Chapter 46

The amazing performance of Nagi's first show in Serie A also spread throughout the European continent.

In the locker room of the Paris Saint-Germain club's training base in France, a dark-skinned, always smiling Brazilian boy frowned while holding a newspaper.

Ronaldinho was very helpless. Since he came to Paris, whether it was in the team or the fans, he seemed to be a substitute for that person, that Nagi who had just shined in Serie A.

Nagi far exceeds Ronaldinho in terms of social status and treatment. Paris once wanted to spend 8 million euros to buy Nagi, but failed. Instead, they bought himself for 5 million euros, which sometimes made him uncomfortable.

He wanted to compete with Nagi and prove that my strength is not inferior to him!

Facing Auxerre in the first game, Ronaldinho came off the bench and his performance was lackluster. This is a very normal phenomenon. New players need to be familiar with the new environment and establish a tacit understanding with their teammates.

But when he finished the game, "bad news" came. Nagi scored twice in his debut and also contributed two assists, allowing Inter Milan to beat their opponents 4:1!

"Is this guy cheating?" Ronaldinho thought viciously: "Which player can contribute such a monstrous performance just after entering the top five leagues?"

At this moment, his teammate, French central defender Milo Grimes, walked into the locker room, saw Ronaldinho staring at the newspaper, frowning, and suddenly understood what was going on.

He patted Ronaldinho on the shoulder and said, "Ronaldo, don't worry about what the outsiders say. Your performance is beyond reproach. As long as you have a little time, you can definitely kill everyone."

Grimes is a French-Brazilian. Ronaldinho has been familiar with him since he came to the team, and he often takes care of him in training and life.

"I know it all," Ronaldinho said with a wry smile, "I was also the darling of the media in Brazil, and was praised as the next Ronaldo, but I didn't know that there was someone beyond me when I arrived in Europe."

"That guy Mina is younger than me, how did he manage to perform seamlessly in the five major leagues?"

"I don't know. I read media reports saying that he is a training madman. Except for the competition, he spends most of his time training. It is simply too scary."

"Would you like to try it too, Ronaldinho?" Grimes said with a smirk.

"Don't!" Ronaldinho shivered, shook his head and said, "If I'm allowed to train like an ascetic, I'd rather not play football!"

"I knew it, let's go to the nightclub to be happy at night, so as to relieve the depressed mood." Grimes said, Ronaldinho nodded, his brows gradually relaxed, and the iconic expression appeared on his face again.

The second round of Serie A will be held a week later. The club gave all the players two days off before gathering for training. On Friday, they flew to Parma to challenge the powerful Parma.

In the early morning, Lake Como is full of water vapor, and the rising sun shines on the lake, forming circles of halos. The wooden trails by the lake are wet with fog, and few people pass by. a feeling of.

Nagi was jogging on this wooden path with the latest Samsung MP3 in his pocket. He enjoyed the feeling of breathing in the natural air, enjoying the lake view, listening to music, and then running slowly.

So in the early morning and evening, Nagi would take some time to go for a jog by Lake Como. Occasionally, when he met tourists who recognized him, he would enthusiastically take photos with them and sign autographs.

He didn't come to Pinettina until the sun had fully risen to continue his extra training.

Extra training during the holidays has become Nagi's habit, but he couldn't find players in the Inter Milan team to train with him. Even Materazzi, the best player, rejected Nagi on the grounds of being with his wife.

There are only a few staff members left in the entire Pinettina, as well as Nagi and his personal trainer Abel LeGoff. LeGoff and Nagi renewed their contracts because both parties are very satisfied with the continued cooperation.

Saturday night, the Tardini stadium was brightly lit, and the noisy stadium foreshadowed a heavyweight game here. Parma has been very strong in recent years, winning two Europa League championships in 94-95 and 98-99, and often ranks among the best in Serie A.

Inter Milan had a big fall on Parma last season, so the confrontation between the two teams this season is considered to be a test of Inter Milan's new lineup.

Another thing to watch is the "Asian Derby". Parma's Nakata Hidetoshi is one of the team's main players. Last season, the club imported from Roma at a high price of 18.5 million euros, which is completely different from Perugia's substitute Ahn Jung-hwan. .

Therefore, the Japanese media hyped up this match. They used exaggerated caricatures to draw a six-sided map of the strength of the two. Unlike the arrogant Koreans, most Japanese believed that their Nakata Hidetoshi was weaker than Nagi.

