For the next two months, Descartes and his Pavia fought for the cut.

Pavia FC have an excellent record of 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in these two months, including eight league games and two League Cup semi-finals.

Not only did they reach the final of the League Cup, but they also soared through the league rankings to finish runners-up.

However, because the strength of Viareggio at the top of the table is significantly higher than the other teams in the league, their previous record is 30 games, 23 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, and the points have reached a terrifying 72 points, which is 8 points ahead of Pavia, so unless they lose at least 3 of the remaining 4 league games, and Pavia wins, Pavia can surpass them and get the place directly in Group A.

This is obviously a very unlikely event.

So the top and bottom of the club are already very happy with the position, and all they need to do now is to finish the next games step by step and then go all out to prepare for the promotion play-offs.

However, there is still a chance in front of them before the play-offs, and that is the plan to win the Carabao Cup that was laid out at the beginning of the season.

After everyone's hard work, they are now out of the final doors, and it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Pavia to have their first major trophy in the winner's showroom.

The trophies of the previous regional competitions and invitational tournaments can finally be moved.

In order to prepare for this important final, Mr. Donatoni had a rare week of closed training before the game, he did not come up with any special tricks to deal with the opponent, he just used this to express his determination to all the players, this game, only win, not lose.

In the same way, Descartes was full of desire for this game, and the goal of winning the League Cup was proposed to Mr. Donatoni, and he knew that his departure from Pavia after this season was a foregone conclusion, and that it would be the best farewell gift to present a trophy to the residents of the small town of Pavia who had always supported him before leaving.

For this reason, he even had to practice for two or three hours every day, and even gave up the time for a tryst with An Jieli.

Although Angeli did not like sports very much, she always supported Descartes unconditionally, and when she saw Descartes working so hard to prepare for the League Cup final, she also begged her mother to boil a lot of food to nourish her body and send it to Descartes's room every day.

Of course, the most compensatory thing is actually the little girl's kiss, it is said that a kiss from a lover can make a man's combat power index soar directly to more than 10,000, and kissing his wife before a fight can be invincible.

Brothers, you might as well try it when you have time, and come back and tell your buddies if it works.

At 0:30 a.m. local time on April 19, Italy, the first leg of the final of the Serie C League Cup kicked off at the Municipal Sports Center, the home of Pavia.

Don't ask me why the game time is 12:30 in the morning, I don't understand this, maybe this is the way of life of the Italians, their leagues are often held around 9:30 in the evening, it seems that the Italians are more like night owls than the people of Chongqing.

According to the Carabao Cup format, even in the final, the winner of the League Cup needs to be determined by a two-legged home and away record, unlike the League Cup in the Premier League or even the Super Cup in Serie A, where the winner can be determined at a neutral venue.

According to my personal malicious speculation, it may be that the Italian Football Federation pities those small clubs for not having many channels to generate money, and one more game can allow them to sell one more ticket, so this format has been specially retained.

And this format will also give the teams on both sides of the final more infinite reverie, even if they lose the first game, they still have a chance to make amends, compared to the tears of the giants in the Champions Cup, maybe this format will really seem a little more gentle.

The League Cup final also attracted a lot of media attention, although it was a low-level cup competition, but where Descartes was there, there was never a shortage of news.

When reporters spotted Wilkins, the assistant coach of the Milan team, in the audience at the stadium, they felt even more excited.

As Carlo Ancelotti's assistant coach, Wilkins obviously couldn't have come to the Pavia Municipal Sports Centre to observe the Pavia club, and the purpose of his visit was clear to everyone, he was here for Descartes.

There are no impermeable walls in the world, and when Pavia's hierarchy decided to challenge for a place in Group A this year, news had spread around the world that Descartes would be sold next season.

Even if this matter was not revealed by the club's top management, with the ability of the reporters to catch the wind, they still easily analyzed that the funds for Pavia's promotion to Group A could only be cashed out from Descartes.

The news, as at the beginning of the season, immediately aroused the interest of the big clubs, who flocked to the gates of Pavia like predators who smelled blood.

However, the difference is that although there are more clubs making offers, the value of Descartes has dropped somewhat.

In fact, it is easy to understand that at the beginning of the season, Descartes returned with the reputation of the best player in the World Junior Championship and the core player of the World Junior Championship, which was when he was the hottest, and he would definitely have to pay a lot of money if he wanted to get him; And at the end of the season, although he has proven that he can be qualified for Chengren football in the Serie C League, the halo of the World Junior Championship has gradually dimmed from him, and he is only playing in the Serie C League at a very low level after all, and it is normal for his value to fall at this time.

Even the deepest boss Abu has lowered his offer for Descartes to £7.5 million.

Although this offer also shows the temperament of the local tyrant, it has shrunk by a quarter compared to the beginning of the season, which also shows that the confidence of Abu boss in Descartes has been shaken.

As for his senior worker, Uncle Bird, he maintained his usual tone: "Our existing players are all doing very well, and I don't see the need to bring in that Italian teenager." ”

In this piece of falling prices, there is only one team that has risen against the market, and that is the Rossoneri AC Milan.

AC Milan's main strikers this season are Gilardino and Shevchenko, and their substitutes are the 32-year-old 9 master.

Although this front line looks beautiful, Gilardino has never been able to prove himself at the San Siro, and the 9th master has been injured from time to time, and the only thing that can maintain stability is the Ukrainian nuclear warhead. If it weren't for Kaka's continued strength this season, Milan's results could have been even more disastrous.

