Chapter 1 The Allure

Because of a brief encounter, the light emanating from it attracted each other.

If they could walk hand in hand like this, what a wonderful story it would be.

But fate always likes to play tricks on people; with a gentle nudge, everything changed.

Clearly, they both had each other in their hearts, yet they deliberately acted distant, finally overcoming all hardships to be together... A cliché story, right?

Extremely cliché.

Then let it be like this; if you love, you must say it.

Then speak up; even at the busiest, there's always time for a phone call.

At this moment, what else can't be said?

Since you've taken the initiative to call me.

Let's not dawdle; let's start from now...

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Kru looked at the familiar name, the familiar number on his phone screen. He pressed the answer button and put the phone to his ear. Just as he brought it close, he heard a loud voice inside: "Who exactly are you? Aren't you bored, making so many harassing calls every day! Who are you? I've never seen this number before..."

"Hello, Karina?" Kru interrupted the shrew-like voice.

"Huh?"

"Since when did you become such a shrew?" Kru continued to mock the other party.

"You... bastard! Who are you? Don't hide; come out!" It seemed Karina was a bit hysterical; if he didn't reveal his identity, she might smash her phone.

"I'm Kru," he said calmly, stating his identity.

"Huh?" Karina was stunned.

Silence.

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Karina felt her hand trembling uncontrollably, and she almost couldn't hold the phone. Her lips trembled for a long time, but she couldn't utter a word.

The hateful thing was that Kru's lazy voice rang out on the other end of the phone again: "Did you call just to vent your anger on me? If so, I'm hanging up."

Hearing these words, Karina suddenly reacted: Right, what exactly did she call for?

"Don't hang up! Don't hang up! That's right, I'm here to scold you! To scold you, you ungrateful person! Eleven days, a total of eleven days, I've been mired in a scandal vortex, and that hypocrite never made a single call. Why did you wait until now to call me?"

Kru didn't expect Karina to "bite back," and he said, "I did call, but you didn't answer..."

"I don't care! I don't care! You hung up every time I was about to answer; did you plan it so I'd make a fool of myself? Were you just waiting for me to call you back? Okay, now I've called you back; are you satisfied? Are you happy?! You must be laughing triumphantly now, right?!"

Kru really laughed, but his laughter only showed in his expression and not in sound.

"You bad guy, hooligan, pervert! Just because I embarrassed you once, you went to such lengths to make me look bad..." Karina's voice was already tearful, and she could finally vent all her grievances. "My current situation is all caused by you; if you hadn't ignored me, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to approach you, and then the reporters wouldn't have misunderstood, and Preston wouldn't have become suspicious because of you, and the Italian paparazzi wouldn't have exposed that phone chat log!"

"So, all this is my fault?"

"That's right! You have to take responsibility for this! You have to compensate..."

"Okay, I'm here to take responsibility for this. To make up for your loss, I declare that you are mine from now on."

Karina was completely stunned.

"Are you not satisfied? Or are you questioning my words?"

Karina wiped the tears from her face: "You're joking, right?"

"Do you think I'm the kind of person who jokes casually?"

Karina thought for a moment; the Kru she knew never joked, although he didn't have much charm, he wouldn't deceive her. "Then why did you suddenly say that?"

"Because I like you; isn't that reason enough?" Kru's hand gripped the doorknob tightly, his forehead against the door; saying such words had almost exhausted all his strength.

"You like me? Don't be silly... I used to approach you just to tease you!" Karina shouted frantically; she had indeed been expecting such a scene for a long time, to make him fall for her, and then put on a cold-blooded act, say cold words, watch his heartbroken expression, and leave with a sneer... But why, today when she said this, did she feel like the heartbroken one was herself? "You never looked at me properly, and I was angry, so I took the initiative to show you kindness, just for this day! I want to humiliate you, to make you lose face..."

"So what? My liking you starts from now, not from before." Kru's tone was very calm, without the slightest fluctuation.

