At 18:15 p.m. local time on September 26, the match between Italy and Brazil, which attracted much attention from the world, finally kicked off in the small Peruvian city of Iquito.

In the previous matches, Costa Rica lost 1:3 to Mexico in extra time, Turkey slaughtered China 5:1, and the United States lost 0:2 to the Netherlands.

So after this match, the list of the top four will be all released, with the winner of Brazil and Italy facing Turkey, the winner of the European Junior Championship, and the Netherlands, the runner-up of the European Junior Championship, facing Mexico.

At this time, football returned to its original order - Europe vs South America, and teams from other continents still failed to challenge the old map of world football.

Before the start of this match, major media outlets have made predictions about the outcome of the game. Brazil released their main squad 24 hours before the game, goalkeeper Felipe, defenders Lilledon, Sidney, Samuel, Marcelo, midfielders Robert, Denilson, Raymond, forwards Anderson, Igor, Mezenga.

This is in line with the media's pre-match predictions, and it is also the core lineup of the Brazilian team at this World Junior Championship, and like Italy, they play the most popular 433 in the world.

In this list, there are FIFA2005's "Four Little Demons" Sidney, Marcelo, Anderson, Mezenga, it can be said that it is star-studded, and the media also regard this Brazilian team as the favorite to win the championship.

Therefore, everyone predicts that Brazil will defeat Italy in this match and smoothly advance to the semi-finals.

And the starting lineup list given by Italy is a bit criticized.

The goalkeeper is still Perrin, the back line is Bivio, Silvestri, Angelucci, Cremonesi 4 is no doubt, but their midfield has become 4 men, Greco, Palermo, Mandolini, Zio (CIA, yes, you read that right, that's the name, it's amazing, right?). Just as you didn't expect Peru's national beast to be an alpaca, the world is always so full of wonders and incredibles), reducing a striker and adding a defensive midfielder, which also shows that the head coach of the Italian team, Francisco. Mr. Rocca is jealous of Brazil's firepower.

On the front line, it was their two best strikers in this World Junior Championship, Thiboni and Foti. Descartes, who had just recovered from the pre-match favorites by the media, did not appear in the starting lineup for this game.

Italy's on-the-spot change of formation made their own media feel a little uncomfortable, because it represented that they showed weakness to the Brazilian team, which was a typical case of self-inflicted formation.

But they didn't understand that Mr. Rocca had his own plans for such a lineup.

He was ready to emulate Monsieur Mankaard's use of Descartes, defending with all his might in the first half to wear down Brazil's morale, and then sending on Descartes in the second half to play his final match.

Because Mr. Roca understands very well that although the Italian team is the third place in the U17 group of the European Junior Championship, there is still a certain gap between their strength and the Brazilian team, they were slaughtered by Turkey 4:1 in the semi-finals of the European Junior Championship, but the Brazilian team defeated Turkey 3:1 in the previous warm-up match.

Without Descartes' variable, Mr. Roca would have even extended his airtight defense until extra time and then had a chance to bet on the roulette wheel with Brazil.

That's the tactic you should have in a cup game, and no matter how embarrassing the scene is or how disappointing the outside world is, as long as there is any chance of winning, the managers will never give up the slightest hope.

Descartes' resurgence in form from the last game gave Mr. Rocca an opportunity to see the opportunity - he is the only star in the Italian squad who has the ability to change the game on his own, as long as the right environment is created for him, all that remains is to sit back and watch him perform.

So Mr. Roca's plan was to use the 442 formation in the first half to defend tightly, trying to wear down the Brazilian team's physical strength and fighting spirit as much as possible, and then let Descartes deliver the fatal blow in the second half to deliver the final elegy of the tournament for the Brazilians.

The calculation is very good, but unfortunately the situation on the football field is often not played out according to the script.

Brazil were in a stormy attack under the Italian's deliberate retreat, and their three forwards worked well together and ran very aggressively, especially Anderson, who has been a standout player in this tournament.

