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After Feng Shiyao and Xiao Yingying returned to the dormitory, they took out the jersey that still smelled of Gao Zheng's sweat from the bag, and she turned to her roommate and asked, "Is it really impossible to write on this off-field jersey?"

Xiao Yingying nodded: "It is said that yes, it is worthless to collect after washing, and loses the meaning of the off-field jersey."

Feng Shiyao hesitated for a while, but still hung the jersey in the closet.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yingying secretly laughed.

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When Chinese fans are celebrating the Spring Festival, Gao Zheng has no holiday.

Next, Sampdoria drew with Naples o:o in the away game. This was also a direct dialogue between the two shooters Gao Zheng and Cavani.

The end result was that neither of them scored.

The current situation on the scorer list has not changed much. Gao Zheng topped the list with 24 goals, and Cavani ranked second with 18 goals.

The difference between the two sides is six goals, which is not a distance that can be easily shortened.

The current situation on the scorer list really makes those who are unhappy with Gao Zheng very desperate.

In the next two rounds of the league, Sampdoria won two consecutive victories, beating Verona 2:0 and Parma 1:0.

Gao Zheng scored a goal in this consecutive game, raising his personal goals to twenty-fifth.

With two consecutive victories, and since losing to Lazio, they have been unbeaten for nine consecutive rounds, allowing Sampdoria to accumulate 49 points and the ranking has also risen to third place!

This ranking can participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers next season!

A relegation team actually qualified for the Champions League...

This is really unexpected to everyone,

Whether it is Sampdoria fans or media reporters, they are all unbelievable about Sampdoria's performance.

Sampdoria fans are full of hope for a better future.

But at this time, there was a sudden bad news - Mr. Ricardo Garrone, the chairman and owner of the Sampdoria club, died of illness on March 4th at the age of 76.

The players heard the bad news from the reporters surrounding the base gate when they finished training and left the training base.

Chairman Ricardo Garrone has a high prestige in the Sampdoria team and is respected by many players. This news was like a bolt from the blue to them.

Gao Zheng stared at Lu Bing and Wang Yixing with wide eyes: "This is really unexpected..."

Since he joined Sampdoria, he has received the care and care of Mr. Chairman many times, and has extraordinary feelings for this old man.

He still remembers what the chairman said to him when he renewed his contract with the club.

Although he knew that Chairman Garone was suffering from cancer, seeing how energetic he was, he never expected that he would die within a year.

"I'm sorry, I will go to Mr. Chairman's funeral at that time." Gao Zheng shook his head and left, unwilling to say anything more.

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That night, the news of Chairman Garrone's death swept the entire Italian football world, and everyone was discussing it.

Even those opponents who did not deal with Sampdoria have put aside their past grievances at this time.

Ricardo Garrone is notoriously big mouthed, and he offended many people at the beginning. But now, everyone took the initiative not to mention those old things.

In the evening, Viviano brought Gao Zheng a pure black suit.

Gao Zheng only wears the club's suit with the club's logo when he participates in games with the team, and he basically doesn't wear formal attire, and he doesn't have any black suits like funerals.

Viviano chatted a few words when he came to give Gao Zheng a suit, and he said with emotion: "Sampdoria finally seems to be getting better, and it is estimated that it will be turbulent again..."

The chairman of the club passed away suddenly. No one knows who will be the successor and where this person will lead the club.

This is not a good thing for the Sampdoria club.

The only good news may be that the team has basically succeeded in relegation ahead of schedule. No matter how turbulent the next situation is, the team will not be relegated and return to the second division.

Gao Zheng shook his head: "It doesn't matter to me. As a player, it's enough to play well. The future of the club is a matter for high-level consideration."

"That's what you say, Gao Zheng. But you also have to think about your future. Do you still plan to stay in Sampdoria?"

Gao Zheng said: "I will definitely not stay in Sampdoria forever, but I don't want to think about it now, let's talk about it later."

