Licardo hesitated, but chose to answer.

"Hello, Boss."

Osvaldo's voice sounded calm, not as overburned as the photos taken by reporters. He smiled heartily: "Little Ricardo, how is your recovery?" ”

Ricardo guessed Osvaldo's intention for making the call, and replied casually: "Yesterday I went to the club and asked Mr. Oliveira to check it again, and his opinion is that it will take two weeks to recover. But after a week and a half, you can do training with the ball. ”

Osvaldo was silent for a while before he spoke softly: "Did he mention to you, if you have a closed injection, you can participate in the next game." ”

Ricardo understood, and refused without thinking about it, "It's impossible, boss, I won't take the risk of my body rashly." I can only assure you that I will try to recover as fast as possible and get back on the pitch before the second leg of the final. ”

"It's not enough. The team needs you, Ricciardo Jr. Osvaldo smiled wryly, he didn't really want to say that, he didn't want to be seen as having to rely on a certain player to win. But the reality is very ruthless, São Paulo, who does not have Ricardo, does drop a notch in aggressiveness, and Kaka is also used to having Ricardo by his side. "Listen, occlusive injections are not as serious as you think, and many athletes have had occlusive injections......"

Ricardo interrupted him: "I'm sorry, boss, I'm not going to compromise on this matter. ”

Osvaldo gasped a few times and loosened the buttons of his shirt before suppressing his anger and saying as calmly as possible: "It's about whether we can make it to the final." You don't want to work hard for a season and end up with nothing. ”

"If the team couldn't make it to the final without me, wouldn't it be possible to win the final without me? If I had been injected this time, I would have missed both legs of the final. Ricardo didn't back down in the slightest.

"It's ......," Osvaldo knew, and what Ricardo said was the truth. But at this moment, he is like a drowning man, even if he grabs a straw, he will not let go, and it is good to be able to continue his life for a second.

Because Govia had already met with him and told him clearly that if he didn't win the national championship this season, he wanted him to quit with dignity.

Osvaldo was very upset about this. After all, he led the team to the São Paulo State Championship in the first half of the year. Although he lost to Fluminense in the Rio-São Paulo match, he also avenged his revenge in the national championship and finished first in the regular season.

Such an achievement can be said anywhere.

What's more, if you change your coach, you will definitely be able to do better than him?

But Goviah's will will not waver.

So if Osvaldo wants to keep his job, he will have to go all out to win the national championship. If he wants to win this title, he needs the trident to play for him at the same time.

"Little Ricardo, please think about it." His voice unconsciously carried a hint of pleading.

"Sorry boss, in fact I have seriously thought about it a long time ago, and my answer is still: no." Ricardo certainly wouldn't just do that. He is only 16 years old, and it is the time to grow his body, and the injection of occlusive needles at this time will bring a lot of unnecessary risks. If he didn't want to be a glass man in the future, he shouldn't have acceded to such a request.

Osvaldo's voice became stiff: "Well, I won't force you, after all, your health is at stake. With that, he hung up.

Ricardo put down his phone, his gaze still determined. It may cost you a title, but it's really nothing compared to the long-term future.

What's more, as he said, even if he leads the team to the final now, the characteristics of the closed needle determine that he will not be able to play in the final.

……

Ricardo continued to recuperate at home, and by the time he returned to the Brafonta base for off-ball training, Sao Paulo had already lost to Gremio and was out of qualifying for the final.

Sao Paulo also saw the light of day at the Stadio Olimpico in Porto Alegre, with Kaka's goal giving them a 1-0 lead.

But in the 85th minute, Emerson's long-range shot shattered São Paulo's dream of a final.

Now they have to fight for third place.

It is also two games that must be played seriously if they want to play in the Copa Libertadores, the highest competition of South American clubs.

Because according to the rules of the Copa Libertadores, Brazil has 3+3 places, and the top 3 directly enter the group stage of the round of 32 of the Copa Libertadores, and the 4th to 6th places need to play play-offs.

Their third and fourth finalists were Santa Caenotta, with São Paulo away and then home.

In the regular season of the National Championship, São Paulo lost 1:3 to its opponent.

It is fair to say that although Santa Caenota is not a giant, it can be regarded as a strong team in recent years, and it has achieved a good ranking for several seasons in a row, which is a difficult bone to gnaw.

But this time, São Paulo vented his regret and anger at his opponent for not being able to reach the final.

In the first leg away game, Ricardo was not in the starting line-up, and Sao Paulo scored a goal each by Fabiano and captain Cheni to win 2-1.

Back at home, Ricardo finally recovered from injury and made his debut, and Sao Paulo was even more firepower, leading 3-0 in the first half, and Ricardo made a contribution.

In the second half, Ricardo scored again and captain Cheney doubled the lead with a free-kick, and it wasn't until near the end of the game that Santa Caernotta scored a face-saving goal.

After two legs, 7:2, São Paulo finished third in the 2002 Brazilian National Championship and qualified directly for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores next season.

And Ricardo's stats this season have finally been frozen. 24 appearances, 15 of which were starts, 9 assists and 22 goals.

That's the final answer for his season.

After playing against Santa Caenotta, the players went on vacation, where they will regroup at the end of January for the new season of the São Paulo State Championship.

And Osvaldo also voluntarily announced his resignation and took responsibility for the loss of the championship trophy. The club held a small press conference to express their gratitude to Osvaldo for his efforts and to find a replacement as soon as possible.

Osvaldo, of course, didn't worry about going home. His success with Corinthians has made him one of the most sought-after managers in Brazil.

I heard that several giants in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, as well as his former club Fluminense, have thrown olive branches to him.