Chapter 3 3:2

The 3:2 victory did not bring an easy night to the Barcelona team; they had a very bitter evening.

It is said... just said that after the game, Guardiola rarely lost his temper in the locker room, and all Barcelona players did not dare to say a word.

The Napoli players hummed songs and went straight from the stadium to the airport, where they would take the private jet of the club owner, De Laurentiis, directly back to Naples. This would allow them more rest between the Champions League and the league, rather than wasting time in hotel rooms away from home.

After a fierce game, the players were often physically and mentally exhausted. At this time, even a comfortable hotel suite was not as good as the warmth of their own home. It can be seen that for the sake of Naples, the club owner had really given everything. No wonder this old man was so loved and welcomed in the Naples area, and was called the "New Godfather of Naples."

Chen Hero, Cassano, and Arshavin sat in a row of seats.

The Napoli players who lost the game acted as if they had won the game. They kept singing on the bus and continued singing on the plane.

They even expanded the scale into a concert.

Mazzarri didn't care about the players. Some of the coaching staff even hummed along with the players, looking very happy.

Cassano was the most excited. He sang several Italian songs in a row, and then sang an old song known to every household in Italy, "Azzurro." As soon as he sang the first sentence, other Italian players quickly joined in. It was truly an old song known to every household in Italy.

Chen Hero had also heard this song before. Cassano liked to hum it sometimes. Before the 2004 European Cup, the Italian national team had shot a public service advertisement, in which the entire team wore t-shirts with a big eye pattern and sang this song together in the recording studio. Cassano was still in the Italian national team at that time.

This song "Azzurro" was indeed good. Although it was an old song, the melody and lyrics did not make people feel old-fashioned or outdated. The lively tune and catchy lyrics truly deserved the title of classic. The original singer was named Adriano Celentano, who was born in Milan, Italy in 1938. The song was born in 1968, which was quite a long time ago.

Moreover, this song was not only famous in Italy, but also had a wide reputation in Europe. It had appeared in movies in various European countries many times.

The name of this song is "Azzurro," which is the kind of very light sky blue, which happens to be the color of Napoli's home jersey, so this song naturally became one of the songs that Napoli players liked.

"All year long I've been looking for the summer, then suddenly it arrived..."

Cassano sang only this first sentence.

Then Paolo Cannavaro followed up: "She went to the beach, and I stayed alone in the city."

The two quickly harmonized: "I hear a plane roaring over the roof."

Then Maggio, Pazienza, Ranocchia, De Sanctis... and other Italian players also joined in, so Cassano's solo became a full-team chorus.

Even Arshavin, a Russian who only knew simple Italian conversation, hummed along, because although he didn't know the lyrics, the melody was indeed very catchy. Even if you had never heard it before, you could quickly hum along after listening to a few sentences, and you probably wouldn't be out of tune.

"Azzurro, for me, this afternoon is too blue and long!"

"I find that without you, I lose all my strength..."

"So I almost, almost took the train, wanted to go to your side!"

"But the train of my desire went in the opposite direction..."

As if to cheer for these Napoli players, the stewardess in the private jet also stood up and twisted her waist and waved her arms to the music, dancing for the players! Since the away game against Zenit St. Petersburg, Napoli had been taking the chairman's private jet directly for away games, so the flight attendants and players were very familiar with each other.

Now she also joined in.

Seeing the beautiful flight attendants' enthusiastic and graceful dance, the players excitedly whistled and applauded warmly.

Of course, the singing did not stop.

The celebration continued.

"Like when I was in the chapel, the sun was shining, that was many years ago... those Sundays, I walked alone in the courtyard."

"Now I'm more idle than I was then, but even a priest who can chat with me hasn't appeared!"

……

"I want to find a bit of African trace in the garden, between oleanders and breadfruit trees... just like when I was a kid, but there are other people around me, so I can't continue."

"They are watering your roses, there are no lions here, who knows where it went?"

"Azzurro, for me, this afternoon is too blue and long!"

"I find that without you, I lose all my strength..."

"So I almost, almost took the train, wanted to go to your side!"

"But the train of my desire went in the opposite direction..."

(Author's note: Now I rarely write out all the lyrics of a song, because it is suspected of making up the word count. However, I wrote this song here because it is really appropriate, because this song is known to every household in Italy, and it is really very good, so I solemnly recommend this song to everyone here. In addition, everyone can search online for the Italian national team's chorus version of this song, which has a special flavor. The song is called "Azzurro," which means "azure" in Italian.)

When the song ended, everyone laughed heartily.

How could this be the performance of a team that had lost on the road?

But this was also normal, because anyone who had watched this game would admit that Napoli was the real winner.

And even if they hadn't watched the game, just looking at the score, everyone would think that Napoli was more dominant.

That was two away goals!

And it was snatched from Barcelona's hands at a stadium like Camp Nou.

It was even more precious.

So the Napoli players deserved such a celebration.

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After the chorus, everyone asked Chen Hero to sing a song from his motherland, China. Recently, a climax of "Learning Sichuan dialect from Teacher Chen" had been set off in the Napoli team. After diligent study, everyone had basically mastered the correct pronunciation of "I am a turtle son" (我是龟儿子 - wǒ shì guī ér zi, a Sichuanese insult).

