Chapter 697: Welcome Home!

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In the past summer, Inter Milan continued to play a role in the transfer market under the direction of Moratti, the chairman of the fans. With the generosity of the boss of Mozambique, Inter Milan not only signed Batistuta for the world's first price, but also brought in Portuguese star Paulo Sousa from Borussia Dortmund and French teenager Sebastien Frei, who played for the Cannes team, and its strength was further enhanced.

Naturally, when someone comes, someone leaves, and Nigerian star Nvankono Kanu, who emerged from a heart attack with the help of Moratti's sponsorship, is one of the most famous. After recovering from a serious illness, the Nigerian chose to abandon Inter Milan, who had been with him in his difficult situation, and defected to Arsenal for $4.5 million, which made Moratti, who regarded Kanu as a child, feel very hurt.

However, Inter Milan's good record on all fronts this season has diluted the sentimentality of the boss of Mo Da in a certain way. The Nerazzurri not only hold Fiorentina tightly in the league arena, but they are also excellent in the Champions League, and they are currently three wins and one defeat in the group stage with Real Madrid, only because of goal difference to be behind the La Liga giants; Meanwhile, in the domestic cup competition, Luigi Simeone led a team of substitutes to the quarter-finals.

These victories have done a good job in building up the confidence of the Inter Milan players, who are not worried about the strength of their opponents, at least until the start of this matchup.

At this time, on the bus to the Frankie Stadium, Inter Milan head coach Simeone was making the final pre-match deployment: "Gabriel (Batistuta), Robert (Baggio), Yuri (Djokaeau, the three of you have partnered together in Fiorentina, although you haven't played together for a short time, it should not hinder the tacit understanding between you, right?" ”

"That's nature." Hearing the arrangement from the head coach, Batistuta nodded and said, "When I was in Fiorentina, we were often in the same group, and even if there was a gap of one or two years in between, it wouldn't get in the way. This has been well demonstrated in previous matches. ”

"That's right, then I'll be on the sidelines tonight looking forward to your wonderful performance." Thinking of this set of offensive tridents since the beginning of this season, Simeone, who was about to start a game with Fiorentina, relaxed a lot, and then turned to other players, "It's good to hand over the three of them on the offensive end, everyone else has to do a good defensive job for me in the game, and I can't have a trace of slackness." You must know that Fiorentina's attack is not a decoration, Redondo, Effenberg, Vieri, Ronaldo These players all have the ability to change the trend of the game in an instant, if we are not careful, we will suffer in the game. ”

Sure enough, no matter how many great players he has hoarded on the offensive end, this head coach will always put defense first in his heart. Seeing Simeone, who was making tactical arrangements on the bus, Batistuta sighed in his heart, and then thought about what kind of arrangement he would make if it was Capello? Is the manager who believes that victory is a qiē going to do something strange in this game?

Outside Barty's amusement, the bus loaded with Inter Milan members slowly drove into the Frankie Stadium, and what awaited them was a fierce battle with Fiorentina!

Long before the day arrived, the Italian media had already hyped up the atmosphere of this match. Batistuta's first stop in Europe was Fiorentina, the Renaissance capital where the Argentine warrior rose from an up-and-coming goalscorer to a world-class star. Serie A's top scorer, Fiorentina's spiritual leader and captain on the pitch, European Ballon d'Or winner, and a dazzling array of trophies have all given Batistuta a strong Florentine vibe.

Therefore, when Batistuta, with a strong Fiorentina brand, returns to the Frankie Arena for the first time, and with Inter Milan and Fiorentina occupying the top two places in the league table at this time, this matchup will undoubtedly become the focus of attention across Italy and even the whole of Europe!

While the players on both sides were warming up on the field, and reporters from all walks of life were carrying various professional equipment to search for topics, a rather touching scene began to play out in the stands of Frankie Stadium.

Instead of booing Batty for being someone else's player, the Fiorentina fans spontaneously hoisted slogans and banners in the stands to welcome the former captain to the Stadio Franky:

"Gabriel, welcome home!"

"No matter where you go, the doors of Florence will always be open for you!"

Realizing the signs and the shouts of the Fiorentina fans, Barty's eyes began to moisten and his vision became blurred, and the Argentine god of war quickly turned his head and secretly wiped away his tears, while carefully avoiding the cameras that were placed on the sidelines - he didn't want to be seen in this embarrassing scene.

"It's really Gabriel, and it's completely different from us." As if seeing the Argentine's expression, Roberto Baggio stepped forward, smiled and patted Barty on the shoulder, and said, "You have already transferred out of Fiorentina, and being able to have so many fans to send you their blessings shows that you still have extraordinary weight in their hearts." ”

"Uh, Robert, I think you got the same treatment when you first came back here to play, right?" At this time, Barty had also suppressed his feelings, and he regained his composure and replied, "I know that at that time, you can be said to be the heart of Florence, and being forcibly sold to Juventus back then even caused a big riot in the whole city of Florence. Besides, if you take a closer look, there are still a lot of signs in the stands that welcome you back to play. ”

“…… Turns out they remember me. Following the direction of Barty's finger, Baggio, who saw those slogans, couldn't help but be stunned, and was silent for a while before he spoke again, "Since that's the case, then we have to show ourselves well in the game, I don't want to hear others belittle the quality of any player who has played for Fiorentina." ”

"Well, that's right, we want everyone to know that the players who have come out of Fiorentina are all first-class and powerful, and there is absolutely no parallel import!"