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Chapter 957 - 231: Showdown with the League Leader! (Part 3) · Oct 30, 2026

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951 Chapter 951 - 230: FIFA Virus, Wait for Me! 2026-10-30
952 Chapter 952 - 230: FIFA Virus, Just Wait for Me! (Part 2) 2026-10-30
953 Chapter 953 - 230: FIFA Virus, Just You Wait! (Part 3) 2026-10-30
954 Chapter 954 - 230: FIFA Virus, Wait for Me! (4) 2026-10-30
955 Chapter 955 - 231: Showdown with the League Leader! 2026-10-30
956 Chapter 956 231: Showdown with the Top Ranked! (Part 2) 2026-10-30
957 Chapter 957 - 231: Showdown with the League Leader! (Part 3) 2026-10-30
958 Chapter 958 - 231: Showdown with the Top Ranked! 2026-10-30
959 Chapter 959 - 232: Reverse Moment Card, Goals Pale Before Happiness 2026-10-30
960 Chapter 960 - 232: Reverse Moment Card—Goals Pale in Comparison to Joy (Part 2) 2026-10-30
961 Chapter 961 - 232: Reverse Moment Card—Goals Pale Before Joy_3 2026-10-30
962 Chapter 962 - 232: Reverse Moment Card—A Goal Means Nothing Compared to Joy_4 2026-10-30
963 Chapter 963 - 233: The Worst Start in Fifteen Years, Luzzy750 Debuts at Fashion Week 2026-10-30
964 Chapter 964 - 233: The Worst Start in 15 Years, Luzzy750 Debuts at Fashion Week (Part 2) 2026-10-30
965 Chapter 965 - 233: Worst Start in Fifteen Years, Luzzy750 Debuts at Fashion Week (Part 3) 2026-10-30
966 Chapter 966 - 233: The Worst Start in Fifteen Years, Luzzy750 Takes the Stage at Fashion Week (Part 4) 2026-10-30
967 Chapter 967 - 234: What’s So Arrogant About the Team Ranked 10th on the Points Table? 2026-10-30
968 Chapter 968 - 234: What’s So Arrogant About the Tenth-Ranked Team on the Points Table? (2) 2026-10-30
969 Chapter 969 - 234: What’s So Arrogant About the Tenth Team on the Points Table? 2026-10-30
970 Chapter 970 - 234: What’s So Arrogant About the Team Ranked 10th on the Points Table? 2026-10-30
971 Chapter 971 - 235: A Glass of 7-Up for Inter 2026-10-30
972 Chapter 972 - 235: A Glass of 7-Up for Inter_2 2026-10-30
973 Chapter 973 - 235: A Glass of 7 Up for Inter (Part 3) 2026-10-30
974 Chapter 974 - 235: A Glass of 7-Up for Inter_4 2026-10-30
975 Chapter 975 - 236: Forced Melons Are Never Sweet 2026-10-30
976 Chapter 976 - 236: A Forced Melon Is Not Sweet (Part 2) 2026-10-30
977 Chapter 977 - 236: Forced Melons Aren’t Sweet (Part 3) 2026-10-30
978 Chapter 978 - 236: A Forced Melon Is Not Sweet (4) 2026-10-30
979 Chapter 979 - 237: The Tsundere Rookie, Chris Averro 2026-10-30
980 Chapter 980 - 237: Tsundere Youngster, Chris Averro_2 2026-10-30
981 Chapter 981 - 237: Tsundere Youngster, Chris Averro_3 2026-10-30
982 Chapter 982 - 237: The Tsundere Youngster, Chris Averro (Part 4) 2026-10-30
983 Chapter 983 238: As Everyone Knows, Averro Has No Idol 2026-10-30
984 Chapter 984 - 238: As Everyone Knows, Averro Has No Idol_2 2026-10-30
985 Chapter 985 - 238: As Everyone Knows, Averro Has No Idol_3 2026-10-30
986 Chapter 986 - 238: As Everyone Knows, Averro Has No Idol_4 2026-10-30
987 Chapter 987 - 239: No Easy Games in the Champions League 2026-10-30
988 Chapter 988 - 239: There Are No Easy Opponents in the Champions League (Part 2) 2026-10-30
989 Chapter 989 - 239: There Are No Easy Prey in the Champions League (Part 3) 2026-10-30
990 Chapter 990 - 239: No Easy Wins in the Champions League (Part 4) 2026-10-30
991 Chapter 991 - 240: The Grueling Race for Top Four Amid a Devilish Schedule 2026-10-30
992 Chapter 992 - 240: The Difficult Fight for Fourth Place Amid the Devil’s Schedule (Part 2) 2026-10-30
993 Chapter 993 - 240: Grueling Fight for Fourth Place in the Devilish Schedule (Part 3) 2026-10-30
994 Chapter 994 - 240: The Grueling Race for Fourth in the Devil’s Fixture List (Part 4) 2026-10-30
995 Chapter 995 - 241: The Golden Ball Award Shortlist Controversy (Happy New Year) 2026-10-30
996 Chapter 996 - 241: The Golden Ball Award Pool Controversy 2026-10-30
997 Chapter 997 - 241: Golden Ball Award Pool Controversy 2026-10-30
998 Chapter 998 - 241: Golden Ball Award Pool Turmoil (Happy New Year) 2026-10-30
999 Chapter 999 - 242: The Cause Sown Then, The Fruit Reaped Now 2026-10-30
1000 Chapter 1000 - 242: The Cause Once Sown, the Fruit Now Reaped (Part 2) 2026-10-30

The mentioned individuals nodded successively.

