After chatting with Pele, Oliveira couldn't sit still and decided to go to the dressing room to cheer for the players himself, but Pele felt that it was purely messing up and grabbed him.

At this time, in the Santos locker room, the atmosphere is not bad, 1:1 is still within Morrissi's acceptance range, but the mood of some players is not determined by the score.

Morrissey rearranged the performance of the team in the first half: "We could have played better in the first half, but River Plate alone left us in a mess, from the front to the back, is it necessary...... Especially you, Danilo, you seem to be struggling, in the second half Edu you look at the situation to help the defense, River Plate's attacking ability in the middle is not very strong. In the second half we need to keep attacking and I just need you to zone up against the number 27 and do it without sacrificing the attack, you know? If the number 27 is not in your defensive zone, Elano, you work hard and harass him closely. ”

Elano nodded, "Don't worry, sir." ”

Danilo lowered his head a little ashamedly, since Rafael scored, he did show timidity, in the South Youth Tournament, Rafael in Argentina is more of a front midfielder in the middle, he and the other party basically have no one-on-one situation, which made him always think that Rafael can win all by luck, and when he really faces the other party, he knows that he is terrible.

"River Plate doesn't really have a very good way to restrain our attack, it relies more on the number of people to suppress and foul, so don't panic, the offense is the best defense, in the case of equal numbers, they can't stop us. Paul, and Neymar, River Plate's foul tactics are basically used on you, if you can let them eat cards, let them eat cards, and the opponent's No. 15 already has a yellow card. Morrissey continued.

Ganso and Neymar nodded gloomily, Ganso is personality like this, Neymar is irritable.

But Morrissey did not notice his mood and continued to arrange tactics.

Compared to the more dignified atmosphere in the home team's dressing room, the River Plate dressing room is much more cheerful.

Although the score is only an equalizer, it is not easy to suppress Santos' attack away from home, not to mention that as long as Rafael is in a good mood, the atmosphere in the dressing room will not be bad.

Capa summed up the first half and explained to Rafael: "Santos will continue to target you in the second half, you pay attention to the change of position, if you can't find too good opportunities, try to create opportunities for your teammates." He thought about it for a moment, but said it anyway.

What happened at the beginning of the season made him not particularly insistent on asking Rafael to cover his teammates, after all, after so long, he also knew that in terms of seizing opportunities, Rafael was the strongest in the team, and it was such a perfect one-handed opportunity in the first half, didn't Lamela shoot the ball in.

Raphael didn't say anything, and nodded with a smile.

"Our focus is still on Ganso, and at the same time pay more attention to Santos's long-range shots, as you should have seen in the first half, long-range shots are also their key means of scoring, whether it's Elano or Ganso, they are very good at long-range shots. As for Neymar...... Facundo in the first half, did you have a conflict with him?"

Aflancino scratched his head: "The contradiction is not a contradiction, it's just that he is angry at my foul." ”

Capa nodded: "Very good, you continued to provoke him in the second half, his temper is as big as his fame, but you have to be careful not to get cards again, Roman and Facundo exchange marks." ”

Rafael felt that this was a little familiar, and recalled a little, as if before the South Youth Championship against the Brazilian youth team, Pellazo also told the defense like this...... He was a little speechless, how famous Neymar's character is.

When the players from both sides appeared on the pitch, neither Morrissey nor Capa chose to make substitutions, and there is no need for substitutions now. However, before the start of the second half, some reporters in yellow jackets also ran over the billboard to ask Rafael for an interview.

Rafael thought these people were crazy: "It's only halfway through the game, I don't think there's anything to say now. He refused to answer their questions, and Capa complained to the assistant referee on the side, and referee Amarilla stepped in to kick the reporter off the turf.

This is probably also a feature of the Brazilian league, interviewing key stars of both sides at half-time, like Neymar has been given several times before, and may have spoiled these reporters.

But Raphael didn't like that, and he wasn't interested in dealing with reporters before the game was over.

This little episode didn't affect him, but before going on the field, Santos striker Ze Eduardo passed by him and scolded: "Pretending to be a sissy!"

Before Raphael could react, Almeida, who was walking in front of him, turned his head and was menacing: "Boy, what did you say?!"

Ze Eduardo didn't think about clashing with the other party, he just wanted to get away with his tongue as fast as he could, so he spat and left without raising his head.

"Useless eggs!" Captain River Plate scolded, looking at Raphael, "low-level psychological tactics, you don't want to be affected. ”

The corners of Raphael's mouth curled: "Captain, you also underestimate me too much, when have you ever seen me affected by words?"

Almeida thought about it and realized that she was really worried......

At the start of the second half, Santos took the lead in attacking in an attempt to regain the advantage.

