Chapter 837: Devil's Schedule (1)

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At 7 p.m. on 30 November, the Stade Frankie was packed with more than 40,000 Fiorentina fans in the stands with no indication that it was just a third-round match of the Coppa Italia.

It stands to reason that an ordinary Coppa Italia match like this would not attract so many fans. Despite the loyalty of Fiorentina fans, some of the fans who have lost their appetite for the trophies that have been brought home over the years should not have shown such enthusiasm for this game, even if the opponent this time was Roma under the attacking madman Zeman.

"Antonio, what did you do when we didn't know it?" In the VIP box of Frankie Stadium, little Groz, who was a little dumbfounded when he saw the full scene in the stands, asked Zhuang Mingge the same question, "Even if the opponent this time is Rome, it would be too exaggerated to have such a formation, right?" I thought it would be nice to sell about 30,000 tickets......"

"Haha, I'm just going to make the fans realise that they need to be there now to cheer the players on, so that the lads who are fighting for Fiorentina can forget the fatigue of the two games in a row at home and get them ready for the game against Roma. You know, with Zeman, an attacking maniac who is quite good at strikers, I don't think the absence of Toney and Montella will have much impact on Roma's offensive firepower. Hearing Little Groz's question, Zhuang Mingge smiled, and then explained, "But you don't have to worry about the fans will suffer too much financial loss, I have instructed the stadium ticket department to make today the club's fan activity day, and all Fiorentina fans who buy tickets for this game can enjoy a 75% discount." In addition, the ticket price of the team's matches in the Coppa Italia will also be adjusted accordingly according to the actual situation. ”

"I see, in this way, not only to ensure the home atmosphere of the team during the Coppa Italia competition, but also to allow more fans to get used to the feeling of watching the game live, so as to increase the attendance of the home stadium." After hearing this explanation, Bingxue's clever little Groz immediately understood Zhuang Mingge's intention to reduce the team's home ticket price during the Coppa Italia match. After all, for a team, no matter how much it sells for its TV broadcast fees, the team's home attendance is the key, because no TV broadcaster will be willing to pay for a game that simply doesn't have many fans in the stands.

Just when Zhuang Mingge and Little Groz were communicating in the box, the game had already started with the referee's whistle.

Fiorentina, De Sanctis, Ferrara and other teams of the main rotation and substitutes all started, it seems that Heynckes did not change the idea of using a lot of substitutes in the domestic cup just because the opponent became Roma, but used the Coppa Italia as a place for these substitutes to find form.

Looking at Roma, although the absence of Montella and Toney has caused the Red Wolves to lose two sharp teeth, Zeman obviously will not care about this difficulty, the Czech has moved Delvicchio, who has switched to left midfield this season, back to partner Totti, Tomasi, Di Biagio and Di Francesco in the middle of the midfield, and Candela and Cafu are in charge of attacking and defending on the wings...... With their main force and a set of 352 formations (or 532 formations), it is clear that Roma intend to continue their attacking tactics on the road.

Although his career has experienced a lot of major competitions, and people have become more and more calm with the increase of experience, but Fiorentina's Kaladze and Shevchenko on the field are young and vigorous after all, seeing that Rome dares to be so presumptuous in their own home stadium, these young men who can't suppress their anger naturally want to teach each other a good lesson and let them know how powerful Fiorentina is!

What veterans such as Ferrara and Di Livio can do at this time is to stabilize the team's rhythm and the young players as much as possible, so as not to have an unfavorable situation such as a disjointed formation in the game. If the Ferraras couldn't do this, no one, including them, would be able to escape the hair dryer that Heynckes had prepared.

So, in this goal battle, the two teams played a jaw-dropping high score - Totti and Delvicchio both scored two goals that are usually enough for Roma to win, but Fiorentina's Shevchenko and Ronaldo also broke Barthez's goal four times, plus Berti's heavy shot and Hyypia's header to grab the point, Fiorentina finally defeated Roma 6-4 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia!

After a big win to cap off their November campaign, Fiorentina can get rid of the rhythm of a two-game week as they head into December, but the fixtures they face suddenly become difficult.

Fiorentina play last season's Serie A runners-up AC Milan at home on December 5. Considering the relationship between the two teams over the years, coupled with the face problem of being a top giant, Berlusconi on the left wing will definitely not allow Zaccheroni to surrender early like Guidolin.

On December 11, in the thirteenth round of Serie A, this time the Italian Football Association arranged the opponent for the purple lily is the Blue Eagle Lazio, and the two sides will have a fierce battle in Rome City.

On December 15, the final round of Group B of the group stage of the Champions Cup. Fiorentina, who have already secured top spot in the group, will host AIK Solna FC and with the opposition fighting for a UEFA Cup qualification, it is understandable how fierce it will be.

Fiorentina will face Carlo Ancelotti's Juventus in their final game of the year on 20 December, facing the league's biggest rivals and arch-rivals, and even the in-form Bianconeri will not be relentless in the game.

Although Fiorentina don't have many games in December, every game can be said to be a heavyweight battle, and AC Milan, Lazio, and Juventus are not easy to match, and Fiorentina will inevitably go through a tough battle against them; Even Solna AIK, who is not very good and has not won a game in the Champions League, should not be underestimated, after all, this team has a glorious record of pressing Fiorentina and Galatasaray successively, and there is no room for Heynckes and the players to be careless.

Add to that the Coppa Italia clash with Roma five days ago, and Fiorentina have a devil's schedule during this time!