Karina even felt like she was talking to a stone statue.

"Why like me? I'm an entertainment star; in your eyes, aren't I no different from a prostitute? Willing to sleep with anyone for fame, isn't that right? Loving one at a time; you'll regret choosing me for the rest of your life, Kru!"

"The future is the future; I'm only asking you now, I want you to be my woman; are you willing?"

Karina collapsed on the bed; no matter what she said, she wouldn't change Kru's decision. She just wanted to live a quiet life for a while; why, just when she got rid of Preston, did another person cling to her relentlessly? But she couldn't bring herself to say the word "unwilling"...

"I'm waiting for your answer, Karina."

Hurry! Hurry! You're a demanding person! Karina was driven to desperation by Kru: "Okay, I'm willing, I'm willing, okay?"

Kru smiled silently: "It's good that you agreed; then you don't mind the media linking you and me together again, right?"

Karina sat on the bed in a huff: "I don't mind!"

"That's good. Now that we've established our relationship, I have some requests to tell you, and I hope you can do them. I know your career is in France, and you have many global tours, but I hope you'll come back to Florence when you have time. That's all I ask."

Karina thought Kru would have many restrictions on her work, but she didn't expect him to just ask her to come back to Florence to be with him when she had time. She suddenly felt a little touched. Oston had so many requests that she promised to fulfill them all, but she didn't expect her new boyfriend to be so lenient: "You don't care about me at all; aren't you afraid I'll run off with another man?"

Kru didn't answer the question; perhaps he thought Karina's question was too clumsy and didn't need an answer. Or perhaps because he didn't have experience, he didn't know how to answer properly? "What requests do you have? Tell me about them."

Karina suddenly felt like dating this boy was like playing house, simply being together like a mom and dad. Her eyes darted around, and she thought of a way to tease Kru. "Okay, I have many requests, and I hope you won't feel dizzy. First, my work is in the entertainment industry, and sometimes there will be scandals. I hope you can understand and not be jealous."

"I won't."

"Second, if I shoot a movie in the future, there might be passionate scenes, and I hope you won't have other thoughts, understand my work, and not be jealous."

"I won't."

"Third, if I'm very, very busy and can't come back to be with you, I hope you'll understand and not be jealous."

"I won't."

"Fourth, if I don't call you for a long time, I hope you won't be suspicious; it must be because I'm busy with work, so busy that I can't even squeeze out ten minutes for a phone call. I also hope you won't be jealous."

"I won't."

"Kru!" Karina suddenly shouted loudly, and Kru was shocked; he didn't understand why she was reacting so strongly; he was just answering according to her requests...

"You're not jealous of anything; does that mean you won't be jealous even if I bring a man home to sleep with? A man who isn't jealous means he doesn't have his woman in his heart at all! No matter what I say, you say you won't! With this attitude, are you really not teasing me?" Karina deliberately put on a very fierce expression and raised her voice to shout into the phone.

Kru moved the phone slightly away from his ear. Women, so noisy.

Karina was also afraid of going too far and really making Kru angry; she was now a little afraid of this boy. "Okay, okay, I was just joking with you. It's good that you're not jealous."

Kru really didn't understand women; one moment angry, the next moment laughing, changing faces like flipping through a book...

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Karina hung up the phone; she still felt a little unbelievable. She had just rejected Preston and planned to have a peaceful time, but how did she inexplicably agree to Kru's request? Could it be because she had been interested in this boy from the beginning? Or was this revenge on Preston?

Today was too crazy, too unbelievable, she thought as she leaned back on the bed. She and Kru, two such individualistic people, what kind of future would they have together?

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Zhang Jun was getting a little impatient; he got out of the car and waited outside with Sabato. At this moment, he saw Kru walking from afar, and when the two were close enough, he clearly saw the smile on Kru's face!

