AC Milan saw Nesta out with an injury today, while Inzaghi and Ambrosini have not yet recovered from their injuries and have been named in the squad but did not start. Carlo Ancelotti lined up in a 4312 formation: goalkeeper Dida, defenders Cafu, Costa Curta, Maldini and Pancarlo. The midfield three were Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo and Seedorf, with Kaka starting in midfield and Shevchenko and Tomasson up front.

On Sao Paulo's side, the lineup was not neat, Alejandro, Simplicio and Gian were all injured, Rojas was forced to change back to the previous 4321 formation, Fabiano played as a single arrow, Ricardo and Rico were on the left and right, Ricardinho, Ferreira and teenager Marco. Antonio played in midfield, and Gustavo was left back. Neri, the right-back is the teenager Gabriel, and the central defenders are partnered by Lugano and Giulio. Santos.

In terms of "star flavor" and the club's popularity, Sao Paulo is a big difference, which can be seen from the shirts worn by the fans at the scene.

The 73,000-seat Yokohama International Stadium was packed, with at least 10,000 fans wearing AC Milan's blue and black quivers, including a few hundred Italian fans who had travelled from afar or lived in Japan.

And there are only a few fans wearing São Paulo's red and black jersey on a white background.

The contrast in strength between the two sides is also huge. Although São Paulo is the South American champion, there is only one continental player in the squad, and nearly half of the players are at the national level, including Fabiano, Ricardinho, Gustavo. Neri and Lugano.

On the AC Milan side, except for Pancarlo, who is only at the national level, it is either world-class or intercontinental.

However, in football, it is not necessarily the strongest team that will win. Otherwise, what kind of game are you playing, the data of the players on both sides will be shown for comparison, and the poor will automatically admit defeat.

In fact, after the opening, AC Milan did not play well. They had just finished a league game when the players were tired and there was no strong desire to win. Except for Kaka, who was very active, the rest of the people were not very active.

Sao Paulo's players are actually tired, but their desire to win is a little stronger. Among them, there are some players who hope to impress AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti through their performance in the game, so as to land in Europe, get a high salary, and reach the peak of life.

So in the first 10 minutes of the game, it was Sao Paulo who had the upper hand. They pressed aggressively up front, and AC Milan simply couldn't organise an effective attack.

Ricardinho and youngster Antonio both rushed forward to chase and intercept Pirlo, a move that really worked. Andrea Pirlo is the brains of AC Milan's midfield, and when he is contained, AC Milan are like a rusty machine, not running smoothly.

Once Sao Paulo had grabbed the ball, he handed it to Ricardo and launched a counter-attack on the spot.

In just 10 minutes, Sao Paulo had three shots on goal, one on target, two corners and three free-kicks in front.

The most threatening attack was when Ricardo got the ball and dodged Cafu's tackle and crossed to goal, where Fabiano caught up and fell to the ground to shoot, only to kick the ball directly into Dida's arms.

AC Milan, on the other hand, didn't have a single shot on goal and seemed to be completely suppressed.

There are so many big-name stars in Milan, no matter who suddenly has a flash of inspiration, it is possible to change the score.

Defence is not Sao Paulo's forte, and although they have scored the most goals in the league, they have conceded the most goals of any team in the top seven, and the defence is not much better than the tofu scum project.

And today Lugano's partner is not Gian, but Giulio. Santos, the 21-year-old, has made a number of fatal mistakes this season and has grown less than expected, only to be reluctant to start him due to a lack of people on the bench.

Two of São Paulo's full-backs, Gustavo. Neri and Gabriel are also typical of strong offense and weak defense, often attacking near the opponent's penalty area on a whim and unable to return to the defense in time.

Rojas had to run to the sidelines, waving his hand and signaling the two full-backs not to press too hard and to protect the defence.

He is well aware that AC Milan are snoozing giants, and once they come to their senses, Sao Paulo's fragile defence will be exposed in no time.

After 10 minutes, AC Milan seemed to finally get used to the rhythm of the game, like animals after hibernation, gradually coming alive, and Shevchenko, Tomasson and Kaka also started to cause problems for Sao Paulo.

"AC Milan's counterattack! Kaka dribbled through the midfield at high speed, used his speed to break through Antonio, and was still dribbling the ball, shaking past Ferreira, Sao Paulo is in danger! The commentator on the Brazilian side shouted, "Kaka passed, Tomasson pulled to the side to receive the ball, took a look, and crossed it directly!" Header on goal! A beautiful save, Shevchenko's header was punched off the line by Cheney. ”

'It was AC Milan's first shot on goal in the game and it was very threatening. Kaka has grown considerably over the last few months, is more confident and has better possession of the ball. ”

Pirlo controlled the ball, pulled the ball on the spot and turned away from Ricardinho and played a long pass at the back! Lugano header wants to push the ball out of the danger zone, the ball doesn't fly far, and! Kaka stops the ball with his chest and shoots directly with his feet! It's so dangerous, slightly off the column! He was also annoyed that it was a shot of around 20 meters, which was already within his range. ”

"Kaka showed no mercy to his old boss and he showed us the style of a top modern striker!"

As the game deepened, the AC Milan players gradually regained their form and became more active, Sao Paulo was naturally not to be outdone, the South American players played dirty, and soon both sides received two yellow cards each.

"Tick!" Referee Ivanov blew the whistle and quickly ran to Maldini, gave a few warnings, and did not pull out his cards. Maldini pleaded a little, then turned around and pulled up by Ricardo, whom he kicked to the ground.

Ricardo was out of breath and had no emotion for Maldini's foul. Because Maldini's movements are clean, rushing to the ball and not hurting people.

He looked up at the time, and the game had been going on for 25 minutes. At this time, he was already feeling a little tired, and the muscles in his legs were a little sore.

The intensity of the confrontation in this game is very high, although it is even worse than the Champions League in the future, but it is much higher than the Brazilian league.

In such a fierce confrontation situation, the consumption of physical energy is increased exponentially.