When the referee Gravassoni blew the final whistle, the scoreboard of the Friuli Stadium showed the final result of the game, zero to five.
International practice is that the home team goes first and the visiting team goes last.
The visiting team Naples led 3-0 in the first half, but changed sides and fought again in the second half. Although head coach Marino made adjustments during the halftime break and strengthened the team's midfield defense, they still failed to reverse the situation.
Not long after the start of the second half, Cavani received an assist from Di Maria and scored another victory for Naples.
In the 61st minute, from a corner kick, David Luiz scored with a header, sealing the victory for Naples.
Subsequently, Udinese was forced to switch to defense.
Marino was also very worried that if he pushed out again, Naples would probably score a shocking score.
Naples was playing away from home, and Gao Shen also gave up when things got better. After seeing Marino shrinking, he quickly adjusted his strategy and began to focus on training new players, making frequent substitutions and adjustments.
In the last half hour, neither side could score again.
Naples finally defeated Udinese 5-0 away with Cavani's brace, Hamsik, Sanchez and David Luiz's goals.
After the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Friuli Stadium was first silent, and then burst into loud boos.
This stadium, which has not yet been renovated, only has more than 10,000 people sitting tonight, but the momentum they have created is enough to spread to every corner of the stadium and reach everyone's ears. They are all here at this moment.
Crazy venting of inner dissatisfaction.
Zero to five, this is a score that will not be accepted under any circumstances!
Pasquale Marino remained sullen in the second half, obviously dissatisfied with the outcome of the game.
He really didn't expect that he would encounter such a disastrous defeat at home.
When he drew with Inter Milan in an away game, he was ambitious and wanted to win Naples at home.
But now, he has become a clown!
The five goals were like five fingers, forming a slap, slapping him hard on the face, telling him a cruel fact, that is, he was too smooth in the past, so smooth that he really thought how good he was.
What a talented man, what a proud man.
But today, in front of Gao Shen, he pales in comparison!
In terms of age, Gao Shen is younger than him and will be 27 years old; in terms of honors, he has the double crown of La Liga and the Champions League, and defeated Juventus to win the Serie B championship last season; in terms of performance, Naples now looks like the public enemy of Italy
, but this in turn proves the success of this team.
What does he have?
Today, he is just a stepping stone for Gao Shen to ascend to the top!
He took the initiative to deliver it to his door.
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"Congratulations, Mr. Gao, for becoming the new leader of Serie A!"
Although his heart was bleeding and he even scolded Gao Shen countless times, at least on the surface, Marino still put on a gentlemanly smile and shook hands with Gao Shen.
This is what he should do as the head coach of the home team.
Gao Shen was stunned for a moment, the new leader?
But soon, he reacted and immediately shook Marino's hand with a smile, "Thank you!"
"Today's game taught us a vivid lesson, which we need to digest well," Marino said with a wry smile.
Gao Shen could only smile in return, because he really didn't know what to say.
Could he say to Marino: The main reason is that you are too proud to play against me?
This is actually the truth.
If there is one culprit to blame for Udinese's defeat, it must be head coach Marino.
The midfield set he deployed completely lost ground in front of Naples.
Except for one Inler who behaved quite normally, the others basically failed to perform to their standards.
And all of this comes from the head coach's misjudgment.
The good results in the warm-up matches, the draw with Inter Milan in the first round, and the complete victory over their opponents in the Italian Cup all made Marino somewhat unclear about Udinese's true level.
Gao Shen knows that feeling. Whether he was working in the workplace before time travel or after time travel, he has experienced it and even suffered a loss.
Being supported and praised by others is really easy to become addicted and get lost.
He can only say now that he wishes Marino good luck and hopes that he can get out of this shadow, turn his grief and anger into motivation, learn from it, and take his coaching to a higher level.
…
As soon as Marino left, Lucas couldn't help but cheer.
People around the Naples coaching bench and the players on the court were also agitated, dancing and celebrating.
Reached the top!
Naples actually reached the top!
Gao Shen really didn't expect it. This was completely beyond his expectation, so he was full of surprises.
He even couldn't believe it.
"Have we reached the summit?" Gao Shen confirmed again towards Lucas.
The latter didn't say anything. He directly put the laptop in front of him and pointed at the real-time standings. Naples jumped to the top of the list!
Nine games have been played in the second round of Serie A, and AC Milan's game against Fiorentina will not be until tonight.
In these nine games, three teams have won in the first two rounds, namely Juventus, Roma and Naples.
