It is an extraordinary day for countless Chinese fans.
The best players of the national team will join the best league today, which is also their first love of football and the earliest nationally broadcast league - Serie A.
There is a 6-hour time difference between Italy and China. After breakfast and shuffling through the newspapers, the live broadcast has still not started. After all, there is still some time before dawn on the Apennine Peninsula.
I can only wait anxiously.
Lin Supo and Shaparev also got up early. Staff from the Roma club came to their hotel very early and asked them to choose their jersey numbers.
Important numbers like No. 9 and No. 7 cannot be obtained. Now Roma No. 9 belongs to Abel Balbo. The Argentinian striker, who already has Italian nationality, just got the No. 9 jersey with 45 goals in three seasons.
You can't deprive yourself of it before you warm it up.
Moreover, Lin Supo is just a promising player, while Abel Barbo is the current stable shooter of the Roma team.
Even Fonseca, who only scored 8 goals last season, got the No. 10 jersey. Let's queue up later.
The No. 18 jersey Lin Supo wore before at Spartak also has an owner. It is the Italian player Tomasi who just joined Roma from Verona. The owner of the No. 7 jersey is Francesco Morillo, the future Prince of Rome.
Now I won’t say it’s like a gangster, but it’s almost the same. The number is No. 17.
Lin Supo chose jersey No. 16, which was currently unavailable, while Shaparev chose No. 20.
After that, the club staff left immediately to print the numbers and jerseys, which will be needed for the press conference later.
Shaparev looked a little nervous.
"Relax man, Caesar didn't worry about you before he went to kill the pirates."
When he came to Rome, Lin Supo also made a "Rome joke".
"But I don't speak Italian. I'm learning Chinese recently and I don't speak Italian at all. Will the fans be unhappy?"
"Don't worry, Roma bought us to play football, not to perform a talk show. Just say 'ciao' to greet people when you see them."
"Really?"
"Of course, no country hates polite people."
Xiao Sa, who was listening on the side, thought Lin Supo was teasing Shaparev and kept suppressing his laughter. Sa Beining and Duan Xuan were among those who entered the TV station through the host competition. The young people basically ran outside at first.
Duan Xuan is lucky enough to like football.
No way, "Hello" in Italian sounds very similar to the national curse, but it is actually pronounced "Qiao" and not "f*ck".
He studies law and is not in the Internet age, so it is normal for him not to understand Italian.
Lin Supo turned around and glared at Sha Beining. The two were about the same age and knew each other very well. Shaparev was originally nervous, but your smile made it worse.
"You, a top student, really don't have much knowledge. Remember to buy an Italian dictionary when you go back."
"Okay, I'll go."
Sabei Ning raised his hands in surrender.
At 9:30 a.m. Italian time, the staff first took away the camera crew to go to the press conference and stadium layout. They came to pick up Lin Supo and Shaparev 2 hours later.
Italians work late, so we chose this time.
There was no need for such a big fanfare. On the one hand, Sensi had already said in the summer that he would sign big-name players. On the other hand, he also saw the rapid changes in China in Yanjing. Thinking of the huge market of 1.3 billion people, he immediately showed his acumen as a businessman.
With his observation skills, before Lin Supo signed with Roma, he had already called the staff to make arrangements.
Lin Supo and Shaparev are not as good as the big names who shined in the European Cup, but they performed well in the Champions League last season and are already very good signings for the current Roma.
It is worth mentioning that the Sensi family is also in the oil business. They opened a hotel in Rome in their early years and later started playing in oil. Frank Sensi's assets are now about the same as those of Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti, which is US$2.2 billion.
But obviously Sensi knows how to steal the limelight better than Moratti.
The old Sensi actually arranged for two Ferraris and let his second and third daughters serve as drivers. He obviously achieved the ultimate in attracting attention.
When we arrived at the entrance of Rome's Olympic Stadium, we immediately attracted the attention of all reporters.
It's no joke to kill off Film. Lin Supo even regretted not wearing sunglasses.
Fortunately, the security at the stadium was strong and they entered the stadium without being harassed by reporters for long. Lin Supo and Lin Supo also met the team's coach Serra for the first time.
"Welcome to Rome."
Sierra seemed very friendly.
Lin Supo said in proficient Italian: "Thank you very much, I will give everything for victory."
“Beautiful Italian with a pure accent.”
Although Serra heard Sensi say that Lin Supo spoke Italian, she was still surprised. Lin Supo spoke with a standard Roman accent, not the accent of places like Sicily or Naples.
Lin Supo acted as the translator, and Serra briefly chatted with Shaparev before leaving the press conference room together.
