Chapter 240: Chapter 240
The riot in Naples shocked the entire Italian political scene!
It’s been a long time since such a massive city riot occurred across Italy.
The local municipal departments deployed a total of 5,000 police officers, arresting over 1,000 people.
But due to the large number of people, it was impossible to arrest everyone.
Local detention centers in Naples were even overcrowded, unable to hold any more, forcing them to release people on the spot.
Italian news channels have widely reported on the incident.
"The influence and destructiveness of this riot have reached a historic level!"
"More than a thousand shops were smashed, and over 800 cars were set on fire!"
"The towering flames illuminated this southern city under the night sky like daylight."
"According to incomplete statistics, the direct economic loss caused by this football-induced riot is as high as 2 billion euros!"
"The mayor of Naples also held a television meeting to resign in shame at 8:30 the following evening!"
"According to onsite reporters, many citizens of Naples were simultaneously looting and shouting that Tang Long should belong to them!"
"Tang, the Chinese player who led Inter Milan to bravely advance into the Champions League qualifier, his name was mentioned tens of thousands of times in this southern Italian city."
"It’s difficult to gauge this southern city’s attitude towards this star from the northern city of Milan."
"As an opponent, Tang makes Naples grit their teeth in hatred; but as a teammate, he would surely become another football king for Naples after Maradona!"
"But obviously, as a key player for Inter Milan, Tang is unlikely to come to Naples."
"Rumors about his transfer have already become viral, becoming the hottest news across Europe."
"It seems that half of the traffic in this summer’s transfer market will focus on this 18-year-old Chinese teenager."
The 2014-15 season of the top five leagues has already concluded!
In the Premier League, the Blue Army Chelsea claimed this season’s crown.
In the competition against Manchester City, Arsenal, and Manchester United, Chelsea secured this season’s Premier League title with 87 points.
However, their leading top scorer Diego Costa could only rank third on the Premier League’s scoring chart with 20 goals this season.
Ahead of him were Tottenham Hotspur’s star Harry Kane with 21 goals, and Manchester City’s star Agüero with a consistently stable performance, taking this season’s Premier League Golden Boot with 26 league goals.
This outcome also shocked the so-called sports prediction experts!
Everyone predicted at the beginning of the season that Manchester City would successfully defend their title as they did in the 2013-14 season!
However, Mourinho’s Iron Blood Corps shattered the Blue Moon’s expectations.
The Magic Bird demonstrated his power once again to the world upon returning to the Premier League—I am the Special One!
The La Liga looked like a two-horse race between Barça and Real Madrid.
With one scoring 94 points and the other 92 points, they occupied the top 2 spots on the leaderboard.
Atletico Madrid, which miraculously won the La Liga title last season, saw a decline in form this season.
Nevertheless, they still secured third place in the league and smoothly advanced into next season’s Champions League qualifiers.
The veteran team Valencia ranked fourth.
In recent years, the La Liga’s scoring chart has always been the most eye-catching among the top five leagues.
Messi and Ronaldo, whoever wins the La Liga’s top scorer title also signifies who the Champions League’s Golden Boot will belong to.
This season, Ronaldo showed better form with 48 league goals, leading his old rival Messi by 5 and claiming the 4th European Golden Boot of his career!
Although Ronaldo scored more goals, he trailed behind Messi in terms of honors.
This season, Barça not only claimed the La Liga title, but they also have a Champions League final against Juventus yet to play.
Given that Barcelona has already secured the King’s Cup title, if they can take the Champions League, they’ll become Europe’s treble winners again!
In the Bundesliga, old trusty Bayern Munich remained as steady as ever~
From the season’s start, they surged ahead, never giving up the league’s top spot to anyone.
Once a championship contender, Dortmund saw a drastic decline in performance this season!
The Bumblebee only scored 46 points, ranking 7th on the Bundesliga leaderboard, excluded from next season’s Champions League qualification.
Wolfsburg, Borussia Monchengladbach, and Bayer Leverkusen ranked 2nd to 4th.
This season’s Bundesliga Golden Boot was marked by the fewest goals ever.
The top scorer Mai’er from Frankfurt won the little cannon with just 19 league goals.
Robben was second with 17 goals, with Lewandowski, Aubameyang, and Dost each scoring 17, 16, and 16 respectively.
As there are only 18 teams, a full Bundesliga season totals only 34 matches, 4 fewer than the other four leagues among the top five leagues.
