The whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and Juventus walked off the field happily with a three-goal lead.
The Sampdoria players were dejected and slowly walked towards the locker room.
Several substitute players whispered in low voices: "Raul's performance is really amazing. He is indeed a world-class forward. His strength is obviously much higher than ours."
"Who says it's not the case? He is Real Madrid's genuine striker, the legendary No. 7."
Behind them at this time, Cassano's face was ashen.
"Real Madrid's genuine striker", "Legend No. 7".
These words plunged Cassano into an extremely dark memory.
He also once yearned for Real Madrid and hoped to find his own place in the Galacticos.
But things are unpredictable. In the prosperity of Madrid, he completely lost himself. If it weren't for the years when he was loaned to Cottbus, he didn't even know whether he could maintain his form and return to Serie A.
Now seeing Raul on the court, Cassano is filled with resentment. Those trips to Madrid that he didn't want to look back on hit hard in his mind again.
He has no personal opinion against Raul, but when he was in Madrid, he was Raul's substitute and rarely got a chance to play.
Now seeing Raul scoring a hat-trick at Sampdoria's home court and hearing his teammates praising him, Cassano is furious!
If we compete fairly and we have the same opportunities, I will be no worse than you!
Cassano walked last, his fists clenched and his heart burning.
In the locker room, Del Neri's lecture was loud, but Cassano didn't hear it. It wasn't until he heard Del Neri say, "Cassano came on as a substitute in the second half" at the last moment that he suddenly raised his head. .
Delneri looked at him coldly: "You have only one mission in the second half, which is to score goals! Did you hear that?"
Cassano nodded without saying a word.
Delneri looked at the Italian genius in front of him, and he was extremely confused.
The relationship between the two was originally good last season, but because of a small incident last month, Cassano completely broke with the club.
(PS: This part is a real historical event.)
It was at a celebration dinner hosted by Sampdoria chairman Ricardo Garrone. Garrone invited all Sampdoria players to celebrate the team's good results in the Champions League group stage, but right there One night, Cassano simply broke the appointment and refused.
Later, when asked the reason, Cassano simply said in an understatement: "I don't like this kind of social situation, so I won't go. In the future, you can ask me about football matters. If you want to do this kind of thing after work, you don't need to call me." I'm not interested in."
It was this "not interested" that made Garrone angry!
In Sampdoria? No one would be so disrespectful to him!
Immediately afterwards, Cassano was directly punished internally by Sampdoria, suspended and fined.
Cassano was immediately angry!
I play the game well? Train well. Why the hell do you want to punish me?
Just because I didn't have dinner with you tonight?
I am a player and I have no obligation to spend my spare time with you!
Cassano directly criticized Sampdoria in the media, which made it even more difficult for him to gain a foothold in the club.
He has been on the bench for this month. Only when the team is in trouble, head coach Del Neri will let him play, otherwise he will waste his youth on the bench.
Cassano knows that the time for him to leave Sampdoria is getting closer.
He has already asked his agent to discuss with various Serie A clubs to explore the possibility of his transfer. He is also training hard and seizing every opportunity to perform well, hoping to leave a good impression on the unknown new club.
At the beginning of the second half, Sampdoria directly used three substitutions? They planned to attack aggressively.
On Juventus' side, in order to cope with the upcoming intensive competition, Yunsheng also replaced several main players to give them more rest. Raul and Trezeguet were replaced? Pepe and Iaquinta came on the bench.
After all, this game is already 3-0 ahead. With Juventus' current situation, winning should not be a big problem.
As long as Sampdoria doesn't perform superbly, just don't have a hat trick similar to Parma Crespo's a few days ago...
But when Yun Sheng saw Cassano coming on as a substitute, his eyelids suddenly jumped.
This kid is in great shape. Why do I feel a little guilty when he comes on the field...
I don’t know whether it was Yun Sheng’s prediction that was so accurate, or Cassano held it in for too long.
Just ten minutes into the game, Cassano dribbled continuously on the edge of the Juventus penalty area. Right back Motta faced his national team teammates and tried his best to block the angle and prevent him from advancing further, but Cassano still found an opportunity. .
"Cassano changed direction! Motta just followed him!"
"Cassano flicked his instep! The ball hit Motta in the crotch! Cassano rushed into the penalty area! This is a good opportunity!"
"Barzagli stepped forward! Cassano pushed into the far corner! The ball went in!!!"
"The second half of the game has just begun, and Cassano used his personal skills to score a goal!"
"3 to 1! Sampdoria sees hope of equalizing the score!"
Shortly after Cassano's goal, Sampdoria had another good chance.
This time it was Pazzini's counterattack in the frontcourt. Guti quickly chased back, pulled down Pazzini from the side, and gave Sampdoria a good free kick in the frontcourt.
Looking at the position of this free kick, Yun Sheng felt a little guilty.
This is within Cassano's shooting range.
Sure enough, Cassano stood in front of the ball.
It is about 28 meters away from the goal and has a good angle, suitable for shooting.
Cassano pushed away his teammates who wanted to step forward to cover him: "No need to cover, I will handle it myself."
Several teammates wanted to say something else, but Pazzini waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, just listen to him."
Facing his best partner last season, Pazzini was filled with trust. After Cassano came on the scene, he gained immense confidence!
Sampdoria will definitely not lose in this game!
Even the players in the penalty area who were preparing to fight for the top seemed a little careless. Now everyone knew that 99% of this ball was taken by Cassano.
Cassano backed away slowly, took a deep breath, and looked at Buffon in front of the goal. Buffon was also looking at him with a solemn expression.
Cassano takes a shot!
Buffon made the right decision!
The ball went straight to the far corner of the goal...
Buffon felt that his fingertips had touched the ball, but...
"The ball went in!!!"
"In the 66th minute of the game, Cassano's free kick went directly into the net and helped Sampdoria score another goal!"
"3 to 2! Sampdoria is only one goal away from equalizing the score!"
"Is Juventus really going to lose again with a three-goal lead at half-time?"
"Now there is nearly half an hour until the end of the game, anything is possible!"
"This game is getting better and better!"
