In the 66th minute, Brazil extended the score again. Alex handed the ball to Adriano on the left side of the edge of the box, and Ricardo immediately ran deep into the box, and the Mexican defenders had to follow, and the pressure on Adriano was immediately relieved, and he took the ball and fired a low left-footed shot from 20 yards out to hit the far corner of the goal. 3：0！

After this goal, Ricardo was replaced by Fabiano. After he ran to the sideline and high-fived Fabiano, Pereira greeted him, personally presented his coat, and said warmly: "You behaved well, Licardo, I let you go early just to give you a little more rest, after all, you are still young and your body is not yet mature." ”

"I understand, sir, thank you for your concern." Ricardo nodded. However, he knew in his heart that such a substitution meant that in Pereira's mind, Adriano's appearance order was ahead of him.

In terms of overall strength, Ricardo believes that he is better than Adriano.

If you talk about physical strength, ball protection in the penalty area, height, and scramble for headers, it is undoubtedly Adriano who has the advantage.

And dribbling, running, shooting in the box, calmness in front of goal, cooperation with teammates, the ability to create chances, reading and understanding the game, and controlling the rhythm are what make Ricardo stronger.

As for long-range shots, free kicks, it should be that the two are evenly matched.

Ronaldo, Adriano, and Ricardo themselves actually represent three different styles.

Without Ronaldo on the field, Ricardo believes that even if he is the manager, he will treat Adriano as the chief striker, because although his overall strength is not as good as his own, he has a stronger impact.

But if it is to partner with Ronaldo, Ricardo thinks he is the more suitable person.

With the departure of Ricardo, Brazil's offensive has slowed down, but the Mexican team has lost its fighting spirit and is on the verge of collapse.

Brazil, on the other hand, like to beat the reservoir dogs and don't mind a massacre.

In the 79th minute, Gustavo. Neri started the ball from the back and went straight to Adriano for this point.

Neither of Mexico's defenders could reach the ball, Adriano took the ball smoothly and burst into the penalty area, picked the ball past the attacking Sanchez, and smashed the ball into the empty net from a tight angle, giving Brazil a 4-0 lead.

In the 87th minute, Adriano was blocked by the goalkeeper with a right-footed shot from 8 meters in front of the goal, he quickly followed, won the ball again on the left side of the penalty area, and when he lost the angle, he knocked back with his heel, Fabiano, who replaced Ricardo, pushed with his left foot from 8 meters in front of the goal, and the ball rolled into the empty goal.

The final score was fixed at 5:0, and the Brazilian team won a hearty victory.

In the post-match press conference, Lavolpe was undoubtedly embarrassed. He boasted before the game, but Mexico looked vulnerable against Brazil.

After he had bitterly coped with the reporter's questions, Pereira, who was full of spring, began to gush endlessly.

He talked about how he had arranged his tactics in a targeted manner to perfectly restrain Mexico; Talking about how hard the players worked and finally managed to win a big game.

"Mr. Pereira, you replaced Ricardo again early in the game, are you not happy with his performance?"

'On the contrary, I'm very happy with his performance,' explained Pereira, "not just because of his goals, his contribution to Brazil must not be measured by goals alone, he is on the pitch, he can help Alex organise the team's attack, he can use his individual skills to create chances, he can use his excellent movement to open up gaps for his team-mates, he can also score on his own, how can I not be satisfied with such a well-rounded player." Bringing him off the pitch is just a protection, after all, he is the youngest player in the Brazilian team, he is still developing physically, so I have to use him carefully and give him plenty of rest. ”

Adriano scored twice in this game, having already scored six goals in the tournament and is Brazil's top scorer. Ahead of the Copa America, there were a lot of people who questioned your decision to call up Adriano, what do you have to say about that? ”

'Adriano has proven himself in Serie A and I don't understand why he is being questioned by all these things. He has proven to have an instinct to score on goal and is a great goalscorer, and it would be a crime not to call a player of his calibre to the national team. ”

'Fabiano has also scored two goals in his limited playing time and he's on such a hot streak that have you considered playing as a striker three and having Adriano, Ricardo and Fabiano all at the same time? Or let Ricardo drop back and play the midfielder and give Fabiano some chances? We know that Licardo played a lot of midfield when he was at Sao Paulo and he was up to that position. ”

"Fabiano's performance was fantastic, but he still has some shortcomings and needs to improve. For now, I'm not going to let the team change the formation, we're going to stick to the way we always played. ”

One of the most crucial questions was also asked: "When Ronaldo returns to the national team, who do you think will be a better partner for him?" Adriano or Ricardo? ”

Pereira was rarely silent. After a while, he said ambiguously: "Adriano and Ricardo have their own characteristics, they are different types of strikers, and I will decide who to play with Ronaldo according to the characteristics of the opponent." ”

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Adriano has scored six goals in four appearances at this edition of the Copa America so far, ranking first in the scorer charts.

Ricardo made three appearances and scored three goals and finished fourth in the scorers' list.

But Ricardo doesn't think his performance is worse than Adriano's, because in Pereira's tactics, Adriano only needs to score, while he has to take on more organising and involvement.

However, the number of goals scored is only half that of Adriano, which still makes Ricardo a little uneasy. After all, Adriano is not only his rival for the national team, but also likely his main rival for the club in the future.

However, this did not prevent him from becoming friends with Adriano. In the national team, Ricardo has the best relationship with several players from São Paulo. Fabiano, Gustavo. Neri, Baptista, and beyond that, it's Adriano.

In fact, he and Adriano are very different in personality, and they have different hobbies, Adriano is very romantic, does not refuse to be beautiful, likes to eat and drink, and Ricardo is very strict with himself.

However, the two are not at odds with each other, Ricardo can respect Adriano's choice, Adriano does not like to interfere in other people's affairs, and he is very cheerful and outgoing, and the atmosphere is always lively with him.

Ricardo is already looking forward to the situation when he goes to Inter Milan and forms a Brazilian trio with Adriano and Ronaldo.