When the game resumed, it was clear that neither team had their attention on the game.

Italy kicked a free-kick from midfielder Palermo, the ball was high and floating, flying straight out of the bottom line, causing a rush from the spectators in the stands behind the goal.

On the Mexican side, they also looked a little listless after being sent off, but fortunately Doss. Santos is not a defender, they can still keep the backline intact for the time being, as for the midfield there are only three men left? Let's wait and see, there are always two people left in front of you to fight back.

The situation on the pitch was at a stalemate for a while, and Italy seemed to be happy with the 1-0 scoreline, no longer rushing to pass the ball forward, but focusing more on controlling the midfield and maintaining the concentration of the defence, compared to Mexico, who wanted to equalize quickly with a quick counter-attack, so they desperately tried to pull the tempo up.

However, after one less person on the field, the Mexican team wanted to attack and defend, and it always seemed a little powerless.

As it turned out, Mexico's defense was not something to be trusted.

From the beginning of the group stage, Mexico appeared in the eyes of the world with fierce attacks, scoring five goals in the first two games of the group stage and easily establishing the situation of qualifying from the group. Such heavy firepower believed their deficiencies at the back, and while they had not conceded in their first two games, their opponents Uruguay and Australia were not strong teams, so such performances could only be described as mediocre.

In the final round of the group stage, Mexico was reversed 1-2 by Turkey, which has already exposed their problems. Although Mexico had a bit of a game of insincerity, after all, they had already secured the right to qualify from the group, but the Turks were able to penetrate their goal twice with just two or three frontcourt players, which also showed that their defence was very porous.

However, this did not alarm the Mexicans, who beat Costa Rica 3-1 in extra-time 1-1 in the quarter-finals, and then thrashed the Netherlands 4-0 in the semi-finals, which brought the morale and self-confidence of the Mexicans to a peak, and they did not expect any problems at the back.

But in reality, Mexico's backline does have big holes.

Their four defenders, Alausho, Valdés, Sanchez and Moreno, are not one-on-one masters, and the two defenders, Alauso and Moreno, are even more fond of assists. When Mexico's formidable midfield can hold the opposition at bay, the sudden insertion of assists by these two full-backs can greatly enrich the team's attacking tools and make the opponent feel unstoppable.

This is how the European Championship runners-up, the Netherlands, were stunned by the Mexicans. To talk about the real level, the gap between the Dutch team and the Mexican team is definitely not as big as four goals, but the Dutch team lost control on the field at the beginning, and then was overwhelmed by the Mexican team's strong front, and Mexico's two fullbacks took the opportunity to strengthen the forward intervention, through this multi-point flowering attack, and finally pried open the Dutch side defense, which contributed to the Mexican team's big victory.

But there are pros and cons to everything. Two full-backs who love assists can add intensity and width to the attack, but they can also easily become a key target when the opposition loses momentum.

Because most full-backs who like to assist have a problem with strong offense and weak defense.

Mexico's two defenders are no exception, and it may be okay to use them against average players, but it is obviously a bit inadequate to deal with players like Descartes.

In the 71st minute of the game, Descartes received the ball on the side, in addition to Espissa, who was close to him, Mexican left-back Moreno also ran up, trying to form a defense with Espisa and end Descartes's attack outside the penalty area.

But Descartes had no intention of entering the penalty area, he directly dribbled the ball to avoid Espisa, and cut diagonally to the side, Espisa chased closely beside him, and Morey was the Shaolin abbot after 80.

At this time, the Italian team had just changed to the field of Mahzzarella ran behind Descartes to respond, and Francesnic, who had already had an assist before, also actively applied to the side, ready to make a match with Descartes.

The three Italian players gathered on the side of the Mexican team, forcing the overall defense of the Mexican team to lean in this direction, and their left central defender Sanchez and another midfielder Guzmán also leaned in together, forming a numerical advantage over the Italian team.

But the situation on the football field is not always winn, and with four Mexican players in the middle, Descartes suddenly sent a long ball with a big foot through the crack.

Without cooperating with his teammates and not forcing a low cross, Descartes suddenly turned 180 degrees and came with a long pass with a big foot when the whole man was dribbling to the right wing.