Juventus scored eight goals in the first two rounds and is the team with the most goals in Serie A so far. However, it conceded three goals and had a five-goal margin.
Roma scored five goals in the first two rounds and conceded zero goals.
Naples scored seven goals and conceded zero goals.
In other words, Napoli relied on a seven-goal difference advantage to beat Juventus and Roma and reach the top of the Serie A standings.
But this is only temporary and may even be lost by tonight.
AC Milan defeated their opponents 3-0 in the first round. As long as they score four goals from Fiorentina tonight, they can rely on their team name advantage to beat Naples to the top.
Yes, their first letter is A, and no one can compare with them.
But no matter how you put it, whether it is for the time being or for two weeks, Naples is at the top of the list, which is something to be happy about.
In addition, there is another thing to be happy about, that is, Naples' top scorer Cavani ranks second in the Serie A scorer list with three goals, second only to Juventus's Trezeguet.
After scoring a hat trick in the first round, the French center scored another goal in the second round, leading the scorer list with four goals.
Cavani scored three goals and currently ranks second. Hamsik scored two goals, tied with Ibrahimovic, Miccoli and Foggia.
This is enough to prove that Naples' offensive power is still very strong.
Of course, there are only two rounds now, and the situation is still unclear. Moreover, Naples has not yet fully become familiar with the rhythm of Serie A and has entered the state of Serie A competition, so it is too early to be happy now.
Especially considering that after two weeks of national team games, Naples actually has a lot of international players. After coming back, there will be consecutive games, and then they have to challenge Inter Milan away from home. This is definitely a tough battle.
Last season, the Italian Cup semi-final match ended 0-3, which is still vivid in my memory.
He was thinking all the time about returning this 0-3 game to Inter Milan at San Siro.
Therefore, he must now work harder to make the team perform better and better.
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At the Friuli Stadium, Napoli performed very low-key, but after returning to the locker room, Gao Shen was not stingy with his praise.
All kinds of words of praise came out of his mouth, which made all the players feel comfortable and happy.
With a 5-0 victory over Udinese and a 2-0 victory over Cagliari in the first round, Napoli can reach the top of Serie A. This is something that no one can believe.
Gao Shen constantly emphasized that the outstanding performance of the players is the number one contributor to the team's victory, but he also repeatedly reminded his players that they must note that this ranking is only temporary.
"Today, it is certainly worthwhile to be the leader, but we should not be satisfied, because our goal is not just to be the leader for one round, or even just for a few hours, we want to be the leader for a longer period of time."
"Remember, we are a team aiming to win the Serie A championship!" Gao Shen emphasized again.
All the players were full of confidence and kept nodding.
If they were a little unsure before, now they are all confident.
When Gao Shen saw it, he couldn't help but look at each other, and both saw the helplessness in the other's eyes.
If there is no national team competition and he continues to compete in Serie A with this morale, Gao Shen is confident that he can win all the way and face Inter Milan directly, and his chances of winning will be much greater.
However, the two weeks of national team matches completely cut off Naples' schedule.
Who can predict what it will be like when players return from the national team in two weeks?
As the team returns to Naples, some players even do not return to Naples with the team at all. They have to go directly from Udine to the closer Milan, and then fly back to their motherland from Milan. For example, some South American international players from Argentina even have to go to Australia.
Going to play a warm-up match, this is also a very terrible schedule.
Gao Shen was very worried about the team's situation in the national team, so he repeatedly reminded the players to pay attention to avoid injuries and to contact the club immediately if they feel unwell.
"Lorenzo, I, and the team doctor will wait for news from you 24 hours a day!" Gao Shen said with a solemn expression.
Just after a consecutive week of double matches, the players' bodies are still tired despite the rotation. Now they have to travel a long distance. In addition, the national team only plays as they come. This has a great impact on the players and they are easily injured.
Fans who are familiar with European football know that getting injured while playing for your country has always been one of the biggest headaches for clubs.
But there is no way. It is the honor of every player to fight for the country, and no one will refuse the call from the motherland.
Therefore, what Gao Shen can do is to remind him repeatedly and at the same time try his best to provide help and guidance.
The coaching staff will also communicate closely with the national team coaches, report injuries to some players, and strengthen communication and collaboration between them.
This will also become the most important task for the coaching staff in the next two weeks.
As for Gao Shen, he really doesn't plan to attend the professional coaching summit.
Being at the top of Serie A will only make him more of a target.
