From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 300 The Rise of Udinese

"The referee raised two fingers. This means that if it happens twice, it will only happen three times. If it happens a third time, he will not be merciful."

"The referee was indeed merciful. The slow motion showed that Coulibaly kicked someone. A yellow card is not an exaggeration. It seemed that Coach Guidolin was very angry and he protested on the sidelines."

Of course Guidolin was angry. In his opinion, this was a clear yellow card. Koulibaly should have turned two yellow cards and one red and returned to the locker room to take a shower. The referee did not send off Terry, which was obviously biased in favor of the away team.

"Isn't this a yellow card?" Guidolin roared from the sidelines. He raised his right foot and made a kicking motion.

Naples assistant coach Luca Gotti was frightened just now. He was really worried that the referee would take out a second yellow card from his pocket. In the end, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was just a verbal warning.

When the head coach was sent off to the stands in the first half, if the team's main central defender was sent off soon after the start of the second half, Naples would not have to think too much in today's game. Encountered a crushing defeat.

Free kick opportunity for Udinese.

Bruno stood at the penalty spot. He looked at the goal, observed the distance and angle and the goalkeeper's position, and considered whether to shoot directly or pass the ball.

In the end, Bruno chose to trust his footwork and shot directly after running up.

Napoli goalkeeper Gabriel made a great save as he tipped the ball over the crossbar.

Corner kick, Udinese gets a corner kick on the left side of the goal.

Bruno walks to the corner.

In the penalty area, players from both sides mingled.

The corner kick was taken, and Immobile directly squeezed Coulibaly away and rushed towards the front point.

Coulibaly realized something was wrong and wanted to follow, but it was too late.

Bruno's free kick flew into the penalty area. At the front point, the unguarded Immobile shook his head and crossed, and the football flew to the right.

"Di Natale!"

On the line of the penalty area, the unguarded Di Natale faced the flying football and volleyed directly.

The football was pressed very low and flew close to the turf.

Isaji stepped forward to block it, and the football passed by his feet.

Naples goalkeeper Gabriel ran from the front to the back. It was too late to save, and he watched the football stick to the goal post and fly into the net.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!"

"Antonio Di Natale, a beautiful long-range shot, he sealed the victory for Udinese!"

"As Mobile headed the ball for an assist, he passed the football to the unguarded Di Natale. The Udinese captain scored with a long shot. Beautiful coordination!"

The Friuli Stadium erupted. Udinese fans jumped up from their seats, raised their arms, cheered loudly and celebrated the goal.

"Naples' defense made a mistake. Immobile, who should have been focused on marking, actually completed the header without being defended, which allowed Di Natale to also complete the shot without being defended."

"Koulibaly should be responsible for conceding the goal. He was the one defending Immobile. When the Udinese forward headed the ball, what was Koulibaly doing?" a commentator from a local TV station in Naples Issue a torture.

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When Udinese led 4:1, the situation on the field suddenly became tense. Naples, whose mentality is unbalanced, is making more and more defensive moves. The referee took into account Naples' situation and often showed mercy.

However, this caused dissatisfaction among the Udinese players, and they began to retaliate with an eye for an eye.

Just three minutes after Di Natale scored, Vidic tackled Higuain and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

Subsequently, Widmont made a fierce tackle and knocked Insigne to the ground with the ball, which caused a small conflict between the players of both sides.

The referee showed yellow cards to Wiedmon and the emotional Kuzmanovic.

On the Naples side, Jorginho, who pushed Widmont during the conflict, was also shown a yellow card.

"Both sides received a total of seven yellow cards, Udinese received three and Napoli received four. If this continues, red cards are almost expected."

At this time, Higuain brought down Udinese right back Cancelo.

"Oh oh oh, there's a fuss! Let's see what happened. It seems that after Cancelo stole the ball from Higuain's feet, Higuain tripped him to the ground in retaliation. Now the Udinese players are not Agreed, both sides gathered together.”

"Yellow card! The referee showed Higuain a yellow card and then a red card. He was sent off."

"The two sides were in chaos. On Udinese's side, their midfielder Bruno was also shown a yellow card."

"The red card finally appeared inevitably. The two sides were still gathered together, and the linesman also ran into the field to maintain order."

<divclass="contentadv">Slow-motion replay, Cancelo used a sliding tackle to prevent Higuain's breakthrough with the ball. After stealing the ball from Higuain's feet, Cancelo got up and was about to dribble the ball forward. Kill, and then, everyone saw that the silent Higuain suddenly stretched out his kick and directly tripped Cancelo down...