However, one of them is a midfielder and the other is a striker. The matchups on the field are not consistent, and the number of goals cannot be directly compared roughly. It can only be based on the contribution to the team.

In the game, the two sides played back and forth. In the 29th minute, Parma got a free kick. Defender Fabio Cannavaro hit the goal directly and broke through Toldo's ten fingers.

At the end of the first half, Nagi planned an attack in the frontcourt, and Gresco assisted Consicao to equalize the score.

After the first half, Nagi scratched his head annoyedly. He also created some good chances, but faced with the tight defense, he always fell short.

"Mina, don't worry, we will continue to play steadily in the second half and score three points." Materazzi comforted Nagi. "Yes, sometimes the more anxious you are, the more difficult it is to seize the opportunity. My goal in the first half was unintentional." Consicao said.

Nagi smiled wryly and patted the backs of the two, walked into the player tunnel with them, and returned to the locker room.

Rematch in the second half the two teams still showed equal status. In the 71st minute, after Di Biagio sent a through ball to Parma's defense line in the frontcourt, Nagi quickly started to chase the ball.

At this time, the Parma defender was closer to the ball, but relying on his own speed, Nagi managed to catch the ball in front of the defenders, and at this time came to the right side of the small penalty area.

When Nagi got the ball, the shooting angle was already very small, there were defenders chasing after him, and the goalkeeper also attacked close to the point to block it. If he wanted to cross, there were no Inter Milan players in front of the goal to catch up.

In the blink of an eye, he saw that the defensive player's leg span was a little too wide, so he tried to kick a small-angle horizontal ball to shoot the goal. The ball passed through the defensive player's crotch, avoided the goalkeeper who rushed over, and rolled away from the goal Into the net.

"The goal was scored, goooooooooooooal! Mina helped Inter Milan complete the reversal in the 71st minute!"

"Wonderful goals, whether it is a late-serve first-hand drive, or a small-angle shot under the blockade of defensive players and goalkeepers, Nagi has performed very well."

Nagi himself didn't expect that the goal would be scored, the timing of the shot was just right, no matter how early or late, it would fail because the route was blocked.

After scoring the goal, he came to the stand where the Inter Milan fans were and interacted with them to celebrate. At this time, some Inter Milan fans were already impressed Nagi's performance. They shook the simply made name cards and shouted Nagi's name.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Parma 2:1.

In this so-called Asian derby, Nagi also won a complete victory. He planned an attack and contributed a goal to help Inter Milan take all three points

The wonderful performance of two consecutive games made the Italian media further realize that Nagi is not a flash in the pan, but wants to completely stir up the situation in Serie A.

After the two rounds, Juventus was the strongest. They first swept Venice 4-0, and then beat Atlanta 2-0, ranking first in the league with a goal difference advantage.

Juventus's Trezeguet performed very eye-catching. Like Nagi, he also contributed three goals in the two rounds and is currently tied for the top scorer list with Nagi.

The second in the league is Inter Milan, which also won two consecutive victories, followed by Roma, Lazio, Parma and Fiorentina. Among the new "Seven Serie A brothers", only AC Milan was left behind.

AC Milan has one draw and one loss in two rounds, ranking thirteenth. They first drew with Brecy 2:2 in the first round, and then lost 1:3 to Fiorentina. The Rossoneri after the introduction of Rui Costa and Inzaghi in the summer obviously needs some time to adapt to the new lineup.

The Italian media have published articles mocking AC Milan. Gazzetta dello Sport even reported: "Nagi Mina is worth 20 million euros and has led Inter Milan to two consecutive victories, while Rui Costa is worth 42 million euros. Inzaghi's 36.2 million euros, but led AC Milan straight to the relegation zone, the editor was not very good at calculating this mathematical problem."

After the game, Nagi won the best player of the game again with his offensive planning and a goal. His contract with Inter Milan stipulates that as long as he wins the best player in the game, he will get an extra bonus. Although not much, it can be regarded as a pleasant surprise.

The third round of the Coppa Italia was held in the middle of the week. Inter Milan played against the Serie B team Pescara. Nagi did not appear in the squad, and many main players of the team also rotated.

However, Inter Milan's substitute lineup was still stronger than the Serie B team, so they beat their opponents with a score of 3:0 and successfully advanced to the next round.

Back at home, in the third round of Serie A, Inter Milan ushered in the challenge of Venice. When the game reached the 81st minute, the score on the field was 1:1.

