Recaps

After helping Reggina win promotion, Dejan Lu joined Sampdoria and built a life in Genoa with Monica Bellucci. Boskov gradually brought him into the squad, and Dejan announced himself by scoring twice against Inter Milan to secure a late victory.

• Dejan Lu befriended Cristiano Ronaldo in Madeira, returned to Reggina with new skills, and helped the club win promotion to Serie B.
• After completing his mission, Dejan Lu chose Sampdoria over AC Milan, signed a contract that included a transfer fee for Reggina, and settled in Genoa with Monica Bellucci.
• Dejan Lu made a splash at his Sampdoria unveiling, dazzled a crowd of supporters in a demonstration match, and signed a Suzuki endorsement deal.
• Boskov kept Dejan Lu out of Sampdoria’s first matches to temper the attention surrounding him, but included him in the squad against Inter Milan after the team’s poor results.
• Dejan Lu came on at halftime against Inter Milan, dribbled past several defenders, and scored to answer Lothar Matthäus’s long-range opener.
• After Inter assigned Giuseppe Baresi to mark Dejan Lu, Sampdoria found attacking space but struggled to score until Dejan received Pellegrini’s through ball and beat Bergomi, Brehme, and Zenga for the winning goal.

Dejan Lu led Sampdoria through a run of major victories, drawing attention from rival clubs, the press, and potential sponsors. After his success against Roma, he received a message that shifted his focus toward teaching young readers practical ways to protect themselves.

• Dejan Lu’s late winner against Inter delighted Sampdoria’s fans, and chairman Mantovani regarded it as proof that his gamble had paid off.
• Dejan Lu chose a used M1 over an overpriced Ferrari, then filmed a hamburger advertisement with Vialli and Roberto Mancini.
• Dejan Lu acquired God’s Finger, extended his Sampdoria contract, and started the team’s European match against Dortmund.
• Dejan Lu scored twice and assisted twice as Sampdoria beat Dortmund 6–1, earning applause from Franz Beckenbauer and the home crowd.
• Dejan Lu scored twice against Fiorentina before Dunga’s foul sparked a brawl, and Sampdoria won 3–2 despite three red cards.
• After leaving the hospital, Dejan Lu came on against Juventus, scored twice to secure a 2–1 win, and turned down Zoff’s invitation to join Juventus.
• Dejan Lu scored twice and assisted Vialli as Sampdoria overwhelmed Roma 5–0, then received the Coward Buster skill after the system showed him Totti’s possible future.
• Kumatani Gensuke delivered Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s letter to Dejan Lu, who explained that he wanted to write warmer stories and understood Kumatani’s request to teach readers self-protection.

Dejan Lu led Sampdoria to victories over Napoli, Inter Milan, and AC Milan while his fame and endorsements grew. After a medical break began, he risked his life to rescue a mother and child from a burning building.

• Dejan Lu scored four goals against Napoli, helping Sampdoria win 4–1 and earning the admiration of Prince Harry, who later called him a friend.
• Dejan Lu’s fame brought a flood of fans and endorsement offers, while Roberto Mancini grew frustrated at the attention focused on Dejan.
• Dejan Lu came off the bench against Inter Milan and sparked Sampdoria’s comeback, scoring once and assisting Roberto Mancini’s hat trick in a 4–2 Super Cup victory.
• Dejan Lu captained Sampdoria against AC Milan, scored twice, and completed an eighty-meter run for a third goal in a 3–1 win.
• Dejan Lu and his teammates visited Dossena’s home to encourage Virgil about school, then comforted Marco Lanna after his girlfriend broke up with him.
• After a medical examination, Dejan Lu received injury leave as Sampdoria beat Cesena 4–1, and he later saw a building catch fire while shopping with Roberto Mancini.
• Dejan Lu sent Roberto Mancini and two bystanders to get his motorcycle, then rode into the burning building and rescued an unconscious mother and child, carrying them to safety and speeding toward the hospital.

Dejan Lu led Sampdoria to the Serie A title and a Cup Winners’ Cup triumph while drawing public attention, building his hamburger business, and helping Italy win the World Cup. The arc ended with Sampdoria beating Red Star Belgrade 4–1 in the Champions Cup, even as a newspaper claimed Dejan Lu was declining.

• Dejan Lu received Italian honors for his rescue, declared he would stay with Sampdoria, and helped Marco Materazzi join the club’s youth team.
• Dejan Lu scored freely against Inter Milan and Monaco, while Sampdoria’s players rallied around Lanna after extortionists threatened him.
• Sampdoria secured its first Serie A title, and Dejan Lu celebrated with Monica and his teammates before the Cup Winners’ Cup final.
• Dejan Lu scored four times as Sampdoria beat Anderlecht 7–0, won the Cup Winners’ Cup, and completed a treble.
• Dejan Lu helped Monica open a hamburger shop, turned down offers from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and advised Sampdoria to pursue Fernando Redondo.
• Dejan Lu attended the World Cup in Italy, helped Pagliuca and the national team prepare, and celebrated Italy’s final victory over Germany.
• After Redondo joined Sampdoria, Dejan Lu scored twice against Red Star Belgrade, and Redondo added a goal in Sampdoria’s 4–1 win.
• Boskov brought Lanna to the press conference after the victory, where reporters questioned Lanna about a fraud scheme and a newspaper declared that Dejan Lu was declining.