Neymar soon ran into the half of River Plate, and he looked at Alfrancino next to him, and his heart was full of disgust - just an ordinary player, except for fouls to stop him, all that was left was low-level mistakes.

Santos' players are not prepared to continue to entangle River Plate in midfield, but they have relied mainly on the organisation of Elano and Ganso, especially Ganso, who has been receiving and passing the ball in midfield and patiently looking for opportunities from the flanks.

To get the most out of a striker, you need to have a good quality cross on both wings, and it's not just about pulling the ball to the side and then breaking through and forcing a cross to complete the task - a good cross means that the team can generate great attacking opportunities for the next day, which requires a good sense of the big picture and the ability to read the game.

After a back-and-forth pass, Santos burst into action, Arouca broke through the defense of Lamela and Acevedo in the middle and sent a through ball, and Ganso relied on an imaginative back-heel pass to send the ball back to the feet of Arouca, who avoided Almeida's block, and their cooperation was simply seamless.

At this time, Aroka continued to dribble the ball and burst into the outside of the forbidden area, causing a high degree of tension in the back line of River Plate, and Maidana came over to block the opponent's shooting route, Arouca swept away and decisively gave up his shot, choosing the outside instep to divide the ball to the left side of the forbidden area, where Neymar, who relied on instant acceleration to get rid of Roman, was inserted at high speed.

Neymar opened a small gap after receiving the ball and then shot straight at goal!

Carriso had already noticed him, after all, the other party was a rising star who could compete with Rafael, so as soon as Neymar approached the forbidden zone, Carriso's attention would be highly focused.

Carriso fell to the ground to save and managed to catch the ball.

As soon as the River Plate fans in the stands breathed a sigh of relief, they saw that Carrizo was out of his hands, he couldn't hold the ball, Neymar rushed over to make up the shot, Ferrero reacted this time, he rushed over to intercept, the first to kick the ball out of the small penalty area, the ball fell near the penalty spot.

Ze Eduardo was the closest to the ball at this time, and when the ball bounced to the ground, he decisively raised his foot to shoot.

At this moment, the home commentary is so fast that it is almost inaudible: "Neymar's shot is blocked, there is still a chance, make up the shot!" Oh damn, the River Plate central defender is a little faster than him, the ball is kicked out of the small forbidden area, there is still a chance - Ze Eduardo shoots - the River Plate goalkeeper has not yet gotten up, good chance!"

Carrizo reacted quickly, but he had only made one downed save and it was too late to make another save, he raised his right hand to interfere, but the ball was hoisted high and did not allow him to touch a single inch.

"Ze Eduardo ———— Gooo ......" in the excited shouts of the commentator.

"Bang-"

The ball hits the goal crossbar and bounces off the baseline.

The voices of the whole stadium converged into a big sigh, the home fans were depressed with several goals, and the away fans were the sighs of survival.

"This damn beam...... Santos could have expected another dream start, "It's a shame to be at home," Ze Eduardo was a little too anxious, he didn't expect the ball to fall at his feet, and the shot was too hasty. ”

"Thank goodness there's a crossbar...... Carroll let out a long sigh of relief, "after all, not every shooter is like Raphael, an empty goal is an empty goal, and some people's empty goal also includes two goalposts and a crossbar......

Carroll, who is teasing at the moment, must not know that there are also some players' empty goals, which refer to everything except the goal, and their accuracy rate is even more terrifying than Rafael's.

Although the first quick break in the opening game was fruitless, Morrissey was still very calm, and this attack confirmed his suspicion that as long as the offensive end blossomed more, River Plate's defensive line would be exhausted, and the chance of mistakes would be greatly increased. As long as River Plate focuses on defending, Rafael's threat is half gone, and then he destroys his chances to get the ball, and River Plate is a toothless tiger.

It was Elano who ruined Rafael's possession.

When the ball flew from the back of River Plate to Rafael, Elano immediately stepped forward and kicked every ball that flew towards Rafael hard, his responsibility was not to steal the ball, but to destroy, which undoubtedly made his job easier.

As an all-round midfielder with both attack and defense, Elano is not as physical as the average midfielder, but he is full of energy, large defensive area, and fast speed, which is an important barrier for Santos' midfield defense.

Before Ganso's injury, his more delicate footwork and big-picture vision made him a pivot in the team's transition, but after Ganso's return, his position was withdrawn, and it seemed overkill to use such a player to focus on Rafael.

But no one thinks so.

If Raphael could be restrained with one Elano, it would be a bargain.

Although Raphael was helpless about Elano's existence, he was not dissatisfied, after all, he was used to it......

Three minutes later, Ferrari played a long pass from the side, but no one was outflanked at the back of the river, and the ball went out of the line.