In fact, after this World Junior Championship, Anderson was brought to Manchester United by the famous Lord Ferguson, hoping to train him to be Scholes's successor.

Although it turned out that this was just one of the cases of Lord Ferguson's blindness, his performance in this World Junior Championships, especially in this match between Brazil and Italy, really amazed everyone.

In the 27th minute of the game, Anderson received a pass from his teammates in the middle, shook the interception of two Italian defenders in succession, and then kicked a wonderful curling ball in the corner of the penalty area, the football passed the goalkeeper Perrin's ten fingers and hung directly in the upper left corner of the goal, and the Brazilian team opened the scoring.

The goal also brought the emotions of the nearly 40,000 spectators who watched the game to the extreme. Brazil are Peru's neighbours compared to Italy, and their players are clearly more popular here, so Anderson's long-range shot ignited the enthusiasm of the entire stadium, and the cheers and roars instantly broke through the clouds, and even the commentators had to put on headphones.

The goal also boosted the morale of Brazil, who continued to lay siege to the Italian goal.

In just five minutes, Brazil had three shots, two from outside the box and one on the edge of the six-yard box, and if it weren't for the desperate resistance of the Italian backline and goalkeepers, they would have been in the dark for five minutes.

At this time, Italy looks like a boat in a storm, and it is in danger of capsizing at any moment.

Descartes couldn't sit still, after all, this was his first World Series, and his nervousness was written directly on his face, so he took the initiative to run to Mr. Rocca and asked, "Mr. Roca, replace me, we look dangerous." ”

Mr. Rocca glanced at him and said lightly, "Deska, relax, you have to believe in your teammates, and you have to believe in yourself." ”

At this time, Mr. Rocca suddenly overlapped with the image of Mr. Mankald in his memory, and Descartes remembered that when he returned from Milan, Mr. Mancard said to him in the same way: "Descartes, you have to learn to trust your teammates. ”

A warm current welled up in Descartes' heart, and he nodded softly, returned to his seat, and watched the game quietly.

This small detail was also discovered by the Italian commentators, and some of them lamented: "Descartes on the sidelines took the initiative to ask the manager for help, it seems that he can't wait, Italy's performance is slipping into the abyss, I think the manager should put their best players on the pitch and let him lead the team back on track." ”

Another part of the people said: "The team's number one star Descartes took the initiative to ask the head coach to play, but the head coach rejected him, it seems that our pre-match prediction was correct, there must be something wrong within the Italian team, Descartes has been abandoned by the head coach!" According to our reporter in front of him, before this match, Descartes had entered a local Peruvian bar with his teammates, and it looked likely that he had been punished by the head coach for violating team discipline! ”

Where is this?

I have to say that Descartes is indeed the most eye-catching one in this Italy team at present, and even the manager's tactical arrangement for him has been speculated by the media as a symptom of conflict between the two.

This is how rumors are often created.

I have to say that under the tutelage of Mr. Roca, although the Italian national junior team is mediocre, their spirit and fighting spirit are still very tenacious, even if the Brazilian team bombarded the Italian goal in the last 20 minutes of the game, but until the whistle blew at the end of the game, they failed to expand the results, and finally could only return to the locker room with a score of 1:0.

Mr. Roca was desperately cheering for the players in the dressing room, and he said excitedly: "Well done guys, you guys had a great first half, although we were one goal behind, but the morale of the Brazilian team has been exhausted, we need to fight back in the second half, we have to let those who look down on us know that Italy is by no means the master of the Brazilian team!" ”

The term "bitter master" came from the major media in South America, and then quickly adopted by the major media around the world, because Italy and Brazil have met in the semi-finals or finals of the World Cup five times, and they have only won one of them, and the Brazilian team is simply the nemesis of the Italians.

So Mr. Roca gnashed his teeth at the term, and what about the Brazilian team? Are we bound to lose from a penalty? You must know that in the semi-finals of the 2000 European Championship, Italy allowed the Dutch to score only 1 of 6 penalties!