Seeing this scene, Bruno immediately came up and pushed Higuain, which directly caused the conflict between the players on both sides to escalate.

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Naples forward Higuain was sent off with a red card, which caused strong dissatisfaction in Naples.

Naples substitute goalkeeper Reina was also shown a yellow card for standing up for Higuain and speaking rudely to the referee.

Naples assistant coach Luca Gotti angrily protested to the fourth official on the sidelines. He believed that Higuain did not intentionally foul. Higuain tripped Cancelo. It can only be said to be an accident, as if it was a foul. Two people were walking down the street, one of them stepped out, and someone happened to be walking by, and the person tripped. It was as simple as that...it was an accident.

Neither Luca Gotti's protest nor explanation, nor the Naples players' dissatisfaction and reconciliation, could change the referee's decision.

Higuain left the field with a lonely look, and he turned and pointed at Cancelo angrily.

Higuain was sent off in the 76th minute of the game, and before that, Naples had used up three substitutions, which resulted in Naples having to fight with ten men in the remaining ten minutes of the game.

Fortunately, Udinese had already locked up the victory and had no intention of killing it all. They took advantage of their numerical advantage to inflict violence on Naples.

Even considering that the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with Atletico Madrid will be ushered in next week, Guidolin also began to make consecutive substitutions, captain Di Natale, forward Immobile and defender Vidi Chidu was replaced after 80 minutes of the game, and Guidolin also used up three substitutions.

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After three minutes of injury time, the referee blew three whistles to end the game.

2015-2016赛季，意甲第31轮的焦点战，联赛领头羊乌迪内斯在主场4:1大胜第三名那不勒斯。

With only 7 rounds left in the league, Napoli is already 15 points behind Udinese and has actually withdrawn from the competition for the Serie A title this season early.

As a result, this season's Serie A championship battle has become a battle between Udinese and Juventus, two teams whose jerseys look somewhat similar.

The Udinese team, led by Bruno wearing the captain's armband, glided and charged towards the stands to thank the fans for their support.

The Friuli stadium is like an active volcano erupting, crazy and lively.

Almost at the same time as the match between Udinese and Naples ended, at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Juventus also defeated Empoli with a score of 1:0 and continued to chase Udinese with a 6-point gap.

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"Udinese has become a new force in Serie A! 》

After the match between Udinese and Naples, the French newspaper L'Equipe published an article on an important page.

"France Football" senior football critic Vincent Garcia elaborated on a point in his column: Udinese is already qualified to be rated as a new force in Serie A.

The new forces in Serie A he refers to do not mean the so-called traditional strong teams in Serie A, nor do they mean that they have the strength to compete for championships in a certain period of time.

A championship contender within a certain period of time is often labeled as a "flash in the pan", or a dark horse.

Vincent Garcia's article clearly ranks Udinese with Juventus, Napoli, and Roma.

He proposed the concept of Serie A's new big4.

The Milan duo have been in sluggish form for three consecutive seasons. In the previous two seasons, they missed the top five in the Serie A standings.

This season, Inter Milan had an amazing start and showed signs of revival. However, as the season progresses, the Nerazzurri have gradually declined and are currently only sixth in the standings.

Coupled with AC Milan, whose performance has been sluggish, the former Milan duo has become the Milan duo.

On the contrary, Naples and Roma have performed very stably in recent seasons and have been able to steadily qualify for the European competition.

Under such circumstances, Vincent Garcia's new Serie A BIG4 was released.

Fans of the Milan duo definitely don't approve of this new French division. Why are you, a Frenchman, making a fool of yourself about our Serie A affairs?

Of course, Udinese fans are happy. "France Football" is not a toilet paper newspaper. It has considerable authority in the sports media. It can be recognized by "France Football" and even beat the Milan duo. This fills my heart with joy.

Although many people within Serie A do not agree with this new big4 statement, the rise of Udinese has been enough to attract the attention of all Serie A teams.

Before the start of the season, some public opinion believed, or they expected that Udinese's success last season was short-lived.

In particular, Udinese sold several key players who won the Serie A and Champions League doubles in last summer's transfer window, but failed to make any achievements in signings. This caused all major media to look down on Udine. Si's performance in the new season.

However, when the season came to an end, Udinese shocked everyone again: they led Serie A with a 6-point advantage, and also reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League. They are undoubtedly the best performing team in Serie A!