The ball swept over the Mexican backline like an eye and landed near the back of the six-yard penalty area, where a blue figure burst up and intercepted the ball before it was about to pop off the line.

It's Thiboni again.

The Bergamo Juniors player is actually an old acquaintance of Descartes, and if you remember, you will remember that when Descartes returned from Milan, his first opponent in the Lombardy Junior League was Bergamo Juniors.

That is, the reserve academy of the Atalanta club.

Thiboni was present in that game, and in the first half of that game, Descartes led the Pavia Junior team to a defeat in Bergamo, scoring a hat-trick in 45 minutes, and Descartes made a strong impression on Thiboni at that time.

Descartes was then substituted in midfield, and Bergamo Junior launched a huge comeback, scoring four goals in the second half to overturn Pavia Junior in one fell swoop.

Thiboni also scored two goals in that game and was equally impressive.

In fact, in that Bergamo junior team, Mobrizio and Donati, who were once given the title of "genius", failed to be selected for the Italian national junior team, but it was the unknown Thiboni who became the main force of the Blue Coats.

Thiboni relied on his aggressive running and keen sense of smell.

Descartes' pass was so sudden that no one on the pitch could have expected it, but Thibony was already in high gear the moment the ball flew out, and he wasn't sure if he would be able to get it, but he didn't want to pass up a chance.

Luckily, his efforts paid off a golden opportunity for him, as the Mexican defenders did not have time to get close to him when they received the ball for a brief moment, thanks to a brief period of hesitation.

That brief gap gave Thiboni the chance to make a kill, and he didn't take credit for it, knocking the ball back into the middle before the defenders could rush in front of him, where Italy striker Palermo scrambled in front of the Mexican player and shoveled the ball into the Mexican goal.

Two goals ahead!

There were enthusiastic cheers from the fans on the pitch, and at least 70% of the credit for this goal went to Descartes, whose "nolook" pass was also commented by the commentators on the scene: "We seem to have seen the Dutch team Ronald in the '98 World Cup. De Boer's 45-metre long pass was so exciting! ”

The long pass that the commentators are talking about is the classic quarter-final match between the Netherlands and Argentina in the 98 World Cup, and the two teams still drew 1:1 when the game was played 90 minutes. De Boer was forced to dribble into his own half of the field under pressure from the Argentine players, but when he crossed the halfway line, he suddenly turned and sent a long pass of more than 45 meters, the "Ice Prince" Bergkamp unloaded the ball in the Argentine penalty area, took advantage of the situation to deduct the rushing Ayala, and then sent the Argentine back home.

The brilliance of this goal was also that of Ronald. De Boer's long pass like a genius pen, you know, he has been dribbling the ball in the direction of his own goal at the time, and it is impossible to look back to see Bergkamp's run, but in the dark it seems that there is a spirit in his heart, Ronald. De Boer didn't look back and turned to pass the ball, and Bergkamp got the ball in and fired a vengeful shot at the Argentine.

Descartes' long pass was clearly the same, as he didn't look back at all as he dribbled to his right, and half-turned to deliver a pass beyond 30 metres, which Thibony slapped in and provided Palermo with an easy assist.

At the same time, the goal also exposed the problems of Mexico's backline, their players were too far to stand and lack depth protection, and a long ball from a distance of more than 30 meters was able to penetrate their backline directly, and the positioning between the four defenders was clearly very flawed.

It wasn't until after this conceded goal that the head coach of the Mexican team woke up from a dream, he was so afraid of the Italians' counterattack that he forgot that the Mexican team was not defending at all, but attacking!

Unfortunately, he was dizzy for a moment and adopted a conservative strategy, which caused the Mexican team to lose control on the pitch and was scored twice by the Italians, and the Mexican team has reached the end of the cliff.

At this time, if you don't attack, you have to attack.

The Mexican coach made a big wave of his hand and replaced left-back Moreno with the team's substitute striker Silva, and the team changed to 333, which he wanted to fight with the Italian.

Sure enough, after the game kicked off again, the Mexican team reversed its previous defensive position, and the army pressed up and launched a desperate counterattack against the Italian position. Although they were still one man less, their momentum seemed to be back to the first half, with waves of crazy attacks, firmly pressing the Italians back into the half.

