Riding on the bus chartered by the team, Malone followed the team to the Atanacio Giral sports center in Colombia's second-largest city, home of Atlético Nacional. It's the premier stadium in all of Colombia, with a capacity of 45,000 people.
This team, which has been established for more than 60 years, is not a strong team in the traditional sense. So this final is also rare for them.
The location of the home fans is almost packed. Tens of thousands of people cheered in unison, which became the opening of the competition.
With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins. Malone, a substitute, sat on the sidelines with his teammates waiting for the opportunity to play.
Moreno is the team's most in-form goalscorer right now, scoring 17 goals in his current 11 appearances, while another main striker, Rodriguez, has also been in good form, scoring four goals in his last 11 games. In this game, both started the game, which shows the importance
of the other party, and coach Mancini does not dare to be careless in the face of the two who are in hot form. A large number of targeted defensive plans were prepared before the game.
However, the game has only started two minutes. That's already happening.
After receiving a return pass from the team's midfielder Nein, the team's veteran Artur made a mistake in stopping the ball. Tackled by opposing striker D-Moreno, he is more than one meter nine meters tall and his turn is inevitably slow. In the face of a small fast spirit of one meter seven, there is naturally no possibility of chasing back.
The sudden crisis left the full-backs powerless. Even if the main full-back Reinaldo has returned to the defense with all his strength, he can only watch Moreno take the lead with a push.
The timer jumped to three minutes and Atletico Nacional led Chapecohens 1-0 at home.
"Chong for Lao Tzu! Blasted these Brazilians! "
Come on, Moreno! Just like before the Argentines were crushed! "
Such a fantastic start caused the home fans to erupt into a tsunami of celebration. In contrast, Chapecoens, who looked very panicked because of the sudden loss of the ball.
This Atletico Nacional is an extremely resilient team in previous matches. They also swept the Estudiantes de La Plata from Argentina 4-1 from behind.
"What are you doing! Calm down! Give me a good kick! Seeing
the team get impatient with the ball at his feet, Mancini could only pace back and forth on the sidelines. Because of the away goal, now the opponent will win the game as long as he does not concede the goal.
Because of this, the team's performance on the field inevitably becomes impatient.
But everyone knows that such an impatient attack will only backfire.
Thirty minutes into the game, midfielder Dennis who later played for Kawasaki Frontale. Meier, as well as the team's main full-back Reinaldo, were all yellow carded. But the team's offensive organization has been slow to improve.
Chapecoens' impatient organizational offensive did not have much effect. Instead, he was used by the opponent again and again to play a very threatening counterattack by the interspersed running position between the small fast spirit forwards.
If you can't attack for a long time, you will inevitably lose the ball. In a counterattack, a black figure squeezed a gap in the crowd and successfully found the defense line of Chapecoens.
What Mancini didn't expect was that in this game. The opposing side seems to have known that Moreno and Rodriguez will be targeted, and the team's other winger, Iba Guen, has become the opponent's surprise.
The 168-tall Colombian striker was exceptionally nimble, making Chapecoens miserable against Atletico Nacional's quick comeback.
Under the threat defense line again and again, he finally seized the opportunity. The team's goalkeeper Jan Dere was out of form today and could not do anything in the face of Ibagun's calm shot.
You can only watch as the opponent sends the ball into the net again.
2-0. Just thirty minutes into the game, the team is already in this situation. Even the players on the bench couldn't sit still.
"Coach, let me go."
Seeing that the attack was not getting better, Malone took the initiative to get up and find Mancini.
"Give me a half-time."
But Mancini did not answer Mallon's request head-on, just staring at the situation on the field. From time to time, he ran around the sidelines and shouted, giving the team some temporary tactical command.
At half-time, Mancini's on-the-spot command was not effective. With the exception of three yellow cards, the team scored nothing in the first half. Even the only shot, which came from a set-piece with a header, did not pose much of a substantial threat.
Back in the dressing room, the relatively relaxed atmosphere in the team is gone. There was an inexplicable awkward atmosphere throughout the dressing room. No one spoke, everyone bowed their heads. It seems to be waiting for the head coach to get angry.
Although the team has signed a lot of new signings, the overall strength is inevitably declining compared to before the air disaster. The team went three rounds without a win after winning the first match of the Copa Libertadores, and also lost 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa Brasil near the brink of elimination. If it weren't for a state league championship and a well-made South Ball Super Cup, I'm afraid the team's atmosphere would be even worse.
"Can you play well? Answer me, yes or no! "
The crash in Chapecoens has given the newly emerging team extra attention. The same is true of Mancini, who took over the team at such a critical time.
The team's record can only be said to be disappointing. It's rare to have a cup opportunity, but it's still like this. Mancini's heart was inevitably filled with anger.
But he also knows very well that the dressing room is now a powder keg. This group of players from the south and north of the world can play together, and it is not easy to play without too many locker room conflicts.
If you go to light this powder keg, it is undoubtedly a suicidal act.
The anger in his chest was only helplessly smashing the ornaments on the table in the end. The team entered the second half in a very oppressive atmosphere.
I don't know if it was the atmosphere of the dressing room that brought into the pitch, Moisés just opened the game and violently fouled Moreno, and Chapecoens once again liked to mention a Topaz card.
The game has been spent in fouls and strangling, and apart from adding three more yellow cards, there is not much to be gained. Until the 67th minute. The game changed again. Atletico Nacional's leading striker Moreno once again showed his individual abilities.
Taking advantage of a central back, Moreno plugged in again. The gap in the ribs is exposed, and the opportunity of the single knife is firmly grasped.
In the 67th minute, the score became 3-0
The story of the home reversal seems to be about to play out again. The fan's binge has begun, and the championship is already within reach for them.
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