Ramirez was booked in the 37th minute, a big concern for Cruzeiro's central defence, and his half-time red card in the last meeting was still fresh in the memory of young Batista, or rather the biggest humiliation of his coaching career. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So Batista rushed to the sidelines to remind Paranae and the two full-backs to help Ramirez more and relieve him of the defensive pressure in midfield.

However, Cruzeiro has certain limitations in the 442 formation at home, and the increase in strikers must cause the lack of defense in the middle, coupled with the fact that Ramires is now overstretched with a yellow card.

If other positions are allowed to help Ramirez again, it will be equivalent to tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and in the end, the bamboo basket will be empty.

Of course, there were no problems at the beginning, and the Cruzeiro defence at home was still solid.

It's just that as time goes by, Tang Zheng has a keen insight into the problems exposed by Cruzeiro's defense in the middle, so the number of exclamations from the home team fans in the stands has increased significantly.

Ramirez, who has now received a yellow card, moves much less on the defensive end, and even stretches out his feet to be frightened, afraid that the opposing player will take the first step to poke the ball away and cause his own foul.

This is a sign of low faith.

In the 41st minute, River Plate switched from defense to attack, but Parana was fouled in front.

River Plate quickly sent a free kick in the backfield, and Tang Zheng and his teammates controlled the ball to the front court with several consecutive passes.

When Tang Zheng ran to the right side of the attack, about 35 meters from the baseline, he received a forward pass from Aveleras, and Ramirez crossed in front of him.

Tang Zheng stepped on the ball with his right foot, looked at Ramirez two meters away, and the corners of his mouth curved into a good-looking arc, as if he was deliberately mocking Ramirez.

Ramirez could naturally read the meaning of Tang Zheng's smile, but he knew that he couldn't be impulsive!

Before the final, the agent told him that Benfica from Portugal was interested in him, and Cruzeiro also agreed to an offer of 7.5 million euros, thinking about the cute Cruzeiro fans in the past, he wanted to give the fans some souvenirs before leaving the team, so the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final must be calm!

Tang Zheng glanced at Ramirez again, shook his head, and then passed the ball with his right foot to Poncio who came up, heading towards the middle.

Poncio didn't have the ball at his feet and passed the ball to right wing-back Billy before Kleber stepped up, who then passed the ball to Augusto Fernandez.

After a few consecutive passes, the football reached the feet of Tang Zheng, who was active in the middle, and Ramirez was once again in front of him.

With Poncio's forward pressure and the two full-backs adducting, they made the illusion that they wanted to cooperate with Tang Zheng, so that no one dared to support Ramirez for the time being.

Ramirez's center of gravity dropped, and he consciously fought and retreated in the face of Tang Zheng's forward dribbling, maintaining a certain safe distance.

Ramirez, who was engrossed, even had an illusion that as long as Tang Zheng had thought about his intentions, then he would teach Tang Zheng to be a man!

Some people can't be bullied casually!

However, Ramirez, who had his back to goal, only noticed the River Plate players on the two ribs, and had no idea what was going on behind him.

At this moment, Falcao suddenly ran out of the penalty area and answered Tang Zheng.

Bonanotte on the left side saw Falcao retreating, and did not hesitate to move to the middle to involve the defense, while left-back Ferrari consciously stepped forward along the wing.

Tang Zheng had a wide field of vision and saw Falcao's retreat, and Ramirez, who was just engrossed, opened the door, and Tang Zheng's right foot stepped on the ball and pulled it back.

Ramirez thought that Tang Zheng was just looking for a passing match and didn't care.

However, Tang Zheng's next connection action was very fast and at the same time very hidden, he quickly kicked the football with the arch of his right foot, and then started to run on the spot to attack the right rib.

"Hell!"

The two were so close that it was too late for Ramirez to close his legs.

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"-wooooooow!" Abel Claudio exclaimed, "Wonderful crotch pass!!"

Falcao flicked Leonardo Silva's impact at the top of the penalty area and returned the ball to Tang Zheng with the arch of his right foot.

Ramirez had a leg tightening move, and it was too late for him to start on the spot to defend Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng looked up at the position of goalkeeper Fabio in the process of running to meet the ball, and at the same time his feet were adjusting his pace, where did Ramirez not know what Tang Zheng was going to do?

It was less than 30 metres from the goal and was temporarily unmarked.

Shoot!

Goalkeeper Fabio also consciously moved to the near corner, and he was confident that as long as Tang Zheng dared to shoot from a distance, then he would dare to make the top ten international saves!

Ramirez didn't give up, he kicked the ground quickly and alternately with his feet, and his super explosive power allowed him to quickly get close to Tang Zheng.

At the same time, Tang Zheng naturally lowered his head, stepped on the left side of the oncoming football about 30 centimeters away, and exaggerated his right foot, making a long shot.

"-Shoot!!"

The commentators in the commentary booth roared and shouted almost at the same time.

