Chapter 31 The call from the Portuguese National Youth Team

The Serie B championship was basically locked in one round ahead of schedule, which made Novara feel very good.

At this time, someone remembered the previous statement of "Turin Sports News" that if Bruno could lead Novara to win the Serie B championship, this achievement would be comparable to Maradona leading Naples to win the Serie A championship!

As a result, the saying that Bruno is the "Maradona of Novara" spread like wildfire in Novara.

Of course, this is not because Novara fans really think that Bruno is already at Maradona's level, but they think that Bruno means to Novara what Maradona means to Naples.

Before Maradona joined Naples, Naples was an ordinary mid-range team in Serie A. The team lineup was also very average. There were no big-name stars. Serie A, which was known as the Little World Cup at the time, was not very competitive.

The arrival of Maradona allowed Naples to complete its transformation and quickly became the most competitive team in Serie A. Except for ranking eighth in the first season, in the remaining five seasons, he ranked third once, second twice, and won the championship twice.

For Novara, when Bruno arrived, the team was relegated from Serie A and had been penalized points. The team was basically on the verge of falling apart.

Before the start of the season, many people believed that Novara would be the favorite for relegation.

However, when the season ended, people were surprised to find that Novara not only was not relegated, but also returned to Serie A, and may even return to Serie A as the Serie B champion.

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Yes, after the 41st round of Serie B, Novara has already locked a seat in Serie A in advance!

Novara, which scored 85 points, is 4 points higher than third-placed Verona in the league and 5 points higher than fourth-placed Livorno. It is impossible for these two teams to overtake Novara!

Therefore, even if Novara loses miserably at home in the last round and loses the Serie B championship, they can at least rank second and advance directly to Serie A!

Of course, this possibility is slim.

The biggest possibility is that Novara returns to Serie A as the Serie B champion.

No one would believe that Novara would suffer a disastrous defeat at home in the final round against the average Lanciano!

The reason why Novara is in its current situation is inseparable from Bruno. He is the well-deserved core of Novara and the number one contributor to the team's success today.

39 goals and 19 assists in 31 games, this data is simply blinding!

The current number of goals scored by the Novara team is 92, and Bruno has directly participated in 50 of them!

Bruno is very good at using his ball skills to create opportunities on the court and break down the opponent's defense. His breakthrough ability and speed are very good, and he can easily pass through the defense line and organize the attack.

He has excellent personal skills, especially in passing and shooting. He can use various methods to pass the ball to his teammates and help the team establish an effective offense. His shooting skills are also quite good, and he can create opportunities whether it is a long shot or a close shot.

These have been vividly reflected in his 39 goals and 19 assists in 31 games this season.

In fact, Bruno's significance to Novara is not only reflected in goals and assists, he is also good at controlling the rhythm of the game and taking control of the game through ball control.

Watching Bruno play, some old Italian fans seemed to have seen Maradona galloping on the field.

This is why he is called the Maradona of Novara.

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Bruno just laughed when the fans called him "Maradona of Novara". He just wants to be himself, not someone's shadow.

And when a reporter stopped him at the training base and asked him what he thought about it, Bruno only expressed his gratitude to the fans for their love for him in a perfunctory manner. He still needs to work harder. Then he kept silent and left in a hurry.

Bruno has never had a good impression of these football reporters and will not talk too much to them, because for these people, the more you talk, the more opportunities they have to find fault with you.

A simple expression of humility is enough. Even if they want to hype it up, they can't find any reason to do so.

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<divclass="contentadv">On May 5, Bruno had just finished the morning training and was about to go to the canteen of the training base to have lunch when his phone rang.

The call came from an unfamiliar number, but with the Portuguese country code in front of it, Bruno decided to answer the call.

The call came from Elio Sosa, his former head coach of the Portugal U17 national team. Sosa asked Bruno on the phone if he was free in the afternoon and that he would bring a friend to visit him.

Bruno was a little surprised by Sousa's call, but he still agreed and made an appointment to meet at a coffee shop not far from Novallo an hour later.

Bruno then went to the base cafeteria to have lunch, and then went to the locker room to change into casual clothes. Then he left Novanello and rushed to the agreed place.

Just as Bruno arrived, Sousa called again and asked if Bruno had arrived. Bruno reported his location, and soon Sosa came over with a man in his forties.

The visitor is Felipe Ramos, the head coach of the Portugal U20 national team.Like Sosa, he was a member of Portugal's 1989 World Youth Championship championship team.

The two quickly expressed their intention, that is, Felipe Ramos invited him to join the new Portuguese U20 national team to participate in the 2013 U20 World Cup that opens in Turkey next month, which is what fans often call World Youth Championship.

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Bruno was very surprised by Ramos' invitation.

Because normally, even if the Portuguese National Youth Team wants to recruit him, it should be the U18 currently led by Sosa, not Ramos' U20.

For each national youth team, the lineup is relatively fixed, which is conducive to cultivating tacit understanding among players.

Now, when the World Youth Championship in Turkey is about to start with only one month left, Ramos suddenly comes to see him. What is this?

If you join in halfway, let’s not talk about whether it is really useful. Will other U20 players like you? It would be bad if other players rejected him as a newcomer.

When these thoughts flashed through Bruno's mind, Ramos told Bruno that he went to Vercelli yesterday to watch Bruno's game and also watched some videos of Bruno's previous games. He felt that Bruno was the person he needed. If he can join the Portuguese U20 national youth team, he will definitely have a positive impact on the team.

Bruno expressed his doubts, and Ramos said that would not be a problem. Although the composition of each youth team is relatively fixed, it is not true that there are no personnel changes. Once a player is injured or a dazzling new player appears, it will bring changes to the team members.

As for the issue of adaptability, there is still more than a month before the start of the World Youth Championship in Turkey, and before the start of the World Youth Championship in Turkey, the Portuguese National Youth Team will also participate in the annual Toulon Cup in Toulon, France. That is Many teams participating in the World Youth Championship will participate in the warm-up match of the World Youth Championship.

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The three chatted for about an hour. After Bruno learned something about the Portuguese U20 national youth team, considering the influence of the World Youth Championship, he decided to participate.

Ramos was very happy. After watching Bruno's game live yesterday, he knew that this young man was far more capable than the players under him. As long as Bruno can integrate well, he may hope to become a player and coach who can win the World Youth Championship trophy at the same time.

Of course, this is very difficult.

Although the South American giants Brazil and Argentina are both absent from this World Youth Championship, there are still strong teams such as Spain, France, Uruguay, and Colombia participating, and Portugal is not too outstanding among them.

According to the odds offered by major betting companies for the 24 teams, Portugal is also in the middle, with most ranking sixth to seventh.

However, having a strong support like Bruno is always good news for the team.

Moreover, Bruno has always been known for being good at creating miracles. If he can perform like he did in Novara, maybe Portugal will win the championship? !

Ramos and Bruno agreed to meet the team in the port of Toulon, France on May 5 without returning to Portugal.