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In the end, Sampdoria defeated Verona 5-0 at home with Gao Zheng's hat-trick and goals from Berardi and Palombo.

Those who thought Sampdoria would be in a slump due to their losing streak were disappointed.

It took just one game for Sampdoria to adjust.

And considering that the last loss to Atlanta was because Sampdoria took the initiative to carry out a large rotation, so it can even be said that Sampdoria was not affected by the elimination of the Champions League at all...

Although this big victory did not allow Sampdoria to improve in the league rankings, it made everyone full of confidence in the team's next game.

Besides, the next game will be Sampdoria playing Sassuolo. Anyone who is familiar with the grievances between Gao Zheng and Sassuolo will have high expectations for this game-even if Sampdoria is away, as long as Gao Zheng No problem, it is very difficult for Sampdoria to lose.

After the game, the Italian media were all reporting on Gao Zheng's hat-trick.

Speaking of which, this is Gao Zheng's hat-trick in two consecutive games-he didn't even play against Atlanta, so he didn't count it.

The state is so good, it makes people feel that not only Sampdoria was not affected by the elimination of the Champions League, but Gao Zheng was not affected either. Or in other words, it is precisely because Gao Zheng was not affected by the elimination of the Champions League that Sampdoria was not affected either...

It's a bit convoluted to say so, but everyone can understand that in simple terms, the fate of Sampdoria basically depends on Gao Zheng.

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“…Gao scored a hat-trick against Verona to help Sampdoria beat Verona 5-0 at home, ending the team’s four-game losing streak. A hat-trick, tying Icardi in the league scorer list, and the two have also scored 18 goals now... The competition for the scorer list is getting more and more intense."

When Zanetti walked into the house from the yard with a barbecue, he found that Icardi was sitting on the sofa watching TV, and the TV was talking about the competition between Gao Zheng and Icardi for the best scorer.

He smiled and handed Icardi the plate with the roast: "I thought you were going to turn off the TV."

Icardi took the plate, thanked the captain and said: "It was the captain who told me that he is not such an easy opponent to defeat!"

Regarding Icardi's change of mentality,

Captain Zanetti was delighted.

And he specially called Icardi to his home to have a barbecue. In fact, he wanted to take this opportunity to chat with Icardi and let him relax, so as not to devote all his energy to Gao Zheng and affect his self-esteem. state.

This was his plan after hearing that Gao Zheng scored three goals in a single game yesterday.

But now seeing that Icardi behaved normally after being called by himself, he was relieved.

He feels that the young man Icardi is really more mature than before.

This made him very pleased.

In his mind, Icardi is going to be the leader of Inter Milan in the future, how can a stunned young man be a leader?

The competition with Gao Zheng made him mature quickly, which is the good thing about competition.

He patted Icardi on the shoulder: "I'm glad you think so."

"You don't have to worry about me, captain. I know it's hard to beat Gao, but I won't back down just because of the difficulty."

"Come on. Is the barbecue delicious?"

Only then did Icardi relish the taste of barbecue, and he suddenly remembered the situation when he went to Maxi Lopez's house to eat barbecue when he was still playing in Sampdoria.

To be honest, the barbecue at Captain’s house is not as good as the one at brother Maxi Lopez’s...

But he didn't say it, but nodded: "Delicious!"

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Icardi, who ate a barbecue at the captain's house, seemed to gain strength from it. In the 30th round of the league, he scored the only goal for Inter Milan, helping Inter Milan draw with Udinese at home.

In the simultaneous match between Sampdoria and Sassuolo, Gao Zheng also contributed a wonderful performance with one goal and one assist, helping the team beat Sassuolo 2:1.

In terms of personal goals, Gao Zheng also scored 19 goals and continued to keep the pressure on Icardi.

In addition, in Juventus' match against Parma, Carlos Tevez scored two goals alone, which raised his league goals to 18 goals, forming a trend of catching up with Gao Zheng and Icardi.

Gao Zheng is not the only player who scored a hat-trick in the twenty-ninth round of the league. He also had a goal after the fact and now his league tally is seventeen.

The advantage of Icardi and Gao Zheng was instantly reduced to a negligible level. When the league was drawing to a close, the competition for the scorer list suddenly became fierce.

In the thirty-first round, Sampdoria drew 0:0 with Fiorentina at home, and Gao Zheng did not continue to score.

The Juventus away 0:2 loss to Naples, Carlos Tevez also did not score.

This was a good opportunity for Icardi to widen the gap with the two competitors, but it is a pity that although Inter Milan scored two goals in this game, these two goals have nothing to do with Icardi.

Immobile also failed to score, but veteran Luca Toni scored twice against Genoa to take his tally to 15.

For the Italian media, it is 100% good that more and more people are joining the race for the Golden Boot.

So they kept hyping up the topic of the Golden Boot, and successfully created a lively scene where masters from all over the world besieged Gao Zheng, vowing to bring down the defending Golden Boot.

Even on the Internet in China, there are Chinese fans who are worried about this, worrying that Gao Zheng will really lose in the opponent's wheel battle.

There are still people who are concerned and chaotic, shouting that Italy is despicable and shameless, but they are laughed at, saying that this is a fair competition.

With no hope of winning the league championship, the Coppa Italia already won, and the UEFA Champions League eliminated, Chinese fans are now interested in two things. One is whether Gao Zheng will leave this summer, and if so, where will he go. Another thing is naturally the Golden Boot.

Of course everyone hopes that Gao Zheng can defend the Golden Boot, but they also know how difficult it is.

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In the thirty-second round of the league, Sampdoria challenged Lazio away.

The day before that, the match between Inter Milan and Bologna had already been played, and Icardi scored again, making his league goals the first to reach the 20-goal mark, and at the same time he was the top scorer.

The next day Sampdoria played Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

In the game, Lazio once led Sampdoria by two goals.

But in the end they failed to take the three points, and the final result of the game was a 2:2 tie.

It was Gao Zheng who equalized the score for Sampdoria.

He scored twice in this game, not only helped Sampdoria draw with Lazio, but also surpassed Icardi again in the league scorer list, and put Icardi under him with 21 goals.

Although after the draw with Lazio, Sampdoria has not won two rounds, and their ranking has dropped to twelfth. But Sampdoria fans don't care about the team's final results at all now. Anyway, it is impossible to relegate, and it is impossible to win the championship.

They only care about one thing, and that is whether Sampdoria can fight a way out of the encirclement of so many people and successfully defend the honor of the league's top scorer.

The next round of the league is Sampdoria's home game against Inter Milan. This is a direct dialogue between the first and second place in the league's scorer list.

This is far more important than the game between Samp and Inter Milan.