"The Miracle Continues! San Remo Turns the Tables on Rome in Penalty Shootout, Advances to the Italian Cup Finals!"
"The Miracle Draws to a Close! San Remo’s Core Player Lu Yang Suffers Injury, May Miss the Italian Cup Finals!"
"King of Long Shots! Breaks the Net, Embodying Violent Aesthetics!"
"Backlash from the Long Shot! Despite Knee Injury, He Still Chooses a Powerful Shot, Shattering Rome’s Championship Dreams, but Also His Own Football Dreams!"
"Basketball-Style Goal Appears in Italian Cup! Basketball Superstar Jordan Bryant Straightforwardly Says: This is More Beautiful than My Final Shot in the Finals!"
"The Perfect Miss! Italian Third Division Young Player Toyed with Italy’s Second Gatekeeper!"
"Lu Defeated Ameluci, But Ameluci Also Defeated Lu! One Match, One Injury!"
"Sent Off with a Red Card! Aguirre Earns a Bad Reputation, Rome Fans Petition for the Team to Trade Aguirre!"
"Goalkeeper Injured and Withdraws! San Remo’s Attacking Midfielder Plays the Strongest Temp Worker!"
"Witness the Miracle Moment! The Wolf-Slaying Warrior, Refusing Five Penalty Shots, He Performs Magic with His Hands, Slaying the Red Wolf!"
"Invincible! Lu Yang Scores Twice, Scores the Only Goal in the Penalty Shootout to Beat Rome!"
"The Miracle Ends! Carried off on a Stretcher, Can Lu Yang Fight Again? Sports Medicine Expert Alex Tells You the Answer!"
"Stubborn or Tenacious? Is It Worth Betting Your Future for a Trophy You’re Destined Not to Win? Emotional Blogger Briller Tells You About Sunk Costs and How It’s Not Worth It!"
"San Remo Team Bus Heads Straight to the Hospital! Lu Yang’s Injury is Not Optimistic!"
"Sofia Cancels Event, Flies to Turin!"
Looking at the above headlines, almost every one could easily become the cover story of a magazine issue.
Moreover, these are all stories with completely different content, each headline could extend into a special feature.
In an instant, the Italian Cup became known to the world.
Premier League.
"What’s the situation? Why has the Italian Cup suddenly exploded?"
"The hybrid of the Italian Best Gatars has knocked out Rome!"
"Are you talking about that Lu, the one Mr. Winter mentioned? The one who refused Arsenal? Wasn’t he in the Italian Third Division? When did he transfer?"
"No transfer."
"What? Then what does it mean for Rome?"
"Literally, in the Italian Cup semifinals, Lu led San Remo to drag the match into overtime with a 3-3 score and then personally ended Rome’s cup journey! Delivered an early season of empty hands to Rome!"
La Liga.
"It’s said that this year’s Italian Cup has exploded, with a grassroots miracle appearing!"
"A Serie B team made a comeback?"
"No, it’s the Italian Third Division! They’ve reached the finals!"
"What the heck! Is a football fairy tale about to unfold again?"
"Pretty much, the midfielder played goalkeeper, stopping four out of five penalty shots, and the last one scared the opponent to miss!"
"F*ck! I need to watch a replay of this match!"
Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Portuguese Super League, Eredivisie, Belgian First Division A, Russian Super League... almost all fans are discussing this Italian Cup semifinal.
This is the impact of Serie A.
This is the influence of Rome.
This also highlights the fundamental difference between a powerhouse and an ordinary team, and the Five Major Leagues compared to other leagues.
You mention San Remo or the Italian Third Division, and across Europe, no one knows.
But in the football map, if you mention Rome, someone has to know.
And now, the Rome everyone knew was defeated by a small team.
Naturally, this small team’s name will be remembered by everyone.
And when people look... damn, it’s San Remo again! It’s Lu Yang again!
This kind of team and player, while not in a top league, manage to leave an impression as strong as those from big clubs, until everyone can no longer forget him.
Likewise, the Italian Cup which lacked attention for years, once again showcases its glory, attracting attention from all over Europe.
It is reported that multiple large enterprises have expressed their willingness to temporarily join the ranks of sponsors for the Italian Cup finals.
And the Italian Football Association is considering giving opportunities to more sponsors to join.
Preliminary estimates suggest that the sponsorship funds obtained for the Italian Cup finals this time are likely to exceed the sum of all finals in the past five years!
Traffic, even in the era when it wasn’t yet called traffic, has already demonstrated its terrifying power.
...
In the hospital, the doctor holds various reports and films, looking at the room full of people surrounding Lu Yang’s hospital bed and says: "His right leg knee injury is not too serious, it is a strain. With our hospital’s treatment, he can recover in about two months."
"Of course, there is a concern that needs your attention, which is that during our examination we found a certain degree of damage to his meniscus, which may be related to his frequent powerful shots this season."
"This kind of damage may not have a significant impact on ordinary people, but for a professional athlete... I personally suggest he undergo surgery immediately, or else if he continues at this rate, the next time he comes to the hospital, removal of the meniscus might be the only option."
After the doctor finished speaking, no one in the ward spoke up.
Because both pieces of information from the doctor are somewhat hard to accept.
A two-month recovery period, in the realm of injuries for professional players, doesn’t even count as a major injury; there should be relief.
However... the Italian Cup final is about thirty days away.
This also means that Lu Yang will be unable to participate in the Italian Cup final!
Likewise, no one has ever thought that Lu Yang’s meniscus would become "overburdened."
Despite everyone who has played football knowing the immense pressure powerful long shots put on the ankle, knee, and groin. Yet before this, no one who excelled in powerful long shots ever faced such a problem.