Bai Zhami, Sogel, Calafiori
Morici, Versachi, Lu Yang
Camihong, Bernulin, Naji, Canyes
Areola
This is the lineup for San Remo.
Palacios had consecutive tough matches, and considering this match could be another tough one, Sotu brought in Naji, letting the young player take on the challenge.
Without surprises, Belletti would substitute Bai Zhami in the last twenty minutes.
This lineup indeed raises concerns.
But the result surprised many.
In the first half, Versachi assisted with a pass, and Lu Yang cut inside and scored.
In the second half, Zenit launched a major offensive, and Morici initiated a counter-attack after a steal, Bai Zhami scored a breakaway goal!
Two to zero!
San Remo secured a bloodless victory over Zenit.
After four rounds of the Europa League group stage, Zenit remains at the bottom with one point and is basically prematurely eliminated.
On the other hand, San Remo is exceptionally strong with ten points from four rounds.
On the same day, the match results for the group's other two teams, Ness and Red Bull, were also unexpected.
In their last match, Red Bull had the upper hand and almost secured three points.
But even though Ness managed a last-minute equalizer, people were not optimistic about Ness's future.
Especially since Ness has not won in four league rounds recently, dropping off crazily.
However, no one expected that in this match, Ness would win a surprising victory against Red Bull three to one.
Except for Kaint being ineffective on the field, all the Ness players performed excellently, with their star forward Boe scoring twice.
Kaint was substituted early in the sixty-fifth minute.
Even though Ness conceded a goal later, they scored again with ease.
At this point, the Europa League Group C standings have started to take shape.
Zenit with one point.
Red Bull with three points.
Ness with seven points.
San Remo with ten points.
There are only two matches left in the group stage.
Even if San Remo gets no points, and Zenit and Red Bull win both remaining matches, they would only have seven and nine points respectively.
So...
San Remo advances early!
Confirming advancement to the UEFA Europa League knockout stage with two matches to spare!
This is the earliest confirmed advancement in European competition by any Italian team so far!
Although Juventus and Milan have a significant advantage in the Champions League, other opponents theoretically still have a chance of advancing.
As for Florence and Rome, their situations are not so promising, as they are already on the brink of elimination from the Champions League.
Inter Milan, like San Remo, is also playing in the Europa League; they are already at the top of their group, and if they win the next match, they can also advance with one round to spare.
This year's Italy is doing alright.
And among this decent performance, San Remo, a Serie B team, is quite impressive.
See this, our second-tier league teams can sweep through European competition, so just ask if our Serie A is the best league in the world!
Ahem!
It's a statement that Italians dared to say ten, five years ago.
Now... they themselves are afraid of slipping their tongues.
...
Italy, Milan, Ritz Carlton Hotel Diamond Hall.
A round of collaborative negotiations is underway here.
The collaborating parties are the executives of Man'dis, one of Hollywood's top six film companies, and Sofia along with her agent and studio executives.
Sofia's desire to break into Hollywood is no longer a secret.
Many companies in Hollywood are vying for Sofia's attention.
But out of the top six giants, due to various issues, only Man'dis is currently willing to collaborate with Sofia.
The fundamental reason is Sofia's excessive pickiness about scripts.
Even with this one from Man'dis, Sofia is not satisfied with the script, but it's a potentially lucrative movie for sequels, which makes Sofia willing to consider it.
Series films are of top-tier production quality in this era, symbolizing an actor's status.
It's not yet the era where even something terrible like Tiny Times gets sequels.
This Man'dis film's name is familiar to everyone, adapted from the United States' very popular comic, intending to title the movie "Spider-Man"!
"Is this the script after your revisions?" Sofia looked at the script handed over by Man'dis, feeling a bit uninterested.
They want her to play Spider-Man's elder, Aunt Mei.
Age doesn't matter, as they claim they are willing to tailor this role specifically for Sofia.
And if all goes well, "Spider-Man" is set to become a series of films, where Aunt Mei will appear wherever Spider-Man does.
In other superhero films, the female lead is usually the male lead's girlfriend, but the Spider-Man series is different.
The female lead in the Spider-Man series will be Aunt Mei.
In a sense, Man'dis plans to separate action and romance.
They want Spider-Man to showcase the action, while Aunt Mei's character would develop the emotional storyline.
The idea is very ambitious.
But doing it this way, maybe for one or two films it would work, but it's actually unsustainable in the long run.
Aunt Mei will eventually be replaced, as the female lead role will inevitably revert to the "main interest".
This kind of movie where the male and female leads are not a couple has an inherent flaw in its structure, a congenital defect.
Man'dis has hundreds of screenwriters, they couldn't not be aware of such issues.
But they still made this choice.
Why?
They purely intend to deceive Sofia.
They want Sofia to agree to star in this superhero movie, allowing the series to become an instant hit.
After two films, they can replace Sofia.
With Aunt Mei out of the picture, Spider-Man can embark on his romantic journey; the transition would be seamless.
These things are not written in the script, relying entirely on the other's judgment and insight.