Section 73 Retaliation

Parma's celebrations took place for a day, and after the celebrations were completed, the Parma players also turned their energies back to the game.

After all, there are still games to play this season.

After winning the League Cup, Parma's next two games were much better. These two opponents, one is Siena, the other is Lecce, are now ranked in the middle of the Serie A weak team, both of their teams are to Lu points insufficient, relegation is more than enough, now they have nothing to pursue, Parma and they play against them, it is indeed very easy.

And sure enough, as Moggi said, Siena didn't play well at all against Parma, and directly admitted defeat, allowing Parma to get three points almost bloodlessly.

At this time, Palermo stumbled and lost a game, which also left them with a two-point gap between their points and Parma's.

It looks like Parma have the upper hand, as a win in their next game would put them in sixth place. However, at this time, there is another question, which makes people feel quite interesting.

"If Parma loses to Lecce in the last round of matches and Palermo wins, then Sampdoria in fifth place and Palermo in sixth place can enter the UEFA Cup, while Roma, the champion of the Italian Cup, and Parma, the defending champion of the UEFA Cup, can also enter the UEFA Cup.

Immediately after Parma's victory, a new topic appeared in Italian newspapers.

The format of the League Cup is very different from the Champions League, in Serie A, the League Cup is played by the fifth and sixth place in Serie A, and the winner of the Italian Cup. However, there are two other situations to consider: one is that if UEFA rates three fair leagues a year, if Serie A is rated as the winner of the fair award, then it can get an extra place, and the seventh place can also play in the UEFA Cup, and the other is that the defending champion of the UEFA Cup can play in the UEFA Cup without considering any reason.

Of course, for Italy, the fair prize is a bit too hard to imagine. In fact, just this year, Serie A also broke out in Serie A where Genoa played match-fixing, and the team was going to be relegated to Serie C. The general environment in Italy has always been bad, and they dare not expect too much from it. But another chance, the League Cup winners, allowed them to catch up this time.

This situation has not never happened, the variability of the teams in the League Cup has always been relatively large, after all, no one can be sure that it is five or six every time, this time the League Cup champion, when it comes to the next League Cup, sometimes they will play in the Champions League, and sometimes, they may not even get the top six.

If you go to play in the Champions League, there is naturally no way to do it on the side of the League Cup. The prize money in the Champions League is much more than in the UEFA Cup, and no one will give up the Champions League for the sake of the UEFA Cup. However, for those teams who won the UEFA Cup this season but did not finish at the top of the table next season, there is also a preferential offer that the defending champions can directly qualify for the UEFA Cup.

In the 96-97 season, Schalke 04 used this example. That season, they focused on the UEFA Cup, finishing 12th in the Bundesliga, but still qualified for the UEFA Cup the following year and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup the following season, using the reigning champions.

Now, Parma are in an interesting situation: they have won the UEFA Cup, and if they finish sixth, they will not have to play in qualifying, while in seventh place, they will still be able to play directly in the UEFA Cup, while in sixth place, Palermo will start in qualifying, in which case there will be four teams in Serie A that will participate in the UEFA Cup.

Of course, to do so, it would require Parma to lose and Palermo to win.

It's not bad to do this - Li Bin has no opinion on this, anyway, there is no substantial difference between the seventh and sixth in Serie A, and the broadcast fee of Serie A is not divided according to the ranking, which is different from the last round of the Premier League every year, at this time, it is not a big deal to release the water slightly. And he doesn't think that there is any point in Serie A for one more team to play the League Cup, which of these losers is willing to play the League Cup well?

But Palermo would like Parma to let go of the water - it is a lot of money to be able to play in the League Cup.

Although the Italian team usually doesn't take it very seriously when they play in the League Cup, they are still very much looking forward to this opportunity to covet a place.

At this time, however, there were those who strongly opposed Parma's actions.

"If Parma deliberately loses at this time, it is a crime!"

It was none other team than Lazio who shouted this. And the reason why they shout like this is also very simple - they are the last round opponent in Palermo, and their points are now only 38 points, if it is really according to the media, Palermo wins, Parma loses, then, it means that there is only one Lazio who is really unlucky......

"It's disrespectful to Italian football! A team like Lazio should stay in the first division, and if Serie A lacks Lazio, then it will lose a lot of color! ”

Lazio is also one of the seven sisters of Serie A, and Roma is the capital of Italy, and as the capital team, they are also a big team with many fans. As they themselves say, if Lazio are relegated, then they are afraid that it will be the loss of the entire Serie A.

