Rome

The capital of Italy, but also the largest city in Italy, the political, economic, cultural and transportation center, the birthplace of the ancient Roman Empire, is known as the "Eternal City" because of its long history.

Fiorentina arrived in this great city the day before the match.

To the surprise of the Fiorentina players, in addition to the local Fiorentina fans, there were also hundreds of Lazio fans.

However, it soon became clear that these Lazio fans were not here to welcome them or provoke them, they were here to welcome their former star Fiore.

In the clash between Lazio and Fiorentina, Chen Yu was not the focus, the focus was the original Lazio assist king, and now Fiorentina's midfield commander Fiore.

Two years ago, Fiore was known as the symbol of Lazio, but because Lazio had the money to register for the league only by selling Corradi and Fiore to Valencia, Fiore had to leave the Iberian Peninsula.

After a terrible season in Valencia, Fiore returned to Italy and rediscovered himself in Florence, returning to the Olympic Games after a 17-month absence, and seeing that so many fans have not forgotten him, Fiore was very excited, and when he was interviewed by reporters at the airport, Fiore was very excited.

"It was a great group on those beautiful days, and I still remember Coto's friendly smile and the jokes Peruzzi and Miha told in the dressing room. What makes Miha great is that he is able to bring the whole team together happily. Of course, I'm saying that to put his set-piece skills aside. And Favali, who was a very important friend, very sincere and sincere. ”

'Now when I watch Lazio or the blue shirt I think about that time, especially when I was in Valencia last year, I saw Giannikeda wearing the captain's armband and I felt the urge to cry. However, when the club said that Lazio would only have the money to register in the league by selling Corradi and Fiore to Valencia, my personal sadness was diluted a lot when I learned that the sacrifice I had made was to keep the club in honour and rights in football. ”

"I'm trying to forget that because I'm a very sensitive person, especially when I see Peruzzi, Liverani, Otto, Zauri, Cesar, Inzaghi and my friends. Lazio was the only team I didn't want to score. ”

However, Fiore said he had never considered returning to Lazio: "Lottito's plans are clear to everyone, we were players who were out of his plans and we can't go back to his plans now. I don't get the feeling back to be at Lazio, but I'm happy here, it's like the start of my second career. ”

When the reporters in Rome complimented Fiore as the core of the Fiorentina midfield, Fiore said humbly: "There is only one core in Fiorentina, and that is Chen, he is incomparable, he can help the team in almost everything, even Totti and Adriano can't compare with him."

In addition to Fiore, who has revisited the old place, Chen Yu, who has just been nominated for the World Footballer of the Year, is of course also the focus of the reporter's interview.

As the top scorer who has scored 7 goals, Chen Yu is asked the most about whether he will score, and Chen Yu is obviously not interested in such an interview, and he has no intention of provoking Lazio players and fans, "Goal? As a striker, it's our job to score goals, of course I'd love to score, but the team wins first, Toney, Di Natale have the ability to score, Fiorentina didn't win by me scoring alone. ”

It has been a few days since he was nominated for the World Footballer of the Year, and Chen Yu did not feel much excitement, he said, "I am very happy to be nominated for the World Footballer of the Year, because it is an honor in itself to participate in this election with the best 9 people in the world, but this honor is just an incidental product of the players' hard work on the field, I will not care too much, I will only strive to win every game." ”

However, Fiorentina coach Prandelli seems intent on provoking the wrath of his opponents, telling reporters: "We don't have a lot of pressure in this game because we are still at the top of the table and it is okay to lose one, but Lazio have to do better if they dream of the Champions League, and besides, I have played four games with Rossi before and I was lucky to win them all, so I hope to continue this good luck this time." ”

After a brief interview, Fiorentina boarded the club's arranged bus and checked into the hotel they had booked.

Chen Yu had just arrived at his room and was about to take a shower and rest when he received a notice from the club's press officer, asking him to go to the presidential palace in Rome to receive the Knight of the Order of Mercion of the Star of Benevolence of the Italian Republic.

The Italian "Knight of the Order of the Star of Benevolence" originated in the 70s of the 19th century since the establishment of the Italian Republic, and is awarded annually to foreign nationals who have made outstanding contributions to cultural exchanges between Italy and other countries, generally as long as the country has established ambassadorial relations with Italy, which has lasted for more than 130 years. Since lUR3, the Italian president has begun to award knightly medals to Chinese who have contributed to Sino-Italian cultural exchanges, and as of this year, hundreds of people have received knightly medals.

The award of the Knight's Medal is first made by the Italian Minister of Culture to list the personnel who have contributed to the exchanges between China and Italy in the fields of science and technology, economy, cultural exchanges and sports, and then report to the President of Italy, who will finally decide whether to award the "Knight of the Order of the Star of Benevolence".

