Chen Yingxiong's thirty-sixth goal of the season wasn't pretty. For him, a player skilled at scoring with headers, it was a very ordinary goal.

But its historical significance was profound!

So, after Chen Yingxiong scored, the commentators and reporters went wild. Many immediately thought about how to describe this goal in tomorrow's reports. The titles should be sensational, and it didn't matter how flattering they were, as long as they attracted attention and drew people to read the article.

Besides, with a sixty-one-year-old scoring record broken, no title could be too exaggerated.

The media box was a scene of jubilation. Italian and Chinese reporters alike were cheering. The Chinese reporters even forgot themselves and embraced, as if China had won the World Cup...

In the current state of Chinese football, which lacked highlights, they could only find bright spots in Chen Yingxiong. Fortunately, Chen Yingxiong had never disappointed them.

But in this joyful atmosphere, a discordant voice suddenly rang out: "Such an excellent striker, it's a pity he's going to the Premier League..."

The cheerful and excited atmosphere froze for a moment.

Many people fell silent.

Especially the Italian reporters. When Chen Yingxiong was around, he brought them at least one newsworthy story almost every week. From time to time, he could stir up some major events, allowing them to enthusiastically hype them up for several days, or even a week. Like this time, if Chen Yingxiong had played possum and said nothing, it wouldn't have become such a big deal. Or if Chen Yingxiong had flatly denied the rumors, the fans wouldn't have been so upset. But Chen Yingxiong chose to admit it directly and turned against the Napoli fans on the spot.

This put a lot of pressure on himself, but the reporters were delighted.

Hyping up this matter had made their media outlets popular for days, significantly boosting newspaper sales and television ratings.

But if Chen Yingxiong left... who would they find to be their "media darling"?

They were the ones who reported on Serie A every day, and they knew the situation of the twenty Serie A teams very well. After thinking it over, they realized that there really wasn't anyone suitable to replace Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong was now the number one player in Serie A, but it wasn't just because of his arrogant personality or his crazy scoring form.

The reason why Chen Yingxiong was able to become the "Serie A number one" in the eyes of the media was due to a combination of many factors. It could even be said that timing and fate played a role. The saying "times create heroes" was absolutely true.

First of all, the foundation was his strength. He was very good at scoring goals and was about to win the Serie A Golden Boot for the third consecutive season. The last person to achieve this was Platini, and in Serie A history, including Chen Yingxiong, only three people had done it: Platini and Nordahl.

Without strength, no matter how the media hyped it up, one couldn't become the number one player in Serie A. But having only strength without other qualities also wouldn't make one the number one player. If you had the strength but were low-key and rarely appeared on newspaper pages, magazine covers, and television news, then your visibility would be too low, and someone without fame naturally couldn't be the number one player in Serie A.

Chen Yingxiong happened to be someone who knew how to handle things. His arrogant personality and unyielding temperament meant that various things were always happening to him, whether those things were good or bad—the media didn't care about that. They only cared if there was something happening.

If there were things happening, they could hype them up. If there was nothing happening, what would they eat?

Chen Yingxiong was such a "perfect person" in the eyes of the media. He could win the Golden Boot in half a season, create new records, and also stir up trouble, with various troubles and scandals surrounding him. His arrogant and impulsive personality was especially to the media's liking.

So, naturally, he became the number one player in Serie A.

But now that this number one player was leaving, what iconic figure would there be in Serie A after he left? The reporters thought back and forth, and it seemed that only Zlatan Ibrahimović, who didn't get along with Chen Yingxiong, was left...

Zlatan Ibrahimović had strength—he was already a world-class striker at a young age, having played for giants such as Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​and AC Milan. He was once the highest-paid player in Serie A. As a tall man of 1.92 meters, his footwork was excellent.

Zlatan Ibrahimović had personality—equally arrogant, he was known as a "bad boy." He had many outrageous remarks, and after leaving Barcelona, he denounced Guardiola as a coward. He was a player who never lacked controversy wherever he went.

Only he could take over Chen Yingxiong's position. But why... when the media compared him to Chen Yingxiong, they always felt that he was still lacking something?

At the very least... he didn't seem to dare to provoke his own fans, right? Even if he was dissatisfied with Barcelona, ​​he only revealed it after leaving Barcelona, ​​right?