So far, they are still significantly behind rivals Juventus in the table, and this season's league title is already in the past, so Carlo Ancelotti is interested in reshuffling his forward line, and he already has the intention of cleaning up Gilardino at this time.

And with all the players in Italy, the one that best suits Ancelotti's appetite right now is Descartes.

Carlo Ancelotti is known to be a coach who likes to play technical players, and his pioneering four "number 10" midfielders and the rearing of Andrea Pirlo in a midfield position are all things that football tacticians around the world are talking about.

For a player like Descartes, who is close to a playmaker but can always score goals at crucial moments, Ancelotti is naturally delighted.

In particular, Descartes is still a "local" - Pavia and Milan City are only 30 kilometers apart, and after he joined the team, he can take over the team without any obstacles and become another banner of the Milan club, so Milan actually made an offer of 10 million euros!

Yes, at this time, Bei Bald has not been ousted, but he has been caught in a number of scandals of peach disputes, and he still needs the Milan club to erect an image for him, so at this time he has not given up treatment, and he can still spend a lot of money for Milan.

Compared with Juventus' offer of 6.5 million euros, Milan directly increased the value of Descartes by one-third, which can also show their determination to win Descartes.

So when the media saw Wilkins in the stadium's audience, they naturally thought of the Milan club's offer, and it was easy to guess that the purpose of his trip was to examine Descartes' performance.

The flashing lights on and off the stage suddenly flashed, and the reporters even had the headline of the news in mind:

"Carlo Ancelotti's assistant is at the Pavia Municipal Sports Centre, and Descartes has one foot in the Serie A giants."

It seems that this transfer is a sure thing.

But in the dressing room of the stadium at this time, Descartes couldn't see what was going on outside, and he was listening carefully to Mr. Donatony's arrangement.

It was also the final of the first major match that Mr. Donatony was involved in, and in his more than 20 years of coaching career, he had never been more nervous than today, and before this game he had not slept well for several nights, as soon as he closed his eyes, the image of the final would come to his mind. He kept thinking about the tactics of the final, about the arrangement of the players, about every detail on the field, and when the game reached such a crucial moment, he was more nervous than Descartes and more eager to win the trophy.

Because it will be the first time in his life that he will win the final trophy.

'Our goal for this game is to get the win and try not to let the opponent score away goals. With a hint of tremor in his voice that he couldn't notice, Mr. Donatony tried to calm down for a while, and then said to his players seriously: "We have come to this point, it is all the result of everyone's hard work, many of us, including me, are likely to only have one such opportunity in their lives, so I hope everyone will treat this game as the last game of their lives, do your best, and don't let yourself have regrets in your lifetime!" ”

"Coach, don't worry, we will never leave ourselves with regrets!" The team's veteran captain Gollini spoke his heart on behalf of everyone, and then he continued with emotion: "I have been in the team for fifteen years, this is the closest I have ever gotten to a championship in my life, even if I fight for my life, I will never let the championship slip out of my hands, brothers, what about you?!" ”

"Never let go!" The rest of the players shouted impassionedly, and as Mr. Donatony said, most of them probably only had one chance like this in their lives, so they were now in full swing and without the slightest fear.

"Good!" Mr. Donatoni was very satisfied with the success of arousing the morale of the team, his deep gaze swept over the players of the team one by one, and then said slowly: "It's up to you next, we will follow the original plan, ensure defense in the first half, try not to concede goals, and then launch a counterattack in the second half." ”

Actually, this is the tactic that Pavia FC has been using this season, I don't know how many teams have set it up for this, but no matter how set the tactic is, as long as it can win, it is a good tactic.

The only team that tried to find a way out of this tactic was Novara, who snatched a 2-1 victory at Pavia's home stadium and put Pavia in a desperate situation.

However, Pavia has the ace of Descartes, and they are full of confidence, and they returned Novara a 4:0 away from home, which also proves that when Descartes is on the field, Pavia will not be afraid of any tactics of the opponent.

So although Mr. Donatony felt that their opponents in the final would definitely make arrangements for his own tactics, he still had no intention of changing.

If the opponent also offers the "defending" of Novara coach Mr. Tesser, he already has a strategy to deal with it this time, that is, "defending" and "defending"! In the last game against Novara, due to inexperience in dealing with it, and was booed by their own fans on the sidelines, Pavia was forced to press out to attack, but was attacked twice by the opponent and lost at home.

But now Mr. Donatoni has asserted that no matter how ugly the pitch is and how loud the home fans on the sidelines boo, he will never let the team take any more risks. As long as you hold on for 45 minutes, I'll play Descartes in the second half, I'll see what you do, hum!

And now he has an extra weapon in his hand to break the dense defense, that is, Caron, who is 1.93 meters tall, even if the opponent puts on an iron bucket formation in the second half, he will not feel helpless.

It feels so cool to hold a good hand of cards in your hand!

It is estimated that if Mr. Donatony meets the "Zen master" Phil Jackson now, he will definitely introduce the other party as a confidant, because you have Jordan, I have Cuaron, you have O'Neill, I have Descartes, you have King Kong legs, I have iron head gong, hum hah, hum hah......

When the pre-match preparation time was up, Mr. Donatoni walked out of the tunnel with his teammates, who were greeted by the applause of more than 6,500 spectators, as well as their final opponent, Benny Yundu from the western Italian city.