Chapter 149: No. 1 in double list
"I really didn't expect that goal to go in. The feeling of volleying was so awesome!" In the locker room after the game, everyone had finished showering, but Carlon was still excitedly chattering away.
Battistuta put his arm around him and said with a smile, "Kid, what's this? You're still young, you'll have plenty of time and opportunities to score amazing goals in the future, just like Wang did last time. How about trying a bicycle kick next?"
Carlon immediately fell into a beautiful fantasy, but Wang Feng poured cold water on him, "You better practice your volleys first. Even in training, your success rate with straight shots isn't that high."
The Sierra Leonean shrugged, "Can't I dream a little? My wish is simple, to compile fifty amazing goals in my career before retirement."
Everyone couldn't help but smile. Matrazi said, "You'll need a good assist for that. Wang, what you did this time was really beautiful. Being surrounded by five opponents and still finding space to deliver the pass."
"By the way, you have 9 assists now, my god. Ten goals plus nine assists, you're currently leading both the goal-scoring and assist charts." Matrazi said as he checked the data, "It's insane, simply not human-like. Fortunately, I'm your teammate. Looking at these stats is enough to make all Serie A defenders tremble."
Wang Feng tapped his head, "You shouldn't say that about your own teammate." He didn't expect to get so many assists just by serving up opportunities, but topping both charts didn't seem too bad either.
In the final round of the group stage of the Champions League, Inter Milan challenged Ajax away. Since both teams had already advanced, the result of the final round wouldn't affect their standings, so they both fielded reserve players.
Wang Feng didn't even travel with the team to the Netherlands, instead staying in Italy to handle endorsement matters. Thanks to his outstanding performances in the Champions League, he had secured several lucrative endorsements in succession.
So Wang Feng took advantage of the rest period to quickly handle everything. Although it was called handling, he didn't have much to do, just some tasks like taking promotional photos and filming commercials, which could be completed in a day or two.
As for the match, it turned out to be a dull affair, ending in a 0-0 draw.
Four Serie A teams, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Roma, all advanced to the Champions League round of 16, beginning the second round of group stage matches!
Especially AC Milan, who advanced ahead of Bayern, along with Deportivo La Coruna, and Roma narrowly eliminated AEK Athens in the final round, advancing with Real Madrid, a result that surprised everyone.
After handling the endorsement affairs, Wang Feng flew directly to Rome to join the rest of the team and participate in the Serie A match on November 17th. The home team Roma had just experienced a grueling battle in the Champions League group stage, and the whole team was exhausted, presenting an opportunity for Inter Milan.
This season, Roma seemed to have given up on the league, currently only ranked 8th in the standings, focusing all their attention on the Champions League, aiming for a historic breakthrough.
After the start of the game, Inter Milan took control of the game completely.
Just one minute into the game, Wang Feng broke through on the right to near the goal line, then passed back to the center of the penalty area. Facing his former team, Batistuta unleashed a powerful shot without hesitation, but it hit the post and went out!
Then Inter Milan launched a series of brilliant attacks, but the beams and posts of the Roma goal turned into goalkeepers one after another, even Wang Feng hit the post twice and failed to score.
But the away team wasn't discouraged, because they knew that maintaining such pressure would lead to a goal sooner or later, and Roma's luck couldn't last forever.
Sure enough, in the 31st minute, Inter Milan launched an attack from the back. Cannavaro's long ball reached the midfield, Wang Feng won the first ball, and headed it back to Dalma, then turned and broke through the center-back Assuncao.
After receiving the ball, Dalma immediately passed it back to Wang Feng, who then dribbled forward rapidly, reaching near the edge of the penalty area, facing three hurriedly retreating defenders.
Wang Feng first faked a shot, causing Candela to dive to block, leaving a large space open, and the other two defenders also focused on him.
But at this moment, he chose to pass diagonally to Rekoba, who had arrived unmarked. Rekoba, facing the goalkeeper one-on-one, easily scored into the bottom corner.
1-0! Inter Milan finally broke the deadlock!
Just five minutes later, the Nerazzurri struck again. Another rapid attack from the back to the front, Di Biagio dribbled on the left into the opponent's half, and seeing Wang Feng sprinting towards the edge of the penalty area.
So he decisively sent a curved cross, the ball flew past the near post and reached Wang Feng's feet directly. At this moment, Roma defender Samuel rushed towards the ball, looking like he wouldn't stop until he succeeded in tackling.
But Wang Feng seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. Instead of controlling the ball, he used the tip of his toe to lift it into the air, evading Samuel's dive. By the time he stopped abruptly, Wang Feng was already volleying the falling ball!
The ball made a whistling sound as it pierced the air, thundering into Roma's goal!
"Goal!! Goal!! In the 36th minute, Wang Feng widened Inter Milan's lead!"
"With Inter Milan's sharp speed, Roma's defense seems as fragile as paper! According to the data we just received, both of Inter Milan's goals, from launching an attack in the back to scoring in the opponent's goal, took less than 1 minute!"
"What a terrifying attacking force, Inter Milan is like elite cavalry riding on horses, attacking Roma's weak infantry formation!"
With a lead entering the second half, Inter Milan sounded the retreat and made substitutions, not wanting to embarrass the home team too much. Wang Feng and other key players were replaced, and the 2-0 score was maintained until the final whistle.
"Top of both charts," the headline on the front page of the Milan Sports Daily the next day read, "After a third of the season, Inter Milan's Wang Feng has contributed 11 goals and 10 assists, leading both charts."
"His goal tally is ahead of the second-place scorer by five goals, AC Milan's Shevchenko with 5, and his assist tally is ahead of the second-place assister by one, Juventus' Nedved with 4. It can be said that he dominates both charts."
"Given the current pace, Wang Feng is very likely to win both the Serie A Golden Boot and Assist King titles, creating new history!"
The Rome Sports Daily reported under the title "Crazy Inter Milan," pointing out, "After this many matches, Inter Milan has achieved a record-breaking start in Serie A history with 9 wins and 1 draw."
"With 28 points already, they lead second-placed AC Milan by a full 7 points. If they continue like this, they are very likely to make history by winning the title with several rounds to spare!"
"Who can stop them? The team that has already lost to them once, Juventus, or the upcoming challenger, AC Milan? We wait and see."
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