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The team returning to Florence was warmly welcomed by the local fans; they successfully advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals, defeating the French champions Lyon with a total score of 9:0 over two legs, giving the world a warning: anyone who wants to defeat Florence must be careful.

Subsequently, after returning to the country, Florence still did not encounter any enemies in the Serie A league; they achieved two wins and one draw in the remaining two league games in March and the first league game in April, drawing 1:1 away against Parma, winning 5:0 at home against Cagliari, and winning 4:0 at home against Vicenza.

The gap between Florence and second-place AC Milan was getting wider and wider; the Italian media no longer hoped that anyone could defeat Florence. The slogan they were shouting now was: this Florence looks invincible!

In the Champions League quarter-finals, Florence's opponent was Manchester United from England. On April 6, they drew with Manchester United away from home, with neither side scoring. Manchester United devoted most of their energy throughout the game to how to contain Florence's attack; their defense was successful, but they sacrificed their attack as a result. A 0:0 draw was not a bad result for Florence, who were playing away from home.

Sabato left Manchester City satisfied.

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The promotional activities for "Boy Meets Girl" had begun in Shanghai. In addition to the movie, Chinese reporters were more concerned about the relationship between Isabelle Karina and Chinese player Kru Li. When facing the many Chinese media outlets, Karina did not hide as she had in Paris; she generously admitted her relationship with Kru and said that being with him felt wonderful.

As soon as this was said, there was an uproar in France.

Although Karina had publicly admitted on a television program that there was no longer a story between herself and Preston, the media had not received confirmation from both parties. Karina still did not accept individual interviews with the media, and Preston in the United States also refused to comment on the matter.

This attitude led many media outlets to speculate that what Karina said on television was just a strategy of retreating to advance and was still trying to salvage the relationship between the two.

But now, in Shanghai, she personally announced her relationship with Kru, which many people did not expect.

Preston also obviously did not expect this, and he quickly called Karina again, hoping to explain the misunderstanding between the two - Karina was now the most popular female star in France, and Preston's career in Hollywood had suffered setbacks; he hoped to maintain his popularity through his relationship with Karina and at the same time bring some opportunities to his career.

But Karina had already seen through Preston's so-called gentlemanly tricks. She coldly rejected Preston: "At least when I'm with him, I feel safer than when I'm with you!"

Yes, as soon as these words were spoken, Karina suddenly understood why she had agreed to Kru's confession. Being with that scheming old man always made her feel unsafe, not knowing when she would be sold out. And Kru, although not as good at flirting as Preston, was safe, pure, and wouldn't think about betraying her.

In this dog-eat-dog entertainment industry, there was nothing better than having a partner you could rely on and believe in.

After so long, Karina finally understood why she had chosen Kru so resolutely. She felt at ease.

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After Kru's relationship with Karina was exposed, Kru once again became the focus of media attention. He didn't take this attention to heart and continued to focus on playing football.

Under the leadership of him and Zhang Jun, Florence advanced all the way. Returning to their home stadium, they defeated Manchester United 3:1 and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals. At the same time, they continued to remain undefeated in the league and Italian Cup, and they had reached the final of the Italian Cup.

On April 14, in the first leg of the Italian Cup final, Florence drew 2:2 with Juventus away from home. The two away goals brought good luck to Florence.

On April 17, in the 32nd round of the league, Florence defeated Atalanta 4:1 away from home, leading second-place AC Milan by eleven points.

On April 27, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Florence won 1:0 away against Valencia, and half a foot was already in the final venue in Milan.

On May 1, in the 33rd round of the league, Florence defeated Roma 3:1 at home, leading AC Milan by eleven points. Zhang Jun scored his thirtieth league goal of the season in this game, completing this goal for four consecutive seasons, truly unprecedented.

On May 4, in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Florence defeated Valencia 2:0 at home, reaching the Champions League final for the second consecutive year! Milan's San Siro stadium was waiting for them, and the whole world was watching them. Would they be able to successfully defend their title?

