Obiang made this stupid foul when the first half was about to end. If he could be less impulsive, after entering the halftime break, Di Francesco might not be able to turn the situation around.

As a result, he was so impulsive that Sampdoria had to play more with less in the second half. The adjustments that Di Francesco had prepared for transfer were also meaningless and had to be re-arranged, and there was much less room for maneuver. It was simply a mistake, and every step was wrong, which put the team in a disadvantageous situation of passiveness in the entire set.

Obiang himself must be very clear about how bad the impact of his foul was.

So when he was fouled, he asked the referee for a long time, hoping to show mercy and promised not to commit again.

But the referee Osador ignored his words and still firmly showed him the second yellow card and red card, sending him off the court.

He refused to leave, and was persuaded by the captain of this game, Palonbo.

When Sampdoria's players returned to the locker room in a low mood, they saw Obiang crying alone in front of his cabinet.

Two lines of tears hung on their cheeks, shining against the locker room lights.

Seeing his teammates in bad mood, he cried even more sadly.

He obviously realized how much trouble his mistakes would cause to his teammates. All their efforts in the Italian Cup were likely to be wasted because of his impulse.

He will become the sinner of the whole team.

Everyone was indeed in a low mood, but when they saw Obiang crying, they were still surprised. They looked at him at a loss.

At this moment, Gao Zheng walked in.

As soon as he saw this scene, he smiled: "What are you doing?"

His chuckle broke the originally awkward atmosphere in the locker room, and everyone turned their eyes to him.

As everyone was watching, Gao Zheng walked straight towards Obiang.

He leaned over and patted Obiang's shoulder on the stool: "This is not your own fault, it is our entire team's fault. After all, as a midfielder, you always need to wipe your butt for our mistakes in the frontcourt. Don't take it seriously, Pedro."

Obiang raised his head and said to Gao Zheng in a crying voice: "But, but Gao...we are one less person now, we..."

Gao Zheng interrupted his sob: "What's the point of missing one person? It's not like losing four people, you will be directly judged. It's not a big deal, Pedro. We will win. If you want to win the championship, you must win the championship."

He curled his lips, saying this was light.

Palonbo stood at the end, with his teammates in front of him. They watched Gao Zheng comfort Obiang together. Listening to his disdainful tone, his previously depressed mood gradually improved.

It seems that it’s not a big deal to lose one person, and it’s not a big deal to be beaten by an opponent.

He looked down at the captain's armband on his arm. He was supposed to do this, and he was the captain.

But he was sure that first of all, he couldn't say "One person is nothing to say. If you want to win the championship, you must win the championship." Secondly, even if he could say it, it would probably not have the effect of the present.

He, the captain... is really incompetent.

"Gao is right!" Di Francesco's voice sounded behind everyone, including Obiang and Gao Zheng, all looked over.

Their head coach stood at the door of the locker room.

"I want to remind everyone that this is the Italian Cup final. Since it is the final, how can you win the championship easily and smoothly? Otherwise, what value does this championship have? Where is it worth pursuing?" Di Francesco said as he walked in, while closing the door to the locker room.

"We have fewer individuals in the second half. This is indeed a problem, but it is not too big. If there is a problem, it is normal to solve it. If there are fewer individuals, then everyone will run a little more to make up for the disadvantage of one less person. I know that this will cause problems in everyone's physical fitness, but that is also a small problem. Compared to physical fitness, psychological problems are the big problem. Why do we play so embarrassed when we lead two goals? Isn't it because we are too careless? Isn't it because we are too relaxed and relaxed?" Di Francesco walked step by step to Gao Zheng and Obiang, and turned to face all the players.

"I tell you that football matches are a very simple thing. You can get as much as you pay in the game. Whatever you take in the game, you will get the game. We were focused at the beginning, with clear goals and one mind, so we were able to score two goals in five minutes. But then we had distracting thoughts and no longer took the game seriously, and the game immediately punished us. So remember this lesson... In addition, I have to be glad that there were still a full half-game to correct our mistakes when we made mistakes. As long as we found the rhythm of the game again in the second half, I firmly believe that victory still belongs to us. After all, don't forget that we are still the leader now!"

Before this game, Di Francisco really felt that reaching the finals was considered to have completed the task. But after the first half, his ideas changed.

The team started so well, why not win the championship?

If the opponent is very strong and performs well, he will be completely acceptable if he loses the game in the end and will not be upset or painful at all.

Now he sees hope of winning the championship. What is the point of saying self-deception like "It's good to win the runner-up"?

Meanwhile, in the locker room in Florence, their head coach Montera is also cheering his players.

"They were one less than us in the second half forty-five minutes, and we also recovered one goal. Now they are scared! As long as you can continue to put pressure on them like in the second half of the first half, I believe they will collapse soon!" Montra clapped her hands and said loudly.

His players nodded while listening and agree with the coach's words.

Because the first half of the game perfectly proved their head coach's words.

If it weren't for the 45 minutes in the first half, they would have been able to equalize the score and enter the midfield.

Fortunately, the opponent's main midfielder successfully got the red card before the end of the first half.

If they had just scored a goal, they would have been worried that after entering the halftime break, Di Francisco would make some targeted adjustments and deployments to squeeze out their advantages again.

But Obiang's red card will definitely disrupt Di Francesco's plan, which is their advantage in the second half of the game reversal.

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During the intermission, in the stands and in the rest area, the fans of both sides showed two completely different emotions.

The fans of Naples, who were behind in the score, were excited and gathered together to discuss the first half and look forward to the second half.

The Sampdoria fans, who were clearly leading the score, looked frowning, as if they were the ones behind.

Porata's son also said to his father worriedly: "Dad, will we..."

"Shut up!" Porata interrupted his son, "Believe in Gao no matter what!"

But he also sighed in his heart, wondering if Gao Zheng could still move this time.

He still firmly believes in his judgment that Gao Zheng should not continue to stay in Sampdoria. His leaving Sampdoria was a good choice for him.

Although he is a Sampdoria fan, he doesn't want to see Gao Zheng always tied to Sampdoria...
Chapter completed!