In the 17th minute, Venice took Inter Milan by surprise with a quick counterattack and took the lead to break the deadlock. In the 67th minute, Nagi made a breakthrough from the right and made a cross. Vieri's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and Nagi took the lead After getting the ball in one step, a supplementary shot equalized the score.

Then neither side scored any more goals. Seeing the end of the game, Venice attacked into Inter Milan's half, and when the pass entered the penalty area, it was successfully intercepted by Zanetti, and then he quickly advanced.

Seeing Nagi and Vieri in the front field both advancing quickly, Zanetti kicked a big long pass, and the ball came behind Venice's defense.

Nagi rushed out from the side of the full-back and chased after the ball. The line referee did not raise the flag, and the offside was successful!

Near the top of the penalty area, Nagi successfully caught up with the ball and dribbled it into the penalty area. At this time, Venice's defensive defender Dimitri Keimer was already in the penalty area, and a central defender was also coming.

If they were allowed to form a siege, Nagi would face a double-team situation, and the Venice goalkeeper would also be eyeing him, waiting for an opportunity.

At this moment, Nagi suddenly made an emergency stop, as if he was going to smash the ball inward and hit the goal with his left foot. This made Keimer stop immediately, and stepped forward to block it. The central defender who rushed over was also the first to help defend.

But at this moment, Nagi suddenly pushed the ball with his left foot, Keimer felt a figure flicker in front of him, and Nagi passed by him.

The pendulum was extraordinary! Nagi quickly broke through from his side, tearing open a hole in Venice's defense in a very short time.

After passing Keimer, he spotted the gap between the goalkeeper and the post on the right side of the goal, and volleyed directly with his right foot, piercing the goal of Venice.

2:1! Inter Milan reversed the opponent! After two consecutive rounds of reversal, Inter Milan won three consecutive victories in the league.

Ronaldo in the stands also came to the scene today. When he saw Nagi using the pendulum to pass people, he showed an incredible expression. This scene was recorded by the camera.

Ronaldo had mixed feelings in his heart at this time, a large part of which is joy. Inter Milan can introduce such an excellent striker, but he is also a little worried, because he knows that the pendulum will cause great damage to his knees, because he was young. Not paying attention, resulting in the current glass body constitution.

"It seems that Nagi's swing is more praised than I am. If this is the case, the load on the knee will be more serious. I have to find a time to remind him not to use this movement often."

Of course, there was still a trace of envy in Ronaldo's heart. He simply envies that Nagi can gallop on the court, but he himself had stayed away from this stage for a long time.

At this time, he already had the idea of ​​leaving in his heart. He had won many honors in Inter Milan and won the World Footballer of the Year. It seemed that it was time to leave.

After Inter Milan won three league victories in a row, Nagi even ranked first in the scorer list with 5 goals in three rounds. The Italian media once again carried out a wave of hype on him.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" evaluated Nagi as a "natural shooter", "at the age of 18, he has already marched towards the Serie A golden boot. This is unprecedented. We don't know how to explain this phenomenon. We can only say that Mina may A natural marksman."

"Corriere dello Sport" published a photo of Ronaldo in the stands showing a surprised look, and then reported: "Mina performed his iconic pendulum in front of Ronnie, as if to say that there is a successor to Inter Milan. , I just don't know whether the tragedy of injury will repeat itself."

In the locker room after the game, Ronaldo found Nagi and said to him: "Mina, your pendulum is really wonderful. It can be said that the blue is better than the blue, but this action is very harmful to the knee. You should not use it lightly. good."

Nagi nodded: "I understand. In fact, I also feel uncomfortable in my knees when I use it. I won't use this action frequently."

Although Nagi has a super self-healing ability, but there is no way to avoid injuries. According to his estimation, if he uses the pendulum more than four times in a game, the knee's bearing capacity will reach the limit, and he will definitely be in the game. slander back.

After the three rounds, Serie A ushered in the two-week national team match day. Nagi, who had no mission, could only step up training to maintain his competitive state. It is worth mentioning that the Japanese team has achieved two wins and one tie in Group A of the Asian finals of the world preliminaries, and it is very promising to qualify for the World Cup.

This made the relevant person in charge very proud. Nagi was not recruited, and neither profit nor achievement was lost, which made him more confident.

With the end of the national team game, some players returned to the club one after another. The long journey made them in poor condition. The team doctor Brian Hurt complained: "Every time I check the status of the international players who have just returned, I am very worried. Did they go to the national team to do coolies, how did they get themselves into such a mess?"

The training and competition of the national team is often not as reasonable and scientific as that of the club, so players are often injured during internal training of the national team.