In the 19th minute, Materazzi threatened the Brazilian goal again with a corner, but his header was saved by a reacting Dida.

Five minutes later, there was another corner, Materazzi headed in Lucio, but this time the referee whistled for a foul.

During this period, Brazil did not organize any effective attack, the whole team contracted too far back, and Italy was more focused on defending after conceding the goal, and almost did not make mistakes.

However, after stabilizing their position, Brazil were able to play some quality counter-attacks at first.

In the 31st minute, Ronaldinho burst forward with the ball on the left side and crossed into the penalty area, Licardo grabbed the front point and knocked his heel, Adriano followed up with a powerful shot, Buffon stretched his body to save the ball.

"Oh it's a shame, Adriano's shot is a little bit right! Brazil almost extended their lead! The narrator said regretfully.

"In the previous six games, Ballon d'Or Ronaldinho has been unworthy of his name, and it looks like he really picked himself up today, with a couple of good performances. Ronaldinho's resurrection is definitely a major positive for the Brazilian team. No one dares to ignore the attacking ability of a Mr. Golden Ball, and Italy must focus on Ronaldinho, which gives Ricardo more opportunities and space. ”

In the 35th minute, Italy played a small match on the right rib, Gattuso burst into the penalty area and concealed the ball, and Toney's calm push on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Lucio.

Andrea Pirlo takes a corner and Toney leaps high in front of goal and hits the crossbar with a header!

"Lucatoni! A brilliant header and almost equalised! The commentator exclaimed, "This is the first time that Brazil has made a mistake in defending a set-piece?" Fourth or fifth? Although they didn't score this time, if it goes on like this, it will be a matter of time before they concede goals! ”

Two minutes later, Brazil returned the favor with a corner kick from Ronaldinho, which Lucio nodded in front of him and went just wide.

In the 41st minute, Ricardo dribbled the ball in front of the court and was tripped by Gattuso. Ricardo picked up the ball in his arms as soon as he fell to the ground, quickly got to his feet, took a quick free-kick and handed it to Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho flicked his tail past Perrotta and stuffed the ball into the middle of the box, and under the interference of Materazzi, Adriano forced his foot to hit the goal, and hit the outside of the post to bounce off the bottom line.

"Adriano shoots! Oh God, it's a fraction of a second! The ball was so powerful that Buffon didn't have time to make a save, and if it was right, it would have gone in. What a pity! The narrator said, "Adriano is out of luck today!" However, it can be seen that the Brazilian team did a very good job of connecting Ricardo, Adriano and Ronaldinho today. On the contrary, Kaka, who performed well in the previous games, was a little lost today, and if I didn't look at the squad, I can't remember that the Brazilian team still had Kaka on the field. ”

Italy attacked again.

As the clock came to the end of the first half, they had significantly increased their commitment to attack.

The attack was eventually stopped by Pirlo, who had just picked up the ball before Emerson was brought down.

The referee awarded Italy a free-kick.

The ball is about 37 to 38 meters from the goal, and it is not directly facing the goal, so it is almost impossible to shoot directly.

Andrea Pirlo took the free-kick himself.

Brazil lined up with a two-man wall in front, with the rest of the players, including Adriano, returning to defend in the box.

Andrea Pirlo drove the ball out and the ball made a perfect arc into the middle of the box. Materazzi and Lucio jumped almost at the same time, but Materazzi was in the ascendancy and he was the first to get to the ball, he shook his head and headed it towards goal!

The ball flew almost straight into the middle of the goal, and Dida was standing in front of him, ready to strike, and he did his best to react, but his fingertips just rubbed the ball and couldn't change the trajectory of the ball.

Materazzi Goal!!! In the 44th minute of the first half, Italy equalized with a free kick! It was Materazzi's second goal of the tournament! ”

"I've always said that Brazil will concede goals sooner or later if they go on like this, and sure enough, Italy scored from set-pieces. Pereira had to figure out how to do it in the second half and couldn't let Italy snatch points from set-pieces so easily! ”

Seeing the Italians celebrating with impunity, Ricardo felt aggrieved.

Brazil are better than Italy in terms of individual skills and player coordination, but it is unbearable to lose points from set-pieces.

Brazil were unable to organise a dangerous attack after the restart, and after one minute of stoppage time, the game went into half-time.

Tenor Dorge was outside singing the song his son had made, but the fans didn't want to appreciate it, and their whole minds were occupied by the game.

The Italians were of course ecstatic to see the dominant Brazil equaliser, but the Brazilians were devastated by the victory.

Neutral fans, on the other hand, watched with relish, and they didn't want the game to be decided too early, so it was better to leave the suspense to the end.

The first half of the game, overall, was a bit dull, the so-called nameless game of the final since ancient times, and neither side dared to attack boldly. But two brilliant goals dotted the game with some brightness.

In Brazil's dressing room, Pereira wasted no time in commenting on his players' performances, as he quickly laid out his second-half tactics.

It was a shame to concede a goal late in the first half, but when you think about it, it's better than conceding at the start of the second half, at least now he can set things up.

In addition, for Italy's set-pieces, Pereira adjusted the defensive objects of his players and asked Adriano to participate in the defense of every set-piece, with him marking Materazzi and Lucio marking Toni at the set-piece.

The team's overall style of play is still dominated by possession, and it is up to Ronaldinho, Kaka and Ricardo to decide the change of rhythm when they are in possession, slowing down the pace or suddenly speeding up and going straight through, which is judged by them according to the situation on the field.

"We have to be mentally prepared for extra time," Pereira said, "the opposition are very tenacious defensively, we can't press too hard, so we have to stay on top of ourselves and not rush to attack." ”

But Ricardo was a little unimpressed.

However, as a player, of course, he has to obey the coach's arrangement.

It's not like when you're in the club, you're dissatisfied with the club's coach's arrangement and can leave. In the national team, you can't just leave.

But Ricardo also made up his mind that he must attack a few times in the opening five minutes of the second half to try for goals.