Chapter 216 Lighthouse Derby
With Icardi's goal, Sampdoria finally drew 1-1 away. Although she failed to achieve two consecutive wins, considering the game itself, it was already very good to be able to take a point away from the away game.
At least Parma's coach Roberto Donadoni was very dissatisfied with the result. He said at a post-match press conference that Parma deserved to win.
That's true. He played for more than 60 minutes of game with one more person than his opponent, but he didn't win it at home. No one would be satisfied with it.
Di Francisco was also very dissatisfied. He believed that Romero should not give a red card. The red card penalty was too strict for Sampdoria. If Romero was not a red card, Sampdoria might be able to win the opponent away in this game.
After this game, Maxi Lopez invited the two to his house to enjoy a barbecue meal on the grounds of celebrating Icardi's first goal in the league and comforting Romero who was sent off with a red card.
This time Icardi agreed without any hesitation.
He spent another wonderful night with four fellow Argentines at Maxi Lopez's home.
The next day, my teammates could see the smile on Icardi's face.
Gao Zheng looked at it and said to Masi: "Look, Mauro is in a much better mood. Sure enough, scoring a goal is a good cure for all diseases!"
Maxi also admitted that Gao Zheng was right.
Everyone thinks that Icardi's good mood has something to do with his goal against Parma.
Icardi, who scored a goal, also came on as a substitute in the next round against Cagliari, but this time he failed to score again. Sampdoria defeated Cagliari 1-0 at home, and the goal had nothing to do with Icardi.
Next, Sampdoria will visit Meazza Stadium and challenge Inter Milan.
Meazza and San Siro are actually the same stadium, but because the supporters of the two teams insist on different footwork, they have two names. But in fact, the official name of this stadium is Meazza Stadium. Meazza is a legend of Inter Milan, but AC Milan fans are not willing to use this name, so they still insist on using San Siro.
Gao Zheng stepped onto the stadium again, but this time he failed to help Sampdoria defeat Inter Milan.
He had a goal and an assist in the game, and in the post-match media rating, he was the highest scorer in the entire Sampdoria team.
But Sampdoria still lost to Inter Milan 2:3 away.
Such performance made AC Milan fans complain about us, and you were like getting rid of the blood. How could you hit Inter Milan? You don’t show your power?
In fact, if you watch the entire process of this game, you will find that the whole team of Sampdoria has worked very hard.
The game was very fierce and was overwhelmed. Sampdoria left-back Andre Costa received a yellow card in the 51st minute and was sent off. Sampdoria basically fought ten against eleven in the second half.
Because he was worried that Gao Zheng would be injured, Di Francisco had to replace Gao Zheng in advance in the 78th minute, and it was Icardi who replaced Gao Zheng.
In fact, at the beginning of the game, Sampdoria played well. Gao Zheng helped Sampdoria take the lead in the 20th minute. This was also his tenth league goal this season, far ahead of others on the scorer list.
However, Inter Milan chased three goals in a row. It was not until the 71st minute that Maxi Lopez received Gao Zheng's assist to win a goal.
The game then became more and more intense because there was only one goal gap, and the lead was not safe, and the lagging behind saw hope.
Some of the penalty on the court also caused dissatisfaction among both players.
In the 83rd minute, the referee even stopped the game and rushed to Sampdoria's bench and sent off the bench goalkeeper Bernie with a red card because he kept chattering about the referee's unfair judgment.
In the end, Icardi failed to save the team, and Sampdoria lost 2:3 away to Inter Milan.
After losing to Inter Milan, two people were sent off, and Sampdoria seemed to be seriously injured.
Sampdoria lost both the next two games against Atlanta and Palermo. They also lost Maxi Lopez during this period, the Argentine striker was seriously injured in training and is initially expected to miss two months of the game...
For Sampdoria, it was really a rainy night.
After twelve rounds of the league, Sampdoria scored 17 points and dropped to eighth place.
However, judging from the club's goals at the beginning of the season, this result can still be considered good. After all, the team aiming to relegate and do not make heavy signings during the summer transfer period. It is already a good performance to be ranked in the middle.
However, the goals are always changing. After seeing the three consecutive victories in the Sampdoria League, everyone naturally had higher requirements for this team, hoping that their goal would be more than just relegation.
Against this background, the three consecutive losses seem a bit ugly.
It is understandable to lose to Inter Milan away with one player missing, but the subsequent consecutive losses to Atlanta and Palermo attracted many criticisms of the team.
During this period, Di Francesco was under great pressure, and there were even rumors that the club was looking for a successor for Di Francesco.
Although it was soon denied by the club, since there were such rumors, it showed that it had the soil and foundation to spread such rumors.
After all, it is not once or twice that the senior executives of Sampdoria Club are unreliable.
There are also rumors that the next round of Lighthouse derby against Genoa will be a hurdle. If Sampdoria loses again, Di Francesco's coaching position may really be out of stock...
Of course, such rumors were quickly denied by both Sampdoria Club and Di Francesco himself.
This is not true.
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These rumors seem to be true or false seem to be warming up the Lighthouse Derby.
After Sampdoria was relegated to the second division, Genoa had not had a derby in a whole year.
This season, with Sampdoria returning to the First Division, Italy's famous "Beacon Derby" can finally be continued again.
Since statistics have been made, this year is the 87th "Beacon Derby". This is a number that counts all official matches, including Serie A, Serie B, and Italian Cup. Among the eighty-six derby that have ended, Sampdoria has the advantage. They won 31 games, lost 22 games, and tied 33 games.
If it is only considered Serie A, the Lighthouse Derby played a total of 58 games, and Sampdoria still had the advantage in the results, winning the second market, losing fourteen games, and drawing 24 Constellations.
If you only look at this result, it seems that Sampdoria is stronger in the city of Genoa. But in fact, the brilliant history of the Genoa team was before Sampdoria was born. When Genoa won nine league championships, Sampdoria was not born.
So when Genoa was strong, there was no "beacon derby". After Sampdoria was born, Genoa's golden age had passed, so it was reflected in the derby results that Sampdoria was more dominant.
In fact, during the period when he had Mancini and Gulit, Sampdoria had an absolute dominant position in the "Beacon Derby". From 1982 to 1994, Sampdoria only lost one of the "Beacon Derby" in the fifteen Serie A games.
That period was also the most glorious time of Sampdoria. They were called the "Seven Sisters of Serie A" together with six teams, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Parma, Naples, Sampdoria and Fiorentina. It was also the most glorious time of the Serie A League. Because of its huge stars, its competition was fierce and its game was exciting, it was known as the "Little World Cup".
After the time entered the new century, Sampdoria fell into decline, and the two teams were not able to appear in the Serie A at the same time. The "Beacon Derby" in the first Serie A game in the new century did not come late until September 23, 2007.
Since then, Sampdoria and Genoa have played against each other eight times in the Serie A. Sampdoria has only won twice, tied once, and lost all the other five games.
Especially in the two games in the 2010-2011 season, Sampdoria was double-killed by Genoa. In the second game, Sampdoria lost to Genoa 1:2 away, and was relegated to the second division. Genoa personally sent his mortal enemy to hell, which made Genoa fans happy for a summer.
Now with Sampdoria's upgrade, the grudges and hatreds of the two teams in this city will continue.
Chapter completed!