Chapter 12/8

December 8th, the day before the decisive battle between Napoli and Lyon. That morning, Napoli would not be training. The entire team would gather at the Volturno training base, and then take the team bus to Naples Airport, where they would board a plane to Lyon, France.

At the training base, Chen Hero was met with teasing and ridicule from all his teammates. The smiles on their faces were filled with barely-contained lewdness...

"Come on! I really have nothing to do with that woman!" Chen Hero explained before anyone could even open their mouths.

"Don't pretend, Hero! When did you hook up with her?"

"Yeah, yeah! Confess honestly!"

"Napoli will never mistreat an honest person, but they will not let any stubborn enemies get away either!"

Chen Hero rolled his eyes. Wasn't this the Italian version of "leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist"... err, no, "leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist?"

Someone else said sourly: "I was quite happy that Canali would sacrifice her beauty to motivate us, but who knew... she was cheering for Hero alone!"

"I just don't understand, what's so attractive about you to those women, Hero?"

Even Mazzarri had a meaningful smile on his face when he saw Chen Hero, a smile that made Chen Hero want to go up and explain to him that he really had nothing to do with that Canali!

Antonella Canali, Chen Hero had heard of her. She was such a well-known femme fatale in the Naples area, it would be strange if he, this lustful guy, didn't know.

It was just that he didn't watch TV often, so he had only heard her name. He had glimpsed her photos in some newspapers and magazines, and she did look like a beauty, very sexy.

He also knew that this beauty had always been a die-hard Napoli fan, and it was said that she was even his fan. A beauty being his fan made Chen Hero feel flattered. But he didn't expect her to be so bold as to publicly express her love on television...

What was going on!

Was she making fun of him?

Chen Hero had been in Italy for more than a year, and he also knew that Italian women, especially female celebrities, were very open, but this was the first time it had happened to him, which still surprised him somewhat.

And it was at such a crucial time...

If he didn't know that Canali had supported Napoli since she was a child, Chen Hero would really suspect that this was a spy sent by Lyon to sabotage...

Amidst the envious and jealous teasing from his teammates, Chen Hero boarded the plane from Naples to Lyon.

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In Italy and China, there were also many reports about this matter. Canali became a name known throughout Italy overnight.

Many media outlets reported on this matter with the theme "Naples' sexy goddess's burlesque inspires the team, willing to offer herself to Chen Hero if they win."

Coupled with Canali's sexy and enchanting photos, it was very eye-catching.

Many Italians, especially northern Italians, began to learn that in Naples, in the south, there was such a treasure. She had a sexy figure, delicate features, but with a seductive and alluring aura... In short, she was the kind of woman who could strip naked in front of you, and if you could still refuse, you were definitely not a man.

"...Canali is quite famous in the Naples area, but her reputation is still a bit lacking throughout Italy. However, this incident has made her famous. Now everyone is guessing whether she will really become Chen Hero's trophy and let him dispose of her if Napoli really wins the game?"

In fact, this matter was the focus of discussion for the media and Italian men.

Similar promises often happened between Italian beauties and soccer. The most famous was when Roma's queen, Ferilli, took off her clothes to celebrate after Roma won the championship, which made Roma fans fall for her.

In Italy, such things happened endlessly. As long as you were willing to take off your clothes for a certain team, bare your breasts, then you were the team's godmother.

But this time the situation was different, because Canali was not just taking off her clothes, she was directly going to sleep with Chen Hero!

So bold, it was really rare even in open Italy... Having come this far, if Canali still didn't become popular, there would be no justice!

In China, many Chinese fans also got to know this sexy goddess of Naples, and many people started fantasizing about the photos: "Damn! Such a top-quality woman is taking the initiative to throw herself into his arms! Hero is so lucky!"

"Hero, you are already so promiscuous, you can't use so many women, can you share one with me?"

"Playing soccer is so good! I will let my son learn to play soccer in the future!"

"Upstairs, then you must send him abroad directly, don't mess around in China!"

"Envy, jealousy, hate!"

"Actually, it's just hype, right? I don't believe that a woman would really take the initiative to sleep with a strange man..."

