Just 45 seconds into the second half, Descartes announced his presence to Brazil with a dangerous shot.

If it weren't for Brazil's left-back Marcelo reacting in time and blocking it with his toes, it is estimated that their goalkeeper Felipe would have sighed in vain.

But at the same time, the goal also reminded Brazil that after Italy replaced Descartes, their attack was no longer the same as in the first half.

So the Brazilians quickly cooled down from the excitement of the first half and then automatically recycled their formation. At the very least, when Descartes got the ball, he was no longer empty, and the Brazilian team consciously arranged for a full-time midfielder to mark him.

So far, almost all teams that have seen the power of Descartes have arranged for a full-time person to follow him, which is both a pressure and an honor.

However, Descartes had long been accustomed to having a "shadow" around him at all times, and he did not feel embarrassed at all, how to play or how to play.

The retreat of the Brazilian team does not mean that they have given up attacking, and unlike the North Korean team, the Brazilian players have an attacking factor in their blood, and they will not be afraid of any team in the world when it comes to attacking.

Later, in order to save the decline of the Brazilian team in the World Cup, Dunga resolutely adopted the tactics of defensive counterattack, which is quite the right choice in the eyes of European coaches, because at that time, Xiao Luo has been hollowed out of his body by life off the field, and Kaka has been in the predicament of knee injury for a long time.

But the Brazilian people are not buying it.

Even though Dunga's Brazil team won the Copa America, the Confederations Cup, and the first place in the South American qualifiers for the World Cup, there was still a lot of criticism of him at home, and all Brazilian fans felt that Dunga's team "broke the tradition" and played very poorly "Brazilian".

As a result, Brazil lost 1-2 to the Netherlands in the semi-finals, Dunga was dismissed on the spot, and the Brazilian Football Federation did not even wait for him to return to China to announce the news.

This is the concept of football in the eyes of Brazilians, "Attack or die"!

Therefore, after the start of the second half of this game, they retreated in formation, not so much because they were worried about the Italian team's counter-attack, but to draw the Italians out to better attack their defence.

But after all, the Italian team started by defense, and they will never forget their old job at any time, so although the Brazilian team continues to seduce in the midfield, they have always been like a shy yellow flower girl, neither raising their feet nor making a sound, after several unsuccessful counterattacks, they only left Descartes and Foti in the front, and the other players almost retreated from the halfway line.

The game was flat again.

It's just that in the midst of such blandness, Descartes felt some pressure.

The pressure came from his opponents, not just Raymond, who was pestering him like kraft candy, but also Marcelo, the left-back in front of him with an explosive head.

Descartes found the left-back to be very physical, and even if he made the occasional mistakes, he was quick to counter-attack with his speed and tenacity, and Descartes knew from the first time he played him that this guy was extremely quick to react and had a high ball quotient.

If he is a little faster and a little stronger, it is easy to think of the old timer of the Brazilian team in this position. Carlos.

The world's second-largest left-back dominated the entire left flank of the pitch with an unreasonable pace.

At the peak of Carlos, Bosque handed over Real Madrid's entire left wing, and this is how Zidane's tactics of making him a virtual left midfielder came about. His flank-wide rush and powerful smashing have almost become a hallmark of the Bernabeu, and no right-sided midfielder in the world had the guts to match his pace.

However, Carlos's problem lies in his offensive strength and weak defense, of course, this weakness is also relative to his attack, Brazil's barb clearance against Denmark in the 98 World Cup is really ridiculous.

So compared to Maldini, who has a balanced attack and defense, I think Carlos can only be the second left-back in the world.

As for Marcelo, he actually has the same problems as his predecessors, and his assist ability is far better than his defense.

In fact, after Marcelo transferred to Real Madrid in 2007, although he successfully squeezed out Bravo to the top position, and later suppressed Coentrão and successfully took over Carlos's gun, his defense has never been praised by the media.

His position and ball judgment have always been weaknesses, and if his speed and assists were not enough to make up for these two points, it is estimated that his life at Real Madrid would not have been very good.

But speed is also Descartes' weak point.

Due to his physique, Descartes' speed has not been considered fast, and he may have a slight advantage over ordinary people, but compared with professional athletes, especially those who are known for their speed, his shortcomings are obvious.

In the confrontation with Marcelo, although he can sometimes get rid of the opponent with amazing predictions, but Marcelo can soon catch up again and continue to entangle him, plus there has always been a Raymond next to him "special care", Descartes's performance has dropped a little after his stunning appearance in the opening game.

In the 17th minute, Italy cut off Brazil's forward pass and played a long pass to Foti, who fought for the first spot and then headed it to Descartes.

Descartes was alert to get the ball under Raymond's entanglement, and then took advantage of Marcelo's unstable center of gravity to grab, a crotch ball grazed him, and dribbled straight into the opponent's penalty area.

But just two seconds later, Descartes heard rapid breathing behind him, and Marcelo wrapped around him again like a koala.

The ball ended with Descartes' barely managed shot wide of the post.

This is also a microcosm of the full-court confrontation between Descartes and Marcelo. The former has consciousness and technique, while the latter crushes him with speed and body.

It was also one of the toughest opponents Descartes had ever faced.

