Chapter 383: What a painful realization

Italy kicked off first in the second half.

After kick-off, they pass the ball back to Pirlo, who controls the tempo.

Brazil followed Pereira's arrangement, with the midfielders ferociously pounced and pressed.

Under pressure, Pirlo tried to move the ball to the flank, but was intercepted by Brazil halfway through. Brazil played a fast attack on the spot, Ronaldinho slotted a straight shot, and Ricardo used his speed to rush up and wipe the ball past Gattuso. 、

In the race against Gattuso, Ricardo was the better as he scrambled to touch the ball, cut inside the box and fired a left-footed shot straight from a tight angle.

Buffon reacted so quickly that he immediately fell to the ground and stretched out his leg to block the ball.

"Ricardo's breakthrough...... Shot! Very threatening, it's a pity I didn't get in. Gianluigi Buffon is the world's number one goalkeeper and he made the right judgment in an instant. ”

Brazil's corner failed to threaten, and Italy counter-attacked with the ball and hit it near the baseline that was disrupted by a Brazilian defender.

Totti takes a corner kick and Cannavaro scurbs it in front of the post and flicks his head at Juan.

Juan immediately kicked the ball forward, and Ricardo, the only Brazilian player who stayed in midfield and did not come back to defend, carried Pirlo with his body, conceded the ball, and then used his speed to shake Pirlo away and catch up with the football. Directly in front of him, there was no one! Only on the side is Zambrotta in hot pursuit.

Ricardo slammed the ball down and used his speed to catch up with the ball again, leaving Zambrotta behind him.

Many Italian fans couldn't help but stand up and stare nervously at the ball.

Zambrotta pulled and dragged to prevent Ricardo from continuing to drive. Under his interference, Ricardo slowed down a little, and Zambrotta was overjoyed to go around to Ricardo to break the ball, but Ricardo suddenly accelerated at this time, and Zambrotta was caught off guard and was thrown out of two positions.

In front of Ricardo is a horse and a flat river! But his path with the ball was not directly facing the goal, and Zambrotta's interference just now caused him to deviate a little from the direction of the ball.

The rest of the Italian players are struggling to catch up, with Brazil's Ronaldinho and Kaka also rushing forward to support.

Ricardo continued to dribble forward with his left foot and finally burst into the box.

Buffon hesitated, but finally decided to abandon the door.

He bared his teeth and claws and rushed towards Ricardo, lowering his center of gravity and spreading his arms like an eagle ready to prey on chickens.

Ricardo's right foot made a quick flick of the ball, but it was over the ball, but it was enough to deceive Buffon.

After Buffon fell to the ground, Ricardo used his right foot as a support leg, and his left foot quickly flicked the ball to the left, passing Buffon.

After this toss, although he successfully passed Buffon, Zambrotta had caught up and was almost neck-to-neck with him, ready to interfere with his shot.

Ricardo caught up with the ball and tried to shoot into the empty net, but he slotted the ball behind him with his left foot.

At this time, there was a sharp pain in the thigh of his right leg, and Li Cardo knew that he had strained his muscles, and the most important thing he should do at this time was to lie down immediately and ask the team doctor to come in, but the situation in front of him made him have no choice. Holding back the pain, he swung his right leg again and passed the ball to goal, before he sat down on the ground before he had time to see the result.

In front of goal, Kaka accelerated through the gap between Pirlo and Gattuso, met the ball with the arch of his foot, and the ball flew towards the empty goal.

"Kaka Goal! Just three minutes into the second half, Brazil took the lead again, this time with Kaka, an assist from Ricardo! Ricardo's pass was so comfortable that Kaka only needed to touch the ball lightly to get the goal! ”

"Of course, there is still a long time left in the game to equalize the score for Italy, and this time, the Brazilian will have to defend well and not give up the lead easily!"

"Hey, Ricardo sat on the ground and motioned for the team doctor to come in, what happened? He and Zambrotta do not appear to have physical contact. ”

Kaka, who was celebrating, also noticed that something was wrong, he stopped celebrating, quickly ran to Ricardo, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Ricardo's face twitched, and he said with a crying smile, "I accidentally strained." ”

"Can you still hold on?"

"I don't know," Ricardo hung his head, keeping no one from seeing his expression, "and wait for the team doctor to come." ”

The Brazilian team doctor quickly entered the field, and after a brief examination of Ricardo by two team doctors, they helped him to the sidelines.

"If Ricardo is seriously injured and can't continue playing, Brazil will be in trouble. He's an important part of the team's attacking line, and whether you like it or not, the 20-year-old is in fact the heart of Brazil's attack. If he goes off injured, Brazil's attack will be severely hampered. ”

After helping Licardo to the field, the team doctor immediately examined him further.

Pereira stood by and nervously awaited the team doctor's diagnosis.

The game continues.

Brazil, which has one less person, seems to have lost its backbone, being pressed and beaten by the Italians, and a little out of breath.

In the eyes of Pereira and tens of thousands of fans in attendance, a team doctor looked up and shook his head at Pereira. "He can't play anymore."

Pereira was stunned.

And in Ricardo's eyes, tears welled up like a broken embankment.

It's hard for him to describe how he's feeling right now. Despair? Feeling played by fate? Worried about the situation of Brazil after you are gone? All in all, very complicated.

Ricardo remembers the year he graduated from primary school and watched the Champions League final for the first time. At that time, the two sides in the final were Real Madrid and Liverpool.

In the opening 20 minutes, Liverpool's winger Salah left the field with an injury, and when he left the game, Salah cried like a child who had lost a toy.

Ricardo didn't understand at the time, thinking to himself how could this person be so vulnerable?

After Real Madrid's full-back Carvajal strained his thigh during a chase and Carvajal left the pitch in tears, Ricardo understood that it was not the player's fragility, but some other emotional factors. But at the time he could not understand.

Now it's his turn, injured on a stage like the World Cup final and having to leave early, and he finally got a taste of what Salah and Carvajal felt back then.

He couldn't hold back his tears, but his shoulders twitched, and tears rolled down in big drops.

Pereira put his hand on his shoulder and comforted: "Don't cry, kid, you're doing great, leave the rest of the game to your teammates!" You have to believe them! ”

It's not that Ricardo doesn't believe his teammates, he's just crying that he missed the final stage.

In the 51st minute, Brazil made their first substitution, with Robinho coming on to replace Ricardo.