From a certain perspective, Cassano did indeed appear as a savior.

Because less than a minute after coming on, with his first touch, he actually assisted Chen Hero…

The situation was like this—Hamsik tried to pass a high ball directly into the penalty area for Chen Hero. However, Lazio's defender Lichtsteiner got there first and headed the ball out.

The ball fell right at Cassano's feet. He didn't dribble or shoot, but instead passed the ball right back into the area, this time with a ground ball.

The ball went right through the gap left by Lichtsteiner after he went out to contest the header.

And at that very moment, Chen Hero appeared precisely in that gap!

His ability to run off the ball had become ingrained in his body. He no longer needed to pay special attention to it. Often, before his brain could react, his body had already moved…

Chen Hero received the ball behind Lichtsteiner.

"Offside!" someone shouted.

Lazio's players even raised their arms.

But the referee didn't blow his whistle, and the linesman didn't raise his flag.

Chen Hero didn't even bother to look up and confirm this boring matter. Judging whether a player is offside is the job of the referees, and all he needs to do is shoot the ball at the goal!

He received the ball, turned around, and then swung his right foot, firing a powerful shot!

The next second, the ball was already in the goal.

"GoooooooooooooooooL!!! HerooooooooooooooooGOL!!"

"Napoli has pulled one back, and now they are only one goal behind! There is still hope! The game has only been going on for sixty minutes! Napoli still has hope!"

A huge cheer erupted from the Stadio San Paolo, and of course… there were still boos.

After Chen Hero scored, he looked up at the linesman. He saw the linesman running towards the center line—which meant the goal was valid. If he had really been offside, the linesman would have stood in line with his offside position and raised the flag high.

After confirming that his goal was valid, he turned and ran towards Cassano, who had assisted him.

He had assisted Cassano before, and this time Cassano returned the favor.

"Oh, oh, oh! Hero and Cassano are hugging tightly! This is truly a touching scene! The embrace of two good friends. Chen Hero assisted Cassano's first goal since his comeback. Some people were saying that it was a pity that Hero gave up the chance to score a hat trick. But look at this scene, hat tricks are common, but such friends are rare!"

Napoli's other teammates also rushed over and surrounded them.

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"Napoli pulled one back, the scorer is…"

Allegri interrupted directly: "It's Hero, right?"

Tassotti nodded.

"It's okay, we just need to focus on our own game. We can't decide what happens to others…" Allegri looked calm, as if he really didn't care about the progress of that game.

But in reality, he was a little uneasy.

Originally, based on the news he had received earlier, this should have been a great opportunity for AC Milan to regain the top spot in the league. As long as they could regain first place in this round of the league, then according to the subsequent schedule, AC Milan's chances of winning the championship would be almost guaranteed. Because Napoli and Inter Milan would be battling each other twice in the next two weeks, which would definitely take a toll on them. No matter who advanced to the semi-finals, it would severely hinder their performance in the domestic league. At that time, they might retreat and aim for second place, going all out in the Champions League and ensuring they could participate in next season's Champions League in the domestic league…

Strategically speaking, he really wanted Napoli to lose this game.

But that Chen Hero actually helped the team pull back a goal so quickly. Now there are at least thirty minutes left before the end of the game… It's really an unsettling time.

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In the stands of the Stadio San Paolo, many fans had just finished celebrating the goal and were preparing to sit down, while those who were already seated had only just sat down.

The game on the field had been going on for more than a minute, but at that time everyone was excited and didn't pay much attention to the game on the field.

So when they turned their attention back to the field, intending to see what had changed in the situation in the past minute or so, they were all stunned…

After Lazio kicked off, they should have launched a fierce attack, so in this minute or so, Napoli should have been shrinking back to defend in their own half.

Why is the situation on the field now that Napoli is attacking? And… it looks like the attack is quite fierce?!

"De Jong launches an attack with a long pass, Arshavin… beautiful control!"

The TV commentator shouted.

"He dribbles past… a nutmeg! Cross!"

At this moment, everyone's eyes were locked on the ball, following it as it moved, flying into the penalty area, flying towards the area in front of the goal.

"Hero—!"

