It was a goal that left the managers of both sides stunned.

Osvaldo was better, and after being surprised, he clapped with a smile on his face, sat back in the coach's seat, and knocked Jiro comfortably on his leg. When the team is ahead, they can play more resolutely to defend and counterattack, as long as the players on the field do not die themselves, the game will be stable!

And Flamengo's head coach Nelson O. Baptista had a dark cloud over her face. Ricardo's unexpected goal completely disrupted his pre-match arrangement. At this point, he can only pray that the lads will not be distracted by this goal, and that they can stick to their own pace and fight steadily to equalise in the first half.

Before the kick-off was restarted, he stood on the sidelines and beckoned, calling Felipe. Merlot. The midfielder is still young and only made up the first team last season, but he already has a fierce air in him. His physical fitness is good among his peers, and his speed, agility, etc. are above the level. Although he is only 1.8 meters tall, and his strength is still a little worse, he has a tough style, fierce feet, and dares to fight physically.

He would go on to play for the Purple Lily, the Old Lady and the Nerazzurri, where he was selected for the Brazilian national team several times and developed into an excellent beast.

But at the moment he is still a little immature, the defensive skill tree has not yet been pointed out, and he has not even played in the main team at Flamengo. If it weren't for the tactical necessity, Nelson O. Baptista won't let him start in such an important match.

"Your job is to keep an eye on Licardo and not give him another chance to shoot calmly, understand?" Nelson O. Baptista said solemnly.

"Understand, I'm not going to let him get up easily." Merlot nodded heavily.

"If you can't do it, I'll let someone who can do it."

Of course you have to do it, Felipe. Mellot thought to herself. No matter what the media brags about, the opponent is only a 16-year-old, and if this kid is allowed to score in front of him, it will be difficult for him to make a name for himself in Flamengo.

After Flamengo restarted, Ricardo spotted Felipe. Merlot followed closely to her. This isn't the first time he's been treated like a close guard, so Ricardo doesn't care.

But he soon felt something different from before.

Ricardinho passed the ball, Ricardo retreated to answer, and before he could touch the ball, a huge force hit behind him, Ricardo stumbled, barely stopped the football, and a thick leg reached from behind the side, trying to kick him down with the ball.

In a hurry, Licardo immediately stepped out and passed the ball back to Baptista, but the thick leg still castrated and kicked heavily on Ricardo's calf, and Ricardo almost flew up and fell in embarrassment.

"Dysprosy!" The referee blew the whistle in time, ran over and said a few words to Felipe Melo. Felipe Melo gestured quickly to signal that he had not deliberately fouled, but had accidentally brought Ricardo down during the steal.

The referee on duty gave Melo a few words of warning, and only one free-kick was awarded. This caused the displeasure of the São Paulo players, who came up to put pressure on the referee, and Ricardinho rushed to the referee and excitedly said: "This is a malicious foul!" He should be given a red card! ”

Even the good old man Kaka glared angrily and shouted, "You should protect the technical players!" Pay attention to your penalty scale! ”

"I don't need you to teach me how to give a penalty," the referee said coldly, "Stand down, or I'll show you a yellow card!" ”

At this time, Licardo got up, grinned and limped over, dragging his teammates away: "Don't make trouble, play football well, and leave the negotiation with the referee to the captain." ”

São Paulo's captain Cheney raced all the way from the goal just in time to hear Ricardo's words. "Brothers, little Ricardo is right, let me come."

He pulled Kaka and Ricardinho behind him, and the blank referee said: "This foul just now is really bad, and I think at least a yellow card should be given for such a foul." ”

"I don't think so," the referee insisted on his original decision, saying categorically, "it was just an ordinary tactical foul." Alright, go back, I won't change my mind. ”

Cheney certainly knows that it is almost impossible to get the referee to change the decision on the pitch, but he still has to step in and put pressure on the referee, otherwise Sao Paulo could be targeted by unfavourable penalties all the time.

He nodded, "We obey the decision, but we also ask you to take care to protect our players and not let us be hurt unnecessarily." ”

"I'll think about it." The referee waved.

The game continued. Ricardo took the time to look at his injury, which was already blue under his knee, but fortunately it did not hurt his joint, and it only affected his running slightly.

In order to protect himself, Ricardo shortened his possession time in the following period, often using one kick to play the ball, but despite this, he was frequently violated by Felipe Melo, and was knocked out by Melo with the ball several times.

And the referee also turned a blind eye to this, and never pulled out the cards to Melo, and Melo's movements became bigger and bigger.

São Paulo's players were unhappy with this and increased the scale of their movements, while the flamengo players at home were not to be outdone, and their movements became more and more ferocious, almost as if they were in an indiscriminate fighting arena.

The referee had to issue three yellow cards in five minutes to halt the trend a bit. Baptista and Lugano both wore yellow shirts, while another Flamengo midfielder, Fabinho, also received a Topaz card.

But the culprit who provoked the fiery emotions on both sides, Felipe. Merlot was unharmed.

Osvaldo watched anxiously from the sidelines, already considering replacing Ricardo early.

Whether it's to protect the young players or to keep the team going into the next games with a full squad, he shouldn't risk getting Ricardo injured to keep playing.

Licardo was expressionless and quickly got up every time he was kicked down. Although Melo's movements were ferocious, they didn't go towards his ankles, knees and other joints, but just made him suffer a little bruising, which was nothing. On the football field, if you haven't been injured, you don't really play football.

He was already thinking in his mind that he was going to fight back.

What is the best counterattack? Goals, of course. However, as a player who plays with his brain, of course Ricardo will not go straight to the top. He's observing, he's thinking. He noted that Felipe. Melo used his left foot in several steals, which is a left-footed player. A plan gradually formed in his mind.