Candreva started to pick up the ball more often, but that didn't catch United's attention.

Because he always passes the ball as soon as he gets it, just like he did before, it seems to be just a fulcrum of passing.

He doesn't have any very important tasks, he takes the ball and passes, then runs and catches the ball and passes it. And so on and so forth.

There's not going to be any fancy passing on him, he's not going to make the last through ball, he's just a normal role player.

So Manchester United didn't think he was anything special.

Only Chang Sheng can see it.

Candreva was constantly calibrating in this seemingly ordinary passing run.

What to calibrate?

Calibrate the angle and position of the shot.

On several occasions he seemed to want to shoot, but the next second he changed his mind and passed the ball out.

Because his attempt was only for a short time, it was not easy for outsiders to notice.

But Tsunekatsu knew what Candreva was going to do, and he looked at it in a targeted manner.

You can see that Candreva received the ball on several occasions at the edge of the penalty area, and he tried to receive the ball in the direction facing the goal.

This way he can shoot straight at goal without turning around.

to be surprised.

Chang Sheng didn't shout loudly, he just watched secretly, and he believed that Candreva could find the perfect time to get up.

Because in normal training, Candreva is very low-key and silent, but he works hard enough.

He's talented and willing to work hard, and if such a player doesn't succeed, who will?

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After calibrating it several times, Candreva finally found the most suitable location.

That position is where United's defenders go, as Cazorla and Gotze attract the attention of United's defence. So they don't care about going to that place.

That place is on the left side of the rib side of the big penalty area.

Götze and Cazorla's trajectory is to pull the United defenders out or squeeze them down the middle, but it doesn't touch that area.

There, Candreva tried to get the ball a couple of times. None of the Manchester United players came up to defend him in the first place. On the one hand, he is one of the least dangerous players in the Lazio squad. On the other hand, of course, because the players of Manchester United are far away from him, it takes time to come up.

And this time ...... Candreva tested. Even if he had his back to the goal, it was enough for him to turn, adjust, and shoot from distance.

That's enough.

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United's attack was down on a mistake in the final pass. Rooney came to pass to Cristiano Ronaldo, but his passing intention was guessed by Jose Passarella, who stepped up early and broke the ball.

Lazio then launched a counter-offensive.

United did not immediately retreat into the dwindle, but the attacking players in the front field quickly counter-attacked.

Cristiano, Ronaldo and Rooney immediately rushed towards Jose Passarella.

However, Passarella was even quicker than they were, and he passed the football to Motta.

On Mota's side are Carrick and Scholes.

Motta turned his back to the direction of the attack and did not turn. Instead, he passed the ball back to Francisco Pa, and after the pass, he turned and cut forward.

Instead of passing the ball back to Motta, Pa gave it to Candreva.

Candreva turned the ball around. Then he quickly passed the ball again, and he passed it to Cazorla, who was pulling back.

As he did before, he doesn't have a passion for the ball, when the ball is at his feet, he always passes it as fast as he can and then runs to the next spot, his team-mates may pass it to him, maybe not, but it doesn't affect his movement.

Inconspicuous, yet indispensable, like a screw in a machine.

Does anyone pay attention to screws?

Hardly anyone.

When Manchester United saw that the football had been reported, they did not continue to surround Lazio in the front court, they did not pass the copycat, this kind of siege tactics were not very proficient, so they quickly retreated and returned to their own half to reorganize the defence.

Here Lazio slows down, layer after layer, forcing Lazio to finally come to a complete stop.

As they did in the last leg, if it weren't for Motta's opening in the last game, United's defensive tactics would have been successful.

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Lazio did slow down after getting past two of United's defences, but they were also very close to the United penalty area.

So it's normal to be slow at this time.

It was at this time that Candreva saw the vacancy again.

He ran there.

The question left is whether his team-mates can see it and pass the ball over.

He believed it could.

Because he used to run back and forth, in addition to calibrating his shooting crosshairs, he was also calibrating the position of his teammates, telling them that he had found this place.

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While Candreva was running, Motta was on the ball, and of course he had Carrick on his side.

