When the São Paulo players stepped out of the aisle and stepped onto the lawn of the Caldera Stadium again, they found that the stadium was almost full.

The 20,000-seat stands were clearly divided, with around 4,000 tricolor-wielding São Paulo fans concentrated in the East Stand, while the rest of the territory was occupied by Santos fans.

Before the game even started, the fans of both sides were already in battle mode, trying to overpower each other's voices, setting off wave after wave.

Throughout the pre-match preparations, the referee had to shout loudly to communicate with the captains of both teams.

Cheney guessed the wrong coin, and Santos chose to tee off first. They flipped the ball back a few times and suddenly hit the flank of the pitch and used Robinho's pace to tear through the Sao Paulo defence.

The commentator exclaimed: "Robinho breaks through with the ball!" He got past Baptista and passed the ball to Diego after connecting the two! Diego Straight Stopper! It's a two-over-one, Robinho is in! Shot! A very dangerous ball, the ball grazed the post and rolled off the line. In less than 30 seconds of the opening period, Santos gave São Paulo a dismissal! ”

Osvaldo rushed to the sidelines, shouting and reminding the defensive players to focus. He was very annoyed, and in the dressing room he repeatedly reminded the players not to let their guard down and not to underestimate the young players of Santos, but the Sao Paulo defense still made the mistake of being careless.

Gabriel, who had just stepped forward to force Robinho, easily kicked out and was easily passed, and Baptista also pounced recklessly, which was easily shaken away by Robinho with a fake pass.

And when Robinho handed the ball to Diego, Lugano didn't follow Robinho, and actually pounced on it to try to break the ball from Diego's feet, but Diego made a beautiful feint to shake off the angle and stuff it straight to Robinho, giving the latter a chance to shoot with his feet.

If the players had played according to their own arrangements, Santos would not have gotten this opportunity at all!

Sao Paulo kicks off goal.

Santos' strikers did not retreat, but ran aggressively up front, and Cheney did not dare to pass the ball to the defenders, so he could only kick wide.

Fabiano lost the ball in the aerial duel and the ball was headed out by Santos' centre-back Alex, with Ricardo and Almeida battling for the spot.

Ricardo was a little quicker, got his hands on the ball first, and unloaded it smoothly, but before he could turn around, a huge force came from behind him, and he fell in embarrassment.

"Ricardo jumped up and stopped the ball with his thighs, his stopping action was really pleasing to the eye, very fluid, the ball stopped very well. Almeida rushed up and knocked him down, and the referee blew for a foul and gave Sao Paulo a free-kick in front. ”

There was a burst of boos from the stands, and the home fans expressed their displeasure with Ricardo, believing that he was suspected of acting.

Lying on the ground and looking at the referee, Almeida first spread his hands to show that he was not making a move, and then immediately reached out to Ricardo, who grabbed his hand and got up. Fabiano stepped forward to argue with the referee for a few words, arguing that Almeida should be given a yellow card, and the referee shook his head.

Fabiano didn't argue too much, shrugged his shoulders and ran away. This is away from home and the penalty scale will definitely be affected.

After Ricardo stood up, he jumped. At that moment, he felt that his bones were falling apart, and he was hit hard. It seems that Santos is planning to foul him today, and Almeida didn't need to foul the ball just now, but with such a big move, it was obviously to give him a dismount.

Ricardo was not offended by this. On the football field, these are normal operations, and it's not worth influencing your emotions.

Santos coach Celsorot watched the scene from the sidelines, smiling shallowly. Sao Paulo's trident has been in such good form of late that he certainly won't ignore it, and in his pre-match set-up, he laid out a detailed defensive strategy for the trio.

Here's what he said about Ricardo: "Judging from past footage, Ricardo is a bit of a player who avoids physical confrontation. It is understandable that he is still too young, his body is not fully developed, and he suffers from physical confrontation. And it's when he's growing up, and injuries will have a very big impact on him. So in view of this characteristic of him, your defense should be fierce, don't worry about eating cards, and show momentum. ”

It was Almeida who was faithfully carrying out his deployment.

He didn't know if Ricardo would be affected by this ball, anyway, if it didn't work once, it would be twice, and if it didn't work twice, it would be three times, and he believed that Ricardo would definitely choose to back down.

As long as the state of Ricardo is suppressed, the attack of São Paulo will have a broken wing and will not be able to fly.

Sao Paulo's free-kick was taken by Ricardinho, who opted for a conservative short pass and gave it to Ricardo. This time, Renato quickly posted it, and Ricardo did not stop the ball, handed the ball to Baptista, turned and ran forward. Renato did not follow him.

Baptista passed the ball to Kaka, who tried to break through but was unsuccessful, slowed down and Ricardo retreated to respond, and Kaka immediately split the ball.

Ricardo was about to stop the ball when Almeida rushed up again and knocked him down with brutality.

This time the referee didn't blow the whistle, and he thought it was a reasonable rush. Ricardo thumped the lawn and quickly got up and threw himself into the counter-robbery.

Thought this would make me surrender? You don't understand how harsh the defense I have been in Italy.

At the same time, he also understood that Santos did not send a special person to mark him today, but used a zone defense.

It's not that Celsorot doesn't pay enough attention to him, it's determined by Santos' formation. Santos played in a 433 formation today, with only three midfielders, and if one more defensive midfielder was to keep an eye on him, the midfield would be stretched.

It's also not appropriate to have a defender mark him, because Ricardo is not the kind of center forward who plays at the top, but has a habit of dropping back to receive the ball frequently, and if you send a defender to defend him closely, it will cause holes in the backline.

When the ball is not at his feet, Ricardo does not stare at the ball, but pays attention to the opponent's defensive position, and only observes the direction of the football with the corner of his eye.

Soon Sao Paulo organized another attack, and after holding the ball in the middle, Kaka found that there was no space to break through with the ball, and decisively played a half-high ball to the left.

Ricardo was already close to the touchline, and he jumped up to stop the ball with his chest, when Renato rushed over, raising his foot high as he jumped, almost kicking it with his spikes at Ricardo's vital point.

Ricardo hesitated a little at this moment, and quickly dodged after landing on the ground. Renato also retracted his foot in time and didn't continue to show the spikes, but still hit Ricardo hard, and the two rolled out of the sideline together.

Once again, Ricardo felt what it was like to be hit by an oncoming truck.