So everyone was very interested in everything about China and Sichuan, and songs were naturally included.

"Sing in your hometown dialect! Sing the folk songs of your hometown!" Cassano shouted.

Hometown folk songs? Chen Hero honestly said that he was not familiar with his hometown folk songs.

But wait... I have it!

A signature smile appeared on Chen Hero's face, a symbol of his mischief before he was about to prank.

He cleared his throat and began to sing:

"Don't ask me, how many people I've loved in my life. You don't understand how deep my sorrow (sang) is! How deep my sorrow (sang) is! It's always so cruel to open a wound, I advise you not to be that silly (shen chuo chuo) person. Let's temporarily burst (bao) Liu Jifen, burst (bao) Liu Jifen! I don't like loneliness, but I'm afraid of being with someone. This is clearly a kind of pain... Oh, how painful! I'm most immersed when there are many people, and my smile is also lonely! In this mortal world, oh—find a wife to love me! When I avoid your tenderness, tears begin to fall... Don't say, don't think, don't should, I thank~~~ you for your love! I have to exist! Like a speck of dust, I will still hurt you! Don't say, don't think, don't should, I thank you for your love! I have to exist! Like a speck of dust..."

(Author's note 2: Continue to solemnly recommend this song to everyone. Everyone can search for "Burst Liu Jifen" (爆刘继芬 - bào liú jì fēn) on Baidu. To be honest, I have now forgotten how the original singer sang it. Even if I listen to the original, I will sing this version...)

A song "Thank You for Your Love" by Andy Lau was transformed into a spoof song by Chen Hero in Sichuan dialect.

As a result, a group of Napoli players who had never heard the original applauded and cheered. If Andy Lau heard Chen Hero's off-key version of "Amorous Temporarily Burst Liu Jifen," he would probably vomit blood on the spot.

Later, a Napoli player said in an interview with Chinese media: "Hero sings so well! He once sang us a folk song from his hometown, which was so good!"

So in China, everyone was curious about what folk song Chen Hero often sang that was so good.

Chen Hero's answer made everyone laugh: "Good hometown folk song? Oh, it's the Sichuan dialect version of 'Thank You for Your Love'."

Of course, these were all things that happened later...

In short, everyone was very happy on the plane back to Naples.

Everyone was looking forward to returning to the home court and how to beat Barcelona hard.

"Hey, Antonio, what do you think we should do to celebrate when we score after returning to the home court? How about us wearing cleats and walking on the turf, it's too scary?"

Chen Hero had already begun to plan how to celebrate the goal.

"That's a good idea!" Cassano said from the side. "But can you do the moonwalk?"

Chen Hero curled his lips: "I've known how to do it for a long time!"

Cassano laughed.

"Don't laugh, I really can!"

"Ah, why are my eyes a little blurry?" Cassano said.

"Don't play, you can't fool me." Chen Hero didn't react to Cassano's words.

Cassano had played similar tricks on the bus before. He leaned back in his chair, facing the sky, with foam constantly emerging from the corners of his mouth, accompanied by convulsions all over his body. Everyone was so frightened at the time, and after a flurry of activity, Cassano suddenly opened his eyes and laughed, and as he laughed, the bubbles kept spraying out - it turned out to be just ordinary bubble water...

"No, I really can't see clearly..." Cassano reached out and grabbed forward, but he didn't touch anything.

"Not bad, not bad, Antonio, your acting skills have improved." Chen Hero joked with Cassano. "But the same trick is useless against the Saint Seiya!" Chen Hero posed, but Cassano didn't open his eyes with a laugh, but his head drooped weakly, and his body leaned to one side...

"I feel... so sleepy..."

This was his last voice.

"Hey, I said, Antonio, don't play, this is not fun at all!" Chen Hero panicked a little. He reached out and grabbed Cassano's shoulder and shook him, but he found that Cassano in his hand was like a blade of grass, shaking back and forth by him, with no reaction at all.

Arshavin, who was next to him, initially thought that Cassano was playing again, so he didn't take it seriously, but when Cassano's head drooped, he realized that something might be wrong, so he stepped over and pulled Cassano's head up, and then he suddenly exclaimed: "He's not kidding, Hero! His lips are all purple! Coach! Coach!" He jumped up and shouted, raising his arms.

"What's wrong?"

Arshavin's panicked voice attracted the attention of others, and everyone stood up and looked over.

"What's wrong, Andrei?"

"An, Antonio... something's wrong!!"

"Oh my god! Cassano seems to be unconscious!" Maggio, who was sitting across the aisle, was also frightened when he glanced over, and he screamed.

Mazzarri in front quickly unfastened his seat belt and pounced on the seat where Cassano was sitting.

"Stewardess, stewardess!"

"God..."

"What's wrong with him?"

Chen Hero was still patting Cassano's face: "Don't play, Antonio!! This is not fun at all!!"

But Cassano did not open his eyes.

At an altitude of 30,000 feet, the cabin was in chaos...