On March 14, the day before the game, Capa announced the 18-man squad, with Rafael and Lanzini both impressively listed, but unfortunately, neither of them started and reunited on the bench.

The Hurricanes are located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, not too far from River Plate camp, so they just need to take the team bus there that day.

Founded in 1908, the Hurricanes won the championship four times in the early days of the Argentine league and had a large number of fans, but after the league became professional, it was never able to regain its former glory, and only won one league championship in 1973. After that, the team had several ups and downs, and even relegated to the second division in 2004, and did not return to the first division until the 07-08 season. Their best result in recent years was a runner-up finish in the 08-09 Autumn League.

Their coach at the time, and now their head coach at River Plate, Angel Capa.

To this day, Hurricanes fans still remember the fond memories of Capa, with many fans holding banners welcoming him back to Thomas Adolf Ducco as the team entered the stadium.

Although Capa helped the Hurricanes finish runners-up in the league before taking the team to a disastrous second-to-bottom finish in the league last spring...... But this is all due to the mass loss of key players in the team, among them, Javier Pastore, the team's top scorer who participated in the World Cup in South Africa this year, was sold to Palermo in Serie A. The team's disintegration was the most important reason for the Hurricanes' plummeting, but in the end, Capa left because of it.

In fact, the disaster of the Hurricanes is actually the sadness of the Argentine football league. Because once a team performs well, the players who play well in the team will soon flow to Europe, and the lack of continuity in the development of players is accelerating the decline of the Argentine domestic league. Just like Rafael's hat-trick has attracted so many European newspaper reports, those European clubs will sooner or later be like sharks smelling blood, and the Argentine newspaper "Capital" has written an article praising the prescience of the River Plate youth director, who immediately signed a professional contract with Rafael when he turned 16 years old, otherwise, the more dazzling he is in the team, the shorter his time in the La Liga will be.

The current coach of the Hurricanes is Héctor Rivoya, a promotion specialist in the second division, and the Hurricanes who succeeded Capa are the first time in his coaching career to coach a first-division team, and the Hurricanes finished 10th in the standings in the fall league last season, which is decent, but the championship dream of Hurricanes fans seems increasingly out of reach...... Since the start of the season, the Hurricanes lost 1-2 away to Argentina Juniors in the first round of the season, which seems to confirm this fact, so the media generally thought that River Plate would not have much problem winning this game.

At the beginning of the game, the on-site commentator introduced the starting lists of both sides.

Hurricane:

Goalkeeper: Monzon;

Defenders: Quintana, Heru, Quiroga;

Midfielders: Montillio, Mechin, Morales, Pena, Brittus;

Forwards: Sarah, Nieto.

Riverbed:

Goalkeeper: Carrizo;

Defenders: Maidana, Ferrero, Ferrari, Alano;

Midfielders: Bonanott, Affrancino, Pereira, Almeida;

Forwards: Mori, Ortega.

As predicted by the media, in the 12th minute, Afrancino opened the scoring for River Plate thanks to a beautiful assist from Maury.

"Oh, River Plate No. 15 Afrancino has scored. The Hurricanes weren't so lucky, but it didn't matter, the game was still long and they still had plenty of time to turn the score. The on-field commentary brushed the goal lightly and began to comfort the home fans.

Rafael and Manuel hugged and celebrated the goal from the bench, but Manu buried himself in his shoulder and sighed: "I feel like I'm getting farther and farther away from the starter. ”

Afrancino was a regular in the first team as early as last season, replacing him in the game, and this time he started again and scored another goal, which is why Manu was so worried. In fact, Afrancino is not a direct competitor to Manu, and Capa asked him to start in the last game in order to implement a different formation, but I am afraid that after this game, he will be lower than Alfranzino in Capa's heart.

Raphael patted him on the back as a sign of comfort. However, he didn't know what to say, in fact, he didn't understand his friend's opinion, in his opinion, the only way to get the main force is to prove to the coach that he is the most suitable person for the position no matter what, rather than pinning his hopes on the competitor's poor performance, obviously this kind of thinking will not have any positive effect on his own strength.

Fortunately, Manuel was just a little depressed for a while, and soon cheered up: "I'm going to work harder!"

At this time, the camera came to their bench with a close-up shot, facing the two of them, Raphael and Manuel immediately changed their previous image of hooking shoulders and backs, and sat upright, with a stern face.

