“…… Cruzeiro has been in much better form than he was three months ago, especially with Ramirez, who has been the focal point of attack and defence and has already instigated several dangerous attacks, but the duo of centre-backs Gustavo Cabral and Mateo Mousacchio are in good form. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Abel Claudio looked worriedly at Tang Zheng, who was a little dazed in the camera, and explained the game.

The reason why Cabral and Musacchio are needed in the game is directly related to Tang Zheng's lack of performance, in the past, as a natural barrier in front of the central defender, Jean was often able to defuse most of the opponent's attacks, but today's final was a little out of standard.

Head coach Simeone also realized this, and he took advantage of goalkeeper Daniel Bega's kick-off to call Tang Zheng to his side and explained: "This is just the first final in your life, don't be nervous, because there will be many, many finals in your future days!"

After finishing speaking, Simone touched Tang Zheng's hair affectionately before pushing him into the court.

"Come on!"

While Tang Zheng walked towards the court with his thoughts, Simeone clenched his right fist and slammed it hard into the open palm of his left hand.

Tang Zheng has been adjusting his state, but he always feels that he can't use his strength or the force is not right.

It's okay if it's a tense game, as long as you get used to the rhythm of the game, you will get better, but the physical state is not so easy to adjust.

He's the heart of the team, and his sluggish form has led to a lot of trouble for River Plate on both ends of the pitch.

Fortunately, except for Tang Zheng, the other players are in good shape, otherwise Cruzeiro who took the initiative is likely to have broken the deadlock on the field.

"We were surprised by the level of Cruzeiro less than 10 minutes into the game......

Nicholas, the commentator of Argentine National Television Channel 5, said with some frustration.

In fact, not only in the field of football, Argentina and Brazil are very competitive, but football, as the number one sport in the world, stands out.

Brazil is known as the kingdom of football and has won the most World Cups in the world, but Argentina is not bad, they have won more Copa America than Brazil, and at club level there are many more titles than Brazilian teams.

Thinking of this, Nicholas had no choice but to change the subject: "Judging from the record of the Copa Libertadores final between the Arabie and the Brazilian team in the past, the eight victories of the A-1 team are far more than the three victories of the Ba-1 team......"

It was the twelfth meeting between the Argentine and Brazilian clubs in the Copa Libertadores final and, judging by the last ten minutes, Cruzeiro seemed more deserving of the victory.

However, the game was a 90-minute battle, so there wasn't much to say that River Plate wasn't.

During this time, Ramirez's performance was very active, and Bueno, the ace commentator of Globo in Brazil, rarely praised him: "Ramirez's progress is very fast, if it can be maintained, it is very likely that he will be selected for Dunga's latest national team to prepare for the World Preliminary Tournament......"

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Tang Zheng was not in good shape, and Ramirez's performance in the midfield became very impressive, which made Dunga, who was watching the game in the stands, shine.

Because Cruzeiro's offense is becoming more and more threatening under his tandem with Wagner.

It's just that strikers Kleber and Paulista failed to take advantage of their due opportunities and failed to break the deadlock on the field.

In the fifteenth minute of the game, Cruzeiro's attack caused left-back Ferrari to make a mistake and kick the ball off the line for a corner.

Wagner took a corner kick from the left flank, Tang Zheng appeared in front of the goal, but fortunately the opposing central defenders Leonardo Silva and Kleber did not grab the spot, and the football was picked up by Augusto Fernandez at the back post, but he was half a beat slow to handle the ball and was forced to kick it out of the bottom line again, and it was another corner.

It stands to reason that Augusto Fernandez, who was at the back point, could have taken the ball outside and then thought about how to pass it, but he thought that the team had not had a decent counterattack from the beginning to now, so he wanted to see where Bonanaut was, but just like that, he let the opposing player force up, and for the sake of safety, he hurriedly kicked the ball out of the bottom line.

This performance is entirely due to nervousness.

The Cruzeiro fans in the stands saw the River Plate players behaving so badly, and collectively erupted into loud cheers to cheer for the team.

However, River Plate's second corner was relatively well defenced, with Musacchio struggling to push the ball out of the box, and Bonanotte, who was standing near the front of the penalty area to protect him, cleared the ball with a barb.

The ball flew near the centre circle, but Falcao was still in the box, Bonanotte's beautiful barb was simply a successful clearance, giving the team's backline a breather, and Cruzeiro, who had the ball at his feet, organized the attack again.

Ramirez received a pass from his team-mate again, and he controlled the ball as if he were walking while watching his team-mate's movements.

Seeing that there was no good passing position, he simply passed the ball back, signaling his teammates to run actively, and then running back to ask for the ball, like a midfield core, just like Tang Zheng who slaughtered Cruzeiro at home three months ago.

Simeone, who was standing on the sidelines, became a little anxious, and he kept giving orders to the players on the field, but the attacking forward Domingo was more focused on defense, so there was no one to organize the tandem on the offensive end.