But whether it was hype or not, at least the name Antonella Canali spread all over the country overnight, and even went abroad, causing a not small impact in China. Maybe some Chinese businessmen would keenly detect business opportunities and invite her to endorse in China... If that was the case, Canali would definitely be even more proud of her amazing move.

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While Italy and China were discussing Canali, Chen Hero and his teammates had already arrived in Lyon.

This away trip was much more comfortable than the one to St. Petersburg. They did not encounter turbulence that could cause the plane to crash in the air, nor did they encounter bad weather. They arrived in Lyon safely.

The winter in Lyon, which was north of Naples, was still very cold, but it did not snow.

Some of the Napoli players who got off the plane and saw the bright sunshine were moved to tears—after experiencing the away trip to St. Petersburg, being able to encounter such lovely weather on the road really made people feel happy, and even their confidence swelled—with such weather to help, defeating Lyon on the road was nothing!

Napoli was so confident that they didn't feel that playing away was a problem.

Although the media said that it was unlikely for Napoli to win this game, and they should thank God if they could guarantee not to lose.

Some media had already found a reason for Napoli—the team with the most balanced and relaxed mentality in this group should be Napoli, because they were sure to qualify no matter what the result. For Napoli, who were participating in the Champions League for the first time in eighteen years, being able to qualify from the group was already a great victory. Group first and group second were not things to be too concerned about. So if Lyon showed a very tough attitude at home and showed the kind of momentum to win at all costs, then Napoli might choose to back down and choose a defeat. After all, there was no reason for Napoli to fight Lyon to the death just for a group first. What if several main players were injured?

In this way, as long as Lyon could beat Napoli at home, then no matter what the result of the game at Anfield was, Lyon would qualify from the group, and even qualify as the first in the group.

Therefore, the premise of everything was... winning, Lyon must win!

At their home, it seemed that winning was not difficult, but when Lyon was facing Napoli, the biggest dark horse in this Champions League, everything became a little uncertain...

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"...UEFA President Mr. Platini has confirmed that he will watch the game between Lyon and Napoli live. He confirmed this in an interview... He also said that although he is the UEFA President, as a Frenchman, he still hopes to see more French teams appear in the Champions League knockout stage..."

Before the Champions League group match between Lyon and Napoli, French television broadcast such news.

This was not a very eye-catching news. As a Frenchman, the UEFA President choosing to watch Lyon's game was very normal. After all, Lyon was the only Ligue 1 team that had been able to earn some face for French soccer in the Champions League in recent years.

After all, only Bordeaux had confirmed that they had obtained the right to qualify from the group, or even the right to qualify as the first in the group. But only one of the three Ligue 1 teams participating in the Champions League qualified, which really made French soccer people feel very ashamed. Platini, as a Frenchman, naturally felt even more ashamed...

His choice to watch the game between Lyon and Napoli live seemed to be to express his support for Lyon in this way, to cheer for Lyon.

On television, Platini did not forget to tease Lyon's opponent, Napoli: "...I heard that there is a beauty in Italy who promised that if Napoli can win, she will sleep with Napoli players... Haha, it's a pity that I'm not a beauty, I can only support Lyon in this way..."

A reporter from Italy asked: "As the UEFA President, is it not very good to openly support a team like this?"

Previously, Platini had stated that he liked Barcelona's soccer very much, and he hoped that Barcelona would win, etc... As a result, because of this sentence, he became Barcelona's godfather in the eyes of Chinese fans. It also made many European media believe that Platini had various care for Barcelona.

Now that he supported Lyon so much, it would naturally cause the media to make associations. Especially the Italians, seeing the dignified UEFA President so openly supporting Lyon and regarding Napoli as nothing, they felt very upset.

Faced with such a somewhat explosive question, Platini did not lose his composure, but answered with a smile: "I am just expressing my support for Lyon as a Frenchman, not as the UEFA President. I don't think that my applauding for Lyon in the stands will make Lyon score a few more goals and ensure that they win this game, right? So it's harmless."

He smiled, appearing very graceful and cultured. He spoke reasonably, based on facts, and with moderation, resolving the Italian reporter's malicious attack in a relaxed and humorous manner. The French reporters applauded his performance.

This was our UEFA President from France, he was so outstanding!

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