The many female fans who watched this game in front of the TV just screamed for this scene and began to lick the screen, the photographer is good, the director is good, please don't cut the picture, let us watch enough at once! Not to mention, after the last round of the game, the public television station really received a letter of opinion from some fans, hoping that when the TV station broadcasts the River Plate game, a certain corner of the screen will be vacated and Raphael's full-court video will be placed alone...... Yes, yes, yes! It's like broadcasting sign language news! It's a pity that this kind of unreasonable and frenzied demand was swept directly into the trash by the manager.

Rafael's debut was too much of a surpriseYan, so that professionals are focused on his hat trick, but not much on his appearance, in fact, those advertisers and sponsors only know how valuable Rafael's face is, as early as after Rafael re-appeared in the youth team, his various invitations and contracts have not been broken, and he doesn't care at all about this strange thing, plus a son who doesn't want to do no one wants to force him to do it, and I can make money myself.

Rafael said that he would not consider any commercial endorsements until he had established himself in the first team, he did not have time!

Therefore, the most distorted expressions in front of the TV screen are not those female face fans, but those company leaders who look at Zuobaoshan but can't get close to it...... If you don't make any money, you'd better die on the bench in the future! If you want to change careers in the future, I'm waiting for you to come and beg us! Of course, there are also such ...... Raphael is so good at playing the game table, why don't you let him play, let him play, let him sit firmly on the main force, don't let us make money, Capa, what are your intentions!

Turn back to the field.

The Hurricanes were impatient to concede the opening goal, and in their eagerness to equalize, they continued to attack River Plate's goal, and River Plate also seized several opportunities to make several waves of counterattacks, and the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense.

In the 25th minute of the first half, River Plate left-back Arano and the opposing midfielder Montillo competed for the ball on the sideline. Arano, who grabbed the ball, heard the referee blow the whistle and looked back in amazement, only to notice what was happening behind him. He shrugged innocently at the referee. Fortunately, the referee did not think that he had committed a foul and did not play a card.

This is just a small episode that happened in the game, in the first half of the game, the two sides went back and forth, each other attacked and defended, but did not produce goals, because the scramble was fierce, the running was frequent, and the players on the field were consumed very quickly, Rafael noticed that Bonanotte was soaked all over, and in the last few minutes of the first half, he often held his knees and couldn't hold his breath, obviously his body was a little unable to support it. This surprised Rafael a little, it was only less than 45 minutes, how did Bonanot behave like fighting in extra time, he played the whole game in the last game and didn't see it like today.

Capa apparently noticed this as well, and he stared at Bonanot with a frown, unhappy with his performance in this match.

In fact, since taking over River Plate, he has been dissatisfied with the midfield, especially in the forward position, to be precise, Bonanott. Ortega is about to retire, but now he is still playing the main force at River Plate. Bonanotte was originally Ortega's successor, he has been called "Messi II" by the media and fans since he became famous, which represents the public's expectations of him, before last year, Capa was very optimistic about his development prospects, excellent dribbling, delicate technique, whether it is passing or breaking through or shooting, very imaginative and creative. In 2008, he was called up to the Argentine Olympic team for the men's football competition at the Beijing Olympics, and under the leadership of Batista, he won Olympic gold medals with stars such as Riquelme, Lionel Messi, Di Maria and Mascherano.

Unfortunately, since the car accident at the end of last year, his watch has become unstable. Although his miraculous return to the field is indeed admirable, considering that the car accident caused him to suffer multiple fractures all over his body, the media even pessimistically thought that he might retire because of this.

But what Capa wants is not only Bonanott who is physically recovering, but also Bonanott, who has returned to the peak of technical awareness.

Because he was not satisfied, he wanted to train him well from Lamela before to Lanzini, who was promoted this year, but the normal Bonanott position is not something that these two youngsters can replace now, after all, they are too immature. However, today's Bonauette is not normal, too many senseless runs, the body is still abnormally depleted, Mori has several good scoring opportunities, he did not pass the ball in place, and was cut off twice in a row......

Why can't he return to the team with a serious injury like Raphael......

When he thought of Raphael, he was thoughtful.

