Maldini looked at the familiar and smiling old Lei, and after being stunned for a while, he quickly stretched out his hand to hold Lao Lei's hand and said, "It's a pleasure to know you Lei Maya." After a brief conversation, Lao Lei came up with the idea of calling Maldini. Fortunately, Maldini has a good temper, although it is a little ridiculous, but he still gave Lao Lei his private number, which can be regarded as making a friend. After chatting for a while, Lao Lei returned to the Portuguese team. Maldini was left alone and still absurd, and he hadn't come back to his senses for a while.

"Paul, do you know Reima, do you know Reima?" After Lao Lei left, Rui Costa, who was also at AC Milan, also came up to say hello. He saw that Lao Lei and Maldini were chatting cordially, and he never knew that the two knew each other. Maldini himself didn't know what to say, he himself was confused, and wondered if he had met Lao Lei somewhere before, after all, Lao Lei was too familiar with him.

Although this game has reached the point of life and death, the importance of a life-and-death knockout stage is naturally self-evident. However, the atmosphere of competition between the two sides is not so hostile. After all, Portugal has Couto, Rui Costa and Gomez in their squad, several big players who play in Serie A. Most of the players on both sides are still relatively familiar.

'Players from both sides came out and both Joao and Beto were banned due to red cards in this game. Therefore, Oliveira, while maintaining the same 4-2-3-1 formation, changed Bento to the starting line-up to partner Reima in a double midfield, while Rui Costa was pushed back into the midfield position. Porto's Andrade plays at right wing-back. What is the effect of such substitutions, wait for the actual test after the start of the game. Although this match is hailed as a contest between the Portuguese spears led by the golden generation and the thick shields of the Italian chain defense, it should not be forgotten that Italy's attack power is not weak. Portugal will need to pay particular attention to this in this game, as the backline should be put in the first line as it is a knockout round. "The Portuguese commentator took advantage of the pre-match ceremony to introduce some basic information about Portugal.

Joao Pinto's absence is considered the biggest negative factor for Portugal in this game. Although Joao is not the sharpest and most dangerous point in Portugal's attack, his versatility up front is an important part of ensuring the versatility of Portugal's attack. And this is the main reason why the outside world is not optimistic about the Portuguese side.

After the whistle of the referee of this game, Ecuadorian Moreno, the most eye-catching and the last game of the 1/8 game began. Among them, 7 teams including Brazil, Turkey, Germany, and Spain have successfully advanced to the top 8, including the host South Korea, and the other host Japan was eliminated by Turkey by 1 goal. It has to be said that South Korea's game, they relied on a controversial penalty in the final stages of the game to beat Mexico to advance.

This has once again sparked strong discussions about the speculation of black whistles and FIFA's concern for South Korea. The referee on duty, Pereira, did not give any explanation when pressed by reporters after the game. An Zhenhuan in the penalty area was "knocked down" by the Mexican defender, but in the slow motion display, An Zhenhuan did not make contact with the Mexican defender at all, but fell in the penalty area with his own soft foot. Surprisingly, Pereira, who was next to him, did not hesitate to show a yellow card and awarded a penalty to South Korea. South Korea also defeated Mexico with this goal and successfully advanced to the top 8.

After the game, Mexico's head coach and players declared themselves hacked, saying it was the biggest shame in the World Cup. At this time, the most chaotic thing in my heart is not Mexico, which has been eliminated, but South Korea's top 8 opponent, Deutsche Chariot. It is said that the German side is already preparing to protest against FIFA President Sepp Blatter. These pre-match ups and downs have taken away some of the journalists' attraction to Portugal and Italy and alleviated some of the pressure.

And after the start of this game, the excitement of the game did not meet the expectations of the fans, and it was reasonable for everyone. As long as it is watching a game in Italy, fans who know football will generally be mentally prepared for this. Someone once summed up Italy's style of play by holding on for 89 minutes and then killing the game in the 90th minute. This style may not be pleasant, but it is the safest style for winning championships. So Italy's good results are not without basis. Italy may have plenty of attacking superstars, but their backline will always be the most important cornerstone of the team.

The game also adheres to the usual Italian style of play, which is boring and lethargic in the eyes of fans, but is very valuable in the eyes of football commentators or coaches. At the beginning of the game, Italy handed over control of the ball, and the overall line shifted back, and it was a defensive counterattack.

Lao Lei is no stranger to Italy's situation, after all, he has played in Serie A teams in the system. Unlike the previous Portugal matches, in the previous games, Portugal's transmission organization was always able to find a way to reach the opponent's danger zone, but this game was clearly not so easy. In the first 10 minutes of the game, Portugal had nothing to do with the Italian defence, and now is not the time to play to their full strength, the game has just begun. So during these 10 minutes, the football was mostly carried under the feet of the players in the Portuguese midfield, and the pace was very slow, and the fans were drowsy.