After defeating Valencia, the excited reporters surrounded Sabato, insisting that he comment on the final. Sabato faced the media with his signature smile: "What else is there to say? We're definitely going for the championship. If we don't defend the title, I'll eat the football!"

Everyone laughed, most of them with good intentions. Everyone must still remember the last time Sabato said this, Florence had a thrilling comeback at the Stadio delle Alpi, defeating Juventus 5:4.

Why not this time?

A day later, news came from Spain that Florence's opponent in the final had been decided, and it was the La Liga giant they had previously eliminated - Barcelona.

On May 8, in the 34th round of the league, Florence's hopes of winning the title early were forced to be postponed after drawing 2:2 away against Sampdoria. After this game ended in a draw, the whole of Italy was cheering for Sampdoria, thanking them for postponing the suspense by a week.

Perhaps the happiest of these was AC Milan's coach Van Basten; Florence drew, while his team won the game. As a result, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to nine points, and with four league games remaining, anything was possible.

On May 11, in the second leg of the Italian Cup final, Florence hosted Juventus at home. Because they had two away goals, Florence played more relaxed in this game, so Juventus scored a goal early on. Sabato was furious on the sidelines; the advantage of two away goals was gone in an instant, leaving only one.

The furious Sabato roared like a tyrant on the sidelines, constantly scolding the players on the field, with swear words clearly audible.

Florence was able to exert their fighting ability even more under these circumstances - they were really cheap...

Soon Florence reversed the situation, and they gradually suppressed Juventus on the field, but they were never able to score.

Zhang Jun did not start this game; continuous battles had made him very tired, and Feng Qing suggested that he rest for a while. Sabato agreed. So Zhang Jun did not even enter the substitute list; he could only cheer for the team from the stands now.

Without Zhang Jun, Florence's attack was greatly affected, and Juventus's defense was easier than before, and they still had the strength to go forward to assist.

At the end of the first half, Juventus was temporarily leading Florence 1:0. The players entered the locker room, while Zhang Jun left the box to rest in the cafe.

There, he accidentally ran into someone.

"Robbie?!" Looking at the thin man in front of him, Zhang Jun could hardly believe his eyes.

"Hi, Zhang Jun. How long has it been since we last met?" Baggio raised his hand to greet Zhang Jun.

"It's been a few years. I'm busy with games, and you're busy with training." Zhang Jun greeted Baggio to sit down, and then ordered another cup of coffee. "How did you come to be here?"

Baggio smiled: "I'm here to see Florence defend their title."

"But the situation isn't very favorable now."

"By the way, how did you come to be here? Aren't you playing in this game?"

"Well, the team doctor said that I've been playing too many games recently and my body can't take it, so he told me to rest for a while." Zhang Jun stirred the coffee with a spoon.

"So... Zhang Jun, you've also achieved your thirty league goals, right?" Baggio looked at the Zhang Jun in front of him. After not seeing him for a few years, he was becoming more and more mature, but he also seemed to be getting a little old...

"Yes, I completed it in the game against Roma." Zhang Jun nodded.

"So, your personal goals have been achieved. As for the rest, I think defending the league title shouldn't be difficult, right? And there's also defending the Champions League title, and defending the Italian Cup... The most difficult of these three is probably defending the Champions League title. Your opponent is Barcelona from La Liga, and they're a strong team."

Zhang Jun smiled: "Robbie, if we can't defend the title, I'll eat this cup."

Baggio laughed along. "Sabato, that madman, has had a great influence on you! Well, back to today's game, you're a little worried about the game."

Zhang Jun nodded.

"If you ask me, even though you're not there, you still have to trust your teammates. Even without you, they're all top players in this football world, and they have the ability to change the game. Be patient and watch the show in the second half."

Baggio patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder, then stood up: "I have to go, I only have time to watch the first half. Send me a text message after the second half ends and tell me the result."

