I AM the Football Star

Chapter 892 - 216: European Cup Championship Commemorative Edition, a Reborn Italy!

So the people who pay more attention to the annual NBA Finals, Super Bowl, Champions League finals, European Cup, and World Cup than fans of each team are these female stars!

This directly determines their exposure.

It must be said, they really know how to fight. In the past few decades, they could kneel and flatter various rich bosses for fame, and in recent years, they’ve learned about sports they aren’t interested in to become famous.

If such "hard-working" people don’t succeed, who can?

In their view, Sofia is really lucky.

The Italian football tournament hasn’t made it through in thousands of years, how come it’s advancing to the European Cup finals this year?

This kid named Lu Yang is really lucky for his wife!

Could this be a mysterious power from the East?

But soon, these female stars following Sofia to ride the wave of traffic were a bit upset.

Because they found Sofia’s position on both sides was occupied!

Those are the positions with the highest exposure and best camera angles!

They could only sit beside or behind.

Who are these two?

One with black hair, one with red hair?

"Miss Tang, Lola, hello." Sofia greeted them enthusiastically, although the three had an age gap, their bond was like sisters.

In front of the camera, they were as close as family.

But behind the camera, who knows how they viewed each other.

Among the social elites, Chelsea’s owner, Manchester City’s owner, any Russian crocodiles, Middle Eastern tycoons, Italian nobles, and Wall Street new riches all appeared at these occasions.

Mr. Russell even wore Lu Yang’s club jersey, attracting significant attention.

But none of them were the center of these distinguished guests.

Today, apart from the presidents of the Italian and French Football Associations, the UEFA president was present, along with officials from France and Italy!

This changed the nature of the event.

It’s not just entertainment.

Looking through history, moments that put leaders of two countries together often only happen in war or diplomacy.

And football, it combines both.

It is the war of peaceful times!

Also one of the main diplomatic ways among European countries!

The time, reaches eight o’clock.

Under everyone’s watch, players from both teams enter together.

After the ceremony ends, a whistle blows, and the European Cup finals officially start!

On the France Team side, it’s still their set of main players.

Robben, Nelka, Rubeus

Zidane

Joseph, Plazza

Rebel, Kuba, Lande, Turan

Dominic

4213!

These stars are top-notch in adapting to this formation.

Formation, players, style of play, coordination, individual ability—this team is impeccable!

On the other side, Italy also put forth their most stable lineup.

Ancelotti, Perrotta

Lu Yang

Pellegrini, Drake, Morici

Praxedes, Bernulin, Chiavich, Canyes

Audi

Perhaps due to the prior outbursts by veteran players, Maniero ultimately chose Drake between Drake and Lam.

Maniero admits, he has a personal bias.

Because this is very likely Drake’s last match with the National Team!

Drake is likely to become a symbol of the transition for this aging Italy National Team.

So Maniero doesn’t want his career ending in regret.

"The France Team initiated an attack, Italy Team must be a million times attentive!" The commentator started, "Italy Team, having come from behind multiple times recently, is certainly proof of their hard-fought ambitions."

"But it also exposed their shortcoming of insufficient capacity. They always chase only after falling behind. This works against other teams, but it’s risky against France Team."

"Because France Team’s firepower is too intense, if too many goals are conceded early on, Italy Team won’t catch up even with Lu Yang!"

The commentator knows Italy Team well.

In the first five minutes, Zidane exploited with a direct pass to penetrate Italy Team’s defense.

Targeting the spot behind Drake!

In Zidane’s eyes, although Drake isn’t full of flaws, his threat is simply too small.

Luckily, Audi moved early, collecting the ball before Nelka.

Then, Italy launched an attack.

But Italy had too few people up front.

In the early phase, when everyone’s energy and focus are high, such an arrangement makes scoring very difficult.

Having two forwards means consuming players in the first half, and scoring in the second half.

Thus, Italy’s scoring pattern aligns with their tactical arrangements.

If this France Team doesn’t relax, given their athletic ability, for Italy to score is as tough as reaching the heavens.

The seventeenth minute.

Morici raids from behind, intercepts Zidane.

The pivotal point of the 4213 formation lies on that "1."

This surely allows Zidane to perfectly exert his abilities and dominate the match.

But it also subjects Zidane to immense pressure.

Occasional mistakes still occur.

Moreover, Morici is so sly, Zidane didn’t notice him, an unassuming figure only 1.74 meters tall.

Zidane tried to immediately press back, while Morici intended to pass to Canyes.

Who would have thought Zidane feigned a tackle, changing direction midway to head toward Canyes.

High-IQ defensive feints!

Who said Zidane couldn’t defend?

However, Zidane is destined to run in vain.

Because Morici looked towards Canyes but passed to the front zone near the center circle.

No-Look Pass!

Momo is extremely bold!

Zidane merely glanced, realizing trouble.

Theoretically, the ball at that position requires Lu Yang to retreat slightly to receive it.