It took 10 minutes of probing before Portugal launched their first real attack. Ray suddenly dribbled forward and made a one-two with Rui Costa, after getting rid of a Tomasi entanglement. Immediately the right midfielder Zambrotta pressed up, and this is the characteristic of the Italian defence, and individual heroism is really difficult to play in front of such a defence.

Before Zambrotta could fully stick to himself, the old thunder struck in the east and west, and a long pass was passed to Conceição on the right. And in front of Conceição at this time is really the flag of AC Milan, Maldini. Facing Maldini, Conceição wanted to directly use his speed to eat Maldini. Maldini was well stuck, forcing Conceição to the outside and not giving the inside a chance to break through.

In the face of Maldini's spicy defense, Conceição's helpless pass could only be exchanged for a sideline ball, which was blocked by Maldini's foot. Andrade came up and threw the ball from the sideline, and after Rui Costa stepped forward to catch the ball, he knocked his heel against the incoming ball, and Lao Ray rushed up behind him. Lao Lei shot directly at the incoming ball and completed the first shooting technique statistics of the game.

The shot was powerful but angled and was deflected out by Buffon with both hands, before Italian centre-back Panucci fired a shot wide of the touchline. Although there was no goal, this powerful kick finally gave a little stimulation to the fans watching the game, especially the fans in front of the TV.

Seeing that the ball did not score, Lao Lei felt a little regretful. This can be regarded as a surprise attack, and the next time the Italian defense will be lifted, and it will not be so easy to get a chance. Oliveira on the sidelines also hugged his head to express regret, and in the pre-game arrangement, he proposed to Lao Lei that he could seize the opportunity to step forward more in this game, and suddenly hit the Italian defense by surprise. Strengthening Lao Lei's offensive intensity is Oliveira's miracle move, and he hopes to break the deadlock at a critical moment.

After the sideline ball was issued, Lao Lei had returned to his position in the back midfield, giving priority to solid defense, so as not to be countered by Italy. Taking this attack as a starting point, Portugal's offensive gradually came up, during which Lao Lei had several forward assists, although he did not take the lead, but the effect was good. These few times have created a certain threat, and Lao Lei has stepped forward every now and then, which has also made the Italian defense a little uncertain.

Italian coach Trapattoni on the sidelines had also reacted at this time, and he turned his head to look at Oliveira next to him with surprise. He didn't expect Oliveira to entrust such a heavy task to this young player who believed in Lao Ray so much. It was a bit unexpected, but it wasn't enough for him to change his tactics. He just came to the sidelines to remind his disciple to pay attention to Lao Lei's forward insertion. He has absolute confidence in his team's defense, and his disciples can solve Lao Lei's problem by themselves.

In the 19th minute, Lao Lei once again dribbled forward and was caught by the vigilant Tomasi and Zambrotta. When he had to pass back to Bento, Totti caught the chance to successfully break the ball. Now it was Italy's waiting chance to counter-attack, with Totti, who dribbled the ball quickly past Bento and into the heart of Portugal. Piero and Vieri in the forward line also began to run and pull the Portuguese defence in order to pull out gaps.

Totti was pressed by Beto, who was chasing back behind him, and flew to the feet of Koko on the right. Koko quickly went down and crossed with his feet before Andrade could stick to himself. This pass was the Apennine tank that had been waiting in the box for a long time, Vieri. At this moment, Vieri's physical strength was fully reflected, and Costa, who was in a favorable position to keep Vieira stuck behind him, was squeezed away by Vieri and grabbed the first landing point.

Thankfully, the header wasn't on top of the header, and Bea held the ball firmly under him. Despite this, the whole Portuguese team was shocked into a cold sweat. Especially Lao Lei, he almost became the sinner who lost this crucial goal. This also reminded Lao Lei that he should be more cautious when plugging in, after all, Lao Lei's foot skills are not good enough to deal with the defense of two people.

Although Oliveira himself was shocked into a cold sweat, he had no intention of changing his tactics. In his opinion, this is the inevitable consequence of the old Ledo to step forward, there is no strategy that can be used in the football field, and when you make any arrangement, you have to suffer some aspects of your tactics.

Lao Lei looked at the Italian defense line in front of him and sighed, this should be the tightest and most stable defense line he has ever encountered. This line of defense is obviously more difficult to deal with than it was encountered in the dungeon.

However, it did not surprise Lao Lei's inner prediction, and in the face of such a line of defense, Lao Lei's will to win was even stronger. Some people will always be more interested in difficult things, and the harder they are, the more they have, because just by overcoming it, there is the thrill of conquering.

In his previous life, Lao Lei, who was the first silk, had never tasted such a taste.

But now, he's addicted to it.