However, at this time, the situation was no longer the same as the first half, Italy had two goals in hand, and there was no psychological pressure to defend it, but the Mexican team was struggling to play one less player and had to use a wider range of runs to make up for the numerical disadvantage.

In order to strengthen the team's attack, their back line was even pressed near the midfield, and all but one of the central defenders, Sanchez, all the players of the Mexican team rushed past the Italian half.

Although it may seem like a sweezing scene, everyone understands that Mexico have reached the point of life and death, and for the ten players on the field, this is an overdraft of the defeat, and if they can't score two goals in a row in the remaining 20 minutes or so, they will be the losers of this game.

In fact, even if the Mexican team can score two goals in a row, with their style of play, they will not be able to survive the 30 minutes of extra time, and their performance is probably more for the final dignity and honor.

The scene began to look a little tragic.

Amid the Mexicans' stormy attack, there is one player in the Italian squad who is quietly waiting for an opportunity, and that is the heart of their attack, Descartes.

Although the final battle song sounded by the Mexican team was touching, Descartes was like a calm hunter, silently waiting for the enemy to make a mistake, and the court was like a battlefield, and he would not give the opponent any chance to turn the tables.

The game suddenly set off in the last 20 minutes, every attack of the Mexican team made the fans on the sidelines of the stadium cheer excitedly, although the Italian goal has always been rock-solid, but this kind of game is what the fans want to see the most, the wonderful scenes are endless, the fierce scenes are repeated, if the game can be played like this for 90 minutes, the fans will definitely think that this ticket is simply too valuable.

However, only the Mexican and Italian players on the pitch knew that such a scene had exhausted all their mental strength, and the two sides were now competing for tenacity, and whoever could not support it first could be crushed by the opponent.

Players on both sides gritted their teeth and red eyes, fighting desperately for an inch of land, three more players in the Italian team were yellow cards, and the Mexican team even had two strikers dyed yellow, and they tried their best in the counter-attack, and they didn't care if they would foul or not.

In such a dizzying and fierce confrontation, time was lost until the 89th minute, and the opportunity that Descartes had been silently waiting for finally arrived.

Mexico made a mistake in a pass set-up, their defender set the side and returned the pass, and the player who was following should have received the ball, but the receiver suddenly collapsed on the pitch and he cramped! The ball slid past him and landed at the feet of the Italians, who immediately handed the ball to Descartes, who hesitated for a moment but turned and played a long overhead pass.

Since Forti had withdrawn to the penalty area to defend the high ball, only Thiboni was left in the front, and again, the Mexican players did not expect this mistake at all, and they were also left with only one central defender - Sanchez at the back.

It's time for Ferrari to compete with Mexican cars for speed.

There was a roar from the Mexican players on the field, they thought that their team had an injured player and the referee should stop the game, but in fact, the player's cramps on the field were not considered injuries, and the opposing team was eligible to continue playing, and even if it was injured, the football rules did not stipulate that the game must be terminated, usually for moral reasons, and the opposing player would take the initiative to terminate the game.

That's why Descartes hesitated, and the Mexican player was clearly just cramping, so instead of kicking the ball off the sideline, he chose to continue attacking.

Despite the roars of the Mexican players and the boos of some fans on the sidelines, Thiboni won the men's 100-meter race, getting the ball ahead of Sanchez before slotting it into the box.

The rest was simple, not every goalkeeper had the same ability to save as Cassie, and Thiboni scored his second goal of the tournament to make it 3-0.

This goal also announced that the Mexican team was powerless, and when the football rolled into the goal, all the Mexican players sat on the ground as if they had been pulled off their backs, and Vela and others even shed tears of sadness.

They had fought so hard to make it to the finals, only to crash to the ground closest to the trophy, and Mexicans' tears would flood the Mississippi River that night.

The ensuing match didn't make any waves, as the mexicans lost their last bit of energy, and in their feeble passes, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match after just three minutes of stoppage time.

At the moment of the whistle, the Italian players and the bench all went crazy, everyone rushed onto the pitch, hugging each other, jumping, tears of laughter swaying in their eyes, and venting rage came from their throats, "We are the champions"! This is the inner roar of the Italians.

In the National Stadium in Lima, a burst of cheers pierced the sky.

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