However, the problem is that if Lazio is relegated, Li Bin does not think it is a loss. On the contrary, he would like to see Lazio's relegation - the insults of Lazio's people, he has not forgotten, and he is also very happy to have the ability to make Lazio suffer at this time.

He knows this situation, and Lazio also knows it, they know that if Parma plays hard, Palermo's side may not work hard, but if Parma promised in advance that he would admit defeat, he is afraid that Palermo will have to play with his life - millions of funds are in front of him, why not fight Palermo?

What made Lazio even more painful was that they didn't seem to find a reason for Parma not to release the water. They are also wantless now, it doesn't matter if they win or lose, and if they lose, they can let Palermo enter the League Cup, the whole of Italy will be very happy, as for Lazio's anger may be the only reason, but Li Bin is not happy for Lazio? When Lazio fans hung slogans and scolded Li Bin, didn't they also consider Li Bin's feelings? Since everyone has a grudge, why don't you have a yin for you?

Historically, there has never been such a thing. La Liga's Sevilla and Real Betis are enemies in the same city, in 1978, in order to be able to make the accumulation of Ma Betis relegated, Sevilla did not hesitate to choose the last round of water loss to Herculais - and the most surprising thing is not their release, but in 1997, Betis got the opportunity, and also released the water to Sporting Gijón, so that Sevilla were relegated. This kind of thing has not happened before.

"If Coach Li Bin still has a little bit of a football coach's conscience, he should know that as a team, he should do his best to win every game!"

Lazio, on the other hand, kept shouting that Parma had to fight for victory with all their might, but the tone of their speech made Li Bin's face look ugly after seeing the news.

"They really don't have a concept, is this what they're begging me for?" Regarding Lazio's words, Li Bin was a little dissatisfied, "It seems that the rightists of Lazio are really extraordinary, they have come to this point, and they want to teach me how to play football more morally......

Li Bin is not a person with a big temper, and it is not his habit to bite the enemy like a mad dog. On the contrary, he likes to be kind to others, and if the enemy apologizes, he is also happy to forgive the enemy and make more friends. However, he is unwilling to show mercy to the opponent who still wants to scold him between the lines at this juncture.

"Shall we help Palermo?" Esposito asked.

This question also made Li Bin think about it a little. If you say that the water is released, it is not impossible, but the problem is that if you do that, it is tantamount to making Parma blatantly match-fixing. This is nothing in normal times, but next year it will be the phone gate, although Li Bin thinks it is a factional struggle, but, after all, it is still nominally investigating and dealing with match-fixing, and at this time to play this set, Li Bin is also a little worried.

But after thinking about it, he also made up his mind.

"We're helping Palermo."

What Li Bin thought of was actually very simple: Lazio was a right-wing team, and in the final analysis, it was the left-wing people who did it - they would not find out in their conscience and help Lazio to do justice, and in his memory, it was true that Lazio was unlucky with him.

And he now has a full opportunity - he can blatantly get Lazio to the second division, and the entire Serie A is very happy to see one more team in Serie A play in Europe, no one will hold themselves accountable for this, and next year, when the left comes to power, this will become evidence that he and the right are against him, which is beneficial to Parma, and, not to mention, he can also take this opportunity to harm the relegation of Lazio, which he hates, killing two birds with one stone, why not?

"I think Palermo should try to play well in the last round, and I think that as long as they work hard, they won't have any chance of qualifying for Europe!"

In front of the media, Li Bin expressed his attitude to Palermo, which is tantamount to saying: As long as you take care of Lazio, you are guaranteed to be qualified for the European competition......

In the last round of Serie A, Parma sent a group of substitutes to play, and shortly after the opening, Melo was sent off for a malicious foul, Lecce defeated Parma 1-0 with one man less, while at the same time, Palermo 3-1 Lazio, qualified for the UEFA Cup, Serie A can have four teams play in the League Cup next season, which made them cheer, but Lazio ushered in their darkest day.

They've been relegated to the second division.

"We will come back, we will take revenge!"

The Lazio fans were roaring, but Li Bin was just smiling.

Come back? Next year, the left will come to power, the phone gate will erupt, why will you Lazio be the proper big right? It's good not to fall into Serie C. And in the 06-07 season, Juventus and Napoli are two Raptors who cross the river in Serie B, why do you Lazio compete with those two big money? Even if you want to return to the first division, the fastest will have to be the 08-09 season, the first three years, have fun in the second division, maybe in addition to racial discrimination, you can develop a tradition of fighting for promotion every year?

So, you go hard, your revenge, perhaps, it really takes ten years to have a chance......