Chapter 209: Almost (Second Update)

Osvaldo felt like he was having a headache right now.

He has already secured the starting line-up for Boca Juniors, and two hours before the game, both teams must announce their starting line-ups, and there will be no changes to the names on this list unless a player is injured during the pre-match warm-up.

Osvaldo saw Jorgerio Pinto's name at a glance.

The player who is very good at using small movements.

He originally wanted to remind Rong Guang before the game, and let him be careful of the opponent's small movements and tactics.

But seeing Rongguang's "nervous" appearance now, he still changed his mind and didn't say anything to Rongguang, so as not to increase his psychological burden and make him even more nervous......

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"Audience friends! With a whistle from the famous Uruguayan referee La Leonda, the game begins! This season's Copa Libertadores final is once again between the clubs of the two football powerhouses! Boca Juniors Argentina at home to Sao Paulo, Brazil! The Candy Box Stadium, which can accommodate 49,000 people, is packed! Flags were waved in the stands, shouting to the sky......"

"Referee La Leonda has a long whistle and will die to begin! Wearing a traditional blue and yellow jersey, attacking from the left side of the screen to the right is the home team Boca Juniors, attacking from the right side of the screen to the left, and attacking from the right side of the screen, wearing a white shirt is the away team Sao Paulo ......"

“…… The highly-anticipated Copa Libertadores final kicks off! Sao Paulo takes on Boca Juniors away! It's definitely not an easy opponent for São Paulo – maybe all the opponents they've faced in this Copa Libertadores won't add up to the team they have now! ”

Amid the voices of the commentators of various countries, the earth-shattering shouts from the stands, and the almost drowned out whistle of the referee La Leonda, the game began.

Because in the pre-match pick, Sao Paulo won the right to pick the edge, and the right to serve was given to Boca Juniors.

From the start of the game, the home team Boca Juniors took advantage of their kick-off to keep the football firmly at their feet before slowly advancing towards Sao Paulo.

They weren't in a hurry to shoot straight at goal, but were constantly passing and running, occasionally making a gesture to get into the box, causing the Sao Paulo players to quickly recover and they turned the ball back.

In short, as long as the chances are not particularly good, they will never rush into the penalty area, but they will not lose patience because of frequent foot drops, and rush to end the attack with a long-range shot.

Five minutes into the game, Boca Juniors didn't have a single shot on goal, but at least they kept possession of the ball.

São Paulo has no choice but to defend passively.

“…… Just from these five minutes of play, you can see how strong this Boca Juniors team is that has won the Copa Libertadores twice in three years! ”

Even the Brazilian commentator Cafori has to admit that the opponent is strong.

This is a fact that discourages Brazilians.

Not only in football, but also in all spheres of politics, economy and culture, the competition between Brazilians and Argentines is fierce. It's just that in football, it stands out.

Brazil is the kingdom of football, and they naturally think that Brazilian football is the strongest.

But the Argentines are not convinced, because the data supports the Argentines – both at the national team and club level, in South America, Brazil lags behind Argentine teams in the number of titles across the board.

It's not just that Boca Juniors are called "Brazilian nemesis".

In the entire history of Copa Libertadores, the most victories have been won by Argentine club teams.

In total, they have won the Copa Libertadores sixteen times.

Brazil, on the other hand, has only eight titles, which is more than double.

In the Copa America, Argentina and Uruguay are tied for first place with the most titles, both of whom have won the Copa America 14 times. Brazil has only six times – a number that must surprise many, and how is it that the "Kingdom of Football" is not the best in South America. They have won too few titles.

Just before the start of the game, there were Brazilian fans pessimistic that no matter how beautiful and strong Sao Paulo played this season, they might have to kneel in front of Boca Juniors.

The five-minute game seemed to confirm their pessimistic view.

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In the sixth minute, Boca Juniors ended their lengthy run with a penalty in the box.

Tevez crossed and Delgado scrambled to shoot from the middle.

The ball is lifted over the crossbar by Cheni, corner kick.

Boca Juniors' first attack did not score, but it created a corner, and the second attack followed.

