Two hours later, a private room in a high-end restaurant.
"It’s such a pity for Naji to play soccer, it’s truly a pity! This is a classic case of creating something out of nothing, a model of getting something for nothing!" Lu Yang couldn’t help but praise, "Naji should go to my homeland, he’d definitely become a top-notch entrepreneur there."
"Things like making cars through an app, or befriending young people with unprofitable phones, or born for fever but actually for monkeying around, or prioritizing the best products for foreign countries... it’s all the same."
Lu Yang had reasons to be impressed.
Because after Morici received two slaps from Tia, the whole scenario became clear.
Tia is indeed a small-time model, a kind of print model.
She runs a flower shop of her own and takes some photos for it, mainly earning her living from the shop.
Some time ago, Naji took a fancy to one of Tia’s model friends. Wanting to pursue her, Naji started through her best friend and learned that Tia is a fan of Morici.
Isn’t that just a coincidence!
Therefore, Naji set up a little scheme.
He was originally a player for San Remo, and he told Tia that Morici was his good buddy, and he could set up a meeting between Morici and Tia to have a good talk about life.
Simultaneously, he told Morici in reverse, "I found you a high-quality chick, for just three hundred euros, you can become a needle-man, I mean, a real man!"
So, at a nightclub in San Remo, Morici and Tia met.
Momo was like a newborn calf not afraid of the tiger. He went straight to holding hands, leaving Tia bewildered.
After that, everything unfolded in a very natural sequence.
The next morning, Tia felt everything happened too quickly. She initially just wanted to chase a star, never expecting things to go as far as the bedroom.
Not knowing how to deal with the situation, she chose to leave first.
But she still left her phone number behind.
She hoped Morici would contact her, and then they could move into a romantic relationship.
However, months passed and Morici never dialed that number.
"Didn’t I have Naji give you one thousand euros?" Morici was trembling with anger, did Naji swallow up even his hush money?
Tia spread her hands, expressing that she had never heard of such money, and she never did ’that’ with Morici for money.
"What do you two plan to do now?" Lu Yang broke in.
He saw that Morici was absent-minded and noticed the mingled anger and lingering affection behind Tia’s resentment.
These two had potential.
Sure enough, Morici became a man for once, awkwardly saying, "I... I... I want to continue being with Tia."
Just after he spoke, Tia threw herself onto Morici.
Her answer was quite clear.
The next day, according to the San Remo "Ball News", Saint Yifeng Naji was attacked by football hooligans on his way home and was beaten up while covered with a sack.
The injuries were not severe, but each punch hit his face.
Due to these injuries, Sotu initially considered sidelining Naji for the opening match of this year’s Serie B in San Remo, opting to let Naji rest.
However, Naji approached Sotu, stating that these injuries on his face would not affect his performance.
Naji was feeling the pressure.
With the arrival of Bernulin, Naji’s starting position was no longer secure.
Moreover, of the defenders in San Remo, besides Canyes, everyone else had the ability to play as center-backs.
Camihong, Matias, or even Lu Yang.
In terms of hard skills, Naji was arguably the weakest player in this defense line, having almost no advantage except for his height.
He might be the future of San Remo’s defensive line, but not at present.
Yet even so, Naji still had plenty of playing time because he was a homegrown youth academy player for San Remo, their own kid.
In the future, Naji in the backfield and Fernandez in the midfield could possibly become iconic figures for San Remo.
Eventually, after strong assurances and efforts from Naji, he secured a starting spot for the opening match of Serie B.
This was also thanks to Palacios voluntarily stepping aside.
He, after all, was a 33-year-old veteran and appropriately needed some rotation.
Unlike many other top stars who couldn’t accept being on the bench, Palacios could readily accept rotation arrangements.
Thus, the day before the start of the match, San Remo announced their lineup for the first round of Serie B.
Being the first game of Serie B, Sotu dared not mess around and San Remo lined up in their most familiar 4-3-3 formation.
Bai Zhami, Sogel, Fernandez were positioned as forwards.
Morici, Latu Yidi, Lu Yang, the golden trio, two attacking midfielders and one defensive midfielder.
Camihong, Bernulin, Naji, and Canyes were named the four defenders.
Areola served as the starting goalkeeper, and unless for rest or injury, this position would be played by him.
The roster also included players like Matias, Versachi, Belletti, Lam, and Jalard.
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Before the game, Sotu, as the star coach, accepted some interviews.
Reporter: How do you view the national team match day after the first round of games?
Sotu: I hope the Italy Team can achieve victory.
Reporter: Mr. Vincent, head coach of the Italy National Team, has announced the squad, and Bernulin has been selected for the thirteenth consecutive year. Did you consider giving him a break for this game?
Sotu: If Bernulin were an 18-year-old lad, I might consider that for his national team performance. But he is already a very mature top-level football player. He knows how to self-adjust his state.