Chapter 460: Before the Final

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Fifty-nine games unbeaten in the league!

When the name of the holder of the longest unbeaten streak in the top five leagues was changed from AC Milan to Fiorentina, the whole European football world was boiling!

Currently, the longest-running unbeaten streak in each of the top five leagues is held by Nantes in Ligue 1 (32 games), Hamburg in the Bundesliga (36 games), Real Sociedad in La Liga (38 games) and Nottingham Forest (42 games) in the then top flight.

It can be seen that Fiorentina have been able to maintain a 59-game unbeaten streak in the five most competitive leagues, which is an astonishing result!

The vast majority of media outlets in Europe have devoted a lot of space to covering this event, and such a news story is definitely a hot topic that can attract people's attention if it is reported in detail.

Fiorentina's popularity among fans has also risen rapidly with this east wind, and in the minds of many fans, the name Fiorentina has risen from an emerging giant to a height that can be compared with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and other old giants. And, judging from the current situation, Fiorentina even has the momentum to surpass these old powerhouses in terms of fame!

And this, naturally, caused the displeasure of many AC Milan supporters, after all, this record was originally their honor, and now it has been snatched away by Fiorentina, of course, they will feel uncomfortable.

No one would deny the greatness of the Milan dynasty in the Three Musketeers era, but after all, this is a thing of the past, with Basten and Rijkaard both announcing their retirements, and Ruud Gullit also starting to take on the role of Chelsea manager as a player, many neutral fans are naturally paying more attention to Fiorentina, who are in the limelight at the moment.

Therefore, when Berlusconi heard that Capello, who was angry with him, led the team to break the longest unbeaten record that originally belonged to AC Milan in Fiorentina, he was so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand and scolded Capello as an out-and-out traitor.

Hawkers, Berlusconi doesn't want to think about who threatened to say that the current Milan can lead the team to win the championship with a coach, and as a result, such a top coach is alive?

After the match against Napoli, the UEFA Champions League final is just ten days away.

Three days before this final, on May 25, Fiorentina also had a Serie A match against Reggiana.

With a league game just three days before the crucial Champions League final, Fiorentina will have a greater or lesser impact on the players' form against Borussia Dortmund. Such a situation is absolutely undesirable for Fiorentina FC.

Therefore, Zhuang Mingge, who had been prepared for a long time, submitted an application to the Italian Football Federation for the match between Fiorentina and Reggiana after the Champions League semi-final with Juventus.

Reggiana have rightly objected, and although they are now confirmed to be relegated at the end of the season, the club's hierarchy are still hoping to make a splash in the team's few Serie A games.

On weekdays, the number of people who come to watch the game is naturally not as high as on the weekend, which is not in line with the psychology of the management of the Reggiana club, which is why they are firmly opposed to this matter.

The Italian Football Federation is not foolish, and when the league first and bottom league leaders argued over the match date, these football officials rightfully expressed their support for Fiorentina by moving the date of the Fiorentina match forward by two days to Friday.

Such a result made the representatives of the Reggiana club angry.

Unwilling to admit defeat like this, Reggiana turned his mind and leaked the matter to the paparazzi, who knew that due to Fiorentina's limelight, the mouthpieces of these Serie A teams hoped that Fiorentina could lose as soon as possible so that the teams they supported had enough breathing space.

With the help of the media's liliang to force the Football Association to retract its fate, the Reggiana people's calculations can be said to be jingling.

However, the Italian media, who had high hopes from the Reggiana club, gave them a hard time.

Although these media do not have a very good relationship with Fiorentina due to their position, and it can even be said that they are one of the people who most expect the Purple Lily to lose the next game at the moment when Fiorentina is setting a new unbeaten record, this does not mean that they will unswervingly oppose everything about Fiorentina.

With the Champions League final just around the corner, the Italian media will certainly not be stupid enough to make trouble for Fiorentina at this juncture, after all, if Fiorentina wins the championship, it will be the glory of the entire Italian football.

So, this time, just as Reggiana FC was beaming with their cleverness, all the Italian media turned their guns on the ironclad relegated team, criticizing them for their selfish interests at the expense of the bigger picture of Italian football.

Among them, Fiorentina's nemesis "Torino Sport" said the most harsh: they are already teams that have been relegated, don't you insist so much to make more ticket money? Wouldn't it be easier to go directly to the Football Association for a compensation fee?

The media's harsh rhetoric has Reggiana half to death, and the Italian Football Federation, which is popular with the people, will not care about the idea of this fish-belly team, and in the eyes of Football Association officials, Fiorentina's Champions League final is much more important than a league first match against the bottom of the league.

As a result, the Reggiana club, which could not get support, had to agree to the plan of playing early.

On May 23, a 33rd round of Serie A matches was staged in advance at the Frankie Stadium.

For some financial reasons, the owner of Reggiana hopes his side can teach the 'outraged' Fiorentina a lesson, and it would be better if they could stop the Purple Lily's unbeaten league record.

But this is destined to be just wishful thinking on the part of the chairman, and when the team has already confirmed relegation in advance, and the club has not offered a huge bonus for this game as a material incentive for the players, how can the demoralized and unmotivated Reggiana be the opponent of Fiorentina?

Reggiana's players are probably not thinking about the upcoming games now, but whether they can find a suitable next home to take over after the transfer door opens, after all, with Reggiana's income situation, this small club that has been relegated from Serie A will definitely not have the financial resources to pay these players at the current salary level next season.

Vieri scored a goal in the game, and Inzaghi scored twice to lead Fiorentina to a clean 3-0 home defeat to Reggiana, extending the unbeaten league run to 60 games and a win to meet the final of the upcoming European Champions Cup!