In the corner, central defender Roland Schiavi headed the ball to the top, and the football was once again hit off the crossbar by Cheney, another corner!

It wasn't supposed to be a corner, as Roland Schiavi's header was actually set high, but Cheney didn't understand what was going on behind him, and he didn't dare to make it bigger, so he simply chose to hit the ball over the crossbar and give Boca Juniors a corner.

That's where the tension comes in.

Lack of self-confidence and underestimation of the situation.

Seeing Boca Juniors get two corners in a row, the Boca Juniors fans in the stands let out a huge shout.

Like a tidal wave, Boca Juniors' offensive wave after wave hit the goal of São Paulo!

Shouting like a tidal wave!

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In the second corner, Sao Paulo finally did not let Boca Juniors continue to besiege.

Centre-back Lugano fought for the top and pushed the ball out of the box and into the midfield.

Glory retreats to catch the ball.

It was a great comeback for São Paulo!

Rong Guang himself also knew that when he received the ball, he had already thought about how he was going to get rid of the opponent next - he made a gesture to receive the ball, but did not catch it, let the football fly past him, and then he turned and shook off the Boca Juniors players who were defending him, accelerated the sprint, and played a quick counterattack.

Just let him turn around, and there's a big space ahead!

Believe in the reins of the horse, let him gallop vertically!

Glory has faith that no one can stop him.

So Glory ran to the football and made a gesture to catch the ball.

He didn't pay any attention to the Boca Juniors player who was the first to keep up.

In his opinion, the unassuming Boca Juniors player was completely incapable of threatening him.

He made a gesture to catch the ball, and when the football flew over, he suddenly withdrew his strength and turned to move forward.

But at this moment, Rongguang felt that the back of his supporting thigh was pushed hard, and all his strength was lost, and he didn't even finish turning, and his feet staggered, and the football flew over his head.

By the time he straightened up again and wanted to chase the ball, it was too late for him to catch up with the football......

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"This is São Paulo's chance to fight back! After almost ten minutes of being pressed by Boca Juniors, São Paulo finally got such a chance! ”

Bueno shouted excitedly.

Not only him, but also the São Paulo fans in the stadium and the São Paulo fans in front of the TV were excited.

Having watched too many Sao Paulo games, they know that a corner is often a great opportunity for them to counter-attack.

When they saw Glory running to catch the ball, this thought in their hearts was even stronger.

But just when they were expecting Rongguang to turn around and run wildly with the ball, throwing the opponent so that they couldn't even see a shadow, Rongguang stumbled when he turned around, didn't receive the ball, and couldn't catch up with the ball.

A brilliant counter-attack by São Paulo was gone.

The São Paulo fans in the stands looked at each other, a little puzzled - how did Rong slip on his feet when he turned?

"Oops—what a pity! What a pity...... What a great counterattack for São Paulo! Just lost ......"

Bueno held his head in his hands in the commentary booth and pressed his headset, looking more than a true Sao Paulo fan.

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Boca Juniors' coach Bianchi had a smile on his face when he saw the scene from the sidelines.

Well done, if hot.

He set his sights on the short midfielder, who was not good-looking.

Jorgerio Pinto.

In his gaze, the defender's expression looked harmless, and he raised his hands to signal that he had not committed a foul.

And the referee didn't blow the whistle to signal him for a foul.

The ball that flew past fell to the feet of Boca Juniors full-back Hugo Ibarra and was regained control by Boca Juniors.

Just looking at Pinto's expression, you can't imagine that it was him, who had just cleverly pushed his knee against Glory's thigh muscles at a critical moment, causing him to lose his balance and almost fall to the ground.

This is the "master of small movements" of Boca Juniors!

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Osvaldo staggered at the sight of Glory, while Jorgio Pinto raised his hands to show his innocence.

His first reaction was not to protest to the referee, but to turn his head to look at Bianchi next door.

The "Viceroy" of Boca Juniors.

The famous marshal looked quite calm, without any body movements, and the expression on his face was not very real because of the distance, but it seemed to be ...... It's smiling.

Sure enough, there was nothing wrong with that.