According to the press officer, this is the first time that the Italian president has awarded the "Knight of the Order of the Star of Benevolence" to a person in the sports circle, and Chen Yu has also become the first Chinese sportsman to receive this honor.

Chen Yu didn't expect that he would be able to get the knight's medal, but thinking of the interview with Prandelli yesterday about joining the Italian national team, Chen Yu felt that there seemed to be some connection between them.

After taking a bath, Chen Yu changed into a suit specially made for him by Armani and came to Quirinale

The Quirinalale Palace was built on the hill of Quirinalale in Rome. It was the royal palace of King Umberto of Italy in 18ul and became the presidential palace of the Republic after 1947.

Today, before Quirina came to the palace, it was no different than usual, and a few heavily armed policemen were hanging out there, as elsewhere. The tourists are also the same as usual, some are communicating, some are busy taking pictures and so on. Just in the corner of the square, there are a lot of Italian police cars and military vehicles, and it seems that some important people have arrived.

Chen Yu now has a lot of popularity in Italy, and the reception staff at the entrance of the presidential palace warmly welcomed Chen Yu in.

When he came to the hall, Chen Yu found that hundreds of people had gathered here, in addition to those who had won the knight's medal, there were also celebrities from all walks of life.

"Hello Chen Yu? I'm Zhang Lu. ”

As soon as Chen Yu came in, he heard someone calling him, he was a Chinese, Chen Yu had seen him on TV, and vaguely remembered that it seemed to be Zhang Lu, and on this occasion today, it could only be Zhang Lu who appeared here.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang Lu, when did you arrive in Rome?"

Zhang Lu said with a smile: "I arrived today, I really didn't expect to win this award."

Chen Yu smiled and said, "I didn't expect it either." ”

Zhang Lu smiled: "You are a must, do you know how many fans you bring to Serie A?" God, now your followers are increasing at a rate of tens of thousands every day. ”

When Chen Yu was talking to Zhang Lu, Italian President Ciampi stood among the crowd with a smile on his face, greeting the celebrities around him from time to time, seeing Chen Yu's arrival, the fan president personally walked over and held Chen Yu's hand, "Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you, who is this?" ”

"This is Mr. Zhang Lu."

Chen Yu was a little moved, but also a little frightened, after all, in China, president-like figures are unattainable, and in idle situations, the people can only shout long live, where is the opportunity to meet with the president, and shake hands and talk casually.

"Hello, hello."

President Ciampi shook hands with Zhang Lu and said to Chen Yu: "Although you defeated the Livorno team in my hometown, I am still your fan, and I hope you can help Serie A play well in the Champions League." ”

Chen Yu hurriedly said: "Xie Lu Xie President support, we will strive to play well in the Champions League." ”

President Ciampi seemed to be in a good mood today, and he said with a smile: "Well, I believe that you will perform miracles, and the knight's medal is your reward." ”

After a few words of chatting with Chen Yu, President Chaampi stepped aside to talk to the others, and after about ten minutes, the ceremony of awarding the medal began, and President Ciampi presented certificates and knightly medals to the fifty recipients of the Knight Medal at the scene.

When Chen Yu stepped forward to receive the medal, President Ciampi made a special introduction, "Chen is a star who grew up in Italy, although he has only more than three years of experience in Italian football, but he has made shocking results, brought great popularity to Serie A, and won a lot of honors." At the same time, Chen has also made important contributions to the cultural exchange between China and Italy. The award of the Order of Knighthood this time is a reward for his contributions, and I hope that he can win greater honors for Serie A. ”

There was a burst of warm applause at the scene, although there were many award-winning people in the literary and sports circles at the scene, but the influence of football in Italy will always be the first, and Chen Yu is the only football player who has won the knight's medal.

Chen Yu calmed down his emotions and said in Italian: ". "I feel honored and want to thank President Ciampi. I don't think this is for me personally, I am coming to receive this award on behalf of two groups, first of all, we are the Chinese fans who care about the Italian league, and this number must be in the tens of millions. Our fans follow the Italian league, learn about Italian history, society and culture through football, and their support is a big reason for my success in Italy. Secondly, I am also representing the Chinese players who are working hard in Italian football to receive this award, although there are no Chinese players here before me, but their previous development has saved me a lot of detours, and I can enter the circle of Italian professional football, which is inseparable from their help. Although there are still very few Chinese players playing in Italy, I think there will definitely be more Chinese players coming to Italy to play in the future, and more fans will pay attention to the Serie A league. I have been in Serie A for three years and in the future, I want to stay in Serie A and fight for Fiorentina's rise, I hope to win the Serie A title and the Champions League, and build Fiorentina into a giant team alongside Juventus and Milan. ”

Chen Yu's words once again won a round of applause in the presidential palace, although many people think that Chen Yu's words are not credible, the establishment of a giant is not a day or two, even if you win the Champions League, it is not easy, a giant like Juventus has only won twice in a hundred years of history, and it is not easy to even win the Serie A championship, Fiorentina has won it twice.