Then, the meeting dispersed.

Sotu pretended to give an insightful critique of Lu Yang’s performance at the meeting, saying things like he spoke quite well, but some points were somewhat shallow and crude.

Morici rolled his eyes below, almost wanting to ask Sotu what a non-shallow and non-crude analysis looks like?

Of course, Momo wouldn’t court death like that.

All that glitter lifts everyone, after all, Sotu is his mentor.

Though Sotu initially didn’t recognize Morici’s potential.

...

September 17th, Juventus Stadium.

San Remo visits to challenge Juventus, the top of the standings.

This is the focus match of the round!

On Juventus’s side, the whole army attacks, deploying their strongest lineup.

San Remo, on the other hand, arranged Delarre, Lam, Morici in the midfield and defense.

With a strong defensive lineup of Camihong, Bernulin, Naji, Kaint.

From the beginning, San Remo was extraordinarily active.

Because for San Remo, this is a match they cannot afford to lose.

They drew against relegation teams.

Suffered a crushing defeat against Arsenal!

Two consecutive home games without a win have already severely impacted the morale of the fans and team.

If they cannot win this game against Juventus, the unstoppable momentum San Remo accumulated over the years really needs a pause.

Once paused, it wouldn’t be so easy to start again.

San Remo can lose.

No team is undefeated.

The core of San Remo’s miracle is not that they never lose, but... they always manage to win some unbelievable matches.

As long as they continue to possess such qualities, regardless of their position in the league, San Remo will provide endless confidence to their fans.

In Italy, is there a team greater to prove the miracle of San Remo than the top-of-the-table Juventus?

No!

After kickoff, every San Remo player was active in their running.

But Juventus’s defense was indeed formidable, falling back at lightning speed, giving San Remo limited opportunities.

Instead, they were looking for chances themselves.

Juventus midfielder Vidal even intercepted Lu Yang, who was trying to cut inside.

But he didn’t pass the ball immediately for a counterattack. He wanted to wait for Ancelotti to return to the front before passing the ball to him.

Ancelotti’s core position was thus highlighted.

But Lu Yang’s quick recovery and chase directly poked the football from Vidal’s feet from behind, and under Vidal’s pressure, passed the ball to Lam, who returned it to Bernulin.

San Remo managed to neutralize an opponent’s counterattack.

But Juventus also held off San Remo’s fierce attack.

It seemed a fair match.

However, experienced fans might have noticed some clues.

Juventus’s overall strength is superior to San Remo!

San Remo players’ intense running attack was repelled by Juventus, which itself proves Juventus’s defensive capabilities.

What is intense running attack?

Simply put, it means... all-out attack!

This state can unleash 200% of a team’s offensive power.

Many weaker teams, relying on this tactic, initially gain some upper hand when engaging stronger teams.

But once ten minutes pass, they can’t sustain it.

Then the situation is thoroughly controlled by stronger teams, leaving weaker teams facing the dilemma of being battered for over seventy minutes after their brief ten-minute uprising!

And San Remo... not to mention ten minutes, after only five minutes, their attack was blocked.

The gap in overall strength between the two teams is apparent.

Kolber wanted to catch San Remo off guard and pressured Bernulin.

Bernulin returned pass to the goalkeeper.

Kolber continued the pursuit, with a very enthusiastic attitude.

Areola performed a fancy move, lobbing the ball back to Bernulin.

The football soared over Kolber’s head.

At this moment, Ancelotti also moved in to compete for the ball.

Bernulin did not risk stopping the ball but without stoppage directly lofted, kicking the ball towards midfield.

It looked like a defensive play, but with Bernulin’s technical skills, this kick was precise.

This kick directly found Morici in midfield.

Morici dribbled forward.

Vidal rushed towards Morici; his defensive range is vast.

Boom!

Morici delivered a direct pass to the left.

On the left is Bai Zhami... no, it’s Lu Yang!

Lu Yang and Bai Zhami switched positions!

Just after recovering possession on the right, Lu Yang, after returning the ball, slowly moved to the left via midfield.

And Bai Zhami on the left moved to the right.

The effect of this position switch is...

Lu Yang appears on Juventus’s Lian Turan’s left-hand side!

Consider this, a left winger, when in the opponent’s half, should mostly be on the opponent’s right-back’s right-hand side.

That is, being carded to the side nearer the touchline by the opponent’s right-back.

This positioning allows the winger to cut inside, firstly hindering the right-back.

Lu Yang’s current position on Turan’s left side nearly equals having cut inside past Turan.

If Lu Yang had the ball, Turan could only be side-by-side or behind him, with limited influence.

”Close in!” Chiavich shouted, rushing towards Lu Yang.

Turan also reacted and moved towards Lu Yang.

Under their joint attack, Lu Yang...

Lu Yang didn’t stop the ball at the first moment.

This made Chiavich’s effort to rush up and tackle Lu Yang momentarily stunted.

His positioning was deliberate.

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