Although Ronaldo is missing the decisive word, each of the debuting pairs of Ricardo, Adriano and Figo has a certain ability to finish matches.

In the 81st minute, Inter Milan once again played a superb combination of three people in front, Figo dribbled the ball on the side, suddenly stopped sharply, and passed the ball to Adriano, who ran out of the penalty area to answer.

Adriano had one leg and let the ball slip between his legs, then turned and ran back into the box. Ricardo received the ball behind him, plugged it straight behind him, and handed it back to Adriano, who had already shaken off the last defender.

All he has to do is get up and beat Abbiati in one-on-one.

And he clearly won't miss such an opportunity.

“Goal！ Adriano scored twice! The commentator shouted passionately, "This is a wonderful cooperation between the players in the front court of Inter Milan, Figo has just joined the team to form a tacit understanding with Licardo and others, which is not easy!" ”

The rest of the game almost went into garbage time. Juventus, of course, are not willing to lose, but they are also not motivated to fight, after all, it is not an important game.

In the final minutes, Capello replaced Zebina with striker Mutu for a last-ditch effort.

But the commentator's focus is not on Juventus, but on Ricardo.

'Ricardo, another inside cut, beautiful, stuffed the ball to Figo, who slowed down a little bit and the ball was cleared.

"Although the attack was not successful, the idea was very clear. Mancini made the most of Ricardo's speed and technical strengths, and it was a smart move for him to play as a left winger. In the second half of last season, when Ricardo was playing more on the left wing, he delivered an excellent result. Maybe that's the best place for him. ”

Backfoot wingers, or "inside forwards", are not particularly popular in today's football.

The more famous, only last season transferred to Chelsea, the 21-year-old Robben.

And, of course, Ricardo.

In another time and space, it was the success of Arjen Robben, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo that made the backfoot winger a trend, and almost every big club has used or used the tactics of the backfoot winger.

Barcelona's Neymar, Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah...... The proliferation of backfoot wingers caused a sea change in tactical thinking.

And in this time and space, it seems that the explosion of Ricardo may make the spring of the backfoot winger come early.

After the match, Ricardo was interviewed on the sidelines.

"Are you upset that you didn't score in this game?"

"No, no, no, I'm happy to win the game, it helps us build confidence and prove that we're on the right track."

"Talk about Ronaldo's transfer?"

"I don't want to talk about topics that have nothing to do with the game."

"What do you think of Figo?"

'He's an experienced player, he's been the number one in the world in his position and I respect him. Even at this age, he can perform well and shows that he is a very professional player and he keeps his body very good. I'm very happy to have the opportunity to play with him. ”

"He or Rico, who do you think would be more suitable to be the main player of the team?"

"That's something Robert should be thinking about."

"What are your goals for the new season?"

'We're going to try to defend our league title and we're going to be in at least the last four in the Champions Cup.

Back in the locker room, Rico appeared in front of Ricardo with a dejected expression and whispered, "Ricardo, am I not doing well enough?" ”

You're really not good enough...... At least there is a distance from Mancini's request. But Ricardo can't say that.

"You're playing okay, but there's room for improvement."

"I haven't found my best yet," Rico said distressedly, "Will the boss still give me a chance?" ”

"I'm not him, how do I know," Ricardo comforted, "but I don't think he's going to dismiss you because of the half-game, and he'll definitely give you a chance." ”

"Even if I have a chance, it's useless," Rico shook his head, feeling down, "Figo is too strong, I'm no match for him." I don't have a chance until he retires. ”

"There's no shame in being a substitute for him," said Ricardo, "after all, he used to be the World Footballer." ”

"That's right." Rico nodded.

"You can learn more from him, and if you can learn a few tricks from him, you will be inexhaustible in the future. Also," said Ricardo, "you can also try to play on the left side and increase your versatility so that you have more chances." ”

"Kick the left, that's not robbing you of your job."

Ricardo said quietly, "You let the horse come and try!" ”

Rico is an optimist, and he quickly puts his worries behind him and jokes with Adriano.

The two were a bit of a sniffer, and within a few days of Rico's arrival in Milan, Adriano took him to get acquainted with several top nightclubs.

When Ricardo found out, he sternly said to Rico: "If you want to go back to Brazil next season, just keep fooling around with Ade." If you want to stay at Inter or even play in the main team, train with me every day! ”

Rico eventually chose to practice with Ricardo every day.

His performance in training impressed Mancini, who was again on the pitch on 25 August in the UEFA Super Cup against CSKA Moscow.

This time, Mancini used the 433 tactic at the beginning, Adriano was a single striker, Ricardo and Rico were separated, the midfield trio used Pizarro, Stankovic and C. Zanetti, the defender let McCone start for the first time, Zanetti moved to left-back, Samoel replaced the injured Materazzi, and partnered Córdoba to play central defense.

At the Stade Louis II, Inter Milan controlled the tempo from the first minute of the game, scoring two goals in each half to win 4-1.

And Ricardo scored a hat-trick in the game, and one of the goals came from an assist from Rico.

Speaking on the sidelines after the match, Ricardo, who was named Man of the Match, said: "Rico is a good friend of mine and I'm very happy that he had a great performance on his second appearance at Inter Milan. This will help him establish himself in the team more quickly. ”

'We showed quality in this game and I think anyone knows that we have to be the favourites to fight for the Champions League this year. Although Ronaldo is gone, we are still the team that has always won the championship. ”

In response to Vieri's previous discord in the Inter Milan dressing room, Ricardo replied with an official statement: "There is no problem in the team's dressing room, we are a big family, everyone gets along well." I respect BoBo, but he should learn when to shut up. ”