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Chapter 168 The Rapid Landslide After a Brilliant Start

In the first round of the Coppa Italia, Rea sent out all the main players in his mind. First, he wanted to test the quality of this lineup. Second, Frosinone is also a Serie B team. How he can perform against this opponent determines how Naples will perform in the new season.

The final result of the game satisfied Rea and more than 4 Naples fans who were watching the game. Naples, who played at home, did not give their opponents many chances. The two new players scored all the goals.

In the second round, Naples’ opponent was Ascoli, who was newly promoted in Serie A this year. Rea adjusted the starting lineup. Pia, Sosa, Trota and other heroes who were promoted last season got the chance to play.

In these two Coppa Italia matches, Long Bisheng did not get a start. He only played as a substitute for Bucky for 5 minutes in the first round of the match, and did not get much chance to perform.Like last season, what he needs to do is to wait and wait for his opportunity.

Before the start of the league, the first three rounds of the Coppa Italia will all be over, so after breaking into the third round, Naples will immediately welcome its third opponent in three days.

Napoli's luck is not good.

Although their luck is good enough to a certain extent, the first three rounds of the Coppa Italia are single-elimination, and the home game is determined by drawing lots, and Naples is extremely lucky. In the first three rounds, they all qualified for home games.

in the Coppa Italia.The top eight of last year's Serie A directly entered the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia. Strong teams such as Milan, Roma, and Parma will not appear in the first three rounds. In terms of strength, Juventus is probably the strongest among the [-] teams participating in the third round. Emphasis—this can be seen from the fact that they sent all the main players in the first two rounds of the cup against opponents of average strength.

However, Naples' opponent in the third round of the Coppa Italia is Juventus.

The official Serie B game has not yet started, but this Coppa Italia game has become the most classic game in Naples this season - [-] fans poured into the San Paolo Stadium.

Chiellini opened the scoring for Juventus with a powerful header, but soon, the two new players from Naples teamed up to complete a wonderful goal. De Zerby broke through from the left and made a cross. Bucky's acrobatic volley in front of the goal equalized the score. Go to overtime.

In the first half of extra time, Juventus's Camoranesi and Naples' Grava were both sent off. Del Piero overtook the score again in the 117th minute of the game. Just when the Naples fans in the audience began to despair, Cannavaro Jr. completed an incredible upside-down golden hook in stoppage time, saving Naples from the cliff again!

The game entered a penalty shootout. After the first five rounds were tied [-]-[-], Chu Ran saved Margioni's penalty in the sixth round. Captain Montevino made it easy. Naples eliminated Juventus with a total score of [-]-[-], destroying Juventus' dream of entering the European arena next season!

The three consecutive victories in the Coppa Italia allowed Naples to enter the official match of Serie B with the highest morale and the peak state. Within a week, they won three games in a row in the Coppa Italia, defeating a Serie B team, a Serie A team, and a team that is in Serie A but is definitely one of the strongest teams in Italy.
In the first round of Serie B, this seemed to be proved. The trident in the frontcourt was radiant, Bucky scored twice, Carajo and De Zerby scored a goal each, Naples beat Treviso, who was still in Serie A last season, [-]-[-] at home, and ranked first in Serie B with the advantage of the number of goals.Juventus was unexpectedly tied [-]-[-] by Rimini in the away game, and ranked last with a score of [-] points.

After the big victory in the first Serie B game, all the Neapolitans were dazed. The "Naples Morning Post" even declared that with the current main lineup of Naples, even in Serie A, they can at least get a UEFA Cup seat!

Long Bisheng was stunned when he saw the news. He couldn't imagine how those passionate Naples reporters came to this conclusion—in his opinion, Naples is indeed very strong now, and definitely has strong competitiveness in Serie B. But Serie B is Serie B after all, even if it is "Prosperous Serie B", it is only Serie B!A team that can perform well in Serie B may be nothing in Serie A. This is an iron fact that history has proven!

But the Naples people believe this very much, including the head coach Rea who should be more calm.

Soon, the second opponent in the league gave Naples a blow.

Naples' second opponent is Piacenza. This team was also a very difficult team in Serie A a few years ago. It is famous for its stubborn use of local players and its refusal of foreign aid. Signori, Inzaghi brothers and Gilardino are all stars from Piacenza.

Facing the menacing visiting team, Piacenza’s head coach Stefano Pioli took a wise approach. He hoarded heavily in the backcourt at the beginning of the game to wear down the sharpness of Naples, who played with three forwards. Score.

Naples equalized the score before the end of the first half. Cannavaro Jr. made up for it with a header from Darla Bona's corner kick. But after the start of the second half, Bucky, who was obviously out of shape, wasted two good chances. Padalino's lightning shot into the net, one to two, Naples lost away!
After the away loss, Naples' good luck at the beginning of the season began to come to an end.

In the third round, the away game tied Areso zero-to-nil. Naples shot [-] times in the game, but none of them could break through the opponent's goal. The main striker Carraio was injured.

In the fourth round, against Triestina at home, Naples failed to expand the score after relying on De Zerby's breakthrough and shot to open the scoring in the first half. Instead, they were equalized by their opponents before the end of the game.

In the fifth round, Naples finally ended their three-round invincibility. They beat Avellino [-]-[-] in the away game. Sosa scored the only goal after coming off the bench, but then he was injured and left. The team doctor diagnosed that he would have to rest for two months.

In the sixth round, Naples won the first two consecutive victories of the new season. Bucky finally showed his worth with a goal after four consecutive rounds without scoring.

In the seventh round, Naples once again led [-]-[-] in the first half and was tied by the opponent. The old goalkeeper Jezo, who had been out for a long time, made a major mistake before the end.

In the eighth round, relying on a goal from Carraio, who returned from injury, Naples defeated Crotone [-]-[-] at home and won the fourth victory of the season. However, a week later, Naples suffered two consecutive losses.

After a brief start, Naples immediately fell into trouble. After defeating Treviso [-]-[-], in eight league rounds and two cup games, Naples has not scored more than one goal in any game. Although their defense is still very strong, their offense has exposed huge problems!The trident that Rhea insisted on not only failed to bring a large number of goals, but even the attack power in Serie C could not keep up!

In such a predicament, Naples ushered in the opponent in the tenth round, and it is also the strongest opponent in Serie B, Juventus.

(End of this chapter)