from Tindy early in the morning on his day off, he thought there was something important, but he didn't expect his agent to call for these trivial things.

"Zhang, you will be 18 years old in September, although the Italian law stipulates that you can only get a driver's license at the age of 18, but there is no requirement that you can learn to drive at the age of 18. You need to go through the theory study and some formalities in the early stage, so you can register first, and when these things are done and you can go to the exam, you will be old enough. Isn't that time-saving? Tindy explained to him.

"But I'm not in a hurry... Zhang Shu said, "And I don't have a car." ”

Tingdi laughed on the other end of the phone, "Zhang, you should think about buying a car." ”

For a long time, Tingti felt that Zhang Shu's life was not like a football star, and he went home every day except for training, and he was an otaku image alive. He seems to have no interest in the sports car beauties that the young players are looking for. The house and dress were only slightly more normal at the urging of Tinti. The food is a nutritious meal every day, and this Tingdi has no opinion, so there are four major things in clothing, food, housing and transportation, and Tingdi hopes to continue to transform Zhang Shu in the aspect of "travel".

If it weren't for the fact that he and his teammates got along well, as well as good friends like Viviano and Turio, Tinti really doubted that Zhang was autistic.

"Zhang, I've told you many times that you have to pay attention to your image. You used to run every day to train because you weren't famous enough, but now it's different, you have to have the consciousness of a star. And it's not convenient to have a car, you are a player, how unsafe it is to walk on the street all the time. You must know that the security in Italy is not very good, what if you encounter robbery, kidnapping tickets and so on. ”

"It's not that exaggerated... I'm also hitchhiking to train now... Zhang Shu explained.

He didn't lie, since he found out that the enthusiasm of the fans is getting higher and higher, he now rides Han Yu's car with Viviano to train every day, it's not that he wants to break away from the crowd and put on a big show. It's just that because there are more and more fans looking for him to sign autographs and take photos, he really can't cope.

According to some Chinese reporters who are familiar with Zhang Shu, because Zhang Shu is becoming more and more popular in China, domestic tour groups have now developed new Italian tourist routes, and added to the itinerary from Milan to Rome to pass through Brescia to see Brescia training, etc.

I don't know if this news is true, but judging from the increasing number of Chinese faces I saw when I left the club recently, Bacheng himself has really become a "scenic spot" promoted by domestic travel agencies.

For these Chinese fans who came from afar, Zhang Shu could only silently apologize in his heart. After all, if you get a batch like the local fans in Brescia, it's different, and this new batch comes every week, and Iron Man can't satisfy everyone.

So now Zhang Shu's training is all about taking Han Yu's car.

But Tingdi obviously looks down on Han Yu's second-hand Volkswagen, and in his heart, Zhang Shu has to take a better car to meet his identity.

Not to mention luxury cars, you can also take a mid-range car, that second-hand Volkswagen is already a product of the last century, not even side airbags, if there is a slight accident, it is not safe.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go." Finally, unable to stand Tingdi's chatter, Zhang Shu could only raise his hand and surrender.

In this way, Zhang Shu began to study his driver's license. Italy, like China, is a humane society. Tinty had already arranged everything for him, he only needed to report to the driving school, and someone else would take care of the rest for him.

"Is it hard to get an Italian driver's license?" Before going out, he also specially asked Han Yu.

Han Yu thought about it and shook his head. "The most difficult thing for Chinese may be the written test, the questions are simple, but some Italian words have to be memorized. However, your Italian should be fine, just like in China, just do a few more practice questions. ”

"Do the question... It feels like going back to school ... Zhang Shu looked distressed.

The time quickly came on August 30th, and the 03-04 Serie A season kicked off.

This year's Serie A can open as scheduled, and it has really experienced a lot of twists and turns. Since the TV rights of the Italian league are signed by each team and the TV station, this has created a very unfair situation - the giants such as Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan can get a huge amount of TV revenue from Sky TV, while the small clubs have a hard time getting a broadcast contract, and even if they do sign a contract with the TV station, the income is pitiful.

Last season, for example, AC Milan earned 86 million euros in TV revenue, although they only finished fourth in the league. It accounts for nearly half of their total revenue of nearly 200 million in a season. And what about Brescia, who is ranked above them? It's nothing compared to Milan, which earned only 5.7 million euros from television last season, which is not even a fraction of Milan's.

That's why Milan can spend tens of millions on the transfer market at every turn, while Brescia can only dig into the potential internally, relying on loan and academy players to pair with veterans who don't spend money to compete in Serie A.

Moreover, the 5.7 million euro contract is still a broadcast contract that Coglioni obtained with the threat of a boycott by 17 other Serie A and Serie B clubs. If it weren't for the fact that Serie A would not be able to go without these small clubs, according to Sky TV, they would not want to sign any contracts with these small clubs at all.

Italy's TV viewing fee is about 100 euros a year, and even if the 100 euros Sky TV takes it all, in order to pay Brescia 5.7 million without losing money, 57,000 people must watch Brescia's games in front of the TV.