"Well, now is indeed not a good time to discuss the future." Viviano spread his hands and said goodbye. "have a good rest."

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Outside the church where the funeral was held the next day, despite the patter of rain, there were still many Sampdoria fans and reporters. The fans had come to see off the club president, and the journalists had come to cover the funeral.

They saw representatives of all Italian professional football clubs, including the Genoa club, the most eye-catching of which was of course the chairman of the Inter Milan club Moratti.

In addition, there are some players who have played for Sampdoria today, but have left the team.

This also includes Cassano, who once had a very unpleasant fight with Chairman Ricardo Garrone.

Seeing Cassano, some fans shouted his name excitedly.

But he huddled in his coat and didn't respond.

At the time of the winter transfer bed, Cassano also stated that he and Chairman Garrone had settled their feud, and said that he would like to return to Sampdoria.

However, the current Sampdoria striker has a combination of Gao Zheng and Icardi, and Cassano is no longer needed, so the Sampdoria club did not make any response at that time.

In addition to Cassano, Pazzini also returned to Genoa to attend the funeral of Mr. Chairman.

Even the Sampdoria youth team players came.

Of course, all the players of Sampdoria's first team must be indispensable.

Instead of training in the morning, they came to attend Mr. Chairman's funeral.

Gao Zheng was also among them, wearing a suit like the teammates around him.

Although it was raining, no one held an umbrella. The rain wet their heads and clothes, and their suits were no longer straight, but everyone had serious expressions on their faces, even though the rain was dripping down their faces unscrupulously. It didn't make them show any expressions of impatience.

Chairman Ricardo Garrone is a controversial figure in football, but no one can deny his help and support to the Sampdoria club. If it weren't for him, Sampdoria would not have done well It's all over. It was his continuous investment that allowed Sampdoria to return to the first division.

After they entered the church, they sat quietly in their own places, waiting for the funeral to begin.

Gao Zheng saw the club's general manager Sagramola, and also saw Eduardo Garrone, the eldest son of Chairman Garrone. He met the club's executive vice-chairman and heir when he renewed his contract.

After the death of Chairman Garrone, he will shoulder the important task of leading the club to move forward.

That's not an easy job.

Eduardo Garrone's face was full of sadness, and he didn't know whether he was sad because of the death of his husband and wife, or because he was under great pressure from the next responsibilities.

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The whole funeral was solemn and solemn.

After the end, everyone left in an orderly manner.

Reporters were out there wanting to interview these people, but the vast majority were unwilling to stay and be interviewed.

Only Eduardo Garrone spoke to reporters on behalf of the club.

"It's been a difficult time for my family and the club. I have lost my father and the club has lost a great leader. I will try not to let this affect the team and the club will remain stable... ..."

"Will the Garone family leave Sampdoria?" a reporter asked.

Eduardo Garrone froze for a moment, then shook his head seriously and said: "No, no. The Garrone family and Sampdoria are one, and we will never be sentenced to Sampdoria!"

After finishing speaking, he seemed to be irritated by this question, waved his hands and stopped accepting interviews from any reporters, turned around and walked away.

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Although Eduardo Garrone said in an interview that the team will not be affected by this.

But Sampdoria still suffered a two-game losing streak in the next game.

They first lost to Cagliari 1:3, and then lost to Inter Milan at home 0:2.

Gao Zheng scored the team's only goal in these two games, but did not help the team win.

Seems to have been promised by agent Vivier, and Sampdoria is in turmoil again...

Because of the two-game losing streak, the team's points remained at forty-nine points, and their ranking in the league dropped from third all the way to sixth. Not only did they lose their Champions League qualification, they also fell out of the European qualification zone.

When it made the Sampdoria fans feel worse, news came from the media that other teams poached Gao Zheng.

When Chairman Ricardo Garrone was still alive, there were never such rumors, and now there are such rumors as soon as Mr. Chairman passed away.

Is this another team taking advantage of the fire, or is the player himself moved?

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