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The post-match uproar had nothing to do with Ricardo, who had already boarded the plane to Germany with Ronaldo and Adriano.

They will join Brazil in Germany for the Confederations Cup.

Their first game in the group stage of the Confederations Cup will be played on the evening of 16 June, four days after the first leg of the Coppa Italia.

Ricardo waited until the afternoon of June 13 to officially report for duty, leaving little time for the team to run in.

But the Brazilian is still bullish on his team to win the title.

In their opinion, this is one of the best Brazilian teams in history, in no way inferior to Pele, Garrincha and the two led by Zico, Falcao, Socrates, etc.

Compared with the 2002 World Cup winning squad, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho are more mature; Although Rivaldo faded out, he added three peerless talents, Ricardo, Adriano and Kaka.

Despite the fact that Robert. Carlos and Cafu, two world-class full-backs, have gone on leave and are not part of the national team, but the squad is still star-studded.

No. 1 Dida, No. 2 McConn, No. 3 Lucio, No. 4 Roque. Júnior, No. 5 Emerson, No. 6 Gilberto, No. 7 Ricardo, No. 8 Kaka, No. 9 Ronaldo, No. 10 Ronaldinho, No. 11 Ze. Roberto, No. 12 substitute goalkeeper Marcos, No. 13 Ciciño, No. 14 Juan, No. 15 Luisson, No. 16 Leao, No. 17 Gilberto. Silva, No. 18 Juninho Jr., No. 19 Renato, No. 20 Adriano, No. 21 are Ricardo's former team-mates in Sao Paulo, Baptista, who is now acquired by Real Madrid, No. 22 Robinho, and No. 23 is substitute goalkeeper Gomez.

Pereira has also tried his best to make this list, not only to give "veterans" including Kaka, Ronaldinho, and Ricardo a chance to run in, but also to let some newcomers feel the atmosphere of the national team, and to inspect several marginal internationals for next year's World Cup.

With such a lineup, it is natural for Brazilian fans to shout the slogan of "winning the championship".

Of course, it's not about winning the Confederations Cup, isn't this championship a must-have? Fans are talking about defending the World Cup title in 2006.

The Confederations Cup is generally a chicken-like existence in the eyes of various football powers. But this time, in order to prepare for the 2006 World Cup, countries still sent their main lineups.

Although the heat is far less than that of the World Cup, European Championship, and Copa America, journalists still flock to it.

The two teams with the highest odds to win the title are defending champions Brazil and hosts Germany.

Under the leadership of Klinsmann, the German team began the project of renewal, Ballack, Podolski, Deisler, Mertesacker, etc. became the main force of the team, making the German team look vibrant, while retaining the original iron spirit, but also adding some technical and delicate play.

Needless to say, the Brazilian team is bound to be the favorite to win the championship with such a staffing allocation.

Ronaldo, the world-class Ricardo, Adriano, Kaka, the world's top Ronaldinho, the world-class Emerson, Ze. Roberto, Lucio, Dida, such a team with world-class players on all three fronts, it is impossible to overestimate it.

What's more, there is Baptista who shines in La Liga, Robinho, who is thriving in the domestic league and is about to be acquired by Real Madrid, and Sicinho and McConn, who are fully capable of taking over Cafu's class, and Roque. Júnior, Gilberto, Gilberto. Silva and other powerful stars.

The biggest problem for Pereira right now is how to arrange the line-up.

Especially the front court. Ronaldo, Ricardo, Adriano, Kaka, Ronaldinho, 5 attacking talents, it is impossible to play at the same time. But the weakest of them is also world-class, and they are all core players in other countries, so it's too wasteful to play as a substitute.

What's more, Pereira also wants to examine the state of Robinho, as well as Baptista, Juninho Jr. and others.

No matter what he does, it is impossible to please everyone.

On the 15th, during training the day before the match against European champions Greece, Pereira still lined up his favourite 442 formation. Forwards Ronaldo and Ricardo, midfielders Ronaldinho, Kaka, Emerson, Ze. Roberto; The defenders are Gilberto, Lucio, Roque. Júnior and Siciño.

Poor Adriano, who had just scored a hat-trick in the Coppa Italia final, had to sit on the bench.

There are only two teams in the world that have the courage and confidence to put the peak Adriano on the bench: Inter Milan and Brazil.

If he goes to any other team, he is a well-deserved core.

However, Adriano did not show any unusual emotions when it came to playing as a substitute, he still giggled and mingled with his teammates.

"There's no shame in playing as a substitute for Ronnie and Ricardo." Here's what he said to Kaka.

After the training session, the players returned to their hotel rooms to rest.

Ricardo and Ronaldo are still in the same room, Ronaldo playing poker on his computer while Ricardo reads a copy of "The Kicker" and laboriously nibbles on his meagre German vocabulary.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Ronaldo said without looking up, "Come in." ”

Ricardo turned his head to look, only to see Adriano walking in dejected. He didn't say anything, and when he came in, he sat on the bed with a dejected expression.

"What's wrong?" Ricardo put down the magazine.

"My dad is dead...... Adriano moved his lips slightly, his eyes were blank, and he still didn't seem to dare to confirm the news.

Ricardo felt a kind of pain at the moment. In his last life, he also experienced the pain of losing his father.

He sat down next to Adriano and patted him on the shoulder: "When?" ”

"Just now, my family called me," Adriano said blankly, "he was fine the last time I saw him, why did he suddenly go?" Is someone playing a prank on me? ”

Ricardo didn't know what to say either. He has negative emotional intelligence and doesn't know how to comfort people at all. After thinking about it, he said, "Why don't you take a leave of absence from Mr. Pereira and go home and have a look." ”

"I've taken a leave of absence, but I'm afraid to go back." Adriano buried his face in his hands, and the 1.89-meter-tall man sobbed, tears streaming down his fingers, "If I don't go back, my dad will still be there, but if I go back, I will see his ...... His...... I can't believe that such a thing will happen, woo woo, I finally made a lot of money, a lot of money, so that he can live a good life......"

Ronaldo also left the computer, came to Adriano, gently touched his bald head, and said in a low voice: "Mourn, Ade, your father has been called by the Lord, he is now watching you in heaven and smiling at you, you have to cheer up quickly." ”

"Cheer up and do what?" Adriano said angrily, "I don't want to do anything right now, I just want to drink." Ronnie, come with me for a drink! ”

Seeing that Ronaldo seemed to want to agree, Ricardo quickly interjected: "What you need now is not alcohol, but to dress yourself up and say your father's final goodbye." Ade, what does your father expect you to be? I ask you, do you remember? ”

Adriano raised his head, red eyes and said, "He wants me to ...... Become the best star in the world, the happiest person, a man with credibility and responsibility. ”

"Don't let him down, Ade, and be who he expects you to be. Be a true man and be brave in the face of grief. ”

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