So Sky doesn't want to broadcast the games of these small clubs at all, and who in Brescia will go to watch their games except for the local fans? There are only 100,000 people in the entire city of Brescia, so you can imagine how few people watch the games.

Capitalists always only care about profits, as for the long-term development of Italian football? What is the sentiment of the fans of the small club? They don't care about these things that don't bring economic benefits.

Last year, the first round of Serie A was postponed by three weeks under the threat of a strike by the small clubs, and Sky reluctantly gave them a contract, and the drama played out again a year later.

As of August 20, only 11 Serie A teams had been awarded Sky TV contracts, including Sampdoria and seven other Serie A teams and 18 Serie B clubs had yet to receive TV contracts for the new season.

Brescia are fortunate to have signed contracts for the new season, just like other mid-table clubs, due to their excellent performances last season. This year's broadcast revenue doubled from last year, reaching 11 million.

But as the initiator and leader of the PMT, Brescia president Corioni still stands with other small clubs.

In the negotiations with the representative of the professional league Mattarese and the head of Sky TV on the 24th, Corioni said resolutely, "Without a broadcast agreement, Serie A and Serie B will be postponed. We don't ask for much, just one fairness. ”

Eventually, thanks to the solidarity of Coglioni and the rest of the club's managers, Sky finally relented, and this year's Serie A season started as scheduled.

In the opening match, Reggina hosted promoted Sampdoria in what was the focus of the Serie A round for the Japanese.

Sampdoria brought in Japanese striker Atsushi Yanagisawa, while Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, who helped Reggina avoid relegation last season, has also continued to play for Reggina this season. In the end, the two sides fought fiercely in this "Japanese Derby" and drew 2:2 after 90 minutes.

On the second matchday, the Serie A teams got off to a flying start in the first round, with Juventus slaughtering Empoli 5-1 at home, with last season's league winners still dominating Serie A.

Lazio beat Lecce 4:1, Roma beat Udinese 2:1, and Inter Milan beat Modena 2:0.

AC Milan, who beat Juventus in the Champions League final last season, did not give Juventus a favourite as they also beat Ancona 2-0. It is worth mentioning that the Brazilian rookie Kaka, who has just joined AC Milan this season, performed well in the game, and his activity in the midfield made Milan fans completely forget the regret of not being able to bring in Zhang Shu before.

After the game, Ancelotti denied the claim that "Kaka is the replacement after the failure of Zhangshu's transfer to Milan" at the press conference, and he did not hesitate to praise Kaka in the face of reporters. 'Kaka was fantastic today and of course he's just a young guy with a lot of potential, so we'll be able to watch him grow and perform. Sheet? He's not a member of my team, I shouldn't have judged him casually, and it's a shame that I couldn't bring in Zhang, but Kaka is not a replacement for Zhang, he was planning to enter the club earlier than Zhang. ”

"Who's stronger? Zhang and Kaka have their strengths, but for AC Milan, Zhang will never be able to join this great team again, and Kaka undoubtedly has a bright future ahead of them. ”

Although Ancelotti did not say it explicitly, the reporters had already thought of the title of the article.

"Brazil's rising star makes Milan forget Zhang Shu, Ancelotti bluntly says Kaka is stronger"

Brescia is scheduled for the last match. The results of other matches have already been announced before the start of their game, and with other strong teams all coming out on top, many are watching Brescia's performance in the opening game of the new season, as last season's third-place finish.

At 6pm Italian time, Brescia hosted their opponent Chievo in Rigamonti. Baggio and Di Biagio were injured in a collision during training before this match, and although the injury was not serious, Mazzoni still allowed Baggio to sit in the stands for safety.

Perhaps it was the absence of the captain that left Brescia without a backbone, or it could be that the team had yet to recover from the fatigue of the Champions League qualification three days ago. Just 11 minutes into the game, Chievo defender Lanna swooped in from 35 yards out, and 28-year-old goalkeeper Castellazzi, who had recovered from Reggina this season, pounced on the ball and leaked it into the back of the net.

After conceding the goal, Brescia wanted to equalise as soon as possible, but the players couldn't get excited.

In previous seasons, they had hardly experienced such a high-intensity two-game in just three days, with the no.28 flown back to Italy the next day after the clash with Krakow, and the 30th had only a brief recovery session after a day of rest. Although the season has only just begun, the players are still physically fit, but the psychological fatigue cannot be eliminated.

This is also the biggest difference between the big teams and the small and medium-sized teams, in the face of multi-front battles, the big teams can easily switch between the domestic and European competitions, while small and medium-sized teams like Brescia can't do this.

For Brescia's players, they are still inexperienced in how to adjust to their form in successive battles. They looked helpless in the face of a full-fledged retreat after Chievo took the lead.

It wasn't until Zhang Shu turned on the individual singles mode in the second half that Brescia's scene looked a little better.

In the 37th minute of the second half, Zhang Shu burst into the box and was pulled down, winning a penalty for Brescia, and Guardiola scored it in one fell swoop. Brescia equalised with difficulty.

In the end, in the first round of the new season, Brescia, who was pinned on by the fans, relied on Zhang Shu's penalty kick at home to draw 1:1 with Chievo. (To be continued.) )