I AM the Football Star-Chapter 646 - 168: Sixteenth Brother of the Champions League, Top 16 of the Europa League!

Gutierrez, Izalelt, Chelsea, and Ancelotti have all made outstanding contributions to breaking the salary cap for players.

If top salaries will be matched sooner or later, then Inter has no reason to hesitate.

It's just that they hope that before spending money, Finger will use his performance to solidify their confidence, convincing them their decision is correct.

In summary, on Italy's Europa League battlefield, the only first-leg victory was by San Remo.

Who wouldn't celebrate San Remo?

"Lightning Dribbling! Lu Yang's brilliant breakthrough, stunning Portuguese Super League giant!"

"Flying Wing Takes Off! Canyes' nimble pass helps San Remo equalize the score!"

"Super Defender! Kaint's incredible defensive stats freeze Argentina's prodigy Ferreira!"

"Born Scorer! Lu Yang is like a beast in the penalty area, Portuguese Super League defenders topple yet still lose!"

"Two Assists and a Goal! Morici steers San Remo to overthrow Portuguese Super League's number one!"

Fans also cheer joyfully for San Remo's victory.

On the other hand, the Portuguese media is encouraging Porto.

"Unstoppable! Ferreira and Parrot earn Porto two precious away goals!"

"Halfway to Winning! Away goals are crucial, as long as Porto wins 1-0 next game, they'll advance!"

"Winning is Winning! Porto has a great opportunity! San Remo is on the brink!"

You can't deny, the Portuguese media's perspective is really sharp.

Crucially, what they're saying actually makes sense.

Is winning 1-0 hard?

For strong teams, it's not hard.

And as long as the next game ends 1-0 or 2-1, Porto can win!

These scores are relatively easy to achieve.

So Porto indeed has a lot of opportunities in the next match.

Moreover, from some expert perspectives, looking at the first match, Porto has an even greater chance of successfully advancing than San Remo.

It sounds absurd, but such situations often occur in reality.

The reason is that the next game is Porto's home game.

Porto has home advantage, and if they want to score, it's probably not difficult.

Especially since both Ferreira and Parrot have shown unstoppable scoring abilities.

Meanwhile, Porto has the experience of the last defeat, understanding San Remo better, and limiting San Remo's attack, strengthening their defense, isn't hard either.

By then, as long as San Remo doesn't score two goals, Porto is stable.

Because they have two away goals.

Of course, some might think, won't San Remo park the bus?

Park the bus, have a 0-0, 1-1, and San Remo will be stable.

However, judging from San Remo's style in Serie B and the Italian Third Division, they haven't played defensively for many years.

This is also why Bai Zhami hasn't transformed into a well-known star.

Even the improvement in Bai Zhami's data this season is because he's gradually adapting to San Remo's system, he's getting enlightened.

But the defensive counter-attacking style truly suitable for Bai Zhami's eruption has long been abandoned by San Remo.

Strong teams need to maintain a strong team's demeanor, otherwise everyone will challenge you, and you'll be exhausted.

So, after not playing defensively for a while, when visiting Porto next, there's indeed a high probability that San Remo will actively attack.

Of course, these are societal views.

The same data can be used to favor Porto or favor San Remo.

Sometimes winning first may lead to loss, but sometimes winning first means winning.

These are hard to say.

However, within San Remo, they are relatively relaxed about the second-leg match.

Initially, Sotu was worried about the second leg, his hair falling everywhere.

Lu Yang, knowing about this, directly told Sotu: "We're destined to win the second leg! In this match, we performed normally, scoring three goals."

"And Porto? They seem to have scored two goals, but both were unconventional goals. Without such miracle balls, they could've been defeated by us 3-0!"

"So you don't need to worry at all."

Sotu was skeptical: "But what if they score miracle goals in the next match?"

Lu Yang said: "Then they are a miracle team, and Ferreira and Parrot are miracle players, so I'll suggest you spend whatever it takes to buy them... But actually, miracle players at this age are already stars, and wouldn't stay at Porto?"

Morici and Kaint hold the same opinion.

Morici: "Their midfield isn't as good as ours, I control the situation with no pressure."

Kaint: "I think I can do better defensively in the next match, I've found Ferreira's dribbling rhythm."

When players speak like this, what could Sotu do?

Should he continue to be timid?

Yes!

Sotu chose to keep a low profile and did not respond to outside discussions. He decided to rest the main players in the league four days later, letting the backups play, fully preparing for the second leg.

First place in Serie B has the confidence for such rotations!

February twentieth.

The twenty-fifth round of Serie B saw San Remo rotate massively.

Substitute players performed excellently, but the opponent was also extremely strong.

In the end, both sides shook hands at 2-2.

Among them, Versachi was voted Player of the Match with one assist and one goal.

Bench king Calafiori scored a goal.

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The second leg of the UEFA Europa League is about to begin.