1990, the first year of the nineties, was also a year that left a deep impression on the memory of later generations of the Song Dynasty.

Because this summer, the much-anticipated World Cup was held on the Apennine Peninsula, and Song Yuanchao almost stayed up late with a few friends to watch the World Cup, especially the king of the ball Maradona led the Argentine team to stumble from the group stage, and finally broke into the finals, which made Song Yuanchao drunk and obsessed.

In the case that the four main players were unable to play because of two yellow cards, Maradona led Argentina and the Federal Republic of Germany team to compete for the championship, and almost staged a single knife to rewrite the history of fate, but unfortunately Lady Luck did not give Maradona and Argentina another chance, and at the last moment the Federal Republic of Germany broke through Argentina's goal and won the victory, thus lifting the Hercules Cup.

When watching Maradona crying like a child on TV, Song Yuanchao was also very uncomfortable, because he was a fan of Argentina and a supporter of Maradona.

The opening ceremony of this year's World Cup was held in Milan, and Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo set off three days in advance and arrived in Milan the day before the opening ceremony.

By the time they arrived in Milan, the whole of Milan was already a sea of flowers, with countless fans dressed in all kinds of costumes, dressed in all kinds of strange ways, reveling and looking forward to the opening of the World Cup the next day.

This time I went to Italy to watch the World Cup, Song Yuanchao had already discussed it with Qin Zhengguo, both of them were fans of Maradona, and it would be a pity to miss such a grand event. It's just that Qin Zhengguo is looking forward to it, yearning for Maradona to be able to win the Hercules Cup again. But Song Yuanchao is different, he uses this way to commemorate this grand event, so as to make up for the regret of not being able to arrive at the scene in his previous life.

As early as two months ago, tickets for the opening ceremony were almost booked, and the fans who have poured in from all over the world in the past few days have also squeezed the small Milan crowd. Thanks to Song Yuanchao, he made arrangements in advance, got the tickets early through the channel, and booked hotels in several competition cities.

"Why are there so many people? It's like catching a big set. ”

From the airport to the hotel, it is usually only half an hour's journey for more than an hour, and when you arrive at the hotel, the square in front of the hotel is also crowded with people, and countless fans wear the team jerseys they support, and their faces are painted with oil paint. Not only that, but many tents have been erected in the square, and many fans have to use this way to solve the problem of sleeping because they are shy or cannot find a place to stay.

When he got out of the car and walked into the hotel gate, Qin Zhengguo glanced back in the direction of the square, and couldn't help but say this to Song Yuanchao.

"Okay, isn't this a normal thing, let's go, hurry up and get in, it's really hot today." Song Chaoyuan pushed Qin Zhengguo, and the two flashed into the hotel.

When I arrived at the hotel, I checked in, took the elevator upstairs, and was relieved when I entered the room.

Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo set off from Xiangjiang, first from Xiangjiang to Frankfurt, and then from Frankfurt to Milan, before and after adding a transfer time of more than 30 hours, they were already tired.

Arriving at the hotel, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo said hello, and the two went to their respective rooms to sleep, and they slept in a dark night, and they didn't wake up until the next day.

After getting up, Song Yuanchao washed up, called Qin Zhengguo to go to the restaurant to eat something casually, and then returned to the hotel to prepare.

About the same time, the two changed their clothes, the clothes on their bodies were specially prepared, they were all Argentina's blue and white striped jerseys, and there was a striking No. 10 player number on the jersey, which represented Maradona, when they walked out of the hotel in such a suit, they were greeted by many Italian fans on the street.

In Italy, Maradona is also adored by them, and if many Italians were to choose, perhaps there would be more people supporting Maradona than supporting the Italian football team.

Milan is not a big city, at this time it is faster to take a car than to walk to the stadium, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo are mixed in the team like ordinary fans, and they are heading towards the San Siro Stadium where the opening ceremony will be held.

Along the way, Qin Zhengguo and an excited child jumped up and down, and also got oil paint from a fan he didn't know, and painted his face colorfully, even Song Yuanchao didn't escape his clutches, he smeared it, and Song Yuanchao didn't even know himself when he looked in the mirror.

"Whew...... It's so exciting! Qin Zhengguo learned from the fans around him to whistle and howl wolves, and said excitedly to Song Yuanchao.

The warm atmosphere around also made Song Chaoyuan also excited, and the feeling at the scene was completely different from that of televising.

"Daqi didn't come to lose money this time, if he came, the three of us would make even more trouble together."

