Prominence in Football Community

Because this game is Sampdoria playing at home against Genoa, the Sampdoria fans in the stands accounted for more than half of the number, while Genoa fans were mainly concentrated in the North Stand.

But in fact, this stadium is home to both teams - they share the same stadium.

Even the name of the stadium is the same as the Meazza Stadium shared by the Milan duo.

The official name of the stadium is the same as that of Inter Milan fans, and it is the San Siro Stadium. But AC Milan fans will definitely not use this name. They call this stadium San Siro, because this stadium is located in the San Siro district of Milan.

The same is true of this stadium in Genoa.

The official name of the stadium is the same as that of Genoa fans, which is the Ferraris Stadium. But Sampdoria fans refused to use this name, they called the stadium "Marassi Stadium", because this stadium is located in the Marassi district of Genoa.

The Genoa club has a longer history than Sampdoria. They are the first football club in Italy, and the Ferraris Stadium was originally their home stadium.

Sampdoria, which was only established in 1946, is a junior. When they were born, this stadium was Genoa's home stadium, and the name was naturally used by Genoa.

In order to distinguish it from Genoa, Sampdoria fans insisted on calling the stadium by the area where the stadium is located.

If you tell a Sampdoria fan that Sampdoria's home stadium is the Ferraris Stadium, maybe that Sampdoria fan will ignore you.

Looking around in the Marathi Stadium now, blue and red and black are clearly separated.

The two huge TIFOs in the north and south stands attracted everyone's attention.

On the South Stand side, the Sampdoria fans displayed an image of a sailor fighting against huge waves on the deck, which is the symbol of the Sampdoria club.

A griffin broke through the waves and wanted to attack the sailor, but the spear in the sailor's hand had already locked it. There were still a few spears missing from the griffin's body, which were thrown by the sailor.

In this TIFO, Sampdoria fans expressed their support and blessings for the home team with two symbols, hoping that the team can defeat Genoa, which is symbolized by the Griffin, like brave sailors.

The giant TIFO in the north stand opposite was made by Genoa fans. A griffin wearing a Genoa jersey kicked a coffin covered with a Sampdoria jersey into the abyss.

This is what happened last season. In the last "Lighthouse Derby", Sampdoria lost to Genoa and was basically determined to be relegated. After the game, Genoa fans organized a parade on the street - a group of people carried a coffin covered with Sampdoria jerseys and marched through the streets, holding a serious funeral for Sampdoria.

Of course, this is not the kindness of the Genoa fans, but to disgust the Sampdoria fans and sprinkle salt on their wounds.

Now the Genoa fans have turned this matter up again. Naturally, they dug up the scabbed wounds of Sampdoria and sprinkled salt again...

For this, the Sampdoria fans expressed their "thank you" with huge boos.

Before the game started, the live broadcast introduced the players of both sides one by one.

Every Genoa player got booed all over the sky, and every Sampdoria player heard even bigger cheers than usual at home games.

As soon as the cheers were heard, the singing followed, turning the stadium into a concert with tens of thousands of people.

The game has not yet started, and today's Marathi Stadium is already more noisy than in the past.

As a result, the players of both sides standing in the player tunnel waiting to play became excited earlier than usual.

This is the derby.

There are many games in a season, but none of them can be compared with the same city derby, even if it is a championship battle, or a relegation battle.

In the minds of the fans, Derby's status is indestructible, even sacred.

From a certain point of view, a city with a derby is happy, because no matter what the team's performance is, there are at least two games worth looking forward to this season, which will make people's blood and heart beat faster.

Amidst the loud singing, the referee led the players from both sides out of the channel, and they were greeted with instant cheers and sporadic boos.

"Friends from the audience! Players from both sides are on the field! We saw Gao Zheng, he is at the end of the team, this will be the first 'Lighthouse Derby' he has participated in at the adult team level! Judging from his expression, he seems Very calm, that's right! It seems that the war of words with Antonio Donnarumma before the game did not affect him!" Liu Hong's excited voice spread to thousands of households in China through TVs and satellite signals.