The game continued until 35 minutes, Italy still could not fight back, although the Brazilian team could not extend the score further, but they did a good job of containing the Italian attack, especially against the Decartes defense, so that they looked like they had a big advantage on the field.

The Italian fans on the sidelines and the head coach Mr. Roca were starting to feel a little worried.

Because in their eyes, Italy's attacking core Descartes seems to have been "put into a cage" by the two defenders of the Brazilian team, and his breakthrough is no longer sharp, at least he can't shake off the two tails in the back; His passing is no longer lethal either, as Italy often only has one point of contact in front of the field. He seems to have lost the magic of the last game against the North Korean team and is once again in a struggle.

But only Descartes himself knew that he was waiting for an opportunity.

Marcelo's physicality was outstanding, and his rebounds were timely, and he ran at all costs in the second half, not only participating in part of the team's attack, but also locking up Descartes with Raymond.

However, after all, he was only a 17-year-old boy, and his physical strength could not be at the peak of his life like an adult in his twenties, and he wanted to participate in the attack, but he did not want to relax the defense against Descartes, which had already formed a great test of his physical strength.

In fact, Descartes was also running at all costs, but after all, he had only played 30 minutes, while Marcelo had already been running on the pitch for 75 minutes.

So Descartes had already heard Marcelo's breathing getting quicker and faster, as if he had heard the footsteps of the goddess of victory getting closer and closer.

In the 79th minute of the game, the opportunity that Descartes had been waiting for finally came.

It was another long ball from Italy after the ball was broken, as Brazil's formation was pressed higher, and their backline was almost 40 metres away from goal.

It's a distance that is a dream paradise for strikers who are known for their speed.

However, neither of Italy's two strikers is known for their speed, which is why Brazil's defenders dare to press so boldly.

However, in this big kick clearance, the Italian pair kicked the ball directly over the heads of the Brazilian defenders and fell into the middle ground between their backline and the goalkeeper.

Descartes was like a fox with a keen sense of smell, and the moment the football flew into the sky, he had already pulled out his legs and rushed out, at this time the entire Brazilian team's backline was looking up to observe the trajectory of the football, and no one noticed him.

The only one who has been keeping an eye on his moves is Raymond, who is specifically guarding his back.

Unfortunately, Raymond was not a very fast player either, and since Descartes started before him, Raymond had been thrown out of at least two positions by Descartes in two seconds.

By this time, the ball had fallen to the ground, and Descartes had slipped past two of Brazil's unreactive centre-backs and pounced on the ball that bounced into the air.

Brazil's goalkeeper Felipe saw that something was wrong, and rushed out to dispose of the ball on the edge of the box, and the only person who could still follow Descartes at this time was the extremely fast Marcelo.

Descartes glanced at Marcelo as he ran at high speed, and saw that his gaze was resolute, and his face was full of determination to grab the ball at all costs. This guy is really tough.

However, Descartes also noticed that Marcelo's speed had dropped a lot compared to the previous 30 minutes, and his running posture had wobbled a lot, which was a sign that he had to increase the swing of his body to increase his speed.

So Descartes gritted his teeth and used all his strength to increase his speed a little more.

It was this little bit of difference that made Marcelo hold his breath suddenly about to leak out, because he found that no matter how he chased it, the Italian No. 20, which was not as fast as himself, always seemed to be a little faster than himself.

Marcelo also knew in his heart that this was because his physical strength had fallen to the limit, and he wanted to increase his speed with more force, but the fatigue of his body and the soreness of his muscles told him that he had reached the limit.

Glancing at his team's attacking goalkeeper, Marcelo finally made a difficult decision - he gave up on pursuing Descartes and instead rushed towards his own goal, where he could make amends if Felipe missed.

It is a pity that Descartes did not give him a chance at redemption.

Descartes caught up with the ball that had bounced twice in the upper left corner of the penalty area, and at the same time, the goalkeeper of the Brazilian team, Felipe, also rushed up with his teeth and claws, his expression was very hideous, and his mouth kept shouting, trying to add some psychological pressure to Descartes.

Descartes was unmoved, he had seen a shot before Felipe got close, so after catching up with the football, he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and struck a kick with the outside of his right foot.

The ball grazed Felipe's waist and the Brazilian goalkeeper made a futile run in the air before staring back at the ball with his usual despair.

A black and white ball and a bright yellow figure rushed towards the goal at the same time, Marcelo had already turned his speed into the top gear, but when he touched the ball with a desperate sliding tackle, the ball had already slid across the Brazilian goal line.

That's where Descartes was smart, if he had used a volley, Marcelo would have had plenty of time to clear the ball on the goal line, but he hit a half-high ball and the ball was a little bit faster than a volley.

Although such a shot could be blocked by Felipe in time, Descartes was confident in his footwork, so he did not hesitate to do so.

As a result, Descartes expected that Marcelo was only a little bit behind, and he was only a little bit short of this ball from defense to clearance, but this little gap made Italy and Brazil stand on the same starting line again!

Descartes looked at Marcelo who had collapsed in the goal, and his heart suddenly swelled with pride, and he wanted to say to this strong opponent: "You, you are not an opponent yet!" ”