He pretended to sign the contract and then exchanged it. In fact, he had already signed it before. Then he shook hands with the coach. Lin Supo held up the No. 16 jersey, and Shaparev on the other side held up the No. 20.
Serra told reporters with an excited face: "I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I believe everyone who watched the Champions League last season will have the same idea as me. I am very happy to announce that we only spent 10 million US dollars.
The best player in the Champions League, and now Roma has two outstanding attackers, the fans have every reason to expect us to kill everyone in Serie A."
Lin Supo briefly answered a few questions. The reporters on the scene were relatively friendly. Obviously, the old Sensi had arrangements. For example, the mouthpiece of the city's mortal enemy Lazio was not invited, otherwise it would definitely not be so simple.
The main thing is whether he has the confidence to win the Golden Boot or the championship. Lin Supo is not stupid. He can't talk so full of words. He always uses words like try his best and work hard.
It feels good for a while, but if you don't finish it later, you will have to pay for it later.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV were extremely excited when they saw the live broadcast. The combination of Lin Supo and Serie A is the best for Chinese fans. Serie A is the first love of football for Chinese fans. Every Serie A team now has one.
There are a lot of fans, although some fans are not very happy that they are going to Rome, but it is still better than playing in Russia.
Even though Spartak Moscow is the leader of the Russian Super League, it still feels inferior to the Serie A teams.
Then came the highlight. Lin Supo and Shaparev took off their suits and put on jerseys under the guidance of the staff.
Even the big-hearted Lin Supo could not help but feel a little nervous.
You know, there were more than 20,000 Roma fans outside. Although it was far from Maradona's record of 65,000 fans, it was still a lot of people.
It was the first time for him to face so many people without a game.
Not to mention Shaparev, that boy's legs were already starting to tremble.
The DJ at the scene gave an introduction, and Lao Senxi started to reminisce about the bitterness and sweetness.
"When Rome was founded, my father invested. Our relationship with Rome lasted for 68 years. Three years ago, when I saw Rome sinking, as a Roman, I felt that I would stand up and come back! Now, I want to
Step by step, Roma has risen to the top of the world and become the king of Italy, so I personally convinced the best player last season that Roma is about to rise!!!"
There was another round of cheers.
Lin Supo made some complaints. Although it is okay to say that becoming the king of Italy means standing on top of the world, the decline of Serie A is only a matter of time.
Roma's situation is not much better than Inter Milan, and it is also a club targeted by the "Holy League".
When he was thinking wildly, the staff reminded: "It's time to go out."
After stepping on the turf, Lin Supo became the protagonist. Shaparev said nothing but "Ciao" into the microphone and stood on the side like a quail.
Lin Supo faced his fear head-on and changed from the social fear stage to the social cow stage.
First he waved and said hello in a Roman accent: "Roma fans, how are you?"
There was a response to the call, and then he started his performance.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV were dumbfounded. Lin Supo is not only a language genius, but also has a solid personality. He has no stage fright at all in such a big scene.
"Compared to some giant clubs, Roma's honors are inferior. The most recent championship was Roma's second Italian top league championship. It was won by Ancelotti, Conte and Serrezo in the 1980s. I am here.
Come on, I never thought about dawdling. I can’t promise to stay with Roma for ten or twenty years, but I tell you, before I leave, I will lift our third Scudetto with Roma!”
boom--
Lin Supo's rhetoric obviously stimulated the Roma fans. More than 20,000 fans at the scene shouted their names crazily and shouted "We want the championship."
Sensi, who was watching everything in the player tunnel, was very satisfied with the situation. As a businessman, he just likes to be in the limelight. Lin Supo did a good job and he was very satisfied.
However, the team's head coach Serra had a wry smile on his face.
Speaking of which, Roma is better than the relegation teams and is at most in the middle of the pack. It is still early to win the championship. Now the pressure is on him. The first impression of Lin Supo immediately changed from being humble and polite to being ambitious.
Maybe a little arrogant.
Lin Supo waved his arms, while holding a microphone in the other hand, he kept shouting: "Champion, champion..."
Finally, the Roma team song "Roma, Roma" was sung live, which attracted all the fans to sing together. It is not yet known how he performed in Serie A, but now the fans are obviously deeply impressed by the new No. 16, and many fans are shouting.
Deep down, I feel that Lin Supo was born a Roman.
Of course, the final stage is still about hitting the ball, and Lin Supo became Shaparev's supporting role in this aspect.
His feel for the ball was neither bad nor very good. On the contrary, Shaparev hit the goal frame with the ball 4 times at his suggestion. The ball did not hit the ground during the whole process. It kept coming back to Shaparev and then volleyed it.
The goal frame, such a wonderful performance made the Roma fans exclaim.