I wonder when the next Bundesliga European Golden Boot will emerge?
In Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain claimed this season’s league title again!
They have already won the league three times in a row, and after the influx of financial backing, PSG’s dominance in Ligue 1 is unshakable.
The once dominant Lyon, with seven consecutive Ligue 1 championships, can only settle for second place.
Third place goes to Monaco, and fourth to Marseille.
On the Ligue 1 scorer’s list, Lyon’s striker Lacazette surged ahead, winning the Golden Boot with 27 goals.
There are rumors that Premier League giants Arsenal have their eyes on this young striker, and his value is at least above 50 million British Pounds.
It is noteworthy that the 34-year-old veteran Swedish striker Ibumovick still scored 19 league goals, ranking third on the scorer’s list!
Self-proclaimed as God, the Swedish forward always manages to maintain consistent goal-scoring every season as long as he remains injury-free.
However, at the twilight of his career, Ibrahim continues his pursuit of a Champions League title.
From Juventus to Inter Milan, then Barcelona, back to AC Milan, and finally to Paris Saint-Germain.
In at least two of those years, just after Ibrahim transferred, his former club won the Champions League!
On the league stage, where he stops at nothing, Big Eevee Great Fengxian, on the Champions League stage, repeatedly falters.
It’s unknown how many more years Ibrahim can play and whether he can fulfill his Champions League dream before retiring.
In Serie A, Juventus, with 87 league points, celebrated their fourth consecutive Serie A title!
Throughout Italy, whether it’s Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Lazio, or Florence, no team can shake Juventus’s domestic dominance.
From the first round of the league, they, just like Bayern Munich, have displayed absolute control, not allowing the top spot to change hands.
However, the only blemish is that they lost to their old rival Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia final.
This shattered the Juventus Corps’ treble dreams this season!
Rome came in second, performing consistently stable in recent seasons.
Winning the league title is hopeless, but securing a Champions League spot remained their forte.
Inter Milan is ranked third in the Serie A standings!
This is definitely a dark horse!
It’s worth noting that after 10 rounds, the once Serie A treble-winning Inter Milan was only ranked ninth, much to the surprise of fans and the amusement of competitors.
Who could have anticipated that in the subsequent 28 rounds, Inter Milan would charge forward to secure third place, clinching the final spot for next season’s Champions League qualification.
In another league, they might have directly qualified for the Champions League, but in Serie A, they’ll have to play in the UEFA Europa League next season.
Flipping open the Serie A scorer’s list, Icarus scored an astounding 40 goals!
Leading a cliff-edge against second-placed Tony and third-placed Tevez, he secured his first Serie A Golden Boot of his career.
Icarus is also one of only three players across the five major leagues to break the 40-goal barrier this season, alongside Messi and Ronaldo.
At the age of only 22, Icarus showcased his incredible talent in scoring!
However, due to a training boycott, his days haven’t been easy, having been excluded from the team roster for several rounds.
It is reported that he will not be lining up for Inter Milan in the upcoming UEFA Europa League final.
His career at Inter Milan is effectively over.
Nevertheless, the Argentine forward certainly won’t lack suitors, with numerous top clubs eyeing him eagerly.
Turning to this season’s Serie A assist leaderboard, one name stands out anew!
Tang Long, the 18-year-old player from China, took the Serie A assist king title this season with 27 assists!
It’s worth noting that behind him, Hamsik, Pjanic, Vazquez, Dybala, and Bellardini combined only provided 50 league assists.
Additionally, Tang Long also scored 7 league goals!
Counting the league, UEFA Europa League, and Coppa Italia, as of now, Tang Long has made 31 appearances, scoring 7 goals and providing 27 assists in total.
He averages over one goal contribution per game!
This season, Tang Long burst onto the scene, stunning Europe!
This makes people eagerly anticipate the upcoming UEFA Europa League final.
Inter’s opponent is Seville.
It is well known that the UEFA Europa League is also called the Sevilla Cup.
Seville belongs to the second-tier teams in La Liga, although they generally qualify for the Champions League each season, they often drop to the UEFA Europa League after finishing third in the group, then triumphantly win the UEFA Europa League.
It is fair to say it is a very peculiar team.
In competing for the UEFA Europa League, they possess unparalleled rich experience compared to other teams.
Can Inter Milan overcome the obstacle of Seville and close the 2014-15 season with a perfect ending with a UEFA Europa League title?
Germany Berlin Olympic Stadium.
Rubbing hands in anticipation!