Chapter 130: Cut your throat
The commentator on Brazilian television had been a bit idle until then, because São Paulo's performance was lackluster and there was nothing to elaborate on.
He had to introduce the scene and talk about the slogans in the stands.
“…… The fans of América de Cali are very uncivilized, their slogans are infuriating, this behavior is anti-football, I suggest that São Paulo file a complaint with the South American Football Confederation after the match to disqualify the home stadium of América de Cali, "the Brazilian commentator is full of emotion and tendency, even indignant, "I hope São Paulo can get a good result, of course it is better to win, at least a draw." ”
was talking, and suddenly there was a shot of Lugano clearing the siege with a big foot on the screen, and he excitedly shouted: "Lugano broke the ball, and the long pass launched a counterattack!" Football flies to the position of Ricardo! ”
At this time, Cali America's right-back Gonzalez assisted near the Sao Paulo penalty area, and although he was accelerating to chase back, it was impossible to catch up.
So their centre-back near the centre circle Bahamon rushed up and tried to head the ball back before Ricardo.
Caliamerica's midfielder Angulo was also desperately trying to get back to the defense, and he was about 5 or 6 meters away from Ricardo at the start, and when Ricardo picked up, he was instantly thrown 7 or 8 meters away.
Ricardo ran like a bolt of lightning and in the blink of an eye he was at the point where the football landed.
Bahamon was still a few steps away from football, and when he saw that something was wrong, he immediately jumped up and tried to interfere with Ricardo.
Ricardo was no longer afraid of physical confrontation and jumped high to head the ball.
In the end, Ricardo, who was closer to the ball, was the first to touch the ball as a matter of course, and his header was clever this time, not too hard, but with a cushioning action, which allowed the ball to fly lightly over the center circle and slowly fall to the ground.
At the same time, Ricardo and Bahamon collided violently, and the two fell from the sky together, entangled in one place.
The referee on duty had already put the whistle in his mouth and was about to blow the whistle, and the ball Bahamon was suspected of a foul.
But Ricardo quickly got up on his hands and feet and continued to chase the football.
Bahamon got up half a beat slower, but Angulo and Gonzalez, who had been desperately chasing back, were one step faster than him and closer to Ricardo.
After catching up with the football, Ricardo did not stop the ball at all, and directly poked the ball forward with his toes. And he stabbed hard, the ball rolled at least 10 meters away, and he wanted to make full use of his speed advantage to shake off the pursuers.
Angulo and Gonzalez, who were already only two or three steps away from him, were thrown out of a few more positions.
The Brazilian commentator's commentary almost turned into an exclamation, and a string of short sentences came out of his mouth in a hurry: "Ricardo headered the ball, he grabbed the point, oops Licardo was knocked down by the opposing defender, this is a foul!" Before the referee blew it, Ricardo got up and continued to chase the ball, and according to the principle of favorable attack, the referee did not blow the whistle. Ricardo chased the ball and he took a big step, which was a clever deal, but the centre-back of América Cali was moving closer to him and the two were about to collide! ”
"Ricardo stabbed the ball first, he collided with Kaviche and stumbled a little, but he adjusted his focus and continued to chase the ball!"
"He's very fast! It's already single-handed! Cali America's goalkeeper Zapata dropped the goal, Ricardo was still dribbling the ball, and his pace did not slow down at all! Feints! Shake down the goalkeeper! Push the empty goal! goalllllllll! Blood-pumping goal! Ricardo used his unbeatable speed to create this goal! No one can stop him, no one! ”
"This is Ricardo's first goal in the Copa Libertadores tournament and it is to be expected that it will not be the last! Licardo's goal helped Sao Paulo take a 1-0 lead away to América de Cali! Sao Paulo got off to a good start. ”
"What is this going to do? He ran to the stands with that slogan and made a 'throat-cutting' gesture to the fans of América de Cali, which, Licardo was impulsive, he would definitely be punished for this uncivilized action, and may even be banned! ”
Would Ricardo not have thought of any of this? Of course, he knew that his actions would cause controversy, and he could even be punished and banned.
So what?
He is first and foremost a human being, an ordinary person with joys and sorrows, and secondly, a professional footballer.
Being fouled by an opponent, he can understand, because football is like war, and both sides will do everything.
But the approach of the opposing fans has touched his bottom line, and it is impossible for him to be indifferent!
The fans of América de Cali booed like waves against Ricardo.
In the midst of this sound, Licardo did not retreat, and a smile appeared on his face! We are enemies! Your boos are the greatest affirmation of me!
"The referee ran to Ricardo and showed him a yellow card! Ricardo did not plead and accepted the punishment. After the match, it is likely that the South American Football Confederation will have a further decision to punish him. ”
'I can understand Ricardo's anger when he sees the slogans, but his actions are really irrational and Pereira may have to reconsider calling him to the national team, a 16-year-old who has great skills but is not mentally stable. Although the Brazilian commentator is psychologically on Ricardo's side, and the actions of the Cali América fans are indeed infuriating, as a commentator, he must criticize Ricardo's uncivilized behavior.
Did this goal stun America? Not really.
However, it made Cali America dare not press it so aggressively.
Their head coach Lozada regained his composure and quickly adjusted his team's style of play. América Cali remained in attack, but they became cautious, with the two full-backs strictly pushing up and down – one full-back assisted, the other having to stay in their own half.
Angulo and Ferrari also had to take turns in attack, with the other to stay and protect the space in front of the two centre-backs.
As a result, the pressure on Sao Paulo's defence was greatly reduced, allowing Ricardinho to focus more on organising and grooming the midfield.
Sao Paulo is no longer just playing counter-attacks, but sometimes patiently organizes attacks.
São Paulo is not just sharp on the counter-attack, they would not dare to expect a championship if they only have the weapon to counter-attack.
Positional warfare is also their forte.
Trident Louis. The synergy between Fabiano, Kaka and Licardo grew increasingly sophisticated.
Rico spends most of his time being out of this attacking system, but his movement has improved a lot, and opponents tend to ignore him, so the Trident will sometimes hit him with the ball when his coordination is blocked, allowing him to use his speed to blast at him.
That's how Sao Paulo's second goal was achieved.