Bonanott, Augusto Fernandez and Falcao all have pace, but the key is to counter-attack passes that don't get up front.

Batista had long seen that Tang Zheng was not in very good shape, so when River Plate switched from defense to attack, he asked the players to interfere with Tang Zheng close to him and prevent him from passing the ball comfortably, which is one of the reasons why River Plate has not threatened the attack since the beginning of the game.

Through this period of observation, Simeone knew that Tang Zheng's poor performance did not come from nervousness, but a more severe physical condition that could not keep up with the high-paced Copa Libertadores final.

Tang Zheng is the core of the team's midfield, and the game has only been going on for less than 20 minutes, if he is replaced at this time, not to mention that there will be a gap between master and apprentice, even if he makes substitution adjustments, it may not be the best plan, after all, the players who return to the field also need time to readjust to the rhythm of the game.

Receiving the order in the face of danger is also a serious test for the players who come on as substitutes.

So Simeone finally decided not to make any adjustments and waited for Tang Zheng's self-adjustment.

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In the 26th minute of the game, River Plate finally advanced the ball to the attacking frontcourt, and Tang Zheng won the ball and immediately passed it to the captain of the field, Domingo.

However, as soon as he finished passing the ball, he loudly reminded Domingo: "Be careful—"

As soon as the words fell, Domingo subconsciously stuck the position with his body, and then protected the ball with his left foot, but Parana, who was trying to steal behind him, did not have time to close his foot, and directly kicked Domingo's supporting foot, and the referee's whistle sounded.

Everyone thought it was just an ordinary physical contact and didn't care, but Domingo was holding his left ankle with a pained expression.

Tang Zheng was the first player to notice Domingo's painful expression, he squatted on the ground and asked with concern: "Nicholas, what's wrong?"

"Damn, I look like my old wound has come back. Domingo clutched his ankles, his brow furrowed, looking pained.

As a professional footballer, there are often some injuries on the body, but physical injuries are difficult for them to suffer, and the real pain comes from the soul.

The biggest enemy of a professional player is injury.

Doctor Cavalieri shook his head after a brief diagnosis before making a gesture towards the visitors' dugout that needed a substitution.

Simeone looked at the bench while spitting out expletives, captain Ortega can play as a midfielder, but the problem is that he is not active enough in defense, and his physical fitness is also a problem when he is older, otherwise he will not be considered to be put on the bench, plus this period is relatively embarrassing, replacing Ortega is equivalent to reducing half of the defensive players.

So he shook his head and looked at Aveleras.

Avelelas is not tall, but he is good at running actively, with a tough style of play, which can stabilize the midfield, and changing him on the field can liberate Tang Zheng.

Thinking of this, Simeone hooked his finger at Aveleras on the bench: "Matias, get ready to play." ”

“…… Stretcher-mounted, it seems that Nicolas Domingo will be struggling to hold on, and the favourites River Plate have been very passive on the pitch, and now the captain of the field has gone off with an injury. Duan Huo, the commentator of the BJ live broadcast room, turned his head and asked Zhang Lu: "Director Zhang, what adjustments do you say River Plate will take the opportunity to make?"

"It's hard to say, River Plate, who are playing away from home, are in a very passive situation and need to strengthen their defense in the middle, but at the same time they have problems switching from defense to attack, which means that the final substitution choice will depend on the decision of manager Diego Simeone...... Personally, I think it's more likely that Ortega will play, after all, River Plate's offense has reached the point where it has to change......" Zhang Lu thought for a while.

The on-site director switched the camera to the away team's bench, and River Plate's main midfielder was unable to continue the game due to injury, and the substitution adjustment was urgent.

"Matthias Aveleras?"

When Avelelas stood next to tactical coach Sergi and head coach Simeone to listen to the assignment, Duan Huo and Zhang Lu raised their eyebrows at the same time.

However, soon, Duan Huo realized Simeone's substitution intention: "Simeone is originally a coach who pays attention to defense, and Avelelas is more active in defense, and can straighten his waist during the relatively passive period of River Plate, and at the same time can liberate Tang Zheng, killing two ......birds with one stone."

Domingo walked to the sidelines with the support of the team doctor Cavalieri, but after walking a few steps, he found that his left arm was still wearing the captain's armband, so he stopped, took off the captain's armband on his left arm, limped towards Tang Zheng, and put his right hand on Tang Zheng's right shoulder: "Don, you are the third captain of the team, and now that Ariel is not on the field, the captain's armband will be handed over to you, I hope you can lead the team out of the current predicament and come to ...... I'll put it on for you. ”

With the wild boos pouring down from the stands, Tang Zhengmu opened his left arm and looked down to see Domingo wearing the black captain's armband on his left arm.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of responsibility that he had never felt before.

(To be continued.) )