Chapter 121: St. Paul's God-given Son

Kaka gasped for air, sweat making his hair obediently stick to his head, wet and uncomfortable.

He felt that his stamina was depleted faster than usual in today's race.

The main thing is that Santos is very closely marked against him, even more closely than against Ricardo. It was only after Ricardo scored the second goal that Santos focused more on Ricardo.

During this time, he cooperated with Ricardo, constantly mixing up on the left flank, and did achieve some results, playing several dangerous attacks. But it wasn't enough, there was still one goal to spare.

As for who scored the goal, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter that Ricardo has already overtaken himself in the scorer charts.

What matters is whether Sao Paulo can advance to the next round.

He paused for a moment to take a closer look.

Ricardo was still running, trying to get out of space, but he was faltering.

Fabiano is on the left side of the opposition penalty area and is ready to respond.

Rico is on the right side of the opposition box.

In fact, Sao Paulo's current formation is a 4222, and the two forwards of himself and Ricardo are on the left side of the front, and Rico's position is advanced, which is equivalent to a striker, looking for opportunities in the penalty area.

Comparatively speaking, the defensive strength around Rico is the smallest.

However, Rico still lacks the ability to fight alone and is not suitable to be the initiator of the attack, so football has not gone to Rico's side.

Ricardinho stubbornly kept getting the ball to Ricardo and himself, despite the fact that there were close defenders around him and around him.

It's a trust in us, but it's also a pressure. Kaka has become accustomed to that pressure, which has been with him since his sudden rise to prominence last season as the heart of Sao Paulo's attack.

What about Ricardo? Is he used to this pressure? Under pressure, will he be crushed, or will he ...... Out of the cocoon?

Kaka remembered the conversation he had had in Ricardo's living room.

Take one or two championships and then go?

I will do my duty, Ricardo, and I hope you will do your too.

Kaka, who was on a walk, suddenly picked up speed and ran in the opposite direction, throwing off his defender Renato by a large chunk while reaching for the ball.

Ricardinho saw the scene, but it wasn't easy to get the ball straight to Kaka from his position, with a Diego in between. So he crossed the ball to Baptista.

Baptista understood, did not pause after taking the ball, and immediately stuffed it to Kaka.

Kaka originally wanted to get the ball and immediately burst in, but this delay made him lose the space to break through, and Renato had already posted it.

He had to drop back to get the ball, but Renato was clinging to it tightly and was stretching his leg to try to get it out of his feet.

Kaka was keenly aware of the flaw, and he slammed the ball with his heel, and the ball rolled under Renato's crotch, while Kaka turned sensitively, bursting with the last of his energy, accelerating his sprint and catching up with the ball.

In front of him, Alex and Pereira were like two fortresses, stubbornly standing between him and the goal. There is no angle of the foot.

But it doesn't matter! Kaka's vision saw that Ricardo had run quickly from the flanks to the middle, throwing Almeida off a full two or three positions.

Kaka immediately kicked out and pushed the ball with the arch of his foot, which pressed against the turf and slipped through the gap between Alex and Pereira.

It's up to you, Licardo!

Wearing the Sao Paulo team's red and black striped jersey with a white background, Ricardo accelerated again beyond the impossible and was worthy of receiving football! At that moment, it seemed that the air was distorted by his extreme speed! Almost leaves an afterimage on the human retina!

The Molumbi Stadium was in an uproar again. What does it mean for Ricardo to get the ball in the box and unmarked?

There's only one possibility, and that's to score goals.

Ricardo didn't adjust at all, stopping the ball with his left foot and shooting with his right heel.

This shot was relatively hasty, he didn't pursue the angle too much, but the ultimate speed, to play Fabio. Costa was caught off guard!

Sure enough, Fabio. Costa didn't keep up with Ricardo's hurried pace and made a slow save, and by the time he fell to the ground, the ball had crossed the goal line and crashed headlong into the white net. At the same time, the tumult at the Morumbi Stadium turned into a carnival, with pieces of colored paper, scarves, and small flags being thrown down like a rainstorm.

"Kaka's straight pass! Ricardo got the ball and shot! goalllllllll! The third goal, his third of the game! Ricardo scored another hat-trick! It was his third hat-trick of the season! It's amazing, it's great, I can't describe how I feel at this moment! Have you ever seen such a genius? When Pele debuted, were people as shocked as I am now? ”

"With 10 minutes to go until the end of the game, the São Paulo man once again rewrote the score and took the initiative into their own hands! Now the aggregate score is 4:3, and as long as this score is maintained, São Paulo will enter the next round! They have secured a place in the Copa Libertadores in advance! ”

Ricardo ran to the sidelines, taking off his shirt as he ran, revealing his not-so-strong but linear, upper body, standing in front of the billboard and roaring.

I come, I see, I conquer!

Sao Paulo fans, have I conquered you?

The chaotic shouts and cheers of the fans gradually converged into a clear song, an improvised adaptation of "Paulista of the Tricolor".

"Licardo, the son of God, the favorite child of St. Paul, you are strong, you are great, the first among the masters!"

"Oh, Ricardo!"

"God's favored child, your glory is from God!"

"Licardo, dear God-given son, you have our love!"

"You can always please us with goals!"

"Glorious God-given son, oh Riccardo!"

The singing in the stands moved the commentators: "A player who has only made 23 appearances for the club, the fans are singing for him alone, and Ricardo is really ...... Incredible! It took only 23 games to conquer the Molumbi Stadium! ”

The Sao Paulo players all ran over to celebrate with Ricardo.

Kaka looked at the Licardo who was roaring towards the sky, his face seemed to be a little hideous and distorted, no longer the usual Sven and introverted, but at this time, Licardo was also the most energetic and masculine time!

He also heard the fans singing, and in the bottom of his heart, a trace of jealousy emerged. I've been with the team longer, and I haven't gotten the glory of the fans singing for me alone!

However, he quickly suppressed this jealousy, and all that remained was the joy of winning the game.

You deserve it, Licardo. Enjoy the moment!