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Now let's take a look at Empoli's side, although under the influence of Zhuang Mingge's butterfly, Di Natale, a player who is crucial to Empoli's relegation cause, left the team early and joined the Purple Lily, one of the top European giants, but as a club in the same Tuscany region as Florence, Empoli took advantage of the advantage of being close to the water and the first month, and poached the two strikers of the Fiorentina second team at a package price of $2 million. Christian Rigano and Sergio Pelisier.

Although these two players have made a great contribution to Fiorentina II's two consecutive jumps in just two years of existence, and have made great contributions all the way from the lowest level of the C2 League to Serie B, their strength has been recognized by many people. But in any case, their results have been made in the lower leagues, and it is still unknown whether they can adapt to the defensive intensity and pace of the game in Serie A, so Empoli can pack the two away at such a low price. If Rigano and Pelissier are allowed to stay for another season and show their value in Serie B, Empoli will have to double the transfer fee if they want to acquire these two players.

While it was in Fiorentina's best interest to do so, it was the most coveted thing for Rigano and Pelissier to have the chance to be called up to a Serie A side, so both did not hesitate to submit their transfer requests to the club after receiving an offer from Empoli.

It has to be said that Rigano and Pelissier are still very self-aware. They knew in their hearts that with their potential and quality, it would be impossible to find a place in the talented Fiorentina first team. Therefore, Empoli's offer at this time undoubtedly gave them another path to embark on the top flight.

For players who have been fighting in the lower leagues for many years, an offer from a Serie A team is a huge temptation they simply can't resist, and unless the team they play for is also expected to qualify for Serie A, the only thing that can stand in their way is the transfer fee.

Permanent absence from Serie A is precisely the most fatal weakness of the Fiorentina II team where Rigano and Pelissier are located. Although the team led by Mourinho is quite strong in terms of strength, and it can also be ranked in the top three among the 22 teams in Serie B, but as the second team of Fiorentina, it is destined that no matter how unfortunate the team is in the second division, it can only miss the Serie A after all. This means that players who play for Fiorentina II want to go further and show their ability in the next level of Serie A, except to wait for the call of the first team, there is only one way to seek a transfer.

Although it is the safest choice to stay in the second division for a few more years, hone their strength and accumulate experience, and wait for the opportunity to be selected by Serie A teams, like Di Livio, not everyone is as calm as Di Livio, at least Rigano and Pelissier are somewhat unwilling to such a future in their hearts.

In the eyes of the two, since staying at Fiorentina can only play in the second team, it is better to accept Empoli's invitation to serve as the main player in a relegation team, and perhaps use this to make a name for themselves and break into a new world in Serie A. After all, since Empoli is willing to shell out millions of dollars for them, they will never put them on the bench to depreciate their value for nothing. Therefore, if they join this promoted team, then Rigano and Pelissier will never have less playing time and performance opportunities!

So, with great expectations for the future and confidence in their own abilities, Rigano and Pelissier left Fiorentina this summer to join Empoli.

However, although Empoli's strength has been strengthened to a certain extent after getting Rigano and Pelissier, and a series of warm-up matches before the season have achieved good results, it is obviously unrealistic to break through the Fiorentina backline led by Nesta and Stam and break through the goal guarded by Buffon, who is known as the world's No. 1 goalkeeper, and the difficulty is definitely not on the same level as those warm-up games.

You know, although Rigano and Pelissier are both very characteristic strikers, but in their previous lives, they could only be regarded as a qualified striker at the peak of their careers at the middle and lower reaches of Serie A, plus Empoli has so many moves back and forth on the offensive end, except for the side crosses are long passes, so Nesta and Stam can be said to be almost pressure-free. For them, who are more than a step ahead of their opponents, as long as they are cautious enough in the game, unless the Empoli players can make a world wave in the game, or the Fiorentina team does not have shooting boots, the victory of this game will definitely belong to the Purple Lily.

As a result, after the start of the game, Fiorentina firmly controlled the situation on the field with more than one step above the opponent's individual ability and technical and tactical advantages. Nesta's backline managed to freeze Empoli's attack, leaving Rigano and Pelissier almost unable to touch the ball in front, and had to keep running back and forth on the pitch again and again; The iron triangle of midfield formed by Pirlo, Deco and Ballack also began to exert their power, although the three of them worked together for the first time in an official match, but they showed a very high tacit understanding, not only did not appear to compete for the ball, but also took turns to instigate the offensive in the midfield, so that the tired Empoli players had little extra energy to devote to the attack.

After all, a person's energy is limited after all, and when he consumes too much on the defensive end, he naturally has to reduce his investment on the offensive end, otherwise the player himself will have to lie down first before the game is over......

Compared with Empoli, who was beaten passively in all aspects, Fiorentina's side was full of success. Vieri, who was in great form, went on a rampage on the pitch and scored a four-goal with an overhead kick, while Diego Milito, who was making his first start for Fiorentina, also scored a goal and provided an assist in the game, and the two combined to help the Purple Lilies beat Empoli 5-0 at home and made a good start to the new Serie A season!

With this big win, Fiorentina was able to rely on the advantage of goal difference after the game, and overtook Inter Milan in one fell swoop and occupied the top position in the standings!

Attached: Fiorentina first team squad for the 02-03 season

Goalkeepers (2): Buffon, Guadalben

Defenders (7): Zambrotta, Nesta, Stam, Robert Carlos, Zivo, Lucio, Sun Jihai

Midfielders (8): Redondo, Makelele, Deco, Effenberg, Pirlo, Gattuso, Ballack, Albertini

Forwards (six): Inzaghi, Vieri, Di Natale, Vincent, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Milito