Of course, what Mr. Roca doesn't think about is that the Dutch have always been the hardest to take penalties, and they have been eliminated from penalties on the world stage countless times, and even made the entire Dutch national team fear penalties at one point.

The Dutch have been involved in the most major tournament titles conceded by penalty kicks, with Bergkamp, Kluivert, Arjen Robben, Sneijder and even Ruud van Nistelrooy, and the trophy that the Dutch have lost because of penalties may even circle the globe.

Mr. Roca has to compare Italy to the Dutch for a penalty, and of course his confidence will be high.

However, this did not mean that he was ready to hold out like this in this game, he paused and said to the team's striker Botini: "Bode, I will replace you with Descartes in the second half, you can rest and prepare for the next game." ”

Since this tactic had been communicated to the players before the game, Bottini was mentally prepared for being substituted, and he nodded regretfully, with a quiet expression on his face.

So in the second half, Descartes came on and appeared in the forward position of the team. This also made the media who created the argument that "there is discord within the Italian team, and Descartes was banned for violating discipline" was slapped.

Descartes looked at the young Brazilians in front of him, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.

In contrast to Italy, the Brazilian junior squad is known as the biggest team in the tournament, and although only a handful of their players are currently playing in the reserves of the European giants, many of them are already attracting attention from the biggest clubs across Europe.

In fact, when the World Junior Championship ended, Anderson went to Manchester United, Marcelo was taken in by Real Madrid, Sidney became a member of Besiktas, and several other outstanding players also landed on the Europa continent, and their names were indeed not in vain.

But isn't what Descartes wants to be like playing against such masters?

If you want to become a national hero, it is not enough to be famous in Italy, only by defeating strong opponents from other countries can you prove that you are a worthy king!

Descartes clenched his fist and quickly ran to the front court as the ball was cleared. Unlike in the first half, Italy did not drop off immediately after kick-off, with at least four of their players following Descartes through the half, and it looked as if they wanted to give Brazil a dismount at the start of the second half.

Brazil were also ill-prepared for such a sudden change in Italy, and their players were still basking in the excitement of the first half of the Italian goal, and did not react to Italy's sudden change of face at all.

The football was quickly passed to Descartes, who was now caught between the opposing left-backs and midfielders.

However, in the face of the opposition's double encirclement, Descartes was undaunted, and he made a fake pass, causing the opponent's midfield to hesitate for a moment, and then suddenly leaned back, leaning on the left back's body and forcing a turn.

Descartes' resolute breakthrough gave him a chance, but Brazil's defender Raymond couldn't get the ball, and their defender was blocked by Descartes with his body, and he broke into the box!

Did you have to score at the start of the second half?

The commentators on the sidelines only felt that their blood was about to boil! is worthy of Italy's number one star, he was so easily wiped into the Brazilian team's penalty area, could it be that less than 40 seconds into the second half, Italy was about to equalize?!

That's too fast, right? Could it be that Descartes was really the glaring sword that would bleed when unsheathed?

Descartes did make the gesture of shooting, and the Brazilian goalkeeper was on standby, although the ball was still on the edge of the box, but there was no defender in front of him, and for a striker like Descartes, 16.5 meters would definitely not be an obstacle to his goal.

The ball shot out from Descartes' feet like a cannonball, full of intimidating momentum.

Unfortunately, the direction of the ball is not the opponent's goal, but the high stands.

Flak?

Descartes took a deep look at the opposing left-back, the guy with hair like a bird's nest lying on the ground panting desperately, and it was he who had just made a gambling slip behind the side, which caused Descartes' soccer ball to touch his toes and fly off the field.

The hero's appearance was indeed full of shock, but unfortunately the last sword failed to take the enemy's surname.

When the player got up from the penalty area, Descartes paid a little attention to the back of his jersey, and the big letters "Marcelo" came into his eyes, and Descartes intuitively sensed that the defender was not so easy to deal with.