For Rico's words, Licardo also privately agreed.

Compared to when he was first reborn, his physical fitness has improved and his technique has improved slightly.

In the 100-meter run, he can now complete it in 11 seconds, of course, not as good as Ronaldo's 10.5 seconds, and even less than Robert Carlos's 10.4 seconds, but for his age, it is already quite good.

There was no change in height, and the night measurement remained at 181 cm. The weight increased by 2 kg, from 72 kg to 74 kg.

This growth of two kilograms, of course, is all muscle.

Overall, it is still on the thin side, you know, Owen, who is 174 cm tall, weighed 74 kg at the age of 18.

However, Ricardo did not want to be a heavy tank, and he also wanted to maintain his flexibility while maintaining his strength.

Although the increase in weight of two kilograms is not much, his ability to fight is obviously stronger.

After scoring a hat-trick against Santos, Ricardo was even more aware of the fact that he had already moved up to the continental division.

Maybe it's only a weak chicken in the intercontinental class, but it's also an intercontinental class.

At the age of 16, I am afraid that the football king Pele did not have such a height when he was 16 years old.

Ricardo was smug and would have scored in the two-legged match against Gremio, and then, on the course of time and space, the final would have been against Corinthians who had beaten San Caenotta.

If you can score in the final and win your first title since rebirth, the season will be perfect.

If I can win the championship, I guess Inter Milan will start to pay attention to me, right? At that time, if Ronaldo recommended Moratti again, his transfer to Inter Milan after a year and a half seemed to be a matter of course.

Ricardo thought.

Until he was tackled down by Gabriel, lying on the ground with his ankles covered and unable to get up for a long time.

It was an intra-team match, and before Osvaldo could blow the whistle, his teammates gathered around and nervously asked.

"Are you alright, Licardo?"

"Little Ricardo, where did it hurt?"

There are also those who turn around and get angry at Gabriel: "What are you doing here!" Do you want to abolish the Ricardo! ”

"This is his-mother-in-the-team match, are you too excited!"

"Is it necessary to be so cruel to your teammates?"

After a long time, Ricardo pushed away the people around him, tried to stand up, jumped twice on one leg, and said with a reluctant smile: "I'm fine, the bone should not be broken." ”

"Don't move," said Osvaldo with a worried face, "and the team doctor will come at once." ”

After a while, Oliveira, the team doctor, arrived in a hurry and gave Ricardo a preliminary examination.

"Where's the pain? Here? Or is it here? ”

He tried to gently turn Ricardo's ankle: "Does it hurt?" So what? The pain cried out. ”

With just a slight turn, Ricardo inhaled in pain.

After a meticulous examination, Oliveira looked up and said to Osvaldo: "It shouldn't be a fracture, but the ligament is more serious, I took him to the infirmary for further examination, and I need to take an MRI." ”

"Go ahead."

Rico helped Ricardo to the infirmary, and Osvaldo glared back at Gabriel, who was like a child who had done something wrong, his lips moving slightly, as if he wanted to defend himself, but he did not dare to speak out.

Osvaldo's reproach turned into a sigh: "Keep training." ”

……

In the infirmary, Licardo had already done all the tests. The São Paulo club, which is loved by the wealthy class of São Paulo, is considered to be the kind of rich in Brazil, and the medical equipment is not inferior to the average small hospital.

"How's it going, Mr. Oliveira, how long do I need to rest?" Although he is not very clear about his injury, the severe pain in his ankle reminds Ricardo that this injury will inevitably take some time to recover. I just hope it doesn't take too long and doesn't affect the game against Gremio.

"2 to 3 weeks." Oliveira's words ruthlessly shattered Ricardo's illusions.

"How long is it going to take?" It's not that Ricardo doubts Oliveira's professionalism, it's just that he doesn't want to miss out on an important semi-final.

"It has to be this long," Oliveira said, "if you don't want to leave a hidden danger behind." Of course, I can also give you a closed shot to catch the next game, but after the next game, you have to spend more time recovering, and it can become an old injury. ”

Ricardo shook his head decisively. It's a pity, but there's no way. As a professional footballer, his body is the cost of his food, and he must take care of it. If he wants to achieve those dreams, he needs to have a healthy body.

"Don't put your feet on the ground for these two days, I'll give you a pair of crutches, and by the way, the club's wheelchair can also be borrowed for you."

"Still in a wheelchair?" Ricardo's face fell.

"It's best to be in a wheelchair for the last 3 or 4 days, so as not to put unnecessary burden on your ankles."

Ricardo nodded helplessly.

He had been seriously injured twice in his previous life, and for a considerable period of time he was in the company of a wheelchair, which was his most painful and gloomy moment. When his recovery was far away, he even thought about ending his own life. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has a psychological shadow on wheelchairs.

The news that Ricardo was injured and would miss the two-legged semi-final and even the first leg of the final spread through the club like wings.

By the end of the afternoon training, well-informed reporters had already flocked to the Brafonta base, frantically asking around to get first-hand information.

Osvaldo forbade any player to be interviewed, while Ricardo was sent back by the club's car.

Osvaldo readjusted his tactics and formation in order to survive the absence of Ricardo. Four days later, however, São Paulo lost 1-0 to the visiting Gremio at the Molumbi Stadium, in the disappointment of more than 50,000 fans.

The defeat in the first leg of the semifinals put Osvaldo completely in the forefront.

The media is questioning his employment, questioning his tactics, questioning his on-the-spot adjustments, questioning everything about him.

Ricardo watched the broadcast of the game in front of the television, and at this moment he had left his wheelchair and sat on the gym machine, carefully exercising his upper body and lower back muscles.

At his feet, several newspapers were piled up in a mess. There is no doubt that every one of them is critical of Osvaldo.

Frankly, Ricardo agrees with some of the views in the newspapers. But the verbal criticism of Osvaldo at this time will undoubtedly have an adverse impact on the entire São Paulo team.

At this time, the team should unite and play 200 percent to try to win away games, and should not fall into the cross-pointing and accusations.

Suddenly, the phone he kept next to him rang with a pleasant ringtone. He picked up his phone and saw that the name that appeared on the caller ID was: Osvaldo.