"Are you leaving so soon?" Zhang Jun was a little surprised.

"Yes, I have to rush back to Milan. There's a very important matter waiting for me to deal with." Baggio waved to Zhang Jun and turned to leave.

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Zhang Jun didn't know what that madman Sabato had roared to his teammates during the half-time break, but it was clear that Florence, who reappeared on the Franchi stadium, was different from the first half.

As soon as the second half started, Florence took advantage of an attacking opportunity to win a penalty! Kru's dribbling made Juventus have a headache, and they could only constantly use fouls to stop him from breaking through. But this time, the player who fouled obviously forgot that they were inside the penalty area...

The Franchi stadium erupted with huge cheers, and Zhang Jun also stood up from his seat, waving his arms and shouting with the fans: "Kru! Kru! Kru!"

"Kru, who has confirmed his relationship with Isabelle Karina, is in very, very good condition. He is now the most feared person for all opponents, and his popularity has surpassed Zhang Jun! The power of love is infinite!" The commentator shouted excitedly.

Because Zhang Jun was not on the field, Kru took the penalty. He calmly pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, while Buffon pounced to the lower right corner. Franchi was in a festive mood! The score gap was widened again!

Zhang Jun couldn't help but shout good.

He suddenly remembered what Baggio had said to him, a very important matter... what could it be?

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On the way, Baggio received a call: "Robbie, how have you considered that matter?"

Baggio smiled: "I think I've accumulated enough experience in the youth team, and if I'm really allowed to coach the first team, it shouldn't be a problem."

"So, you've agreed?"

"I just came back from Florence, and I saw a vibrant Florence, and their coach is very young. I think I should be able to take on the job of coach."

"That's great. You know that although Robert is very hardworking, he is always unable to win the championship. We are not an ordinary team, and we cannot be satisfied with second or third."

"I know, my only goal when I take office is the championship," Baggio replied, very clear about his mission.

"Okay then, we're waiting for you to come back and sign the contract now."

Baggio hung up the phone and looked at the scenery outside the car window. He used to be very familiar with this road, and he would be very familiar with it in the future. Sabato is a very charismatic person, so he can turn a seemingly mixed Florence into a European overlord. Can I reach his height?

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That afternoon, Baggio received a text message from Zhang Jun, with only a few words on it: "Title successfully defended!"

Subsequently, that night, Inter Milan Football Club officially announced that coach Roberto Mancini had been sacked, citing poor performance, with only one league title in the 0607 season and no titles in three consecutive seasons. For a giant like Inter Milan, second place is also a failure, so his dismissal was not unexpected.

Immediately afterwards, Inter Milan announced that the person taking over from Mancini was their youth team coach - Roberto Baggio.

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After Florence defeated Juventus to defend their Italian Cup title, a small-scale celebration was held in the city of Florence. For them, there was a bigger championship waiting.

Kru was named the best player of the match. From the end of March to the beginning of May, he was the person the entire international football world and even the entertainment industry was paying attention to.

Zhang Jun looked at the news about Baggio taking office as Inter Milan coach and said to Sophie: "Many things in the football world change quickly. Mancini has worked hard for Inter Milan for so many years, and his results have been very stable. The management said they would remove him and they did... tsk tsk."

"Aren't you congratulating Robbie on taking office?" Sophie asked from the side.

"I congratulated him a long time ago. I'm just lamenting the fickle nature of the football world. Maybe one day I'll become the second Mancini?"

Sophie poked Zhang Jun's forehead: "Stop talking nonsense! Your contract with Florence is signed until 2015. You'll be thirty-three years old by then. This contract is almost like a lifetime contract. Even if someone wants to replace you by then, you can directly announce your retirement without losing face."

"Retire at thirty-three... wouldn't that be a little too early?" Zhang Jun pinched his chin, pretending to be pensive.

"Then you can retire whenever you want," Sophie said with a smile.