At half-time, Capa commented on the team's watch, and when it was Bonanot's turn, he only said: "Diego, you rest in the second half." ”

Everyone was a little surprised, Bonanott too, but looking at the head coach's expressionless face, he knew that his appearance was not good today, and his body was exhausted, originally restricted by congenital factors, his body was crane tail in the whole team, plus he had been worried recently, and he didn't have a good rest, so he would run half the game and be out of his body, he wanted to take advantage of the halftime break to recover his physical fitness, but obviously his table made the head coach very dissatisfied, his mouth opened, he still didn't say anything, and his voice should be.

Capa nodded, then turned to look at Rafael, who was sitting in the corner with Lanzini: "Rafael, you play in place of Diego." ”

Rafael was a little surprised, and Capa directly ordered: "You wait to play in the front midfield, cooperate more with Ariel and Roglio, pass the ball when you should pass, don't fight with the opponent, the frontcourt organization needs you to connect with me, don't look at me like this, if you don't have confidence in yourself, you can sue me!"

Raphael hurriedly shook his head, and Capa sighed: "It seems that you don't have confidence." ”

Raphael's eyes widened, and he nodded hurriedly, then he felt that something was wrong, and shook his head again, Lanzini couldn't stand it anymore, and poked him: "You have a mouth!"

"Confidence, absolute confidence, let me go, coach ......" The sudden surprise made Rafael's brain a little short-circuited, and he looked at Capa pitifully.

The already somewhat dull locker room erupted in laughter, and even Bonanot, who had been replaced, couldn't help but smile.

The substitutions were thus settled, and Capa continued with the second-half arrangement, he was not prepared to defend the advantage of one goal, and the football philosophy in his bones was attack.

"In the second half, we continued to strengthen the attack, we took the ball at the back and handed it to Ariel and Rafael, and Roglio you were still at the front, Paul

Capa doesn't show mercy just because he coached the Hurricanes. What he needs is a landslide victory!

After boosting his morale, Kappa went out to give the players room to rest, and then took Rafael out by the way.

'I'm talking about the midfielder, but it's not fixed, I want you to change positions a little more, be involved in the organisation a little bit and be involved in the attack. See for yourself!" That's what Capa said to Raphael in the first sentence, and Raphael was really surprised this time, "This ...... In layman's terms, sir, am I free in the front?"

Capa nodded, which meant that he really valued Raphael.

Raphael is a gem of the world, and if you give him time, he will shock the world. That's Capa's conclusion on the third day of Rafael's pre-tournament preparation in July. Rafael is very technical, Rafael shoots well, Rafael ...... The compliments that Hector, the head of the academy, kept mentioning in his ear were nothing compared to a few days of real getting along. Capa used Rafael as a winger, and he was amazed by his ability to dribble the ball and his speed to be the best in the team, whether it was cutting inside or crossing. This kid is fit to be a winger.

But then he found out...... This kid doesn't have a good position in the frontcourt, his excellent sense of smell in front of goal and super judgment ability make him a striker, and he seems to be able to see the shadow of Gerd Muller, Inzaghi, and Van Basten in him.

Even as a center forward, he is not afraid, and his super individual combat ability makes Paul Ferrari, the backbone of the main team's defense, shake his head and smile bitterly, saying that in addition to fouls, he is completely unable to stop Rafael.

In short, Capa is sure that Rafael is all-round up front. The only flaw in front of him is that he is too young, his body is not fully developed, and he is too thin, every time he sees Raphael facing the bag, he makes him sweat!

Capa originally hoped to make Rafael shine little by little, like carving jade, but he didn't expect that in just ten minutes, Rafael would already let the whole of Argentina know himself. Now he is difficult to ride a tiger, continue to hide Raphael, geniuses are arrogant, others do not play well, you don't let people on it is forgivable, people train hard every day, play well in the team competition, substitute on the field is to hand over a perfect answer, so you don't take someone to play, that person doesn't want to play with you.

In the end, it is likely that he will be the one who leaves. What's more, Capa cherishes talents, he likes to train young people, and Pastore made a name for himself in his hands, so he changed his mind and decided to give Raphael more opportunities. But he's always put Rafael up front, but Bonanott's aberrations have led him to think of another possibility.

Now he is giving Rafael the right to be a free man up front, and he also hopes that he will play smarter and reduce the possibility of injury. At the same time, he made his midfield position in the dressing room to show his attitude and let the players know how much they value Rafael. The midfielder is a high-profile position in Argentina, and Capa has been thinking about it just now, and he is also versatile in the front field...... Why can't Raphael become the next Maradona?