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While the media were still struggling with how they would survive after Chen Yingxiong left, the Napoli fans were also struggling with the same thing.

The theme of this game was not actually "revenge," but "retro"... In this game, they experienced the feelings of three years ago, as if they had traveled through time and appeared before them was that guy they hated and resented. He recklessly used the ear-slapping gesture to celebrate his victory. They were all furious.

Boos came crazily.

But at the same time, there was another voice in their hearts constantly reminding them: "Stop booing, we're going to win! We're going to win the championship!" This voice was desperately mobilizing their joyful emotions.

Joy and anger collided deep in their hearts. For the moment, anger had the upper hand, but joy was not willing to live such a dark life. It was trying to climb up, looking for a breakthrough.

Reflected in the hearts of the Napoli fans was entanglement, besides entanglement, it was still entanglement.

Of course, the entangled crowd definitely didn't include the extremist fans, who were all die-hard members who hated Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong's ear-slapping celebration action didn't stop those extremist fans, their boos became even louder.

Of course, Chen Yingxiong would never let it go, he put his arms up and waved them upwards, making a gesture to incite, and then he put his hands to his ears, making a listening gesture.

Boo louder, I enjoy it!

This was naked provocation.

So in the following game, Chen Yingxiong enjoyed the highest level of treatment, the fans' boos reached a new high. So much so that the commentators had to roar throughout the game, otherwise they couldn't hear what they were saying, and they couldn't guarantee that the television audience could hear it.

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Before the game, Inter Milan players claimed to seek revenge, and the tone of this game was also set as a "revenge match," but when the first boos rang out after the game started, everything changed.

No commentator mentioned "revenge," everyone was talking about Chen Yingxiong and the feud between him and the Napoli fans.

The tense and fierce game itself was completely reduced to the background because of Chen Yingxiong's hatred with the fans and his record-breaking thirty-six goals.

In the end, Napoli defeated Inter Milan 2:1 at home, continuing to maintain a two-point lead over AC Milan.

Those AC Milan fans who were originally waiting to see a joke and watch the excitement closed their televisions after Chen Yingxiong scored two goals. They knew that Chen Yingxiong was completely normal and not affected by the fans' trouble at all. In that case, it was very difficult for Inter Milan to defeat Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo...

"The game is over! Napoli defeated Inter Milan 2:1 at home! Chen Yingxiong, who scored twice, has made great contributions! His two goals not only helped the team continue to lead AC Milan, but also created a new history!"

The close-up lens of the television was firmly aimed at Chen Yingxiong. He was the best player in this game. As he was about to leave Serie A, he also wrote his name in the history of Serie A forever.

He was not only the focus of the media, but also the focus of his teammates. His teammates rushed up to hug him, expressing their admiration, gratitude, and support for Chen Yingxiong in this way. No matter what the fans think of him, they will not change their support for Chen Yingxiong!

Looking at Chen Yingxiong in the crowd, the Italian commentator sighed: "For the Italian media, his departure is a huge loss. But I think, for other Serie A teams, his departure must have made them breathe a sigh of relief. As long as this perverted scorer is in Serie A for a day, they will not have a peaceful day... I think it's a bit of a pity. Nordahl has won the Golden Boot five times in history, once with two consecutive wins, and once with three consecutive wins. Now Yingxiong has broken Nordahl's single-season scoring record. If he continues to stay in Serie A, maybe he can break more?"

The Chinese commentator was even more sensational.

"Although the season is not over yet, I think he has conquered the most tightly defended league in the world! He has made the entire Serie A bow down!"

This sounds exaggerated and cheesy, but none of the Chinese fans in front of the television really thought so. Because after witnessing Chen Yingxiong's performance for three seasons, they all felt that what the commentator said was too right and not exaggerated at all.

Twenty-seven goals in the first season, thirty-one goals in the second season, and thirty-six goals in the third season with one game remaining.

In the entire Serie A, there was no opponent's goal he hadn't broken. In the Serie A league, where the defense is getting tighter and tighter and everyone is racking their brains to contain their opponents, it is truly not an exaggeration to have someone who can perform so well.

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ps, monthly votes! Are there any monthly votes?