"My condition has been too good these two seasons. This goodness makes me a little scared... You know? The more crazy I am, the more scared I am, afraid that I'll suddenly fall one day. I don't know how long these feet can last..." Zhang Jun looked at his feet.

"If you really fall, then take the opportunity to rest for a while..." Sophie snuggled in Zhang Jun's arms.

"Rest, what a luxury."

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May 15, 2011, the thirty-fifth round of the Italian Serie A League, this is a highly anticipated round of the league, with two games that determine the champion of this season: Florence challenging Udinese away from home, and AC Milan hosting Lazio at home.

As long as Florence defeats Udinese away from home, then no matter what the result of AC Milan's game is, the league title for this season will be decided in advance.

In the previous round, Sampdoria drew with Florence, pushing the suspense back. Before this round of the league, the media generally hoped that Udinese could learn from Sampdoria, show sportsmanship, and pull Florence back a bit.

As for many neutral fans, they didn't want to see the suspense end early. And as for Florence's opponents, they didn't want to see Florence win the title early either. You know, many people were ridiculing Florence's goal of winning six titles before the season, but now they had already won four titles. If they won the league title again, then five titles in hand would be enough to respond to those who had laughed at them.

What's more, Florence was still winning the title with an undefeated record throughout the season?

Such a brilliant achievement was really too demoralizing.

"Are we playing against a team from Earth?" This was the lament issued by an Italian media outlet.

For Sabato, he was most accomplished now. Being able to make the opponent feel fear was an average level for him, but being able to make the opponent lose their fighting spirit was incredibly strong.

"... Since the beginning of this season, the Super Cup, the League, the Champions League, the Italian Cup, the Club World Cup... all the games they have participated in, they have not lost a single one. Being able to do this with such a dense schedule is quite difficult. Florence this season can be called a purple miracle..."

Li Yan continued to praise Florence in his articles as always. Now no one was laughing at him for "flattering" anymore. Florence's performance was there for all to see, did they still need others to praise them?

Roberto Baggio, the new coach of Inter Milan, had already called Zhang Jun to congratulate them in advance on winning the league title. Li Yongle also called Zhang Jun. Li Yongle was really convinced this season, neither Florence nor Zhang Jun were someone he could defeat.

It was under such an atmosphere that Florence was very calm inside. Sabato did not show any sign of being carried away, and the players did not seem too excited about the upcoming championship.

Although they won the Italian Cup, Sabato was very dissatisfied with the state the team showed in the first half, so after returning, he severely criticized the team, demanding that even if they were only one millimeter away from the championship trophy, they were not allowed to get carried away until they got their hands on it.

He did this very timely at the most critical moment in the league title race, making the players focus. Things that went wrong at the most critical moments were not unheard of, and they needed to be more careful now.

Udinese's coach also declared in an interview with the media: If Florence wants to defend the title, they must first step over Udinese. He will not let the opponent win the title easily.

Sabato also responded to this: "It's ridiculous, do we need someone else's permission to win the title?"

For Udinese's captain Di Natale, this was the last season of his career. He would retire at the end of this season, so in any case, he would not allow the other party to humiliate his team in the game against Florence. In an interview, he said: "I treat every game as a farewell game. I hope this will allow me to always maintain a relatively high level. You have also seen the effect, Udinese has won all three of the recent rounds. I don't care if the opponent is Florence or AC Milan (Udinese's next opponent is AC Milan), I just want to play my farewell game well. So even if Florence comes, don't forget that this is our home."

These words were sonorous and powerful, and everyone saw the determination of this veteran.

Back then, Udinese sold Jørgensen to Florence at a low price for him, but they did not expect to achieve the latter's glory in Florence. I don't know if the Udinese executives have ever regretted this, but Di Natale's performance in Udinese is obvious to all. He is the captain of this team, a symbol. Choosing to end his career in Udinese was also to express his gratitude to this team.