Osvaldo's pre-match fears still happened.

Boca Juniors really used small action tactics in this game.

Osvaldo looked up at the night sky. Because of the stadium lights, I couldn't see the stars in the night sky clearly.

The night sky of Inos Airi was, to Osvaldo's eyes, red—red by the various lights on the ground.

At this time, what else can I do?

I'm afraid I can only pray like God, this time to be plotted, not to affect the great glory, not to deepen his nervousness......

God willing, God willing......

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Rong Guang straightened up, seeing that football was far away from him, and it was destined to be impossible to catch up. He turned his head to glare at Jorgerio Pinto, who was behind him with his hands raised in the air.

As he turned around, he clearly felt his thigh being pushed against him.

Who can stand up to him at that time?

Of course, it's the innocent-looking Boca Juniors player.

"Hey, bastard. What are you doing! Glory questioned him.

"What are you talking about?" Pinto spread out his hands with an innocent expression on his face.

Argentines speak Spanish, Brazilians speak Portuguese, and Glorious Portuguese, although it has some accents, is also Portuguese.

The relationship between Spanish and Portuguese is not difficult to understand, just like Mandarin and dialects.

Therefore, the communication between the two sides is not a problem, at least it will not be completely incomprehensible.

Rong Guang also knows this, and he doesn't know how many times he has spoken to his Spanish-speaking opponents in the game......

Now this Boca Juniors player actually says he doesn't understand?

How is this possible?!

Lao Tzu is very talented and learns languages very quickly, how can you not understand what I say?

"Don't play stupid......"

Rongguang wanted to say something, but he was suddenly pushed away by Kaka, and suddenly his next words were directly pushed back into his stomach!

Seeing this scene, Osvaldo, who was originally quite nervous on the sidelines, also breathed a sigh of relief.

What he is most afraid of is that the other party will provoke Rongguang, and then let Rongguang take the initiative to apply for a red card. Not only is this game over, but the next game will not be able to be played with glory, so the next game is also over.

Now it seems that thanks to Kaka's calmness.

In this game, only Kaka remained calm as usual.

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Seeing Glory being pulled away by his teammates, Pinto frowned slightly - tsk, almost!

But it doesn't matter, the game has just begun, we still have time, rookie.

He stared at Glory and Kaka and said in his heart.

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", what are you doing!" Glory was going to get the damn Boca Juniors player in trouble, but was pushed away by Kaka, which made him angry and ready to vent his anger at Kaka.

"Stupid, can't you see that they are digging a pit waiting for you to jump?" Kaka scolds Glory with a blank face.

Rongguang was stunned by his scolding, and then reacted.

He remembered what manager Osvaldo had said in the tactical meeting last night: "...... So Rong, if you get a punch, don't fight back. Because the referee must have seen the moment you fought back. Don't punish yourself because of the other party's malicious provocation, it's very unworthy......"

That's right. I almost fell into the other party's way just now!

Damn it!

Glory turned his head to look at the player, who happened to be facing away, and he saw the name on the player's number.

Number twenty-five.

J. Pinto.

Jorgerio Pinto?

Glory understands everything.

However, he turned his head to look at Kaka, but snorted with his nose: "I won't thank you!" ”

Kaka ran away with a blank face: "I just don't want to lose the championship because of the impulse of you rookie." I want this championship. ”

Honor, hearing him say this, shouted behind him, "Don't steal my lines, sissy!" The one who wants this championship is me! ”

Then he looked at the Pinto again, and the man was already facing him.

The expression on that ordinary face is even more ordinary.

A player who looks completely non-threatening and harmless.

In fact, it is insidious and cunning.

In order to deal with me, Boca Juniors really used all kinds of means!

In this way, it doesn't mean that I ...... Is it more powerful than Kaka?!

Rongguang suddenly grinned, look, Kaka's sissy can't enjoy such treatment!

Jorgeio Pinto was staring at Glory, watching his opponent.

Suddenly, he saw the glory that had been glaring at him, and grinned happily.

He was a little baffled.

Is this man insane?

What's so funny about this kind of thing?