Cavlar kicked the ball forward, Arouca grabbed the front of Maidana and stabbed the ball, the ball fell at the feet of Ganso, Ganso immediately pushed sideways, Neymar took the ball and was ready to rush into the penalty area from the left, but at this time, Avlancino, who was on par with him, stretched out his leg and hooked him to the ground.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and gave Santos a free kick, Neymar lay on the ground and covered his legs, directly slapped Afrancino away to pull his hand, and Afrancino, who was facing away from the referee, muttered: "Okay, don't pretend." ”

Fortunately, Amarilla didn't mean to play the cards, it was considered to be an open side, and Africino accepted it when he saw it, shrugged his shoulders and left.

It was two seconds before Neymar sat up from the floor and applauded Alfrancino sarcastically.

"Santos' free-kick, Carrizo has already arranged the wall and is ready for it. It's still Elano's penalty, this is his third free kick of the game, and it's still the most suitable distance for him to play, but Elano's best is a free kick right in front of the goal, but unfortunately the three penalty spots are near the corner of the penalty zone, let's see how he plays this time......"

Neymar and a few of his team-mates stood in the penalty area to divert the goalkeeper's attention or play tactically, and River Plate did not take the free-kick lightly, except for the four-man wall, everyone else was huddled with Santos in the penalty area, and Rafael also came and stood next to Neymar.

"Three free kicks, all of them were created by you, I thought you had to take at least one," Rafael said to Neymar while Carriso was still directing his teammates, "I was impressed by your free kick at the South Youth Championships. ”

Which pot is not opened, Neymar didn't want to speak, but at this time he couldn't help but reply: "Are you different?"

Raphael smiled slyly: "I'm more self-aware, aren't you?"

Neymar was successfully disgusted.

At this time, Elano's free kick is taken.

"Oh...... Elano played a little poorly and the ball didn't go over the wall. ”

The ball bounced wide and Leao took the ball and passed it back to the captain in the centre circle, where Edu slotted the ball forward again before Pavoni could come up. Ze Eduardo battled for the ball, Elano stepped forward to grab the ball, but fell under Ferrari's block, and the referee blew for another free-kick.

This time the position was more correct, more suitable for Elano's right-footed free-kick.

Rafael returned to his own penalty zone again, Neymar looked at him and whispered: "I would prefer to use these two free kick opportunities to exchange me for a penalty zone, do you dare to let me go?"

Raphael chuckled: "What a coincidence, I think so too." ”

Elano's free-kick hit the jumping wall again and rubbed off the line. Ze Eduardo was very dissatisfied and roared at the linesman, who thought that River Plate had just made an obvious pull on the jersey, and the linesman turned a blind eye and said nothing.

Two consecutive free-kicks ended in failure, and the Santos team was impetuous.

Santos' corner was driven back and Danilo's header hit the side-netting, and this time Santos' attack came to an end.

Carrizo was ready to kick off, waved his teammates away, he ran out of the way from the halfway line, Pavoni successfully fought for the top in the middle, pushed the ball to the left front, Rafael suddenly turned around and got rid of the shadow around him, and at the same time, with the force of this crotch swing, his right foot was straightened, picked up on the ball that happened to pass by, volley!

His position is still fifteen meters away from the forbidden zone, and he was facing away from the goal before, so the Santos defense didn't expect Rafael to exert force on the spot, and it was a sudden long-range shot!

The whole movement is done in one go, as if it has been practiced a thousand times!

There was a muffled sound of "bang-", and the ball that was coming diagonally to the left was instantly deformed under this blow, and then changed direction and popped up, heading straight for the goal.

Just behind Raphael, Elano watched Raphael turn around, and before he could understand the other party's thoughts, he saw Raphael raise his foot, and then the ball flew by his face, and the wind even blew his hair, and at that moment, he almost thought that it was a sharp knife that was scraped over.

"Rafael shoots from distance!!!"

Among all the commentators, Carol is the fastest responder, there is an idol who does not play cards according to common sense, and no matter how fast the reaction speed is, he will be complained to death by the fans.

In Carroll's long roar, the football was launched from more than 30 meters away from the goal, pulling out an afterimage formed by white light in the air, and vigorously piercing the far corner of the goal.

The Santos goalkeeper stood a little forward, after all, Rafael, who was closest to him, did not enter the forbidden area, he couldn't be nervous and guarded in front of the goal, although he was very wary of Rafael, but he couldn't imagine that before Rafael shot, there was no warning!

He did his best to make a save, but Rafael's kick was too hard, the ball was so fast that it was almost a split second from the idea that Rafael was shooting like that to the moment he saw the ball appear in front of him!

Raphael, GOAL!