Although it was 2:40 in the morning in China, there were still many fans waiting in front of the TV, waiting to watch this "Lighthouse Derby".

As one of the four most famous derbies in Italy, the "Lighthouse Derby" is actually not well-known among many Chinese fans, and many people have never heard of it before. After all, whether it is Sampdoria or Genoa, the number of fans in the country is very limited. In the past, everyone didn't care about the derby between the two of them.

On the contrary, the Milan Derby and the Italian national derby are talked about by everyone, and the Turin Derby is well-known because of the presence of Juventus.

It is the "Lighthouse Derby", and the promotion in China really depends on Gao Zheng. This week, various domestic media have been telling fans how awesome the "Lighthouse Derby" is, known as the four major Italian derbies... As long as it is a sports media, if you don't say "Lighthouse Derby", but "Genoa Derby" ", seem to be out of style.

※※※

All the ceremonies before the match were carried out in the interweaving of singing and boos - Sampdoria fans should support their team with singing, and Genoa fans should try their best to make noise to interfere with Sampdoria's cheering. Before the last game even started, the fans of both sides were already fighting with great joy. If you start spraying each other when you install TIFO, how can you still have energy at this time?

Genoa, who played away, finally got the kick-off.

The captains of the two teams, Daniele Gastadro and Bosco Jankovic, exchanged team flags, shook hands and posed for photos with the referees.

Then back to their respective teams, players from both sides have already stood up in their own half, ready to fight.

Genoa's starting striker for this game, Ciro Immobile and Bolleno, stood in the middle circle, put the football under their feet, and prepared to kick off.

There were deafening boos from the stands - all for Boleno, the former Sampdoria player who became a Sampdorian player because of his pre-match criticism of Gao Zheng. The public enemy in the eyes of Asian fans.

Gao Zheng, who caused all this, stood outside the center circle, looking at Boleno and Immobile.

With the whistle of the on-duty referee Paul Silvio Mazzoleni, the eighty-seventh "Lighthouse Derby" in history kicked off amid boos!

As Genoa took the ball after the kick-off, the sky above the Marassi Stadium was almost shrouded in boos, which lasted for a long time.

Booing can cause disturbance and trouble for players, but in an adrenaline-pumping game like a derby, booing can also quickly excite the opposing players and enter the rhythm of the game.

So Genoa took advantage of this opportunity to get the ball and quickly advanced to the front of Sampdoria's penalty area, and then Immobile completed a shot.

The football went slightly wide of the goal post, and the Sampdoria fans in the stands exclaimed.

The Genoa fans in the North Stand cheered and applauded the team's performance.

For Genoa, there is no room for loss in this game. They have lost five games in a row and are currently ranked 18th in the league and have entered the relegation zone. If they lose to Sampdoria again, they might become the bottom one...

The current head coach of the team, Del Neri, only took over the team on the 22nd of last month. His predecessor, Ji Di Canio, led the team to a dismal performance. The direct fuse was the 2:4 loss to Roma. In that game, Genoa scored two goals in the opening 15 minutes. The situation was very good. As a result, Roma scored twice before the end of the first half to equalize the score, and then scored two more goals in the second half. It was a complete reversal and lost a good game.

After the game, Genoa President Prezios was furious, and De Canio dismissed get out of class directly.

After Del Neri left the Juventus coaching position last summer, he has been unemployed at home.

When he coached Chievo, he brought the "Flying Donkey" into Serie A, making this team a famous dark horse in Italian football, and it has been a very powerful team for several consecutive seasons. His tactical style is fast, simple and practical, focusing on defensive counterattacks.

However, since he took over the team, Genoa has lost four games in a row, so the pressure on Del Neri is also great.

Before the game, Sampdoria was saying that if Di Francisco lost the "Lighthouse Derby", he might be fired. This is a rumor that has been denied anyway.

But there is real news from Genoa, saying that Prezios has given Del Neri a death order, and if he can't win Sampdoria, he will get out.

So when the TV camera caught Del Neri, he was frowning and stressed.

Even Immobile's rather beautiful shot didn't make him relax a little bit.