The Day I Played with Ronaldo

While everyone in the stands was discussing, Ricardo had already placed the ball in the middle circle, and the players of the Boca Juniors stepped forward to kick-off somewhat lazily.

The eyes of several players were dazed. The conceded goal just now was indeed a blow to morale.

But what hit them was the way the ball was conceded, not the goal itself. What's the big deal about conceding a ball? They are still two goals ahead on aggregate.

They never thought that they must beat their opponents away, after all, Sao Paulo is also a strong team.

As long as they can tie their opponents, or even lose a small goal, they can win the cup smoothly.

So for them, it's not the end of the world right now.

Bianchi waved his arms on the sidelines and yelled a few words, which calmed them down.

After the referee whistled, Boca Juniors kicked off again. This time they learned their lesson. After taking the ball, Kania directly passed it back to central defender Schiawi, and slowly organized the attack.

Sao Paulo also continued to press the frontcourt, but both sides knew that this press was destined to not last long. After all, 3 of the 4 Sao Paulo frontcourt players came back from France 3 days ago, and their physical fitness has not yet fully recovered.

If they continue to press and run at such a high intensity, they will run out of energy in less than 70 minutes.

Therefore, under Bianchi's instructions, the players of the Boca Juniors used their foot skills to deal with Sao Paulo in a calm and unhurried manner. There were boos from the stands at Morombi Stadium.

But they don't care about these boos, as long as they can win, being booed is nothing.

Sao Paulo had to maintain the strength of the frontcourt pressing, and at the same time cherish every opportunity to grab it.

And when they press forward, the defense will inevitably be a little empty. Boca Juniors will look for the right time and look for weak points to break through. The occasional offensives are quite threatening.

In the 54th minute, Battaglia launched an attack with a long pass in the midfield, and the football fell accurately in front of Xieluoto. Xieluoto caught up with the football, unloaded the ball firmly, and passed it to Tevez through the middle. Tevez tried to break through but failed, the ball was poked by Jian and fell in front of Kania, Kania immediately made a through kick, Delgado went straight in from the edge of the penalty area, and took a strong shot from Julio Santos , Fortunately, Sao Paulo's captain Cheney concentrated and lifted the ball over the crossbar with a single palm.

St. Paul was quick to retaliate,

After 3 minutes, after a patient midfield organization, he hit the ball to the front of the opponent's penalty area. Ricardo ran to the middle to meet, dribbled the ball in, and when he saw that he could take advantage of the trend, he tapped his heel lightly. Passing the ball to Kaka behind him, Kaka made a low shot at the top of the arc, which made the goal post rattle, scaring the Boca Juniors players into a cold sweat. Luis Fabiano wanted to make a follow-up shot, but it was a pity that Burdisso kicked the ball first and destroyed it. Fabiano did not stop in time and kicked on Burdisso's calf, and instead received a yellow card.

Burdisso did not appear in the central defender position he is good at today, but filled the gap at right back. His assist ability is not strong, but his defense is relatively stable. So far in a game, he has never attacked half of the court, and has been diligently defending in his own half. It can also be seen from this point that Boca Juniors' overall tactical planning today is more defensive.

At this time, Boca Juniors is like a combination of a hedgehog and a tortoise. While retreating to defend, it can also show long spikes to threaten Sao Paulo's goal.

As time passed, the situation became more and more unfavorable for Sao Paulo. The physical strength of the frontcourt players is serious. If the score is not equalized as soon as possible, and when Ricardo, Luis Fabiano and Ricardinho are exhausted, it is even more impossible to have a chance.

Rojas paced back and forth on the sidelines and finally made the risky decision to make a substitution.

In the first minute, Rico played and replaced the midfielder Ferreira!

After Rico came on the field, he brought Rojas' latest instructions: play 4 forwards!

Ricardo and Fabiano acted as double center forwards, Rico right winger, Kaka left winger, Ricardinho retreated a little bit, and Gyan teamed up to control the midfield.

Change the way you play, stop taking the ball slowly and pass it forward.

Boca Juniors' back line does not have an advantage in height, so it is necessary to play more balls from the wing, allowing Luis Fabiano and Ricardo to compete for headers.

Rojas is in a hurry!

Ricardo was not surprised. If there is enough time, Sao Paulo will naturally pursue stable possession of the ball first to prevent being counterattacked by the opponent.

But now, with only the last 30 minutes left in the game, Sao Paulo can only take risks if he wants to score two goals in a row.

Pass more forward and pass more from the wing. This is a double-edged sword.

If the fight is successful, a chance can instantly reverse the result of the battle; once the attack fails, it will give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

Ricardo was out of breath. He felt that his physical strength was close to the limit. But at this time he can't apply to end, on the contrary, he has to persist until the last second! Even with cramp, even if he can only walk on the court, he wants to stay on the court.

He believes that in this case, even if he lacks physical strength, even if he can only act as a transit point for one-footed ball or stand in the penalty area as a standing center, he is better than Elton, Tardelli and other teenagers. more threatening.

At this moment, he forgot that both Elton and Tardelli were actually older than him.

Rojas' desperate gamble soon paid off.

In the 8th minute, Sao Paulo launched an offensive aggressively. Ricardo gave the ball to Ricardo. When Ricardo retreated to receive the ball, he did not stop the ball. Ricko on the right, then turned back and sprinted into the penalty area.

Rico used his speed to forcibly break through Rodriguez, glanced at the middle, and directly passed the ball!

Ricardo accurately judged the path of the ball, grabbed the front point, pressed Vargas' shoulders and took off. At the moment when he was about to head the ball, he found that he was too far away from the goal, and the flight trajectory of the football was slightly slower than he expected. High, not conducive to headers. So he temporarily changed his mind, shrank his head slightly, and rubbed his head back.

Fabiano, who was ambushing in the middle, saw the opportunity and used his body to forcefully hold Schiave. Before the ball hit the ground, he raised his right leg and volleyed!

Abundan Sheri failed to make another contribution this time. The ball was too close to the goal, and he had no time to react. He just turned his head to send the football into the net reflexively.

The score became 2:, Sao Paulo leads! And in terms of total score, they are only one goal behind!

If it is said that Ricardo's previous shot gave the fans a glimmer of hope, then Fabiano's goal made people really feel that the game is full of suspense again!