As the commentator shouted with a drawn-out voice, Chen Hero jumped high, and he was the highest jumper in the air! Even Muslera, who abandoned his goal to attack, didn't seem to be as high as him… As for those Lazio defenders who were 1.8 meters or 1.7 meters tall, they were even less of a match!

"God…" Someone in the press box saw this scene and couldn't help but murmur, "Can't gravity stop him anymore?"

At this time, Chen Hero is basically invincible. He met the ball and headed it towards the goal!

When the ball flew into the goal, Muslera's hand just arrived, barely hitting Chen Hero's head, but it was too late!

"Another goal?!" The commentators were a little surprised. But they were all experienced people who had seen all kinds of game scenes. They immediately reacted: "Napoli has equalized! Napoli 2:2 Lazio!"

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After scoring the goal, Chen Hero landed and pushed away the approaching goalkeeper Muslera. He didn't run, but stood there, raising his arms high, looking up at the sky, waiting for his teammates to come up and hug him.

The Stadio San Paolo went crazy again. Those fans who had just touched the bench with their butts jumped up as if they were sitting on nails, and it was even easier for the people who were standing. They simply raised their hands high.

Then they opened their mouths and shouted: "Beauti-ful!!"

Of course, we can't forget the hardcore fans, who put their fingers in their mouths and whistled to show their presence.

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"Oh! Oh! Oh oh! Hero! It's Hero again! He scored two goals in two minutes! It's incredible! Napoli has completed the feat of equalizing the score! This is really amazing!"

"Look at the expressions of Lazio's players, they are a little dazed… It's no wonder, anyone who is equalized after leading by two goals would probably have this expression…"

"Poor Lazio… Two minutes ago they were extremely happy… Now they have become the most unlucky people…"

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"Pato! Pato—Pato!!" A huge cheer erupted from the San Siro Stadium. In this overwhelming cheer, Brazilian striker Pato was running with his arms open.

He was celebrating a goal.

AC Milan fans were celebrating a goal.

Just eight minutes ago, Inter Milan defender Chivu was sent off with a red card. Inter Milan, with one less player, suddenly had even less ability to counterattack.

So Pato's goal came naturally.

Now AC Milan is leading Inter Milan 2-0 at home, and they want to achieve a double kill against their city rivals in the Milan derby this season. Many AC Milan fans tremble with excitement at the thought of this possibility.

The AC Milan players on the field were celebrating wildly. The home team's coaching staff was also jubilant, with Allegri celebrating the goal with his assistants.

But soon he was stopped by Tassotti.

"That, Massimi…" Tassotti hesitated.

"What's the matter, Mauro?" Allegri, who was still excited, had a smile on his face.

"Are you really not concerned about what's happening over there?"

"What?" Allegri was stunned, not expecting Tassotti to come to him about Napoli's situation.

"Napoli has equalized the score…"

The smile on Allegri's face froze. He stared at his assistant coach Mauro Tassotti: "I remember it hasn't been more than two minutes since you told me they scored a goal…"

"Yes, they equalized the score in these two minutes… The scorer is still… Chen Hero." Tassotti looked helpless.

"This…" Allegri didn't know what to say.

The people around them were still celebrating Milan's two-goal lead, and only Tassotti and Allegri were standing there, somewhat lost in thought.

If Napoli ultimately defeats Lazio, then AC Milan will still have to be the runner-up…

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Chen Hero and his teammates finally finished celebrating excitedly, and the fans at the Stadio San Paolo were still celebrating.

But many people were still staring at the field while celebrating, not wanting to miss any more exciting moments this time.

The TV broadcast focused on Chen Hero, following him from Lazio's half to Napoli's own half.

"Unbelievable, Chen Hero has scored twice in this game, and he has already scored his thirty-first league goal of the season. And this number is his league goal total for the entire last season! Now the league has only been going on for thirty-one rounds, and he has already completed his target from last season… An average of one goal per game, this scoring rate is really terrifying…"

The commentator exclaimed.

At the same time, on the Napoli coaching bench, assistant coach Viviani was reporting the situation from another stadium to Mazzarri: "AC Milan is leading Inter Milan 2-0!"

Mazzarri waved his hand: "With our current momentum, it's not a problem to win this game at all. Who cares about the results over there!"