Jørgensen retired in Denmark two seasons ago. Although he did not personally experience the glory of the Triple Crown as a player, he laid the foundation for this Triple Crown. Without the efforts of those players before, the current Florence would not have been able to reach this point.

It no longer made sense to talk about the grievances between Jørgensen and Udinese at this time, but Di Natale's retirement was somewhat regrettable.

The players of that era that we once knew are disappearing from the green field one by one...

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This game attracted a lot of attention and was also broadcast live around the world - wherever Florence appeared, it was bound to be the focus. Although this was Udinese's home game, whether they were willing or not, Florence had already turned the situation around.

Regarding Di Natale's remarks before the game, Zhang Jun, also as the captain, did not express any opinion. He just told reporters that it was useless to say anything before the game, and everything would be seen in the game.

As a result, Di Natale, who was holding his breath, scored a goal in just one minute of the opening.

The Friuli stadium erupted with huge cheers, and at the same time, cheers were also heard at the San Siro - Milan fans saw the hope of winning the title.

"This is really too dramatic! No one expected Udinese to score a goal at the very beginning of the game! Di Natale is treating every game as the last of his career, and he seems to have returned to his youth. Look at his goal, jumping high, jumping almost higher than Frey! The strength of his waist and abdomen is very sufficient, and a powerful header! Beautiful!"

Di Natale was surrounded by his teammates, and the Udinese fans in the stands were constantly shouting: "You can continue to play, Antonio!! Thirty-four years old is not old!"

Sabato, on the other hand, threw down the water bottle in his hand, dissatisfied with the team's conceding a goal at the start.

Zhang Jun looked at the Udinese players who were celebrating the goal frantically, and then waved to signal his teammates to come over. It was time for him, the captain, to come forward.

"It's only the first minute, and they're so happy. We still have eighty-nine minutes to do something. It shouldn't be difficult for us to equalize and then overtake, right?"

"That's right, it's not difficult," the teammates answered in unison.

"That's great. You all saw what the boss looked like down there, right? If you don't want to be scolded so badly that you can't lift your heads during the half-time break, we have to work harder. In the first half... the minimum bottom line is to equalize the score!"

The eleven Florence players high-fived each other and then dispersed. For them, one minute was just the time to warm up, and the real game was just starting now.

Udinese, you don't have much time to be happy.

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Li Yan said to Cagliari in the press box: "I don't think Udinese's lead is something to be happy about."

"Oh? Why?"

"According to my observation, this season, whenever a team has taken the lead against Florence, ninety percent of the results have been that the team that took the lead lost the game. Florence is very vengeful, and they regard being led as an insult and provocation to them. I think Udinese is going to be unlucky..."

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"Florence's offensive is like a tide, and Udinese has fallen into the opponent's swift and violent attack after a brief period of excitement. Can they hold on?"

"They have to hold on even if they can't!" Udinese's coach Baldini roared on the sidelines. He didn't expect the lead to bring him any luck, but instead put him in danger.

In the thirty-first minute of the first half, Florence won a free kick in the frontcourt, and Zhang Jun stood in front of the ball. At this time, the hearts of the Udinese people were hanging up.

"Wall! Wall!" Udinese's veteran goalkeeper De Sanctis nervously directed the wall to stand, "Lean to the left a little, and move one more up!"

Zhang Jun was not in a hurry. He waited for the other party to set up the wall before taking the shot.

The wall took two minutes to set up, and the referee blew the whistle.

Zhang Jun ran up, and kicked the ball!

The ball bypassed the wall, and then suddenly fell, landing in front of the goal, bypassing De Sanctis' hand, and got into the goal!

"Wonderful! This is Zhang Jun's thirty-second goal of the season! Florence is striding towards their fifth title of the season! No one can stop them!"

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Aside: Lin Hai's blog has been opened on Qidian. In the future, information about new books and some idle talk will appear there. Welcome everyone to visit there when you have nothing to do.