"Okay, you kid don't get cheap and sell well, if it weren't for business matters, he really couldn't leave, or they would have come together. What's wrong? Why don't you go back and replace him right away? Let him come and play? ”

"When I didn't say it." Qin Zhengguo turned his head without saying a word, and continued to shout with a few young people who had dyed their hair colorfully, and couldn't help but twist his body, and the fat on his body trembled like ripples under the slightly smaller jersey.

Finally arrived at the stadium, and the outside of the stadium was crowded with people, and the cheers around came and went.

In the square outside the stadium, a number of large TV screens were erected, because only a few of the fans who rushed to the stadium were able to get in, and most of them did not get tickets, so they had to stay outside the stadium and participate in the event through these TV screens.

Outside, many Italian local scalpers weave through the crowd, like Chinese scalpers, muttering words like "tickets, tickets" and selling tickets to the opening ceremony that have doubled in price. Of course, there are also famous petty thefts in Europe, and every now and then a thin figure is seen squeezing out of a crowded place, and then he doesn't know where to run after a puff of smoke.

And when he squeezed out of the crowd, there were bursts of exclamations and curses in the crowd, although Song Chaoyuan couldn't understand what the other party was saying, but when they looked at the other party's pockets and waist bags that had been cut, with an extremely angry expression, they understood that they had accidentally been accidentally attacked by the thief grandfather.

Before coming, the experienced Song Chaoyuan and Qin Zhengguo were all prepared, their valuables were all in the hotel, in addition to the binoculars hanging around their necks, some change, cigarettes, lighters, room cards, passports and tickets, and these things were hidden close to their bodies, unless the Italian thief grandfather had the ability to rip off their pants, otherwise he couldn't steal them at all.

When they arrived at the place, Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo continued to walk forward with the flow of people, squeezing out a stinky sweat before arriving at the ticket gate.

Reached out and took out the ticket from the pocket of the specially sewn underwear in the ball pants, and the ticket inspector was not surprised, because they have seen a lot of such actions today, not to mention hiding the ticket in this kind of place, even if there are people hiding in more secret places, while checking the ticket, while thinking about the need to find a place to wash their hands after work, the soap must be beaten several times.

After passing the ticket gate, it was finally not as crowded as outside, and it took a while to find a place according to the location of their tickets.

Song Yuanchao didn't buy tickets for luxury boxes, it's not that they can't afford the money, the key is that this kind of box can't be bought at all, and they are generally reserved for heads of state or princes and nobles, and the most unfortunate are important officials in world football, etc.

However, Song Yuanchao's position is not bad, and it belongs to the best place with the best line of sight in the middle of the stands. After arriving at the place and sitting down, Song Yuanchao breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead.

There are fans who came to watch the game, because today is the opening ceremony and the first opening game, coupled with Maradona's support and popularity in Italy, most of the fans who came were wearing Argentine team uniforms like Song Yuanchao, although everyone didn't know anyone, and even because they came from various countries, many people didn't understand the language, but it didn't mean that everyone couldn't communicate, no, the two young Italian girls sitting next to Song Yuanchao talked enthusiastically with Song Yuanchao in fast Italian.

Song Yuanchao only understands English, Qin Zhengguo has only half-understood English in Xiangjiang for so many years, and Cantonese is now spoken well, but they can't understand a word of Italian.

One of the two girls could only speak Italian and a little simple English, while the other actually knew some Chinese, and chatted with them very enthusiastically after learning that Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo were Chinese.

Especially Qin Zhengguo, an Italian girl with dyed blue hair who looked like she was seventeen or eighteen years old, chatting with great interest, the two used clumsy English and gestures to talk, and from time to time they laughed, and in the end, they even almost hooked their shoulders and put their backs, otherwise Song Yuanchao found that something was wrong and secretly kicked this kid, Qin Zhengguo, this kid, would almost make a mistake.

"Song, you don't have to worry, we Italians are so enthusiastic, it's just a friendship between friends, it doesn't mean anything." Another black-haired girl saw Song Yuanchao's small movements and said this to Song Yuanchao with a smile.

Song Yuanchao smiled a little embarrassedly, but still explained: "This friend of mine is married, he loves his wife very much, his wife loves him very much, and he also has two lovely children. ”

"What's there?" The girl shrugged indifferently and said, "Don't you think it's a little inappropriate to say this in such an atmosphere?" Song, I know you Chinese are more shy, but you are too nervous, here is a little old-fashioned, relax, let's spend a wonderful and happy today, isn't it? The girl pointed her finger around her head and laughed.

The girl's words made Song Yuanchao cry and laugh, and he couldn't say good or bad, but he could also see that the girl did not have any other thoughts, but everyone's thinking was different. But some words are really difficult to answer, Song Yuanchao was afraid that what he said would easily cause misunderstanding, so he suddenly pointed forward: "Look! The opening ceremony is about to begin! ”