Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 86 Breaking the Serie A Record
Dan Yongzhuo quickly charged towards the Fiorentina penalty area.

Fiorentina immediately went on high alert, and Comotto immediately released Toni and came over to block Shan Yongzhuo.

Dan Yongzhuo glanced at the goal; the distance was still a bit far. Although if he activated his Mighty Vajra Leg, the chance of winning would be over 90%.

However, using two skills to score a goal is really not worthwhile.

"Score first!"

After thinking it over, Shan Yongzhuo finally activated his Mighty Vajra Leg. If he gambled on luck and failed to score, it would be a bad deal. That's how he had let his goal tally drop in some previous matches.

A powerful shot with the outside of the foot!

Curve!

The football followed a long, trailing trajectory as it hurtled rapidly toward the goal.

Fiorentina goalkeeper Frey remained calm in front of the goal.

As a highly experienced and excellent goalkeeper, he had done some research on Shan Yongzhuo, especially Shan Yongzhuo's shooting habits.

Every striker has their own shooting habits; some prefer to shoot to the right, some to the left, some to the far corner, and some to the near corner.

Frey's research on Shan Yongzhuo concluded that Shan Yongzhuo preferred to kick curved shots and frequently aimed for the far corner, usually aiming straight into the top corner.

Curved shots and shots into the far corner are easier to score.

Frey was on high alert, but he sensed something was wrong as soon as he got up the mountain.

Studying and actually facing the opponent on the field are two different things. Although Frey can often make some amazing saves and his reaction is very sharp, Shan Yongzhuo's curved shot is too unpredictable, and more importantly, it is too fast.

Frey hadn't made a judgment when the ball started to drop, but then he made a save when the ball started to drop rapidly towards the far corner.

His judgment was very accurate, and his save was excellent, but unfortunately he was a little too slow and only managed to touch the ball with his fingers.

The moment he made contact, Frey sensed something was wrong; the shot was incredibly powerful.

"Can a curved shot really be kicked with that much power?"

Frey was somewhat shocked, and then he heard gasps from the surrounding stands.

Frankie Stadium.

Fiorentina fans were very disappointed.

The match had only been going on for 13 minutes when Shan Yongzhuo scored.

This is no ordinary goal; it's a goal that equals the historical record!
The TV commentator excitedly shouted, "Goal! Shan Yongzhuo has scored! This goal allows him to equal the record held by Nordahl for 60 years. He is just one goal away from breaking the record."

"Perhaps, that time will come soon..."

The Fiorentina players were somewhat frustrated, having conceded a goal so easily. They all looked at Gamberini, who had just been outmaneuvered, with reproach in their eyes.

However, on second thought, they felt there was still a chance. Right now, they were just tying the record, and at least they had to prevent the other side from breaking it.

It would be too embarrassing for Fiorentina to both equalize and break the record at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

"Damn it, we can't let him score again!"

"We absolutely cannot let him break the record!"

"..."

The Fiorentina players threw themselves back into the game, playing with incredible energy and quickly overwhelming Roma. Shan Yongzhuo, once again, became virtually invisible, which was practically his norm.

The Roma players weren't too concerned; they all knew that this was Shan Yongzhuo's playing style.

The match that followed was very intense, but both sides were mostly locked in fierce battles in midfield, and there weren't many truly threatening attacks.

Within a short period of time, De Rossi and Mexes received yellow cards one after another, and Fiorentina was in a similar situation, with Montolivo receiving a yellow card. The tension in the match was escalating.

Neither side scored again until the end of the first half.

In the second half, the stalemate continued until the 70th minute. Although Fiorentina was very concerned about not letting Shan Yongzhuo break the record at their home ground, they did not want to lose the game even more, so they began to press forward aggressively.

At this point, Fiorentina had no choice but to focus on equalizing the score; getting a point was better than getting none.

Rome could only launch counterattacks when the opportunity arose.

In the 82nd minute, Roma finally intercepted the ball in their own half, and Mexes cleared it with a long kick. The ball fell to Perrotta's feet, and Roma finally launched an attack.

Perrotta made a long pass to Vucinic, who dribbled forward and then noticed Toni's position, passing the ball directly to him.

Toni was standing slightly to the right outside the penalty area. He received the ball and wanted to turn around, but Fiorentina pressed forward aggressively, and only Gamberini and Montolivo retreated.

Montolivo didn't have a good way to deal with Tony, so he simply knocked Tony to the ground.

"Beep..."

The referee blew the whistle and awarded Montolivo a second yellow card, resulting in a straight red card and Roma being sent off. Roma were then given a free kick in a very good position.

Shan Yongzhuo stood at the penalty spot.

"Look at this set piece, Shan Yongzhuo is going to take it, and the position is excellent!" the commentator on Italian National Sports Channel said excitedly. "Although Shan Yongzhuo hasn't taken many free kicks, he has only missed two so far. Perhaps, the moment to break the record has arrived?"

Everyone's eyes were on Shan Yongzhuo on the field, and all the cameras turned to him.

This position is excellent; given Shan Yongzhuo's footwork, the chance of scoring directly is very high.

Dan Yongzhu gave his teammates an OK sign, glanced at the goal, took a step back, and swung his right foot high.

The football soared into the sky, spinning violently, before plummeting downwards and flying toward the left side of the goal.

That was a brilliant dipping shot!
Frey lunged forward, but his action became the perfect backdrop, captured by cameras and becoming the headline news of the day.

"The ball is in!"

Italian national sports channel media outlets erupted in cheers, "Goal! Shan Yongzhuo, he really scored!"

"His 36th league goal broke a 60-year-old record. What an amazing young man!"

"Last summer, when he arrived in Serie A with a transfer fee of 1300 million euros and a record of 49 goals in the Austrian Bundesliga, everyone was full of doubts about him."

"However, from the very first round of the league, he proved Roma's vision and his own strength with each goal he scored."

"Now, he has broken the Serie A goal-scoring record in just 23 rounds of matches. I dare say that his arrival will be the most successful transfer deal in Roma's history."

"Let's pay tribute to this young striker from China, who has made history today! And this is far from over..."

"With 15 rounds left in the league, given Shan Yongzhuo's current form, I believe he might elevate the record to an unparalleled height!"

(End of this chapter)