However, courage is very important, and no one will laugh at the courage of a young person, especially a young man who often creates miracles, so everyone still gave Chen Yu a round of applause.

After the award ceremony, President Ciampi also prepared a sumptuous banquet for celebrities from all walks of life who participated in the ceremony, but Chen Yu returned to the hotel to prepare for adaptation training because he had to participate in the team's training

When they returned to the hotel after the acclimatization training, the Lazion's counterattack arrived.

Turning on the TV, the Fiorentina players saw Lazio's head coach Rossi's statement at the press conference, and it was clear that Rossi was angry with Prandelli.

“…… Fiorentina's good fortune will not continue, we will not give them this chance, this season's Lazio is completely different from last season, we have won all three of our home games, Rocchi, Otto, Manfrettini, Sivilla, Zauri, and Pandev with three headers, they come from all positions in the team, and the full flowering makes it even more difficult for us to guard against. And now we're united, Di Canio is our real leader and not a problem, and I'm sure we'll continue our four-game winning streak at home. ”

Di Canio, who was at the press conference with Rossi, also expressed his support for Rossi in his quest to beat Fiorentina at home.

'Rossi can bring the team together because he treats each of us with sincerity, for him we also want to beat Fiorentina, this game I think I will score, I want to dedicate it to him, he is having a hard time now, his father is sick, but apart from taking care of his father, Rossi puts all his time into his work and he deserves to be rewarded, all the Lazio players will not let Fiorentina take three points from here, it's not for Juventus or Milan, it's for Rossi.

Prandelli stopped in the hall to watch the TV for a while, then smiled at the players: "It looks like this is not a good fight, the opponent has more confidence than us." ”

Montolivo said: "You don't win games with confidence. ”

Tony said, "If you want to defeat us, ask me if I agree." ”

Chen Yu said: "I think it's better to go back and sleep than to watch them talk nonsense." ”

Tony said, "Yes, go back to sleep, and fight them tomorrow." ”

Prandelli said, "Well, let's all go back and rest." ”

The next day, there were fewer Roma fans in red jerseys in Rome City, and the streets were full of Lazio fans in blue jerseys, and the game had not yet started, and there was only one reason why Lazio fans were so happy, and that was that Roma lost.

In the first three matches played last night, Goofy's Empoli defeated Roma L:0, Inter Milan made a big splash, beat Livorno 5:0, and Juventus beat Messina 0, these three games are pressure for Fiorentina and good news for Lazio, because Fiorentina must beat Lazio if they want to keep their position in the lead. The next game is the Rome derby, and now that Roma have lost their way to Empoli, the psychological pressure is much less for Lazio.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the match between Lazio and Fiorentina officially kicked off at the Olympia Stadium in Rome.

This game is not very important for Fiorentina, after all, the opponent is no longer the original Blue Eagle, but for Lazio, this game is very important, now Fiorentina is the leader, they have won six consecutive league games, unbeaten in all competitions, if they can beat Fiorentina, it is very important for them to rebuild their confidence in the team, although before the season, the goal set by President Lotito is to relegate and strive to enter the Europa League, but they still have a desire for the Champions League, and can they achieve this goal, A win over Fiorentina will be a big test, and after a 3-0 defeat to Udinese in their last game, they are in desperate need of a win to boost their morale for the upcoming Rome derby.

The Lazio commentator standing in the commentary seat is reporting on the starters of both sides: Lazio's starters are goalkeeper Peruzzi, four defenders: Odor, Cribari, Piccolo, Zauri, four midfielders: Behrami, Firmani, Baronho, Cesar, two forwards: Pandev, Di Canio, this is a four-four-two formation, Rossi's lineup is very cautious, and there is no rush to win...... Let's take a look at Fiorentina's starting formation, which is also 44 goalkeeper Frei, four defenders: Ujfarusi, Dainelli, Gambelli, Pasquel, this is a very unfamiliar starter, I don't know what Dou Plandeli came up with, three midfielders: Brocki, Donadaire, Fiore, three forwards: Chen Yu, Di Natale and Toney...... Prandelli doesn't know what kind of medicine he sells in Hulu today, and in the most difficult backline, he sent Ujfarusi as a full-back, and Pasquel also started in place of the old Pancaro, well, it seems that the rumours that Maggio has been injured in training may be true...... Okay, the game has begun, let's watch the game first, and then talk about the characteristics of the arrangement of the two sides later......"