With the forward combination of Liu Feng, Girardino and Aubameyang, Naingran, Ganso and Nocerino's three-midfield arrangement, Conte selected the team's best in shape and top-notch players.

On the back line, the combination of Vista, Miranda, Scapelli and Wolfre is also the most tacit defense line on the back line of Piacenza.

Only in the goalkeeper position, Maurantanho sat on the bench, and Conte officially confirmed that the team's Cup goalkeeper was Phuketi.

Such a lineup can be said to be strong no matter what kind of game it is arranged. Piacenza, who is at home, expressed full respect for their opponents.

I don’t know what expressions Novara’s players and coaches will look like when they see Piacenza’s lineup used to play in the Champions League.

That night, the players quickly returned home under Conte's urging. The starting players fell asleep in advance and were naturally not to mention the spirits. The substitutes were ready to make the stage at any time.

The next morning, the whole team of Piacenza continued to gather at the training base, and under Conte's leadership, they began to do their last training for the afternoon game.

Time passed quickly, and when Novara's bus entered the city of Piacenza amid the booing of Piacenza fans, there were only three hours left before the game began.

Small clubs are not as particular as big clubs. Since Novara and Piacenza are not far away, Novara Club directly arranged for the players to train at their own stadium for another morning before letting them take the expedition bus.

But what was surprising was that when these players arrived at the away locker room at Leonardo Stadium, the smiles on their faces were extremely bright.

As a Serie C team, it is not enough to be able to reach its current level in the cruel single-round elimination system step by step. It is not enough to just want to meet weak teams every day.

Only by defeating teams in the third Italian football league will this group of players who are in the third Italian football league be truly exposed to the public.

Huge exposure means more attention, and more attention also means more income and opportunities to be favored by higher-level teams.

The Novara players were very satisfied with the number of nearly 30,000 fans on the scene. Although they were not at home, they should know that in their daily games, only two or three thousand people came to watch the game.

You should know that the number of each spectator means the sale of a ticket. According to the principle of equal division of tickets for single-round elimination, Novara can earn ticket revenue for four or five home games in the weekdays just in this game with Piacenza.

Based on the club's promised cup prizes, these players can also earn a good income, which is naturally a joy.

On the other hand, Novara's opponent was Piacenza, who has been in trouble in Serie A in recent years. You don't have to think about it and know that there will definitely be countless scouts to watch the game on site.

Even if it's just a corner of the scouts' inspection list, it's great for these players who play in the Division C.

In the league's pyramid system, the group of people who get the most income in this industry will always be the ones on the top of the tower.

Each of these players who are still in the third level has an upward dream, which will inevitably urge them to do their best to play this game.

After all, if we can really beat Piacenza, the team will definitely get countless benefits.

In this way, the enthusiasm of the Novara players during warm-up can be said to be unprecedented. Amid the huge booing of the home fans, these optimistic players even give people a feeling that the louder the booing, the more excited they warm up.

In the end, the fans of Piacenza who felt bored also gave up the way of using pressure to hit their opponents' psychology.

After the visiting team's warm-up, the Piacenza team led by Conte also came to the court to warm up. This time, the Piacenza fans who arrived at the court allowed Novara's players to see what it means to ring together.

"Piacenza! Piacenza! Piacenza!"

The game has not yet begun, and the atmosphere on the court has soared.

"Hello CCTV, CCTV, audience, welcome to watch Piacenza's home game against Novara in the 2009-2010 Italian Cup 18th finals. I am commentator Liu Jianhong."

Since last season, CCTV has not missed a single game in Piacenza, and this time is no exception. The scene of this cup appeared on the screen with only ten minutes left in the game.

On the Leonardo Stadium, the staff were conducting the last field cleaning work, and the fans who had a huge gap in numbers on the two teams were already waiting.

Finally, as the referee group who called for this game came out of the player channel, the protagonists of this game and the players of the two teams also entered the stadium one by one.

In terms of momentum, there is a clear gap between the two teams. Although the morale of both teams seems to be very good, everyone can clearly feel the strong confidence of the Piacenza players through the camera.

The Novara players obviously felt this gap, but judging from their performance without showing any timidity when they walked out of the player channel with Piacenza, this small team never intended to surrender without a fight.

Then, let's fight.

From the captain's rock-scissors to the fact that both teams stood on the court, it seemed like just a moment. When Liu Feng and Girardino, who had chosen the kick-off right for the team, stood face to face before and after the kick-off point, the referee quickly blew the whistle to start the game.

"Shh!!!"

"Okay, the game has officially begun. A Feng pushed the ball to Girardino, and Girardino passed it back to Ganso, and the ball began to rotate between the three midfielders."

At the beginning of the game, everyone's attention came to the ball. The Piacenza team did not show great offensiveness at the beginning. Under Conte's arrangement, they seemed to be more inclined to understand the opponent's offensive and defensive routines first.

As for Novara, they were very straightforward. The Novara players who wanted to play their own style in this game from the beginning rushed forward after Piacenza chose to control the ball in the half. They also lined up 433 and began to raid the three Genso who were holding the ball in a crazy way.

"Oh~, Piacenza's back foot is still very smooth in the face of his opponent's press."

Liu Jianhong, who was paying attention to the situation on the court, watched the confrontation between the two teams with great interest. It was obvious that the Novara players still had a big gap with the players of Piacenza in terms of hard strength.
Chapter completed!