"River Plate made a substitution at half-time, No. 27 Rafael Yun replaced No. 30 Diego Bonanotte, this is not a counterpoint substitution, is Kappa going to change the formation to play the front three, or is he going to drop Ortega back to play as a midfielder?" No.27 Rafael Cloud, who made his second first-team appearance, scored an impressive hat-trick after 10 minutes against Tigray in River Plate last time out. It seems that these three goals have also impressed the head coach Capa, who has more time than 10 minutes, but it is impossible for him to repeat the miracle of the last game. ”

At this moment, thousands of River Plate fans who came with the team suddenly made a noise.

"Oh, look at the sidelines, River Plate fans holding up banners, aha...... Ha," the narrator couldn't help but laugh, and the camera was given to the River Plate fans, and everyone who saw it laughed. I saw a large white banner with a very eye-catching black bold font -- Raphael, we love you, hurry up and throw yourself into the arms of my sisters! The banner was also stained with red lip patterns of various colors, and the enthusiasm made people wonder whether these patterns were painted or really kissed, "No. 27 is really popular, and the banners are all beautiful women." The Hurricanes once had such a sought-after player, but now it's far away in Italy. ”

The beauties holding the banner found themselves on the big screen, even more excited, jumping and jumping with the banner, and did not forget to cheer for the team: "River Plate, victory, Rafael, come on! We love you!" Finally, Qi Qi sent a flying kiss to the camera, Raphael, who saw this scene under the reminder of his teammates, his face was scarlet, and at this moment, the camera gave him a close-up, when his beautiful but unusually cute face appeared on the big screen because of his shame, the hundreds of female fans burst out with unimaginable energy, and the screams simply broke through the sky.

"Oh my God, are they going to turn this place into a concert?" the live commentator complained, "but this supernova from River Plate doesn't look like a football player at all, more like a star model who came to shoot a football commercial, maybe he could consider changing careers." ”

The female fans at the scene and in front of the TV laughed, dare to squeeze Raphael?

"Now women's tastes have become really fast, and I think back then, my charm was not lost to you at all. Ortega sighed.

"Ariel, you're very attractive right now, really. Raphael's face was like a spring flower, and he replied very seriously.

Ortega smiled: "Now only my wife thinks so!"

Although the Ducco Stadium was not full, it was still the home of the Hurricanes, and the Hurricanes fans were very unhappy with the hustle and bustle of River Plate fans, waving team flags and fists to cheer for the team, and the momentum of tens of thousands of people instantly completely suppressed the voices of the excited Rafael female fans.

"The home fans are cheering for the team, they are asserting sovereignty, you can see that all the players of the Hurricanes are very imposing, they are not willing to accept defeat, I believe they can come back and win!"

Most of the fans of River Plate who came to watch the game away from home have always kept a low profile, and now they can't stand the commentator's belittling of their new star Rafael for a while, and then singing about River Plate, and collectively booing at the middle finger of the commentator.

With the curse of "Dog|mother, curse us again, I'll kill you as soon as I get out of the court!", the second half of the game began.

"The game is on, hey, River Plate's number 27 is in the midfield position, isn't he a striker?"

It was the Hurricanes who kicked off the game, and they clearly wanted to hit River Plate by surprise, with a few quick passes, and the ball was quickly passed to River Plate's half.

In football, the beginning and the end are often the most dangerous moments, because at the beginning, both teams need time to get into the state, and it is more advantageous to enter faster than to enter slowly, and at the end of the game, with the excessive consumption of the body, the player's spirit is also easy to relax, so these two periods are the most likely times to cause goals.

The Hurricanes had a plan, and the game was instantly tense.

"Morales broke through in front and passed the ball to Zarate, beautiful! The straight ball went straight through the River Plate defence, River Plate looked like they were not waking up from a big dream, the chance of the hurricane! Zarate dribbled the ball past Alfrancino...... He's almost in the forbidden zone!Oh my God, he's going to have to go faster!"

The narrator went from surprise at the beginning to panic at the back, but in just a few seconds, like a hurricane fan who had just jumped up to cheer loudly for the team, the mood was like a roller coaster, falling from high tide to trough.