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Before the start of the game, the head coach will say something to his team, and give the most advice and explanation.

It's usually a tactical reminder, or just a morale-boosting word.

Today, however, Flamengo manager Nelson Baptista went into the dressing room with a newspaper and read it to everyone before the game.

The Flamengo players were surprised to find out that their most valuable time before the match had become the manager's newspaper reading.

Nelson Baptista doesn't care about the players' eyes.

“…… Sao Paulo's two-front midfield tactics are very good. They almost swept the ...... in the state of São Paulo I think as long as Sao Paulo's two strikers play properly, there is nothing Flamengo can do. They will be defeated in front of the attacking trident of São Paulo and will not even be able to fight back. ”

Hearing this, the players with flamengo couldn't help but laugh out loud - it's ridiculous! There is no such thing as an absolute winner in football, let alone Flamengo not even having the strength to fight back......

Nelson Baptista didn't care about the sneer, and he continued.

Kaka has already won the World Cup with Brazil, but in São Paulo there is a new player, the Chinese player who started as a striker with Kaka, who is only 17 years old this year, and he was only introduced to football eight years ago...... But he was already hailed as a genius in São Paulo. His sharpest weapon is his speed. I've never seen anyone run as fast as him. In front of his pace, the Flamengo backline will be like papier-mâché ......"

No one laughed out loud this time, and the expression on everyone's face was anger.

Because the comments in this newspaper are so disdainful.

It's all about how powerful São Paulo is, as if he could blow flamenco with any random person in the formation. Now even a rookie who has only been learning football for eight months can despise Flamengo...... This is an absolute shame for them!

Grayson doesn't have a whole description of looking down on flamenco, otherwise it could easily arouse suspicion. He cleverly inserted these infuriating fragments throughout the article to make it look like piggybacking commentary.

In order to collect these fragments, Nelson Baptista also read the article again.

After reading the fragment he had picked, Nelson Baptista raised the newspaper in his hand, and as he shook it, it made a rattling sound.

"It's a scoreboard, but it's not Rio, it's São Paulo." He said.

Hearing this, someone showed a sudden realization - the newspaper of São Paulo, no wonder!

Those arrogant São Paulo people are good at looking down on others! It's as if everyone else is a hillbilly in their eyes!

"This is a very common view in São Paulo, and the vast majority of São Paulo people think so."

Nelson Baptista is unlikely to have any players go to the Sao Paulo newspaper to see what they have to say.

Brazil is a vast country, and it is normal for each state to interact differently with each other, as if they were separate kingdoms. Especially in football, this can be seen from the fact that the history of the state league is longer than that of the national gold standard, and it is still valued.

It is impossible for the players in Rio to know what the media in São Paulo is focusing on, just as the players in São Paulo know very little about the media in Rio.

After hearing Nielseo Baptista's words, the expressions on the faces of the players changed.

Their eyes became fierce and their expressions became angry.

They felt the contempt and malice from their opponents.

Even if Flamengo's recent results are not very good, it is a giant with 35 million supporters in Brazil, how can the opponent be so underestimated?

They swore they would give the whole state of São Paulo a little color!

They don't have a big deal to do with Sao Paulo, but who made it the Sao Paulo football team that represented the state of São Paulo to meet them in this match?

If you want to complain, you can only blame São Paulo, they were unlucky, and they ran into flamenco who was in a very bad mood!

"The São Paulo are confident that they can beat us with their double midfielders and trident tactics, but they probably don't know that we've been training them for a whole week! Let's give them a 'surprise' in this game! Nelson O'Baptista laughed.

He saw what he wanted in the faces of these flamengo players.

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While the flamengo players were in the dressing room and were in high spirits because of the media's words, in the visiting team's dressing room, the atmosphere seemed calm.

Although Sao Paulo and Palmeiras drew in their last tournament game, the two weeks of training have given the players a better understanding of the new tactics and more confidence.

They believe they are in the right form and it shouldn't be difficult to beat Flamengo away from home.

This relaxed mentality makes them not nervous at all about the next strong conversation.

