The time came to the evening of race day.
Chievo's home ground, the Stadio Bentegotti.
Chievo's first game of the new season, and a home game.
The house was packed.
Getting into the stadium.
Xu Feng then felt the long-lost atmosphere of the race.
The chants of the more than 30,000 fans on hand were mind-blowing.
Chievo is only a small club in Serie A though.
But the enthusiasm of the fans was undiminished.
The ball market is still hot.
The scene is a constant reminder.
This is Europe's top league, the Serie A.
Xu Feng didn't make the starting lineup.
Yet it's on the big first line roster.
For this game, it's on the bench for now.
...
Miles away in the Dragon Kingdom.
The sports channel of the national television of the Dragon Kingdom.
In the early hours of the morning, this Chievo match will be broadcast.
He Wei, a famous soccer commentator on Sports Channel.
He is known as "The Poet" by his fans because of his often brilliant comments and poetic commentary on matches.
Chievo is a little later in the day for this game.
The game for reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan has just ended.
He Wei, who had finished his narration, was a little slightly tired.
He took a sip of water to clear his head.
Broadcasting in the early hours of the morning is a real test of one's energy.
But for the vast majority of fans in the Dragon Nation.
Staying up late to watch football and all that is a basic operation now.
"Ladies and gentlemen, fans and friends, the next broadcast for you is also a Serie A match."
"It's Chievo, sitting at home, against Catania."
"Both teams are perennially between mid-table and the relegation line."
"Last season, Chievo finished 14th in Serie A."
"Catania, ranked 13th."
"It's fair to say that the two teams are on equal footing."
"Besides, both teams, this summer, have not made big moves in the transfer market."
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both teams."
"Catania starting formation 442, goalkeeper."
"On the Chievo side, it's the same 4312 formation that was commonly used last season, starting with goalkeeper Sorrentino."
"Chievo's substitutes are Olic, Mendis. Xu Feng."
When he read the last name on the substitute list, Xu Feng, He Wei flinched.
"The name. There's something about it."
Faced with a sudden hiccup.
Hervey smiled.
"From time to time, we can find some "Dragons" in some European teams because of the phonetic translation of their names."
"But actually."
He Wei opened the player's details and directly froze.
"Xu Feng, 183cm tall, plays as a striker, nationality, Long Guo?!"
"This forward player named Xu Feng is really from the Dragon Kingdom!?"
He Wei couldn't help but marvel.
The live streaming of Serie A, though, has been turned on with an internet signal.
Many fans also flocked to the broadcast booth to watch the live stream.
Viewing numbers were high.
Most of the fans, however, still came to see the last game of the defending champions, Inter Milan.
After all, the giants have a large fan base and the ball is played a little more spectator friendly.
After the Inter Milan game.
A lot of fans are exiting the booth.
And it's early in the morning.
The guys couldn't stay up.
Chievo and Catania this kind of rookie match.
Don't look at it.
As a result, He Wei's words directly made the fans who were ready to leave the live broadcast room, brake their hands.
"What? The Dragon Country players?"
"There's a Dragon player in Serie A? What the hell?!"
"The commentator can't be too sleepy and his eyes are blurred! Serie A, the top European league, how can there be players from the Dragon Kingdom!"
Not that the fans are delusional.
It's really the LW's soccer that is hurting the fans so much.
In the past, there were also Yang Chen, Sun Jihai, General Fan, Shao Jiayi and other outstanding players who stayed overseas.
Can see them in the mainstream leagues of Europe.
However now. It really is better not to mention it.
He Wei perked up, the drowsiness he felt just now had completely disappeared by now.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the audience, it has been confirmed."
"On Chievo's bench, there is indeed a substitute from the Dragon Kingdom, Xu Feng."
"Xu Feng, 20 years old, plays as a striker, 183cm tall, 68 kilograms."
"It's indeed rather sudden, I didn't think we'd see a Dragon player, in a top league like Serie A, in the team's roster."
As He Wei spoke, he greeted the guide and hurriedly asked the staff on duty to check Xu Feng's information!
Hearing He Wei confirm this information.
The fans were thrilled.
"It's really from the Dragon Kingdom!?"
"Holy shit, I can't believe I got to hear this in my lifetime!"
"There are no longer any Dragon players playing in the top flight, are there?"
"I'm going, I'm not going to sleep, I want to watch this Chievo game!"
"Today, I'm a 30-year old Chevrolet fan!"