novelraw Chapter 705 - 179: Everyone Praises Candreva in the Cup, Undefeated League Champions
Chapter 705 - 179: Everyone Praises Candreva in the Cup, Undefeated League Champions
The Udinese goalkeeper charges forward.
Lu Yang, with only two meters left to the goalkeeper, passes the ball sideways.
The unmarked Fernandez easily kicks the ball into the goal, a goal even a granny could score.
Four to three!
San Remo takes the lead for the first time in the entire match!
But this lead is enough to make one despair.
It’s no longer about the score; it’s clear to everyone that San Remo has completely taken control of the game.
Udinese can’t even put together any meaningful attack.
Even today’s outstanding Candreva, who scored a hat-trick, sees his pace drop significantly, and his shooting loses accuracy, sending the ball to the stands on a long shot.
Udinese is caught like fish in a barrel.
In the second half of extra time, the 116th minute.
Morici, Fernandez, and the adjacent Matias switch positions continuously, creating space with their forward runs.
Versachi delivers another through ball.
Candreva is right next to the path of the ball, he tries to intercept with his foot.
But too slow.
He’s completely out of energy.
He glances at Morici and Lu Yang, who were just tugging at their midfield, particularly at Lu Yang.
Is this the difference between him and the young?
minutes have passed.
They’re still full of energy.
And himself...
Being young is wonderful!
Candreva shows a helpless, bitter smile.
Moici receives the through ball from Versachi and charges directly into the penalty area, making a quick shot with the outside of his foot just as the goalkeeper advances halfway.
The Udinese goalkeeper is helpless.
Five to three!
San Remo scores another goal, completely sealing the match.
San Remo fans are full of joy, while Udinese fans have already accepted the result, one after another.
However, Udinese fans did not leave early because Udinese did not perform poorly today.
They just lost to San Remo’s luck and youth.
At the very least, their core, Candreva, proved he indeed has the ability to save the Italy Team.
Three goals; he could do it too.
He just didn’t get the chance.
Beep beep beep!
The main referee’s three whistles end the match.
San Remo wins five to three, advancing to the Italian Cup final.
Their opponent in the final... it’s truly fate playing a joke.
Their opponent in the final, just like last year... is still AC Milan!
"Congratulations!" After the match, Candreva gives Lu Yang a hug, "You guys are really strong. Hope when we face you next season, we won’t mess up at the last moment."
Candreva then takes off his jersey: "Let’s exchange jerseys."
Lu Yang smiles and takes off his jersey, and Morici on the other side also takes off his jersey.
Both hand their jerseys to Candreva: "You played really well this match!"
Before the match, it was said that if Candreva was good enough, Lu Yang and the others would be willing to give him their jerseys.
Candreva achieved that.
So Candreva gets two jerseys in exchange for one.
Creating something out of nothing, quite the skill.
This moment is captured by the cameras.
And the one who ends up with Candreva’s jersey is Morici.
He snatches it while Lu Yang is being interviewed.
Lu Yang doesn’t get upset about it.
The camaraderie between two national team substitutes, and as a definitive starter for the national team, he should understand, right?
In this match, Lu Yang scores twice and assists once, earning Man of the Match, and amassing five goals in the Italian Cup, becoming the top scorer on the team. But he is two goals short of the top scorer of the Italian Cup.
The second-highest scorer on the team is Fernandez, with four goals, as he’s played more in the Italian Cup this season to maintain form.
There are three players with three goals: Belletti, Calafiori, and Saint Yifeng Naji!
As for Sogel, he has only one assist.
It’s already clear who is the real central forward of San Remo.
In terms of assists, Morici leads with five.
Versachi with four is not far behind, and Matias with three is performing impressively.
Currently, quite a few teams have shown interest in Matias, including even two Serie A teams.
It’s expected that Matias will leave this summer to challenge himself at the peak of his professional career and embrace a fresh challenge as a starter.
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This Italian Cup semi-final had very high viewer ratings, even higher than the AC Milan semi-final next door.
On the one hand, it’s because this is where the San Remo Miracle set sail.
The Italian Cup is the reserved land of the San Remo Miracle, and everyone wants to see if San Remo can continue its glory.
On the other hand, it’s also because AC Milan fielded a half-strength lineup.
Some people within AC Milan didn’t even want to make it to the Italian Cup final.
Don’t ask why.
Ever since they were overturned by Lu Yang at 3-0 in the Italian Cup final, AC Milan hasn’t been right, feeling like the feng shui has been ruined by that match.
Really strange!
But a man’s fate is determined by heaven, whether you believe it or not.
AC Milan even put up a lackluster performance, but still, their opponents, Naples, were so unconvincing that they allowed AC Milan to enter the Italian Cup final again.
At this moment, AC Milan fans are going to lose it.
This plot, exactly the same as last season!
Champions League, into the semifinals! The chance of winning the title is big!
Italian Cup, into the final! The opponent is still Lu Yang!
But worse than last season, this season’s AC Milan has been unstable in the league, especially after rumors of Real Madrid wanting to buy Izalelt circulated, causing AC Milan to lose two crucial matches in a row.