They are currently just two points away from San Caetano in first place.

If they can beat Flamengo in this game, San Caetano will be back in top of the league if there is a surprise in their away game against Botafogo.

The ranking of the regular season of the Brazilian National Championship does not determine the final championship winner, but it does determine the matchup in the playoffs.

As for the qualification for continental competitions such as the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, it is not determined by the regular season standings, but after the playoffs.

Last season São Paulo finished seventh in the national championship and participated in the playoffs, but was swept out of the first knockout round, due to poor playoff results and disqualified for the Copa Libertadores.

So the regular season is not too important a battlefield at all, and it is the playoffs that determine the fate.

It's not just the Sao Paulo players who are calm, but also the Sao Paulo manager Osvaldo.

He didn't give special treatment just because the match was against a traditional giant like Flamengo.

He didn't make any impassioned pre-battle mobilizations, nor did he nervously tell his players what to do during the game.

Tactics have been instilled in the players, and all the preparations have been made. Even if Flamengo fully understands the team's tactics, he can't completely abandon the team's two-week run-in tactics just to prevent the opponent from guessing what cards he plays, which is not what a mature coach should do, otherwise the opponent will not be able to guess what cards he plays, because he has nothing to play at all.

So he decided to keep things the same.

Stick to your tactics and play at your own pace.

Still, Osvaldo couldn't help but keep glancing at glory.

And it's not just him, assistant coach Mauro as well.

They all wanted to see some clues on Glory's face and see what kind of form he could have in this match......

But they can't see it.

Although they and Rongguang can be said to "get along day and night", they still can't guess what Rongguang will do next.

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The pre-match preparation time ended quickly, and players from both sides lined up to play.

For the first time, Rong Guang stepped foot on the Maracanã Stadium under the guise of participating in the competition.

and not as a tourist......

More than 60,000 flamengo fans cheered on him and cheered for their team, but they didn't have time to give Sao Paulo a kick or they thought they had already given it in the warm-up, so they didn't have to give it now......

Flamengo fans are famous throughout the world.

They are known as the "Red and Black Nations" because they are larger than the entire population of some countries.

Flamengo fans are also known for their passion for the club, holding the record of the best average attendance in several Brazilian leagues, a total of 12 times, as well as the record for the highest attendance at two football club matches, the 1984 Brazilian National Championship in which Flamengo played Santos in Maracana, which was attended by 155,523 people, although some claim that the official figures are wrong, when more than 160,000 people were present at Maracana. The largest attendance for a flamengo match was in the 1963 Rio State League when Flamengo played Fluminense with 194,600 three. The official flamengo tournament has its stadium thirteen times with more than 150,000 people.

That's a staggering amount.

You must know that the 1950 World Cup final, which attracted worldwide attention, was 200,000 people, which is already the most extreme, and it is still the effect achieved by the strength of the whole of Brazil.

Flamengo is just a club team, and the fact that they have set a record for so many people is a testament to their influence and the frenzy of Flamengo fans.

Only 60,000 people came today, which is really a small number.

Because of the ups and downs of Flamengo's results this season, many Flamengo fans have little interest in coming to the scene to be abused.

But these more than 60,000 people can be said to be the most loyal die-hard fans of Flamengo, they are also the most combative, and the momentum in the stands is not inferior to anyone, and 60,000 people can create the momentum of 160,000 people!

Glory looked up at the stadium stands, and he heard this amazing cheer.

The shouts of the flamengo fans were like a huge wave, coming at them, the São Paulo players.

Glory felt as if he was no longer at the Maracanã Stadium, but as if he was in a rough sea, where the wind and waves were surging from all directions, and at any moment he could be knocked over in the sea, and he could never be lifted again.

But the momentum created by the flamenco fans did not deter the glory.

It was the first time he had played in such an amazing environment, but he was excited inside.

He even clenched his fists.

Look at the fans, such a terrifying home atmosphere...... It would be awesome if we shut them all up!

Rookie Glory thought so excitedly in his heart.