Ramirez didn't hesitate to fall to the ground and stretch out his right foot to try to block Tang Zheng's shot.

But Tang Zheng's right foot did not kick the football, but slammed the football that Falcao had made to the left.

Ramirez slid out of the way and lost his defensive position.

"Whoa, whoa—"

There was another burst of exclamations over the Mineiro Stadium, and the hearts of many home fans were in their throats.

Abel Claudio quickly changed his words and shouted, "Wonderful fake shot!!"

Tang Zheng's fake shot really shook Ramirez, and another central midfielder, Parana, stepped forward to make up for it when he was forced to do so, but Tang Zheng didn't give him this opportunity, he picked up his right foot again after dunking Ramirez, and kicked the ball with the outside of his right foot.

The ball flew from the outside to the inside of River Plate's attacking left with a distinct outside instep arc, and Cruzeiro right-back Jonathan was a little hesitant in the process of retreating, clearly underjudging where the ball would land.

By the time he got up and down, it was too late, and he was only in a cloud of air.

"Rise to the top!"

Bueno, a commentator on Globo in Brazil, exclaimed.

Ferrari did not get distracted, but was very confident in Tang Zheng's transfer, in the past he was very accurate in all kinds of coquettish transfers, and this time he firmly believes that it is the same.

Really!

Ferrari stopped in one go and slid the ball into the box.

Right centre-back Leonardo Silva had to run on to Ferrari as he entered the box.

But Ferrari didn't wait for them to come, and swept the ball straight to the penalty spot without raising his head.

Falcao shook off Eleno's mark as he accelerated his run and picked up his left foot to shoot a blast.

Eleno's downed block did not touch the football, and goalkeeper Fabio, who tried to make a save, was half-kneeling on the ground and kept his hands up.

The soccer ball violently crashed into the snow-white net until the potential energy was terminated, and then fell to the ground......

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The sky above the Mineiro Stadium suddenly fell silent until a second later, when the 3,000 River Plate fans who came with the team shouted hysterically and waved their fists in celebration of the team's goal on the road.

Falcao, who scored the goal, was very excited, and he has been questioned by a lot of media in recent days because of the poor form of the club due to the national team.

But it was a goal that gave him the perfect response to open the scoring in the Copa Libertadores final!

The true colors of the shooter are undoubtedly revealed.

The tiger is out!

He vented his frustration with his trademark kneeling celebration and crazy roar.

It was his eighth goal in the Copa Libertadores!

Then he sent a flying kiss to the VIP seat, where his singer girlfriend Luo Leilei was sitting.

The two of them are affectionate and envious of others.

Of course, Falcao, who scored the goal, did not forget his teammates, and he turned and hugged Tang Zheng and other teammates who were planning the attack.

Especially Tang Zheng's outside instep diagonal pass after the fake shot and real buckle is too coquettish!

Head coach Simeone raised his arms excitedly and shouted, waving his fists vigorously.

The relieved home fans erupted in a sea of boos that quickly swept through the Mineiro stadium.

However, the River Plate players who took the lead did not care, they were battle-hardened, and being booed by the home fans meant that they were scared of the home fans.

Only fear, will take advantage of the advantage of the large number of people to resist hysterically.

After the live director gave the goal replay and switched the camera one after another, the faces of the home team's players were almost full of depression and helplessness.

Batista rushed to the sidelines, he slapped his palms a few times with a heavy face, and shouted at the players: "It's normal to lose a ball in the game, don't be discouraged, just chase it back! You can! Because you are one of the two best teams in the whole of South America this year!!"

On the other side, Simeone, who was celebrating the goal with his assistants, hurriedly called Avelelas over: "They will definitely strengthen the offensive if they concede the goal in this period, you explain to Diego and Augusto, and let them pay attention to the fact that they don't have to retreat when switching from defense to attack, and go directly to the two wings diagonally." ”

Avelelas nodded, then ran to the pitch and told his teammates about Simeone's latest adjustments.

At the same time, Simeone's hands and tails were put together in his mouth, and he whistled vigorously.

Tang Zheng, who was running back, looked at the sidelines, Simeone stretched out his right hand and made a vague gesture, and Tang Zheng gave a thumbs up to show understanding.

Cruzeiro stepped up his attack under the roar of the home fans, but they were afraid of River Plate's quick counter-attack, and the two full-backs did not dare to press at the same time.

So there was no real threat to their offense, the thunder was loud and the rain was small.

Ramirez, who was partly responsible for the goal conceded, was keen to help his side equalise through his own efforts, and he took the ball 30 yards out to try a long-range shot from an angle.

Judging from the effect, it is quite threatening.

However, in the eyes of head coach Batista, he was squandering his chances, and if he had calmly distributed the ball to the right flank, the threat would have been even greater.

As time passed, Ramirez became more impatient.

Seeing that the first half was about to run out, he turned on the wave shooting mode.

(To be continued.) )