He wasn't in a good position of his own, and although he saw the space where Candreva was going, he couldn't get the ball out there.

He could only hope that his teammates would find out there as well.

So he passed the football to Cazorla.

Cazorla didn't dribble the ball either, and he passed the ball straight to Cavani, who was in front.

Edinson Cavani was at the front, and the back line with Manchester United did not dare to let go of him and chose to press or something.

This creates a void between the centre-backs and the forward line.

The only problem with Cavani is that doing so would sacrifice his scoring, which is to make him a pull and get up front but not let him shoot.

Cavani is now a turret, responsible for setting up a cannon for his teammates, attracting fire, and covering teammates' shots or ramming.

After Cazorla finished passing the ball, he suddenly stepped forward and made a one-two with Cavani.

Manchester United's back line is well aware of Cazorla's threat and naturally does not dare to slack off.

So Cazorla ran like this, and it took away part of Manchester United's defensive attention.

Cavani didn't pass the ball to Cazorla. Instead, it was directly passed back to ...... Candreva!

In fact, he had already seen Candreva's position and knew what he was going to do.

Because this is one of the routines that the boss asked them to practice during pre-game training.

The exploit is that in the eyes of Manchester United, Candreva is an insignificant pawn. It would not be expected that Candreva also has a good long-range ability.

When Candreva started to run. The football was at Motta's feet, and now the football is passed back and forth through Motta, Cazorla and Cavani. Finally came to him, and the timing was just right!

So good that he didn't even have to take two more steps forward with the ball.

Edinson Cavani's return pass was also perfect, with just the right amount of momentum and the football was neither fast nor slow. There was no jumping on the turf, but it rolled at a constant speed against the turf, throwing up circles of white droplets.

Rainy days that fill the surface of a football with water can make it slippery, but it can also add weight.

It was the best chance to shoot from distance.

Facing the rolling football, Candreva stepped forward very hard with every step, making sure that his left foot, which was used as a support foot, would not slip.

Then he picked up his right leg.

This is a player who has been a supporting actor for a season. Now I'm finally going to be the protagonist again!

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"It's ...... Candreva!! The Italian narrator shouted loudly.

As he shouted, Candreva struck the ball with the instep of his right foot, splashing water and popping the ball. Flew to the goal.

It was perhaps the highest quality long-range shot Candreva has ever had this season.

The ball has a distinct arc in the air towards the goal round.

Van der Sar soared into the air and stretched out his arms.

His arm length is outstanding, and with his height of up to 1.97 meters, he actually has a wide range of control in the air.

However, the arc of Candreva's corner kick is very obvious, almost a banana ball on goal!

The ball got past Van der Sar's 10 fingers and hit the inside of the far post.

There was a crunch and the ball grazed the post and bounced into the net......

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The Old Trafford stadium, which had been booing incessantly, suddenly fell silent.

No one could have imagined that Candreva, a Lazio player whose name they couldn't even name, would have the first shot of the game - whether it was his first kick or not, and none of them knew it - would blast open the door guarded by Van der Sar!

It's all too fantastical, and if a Lazio player like Cazorla, Gotze, Motta or Cavani scores a goal, the United fans might be okay with it.

But Lazio's No. 24 Candreva ...... Who's that?!

Where the did he come from!

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In the silence, the cheers of Lazio players and fans were particularly clear and piercing......

Standing on the sidelines, Chang Shengyi turned around and opened his arms to his coaches, while his assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez had already pounced on him, and the two of them happened to hug each other.

Tactical action, perfect result!

"Candreva! Candreva! Antonio Candreva!! ”

The Italian narrator hissed Candreva's name.

"In the toughest of times, Candreva opened the scoring for Lazio! It was a golden goal! His goal gave Lazio a 4-2 aggregate lead over Manchester United! Two points apart! It was Antonio Candreva's first goal in the Champions League! ”

After the goal, Candreva did not run wildly, but turned around and clenched his fists with both hands, and roared to the sky.

He really did it!

He didn't disappoint the boss, he completed the task that the boss gave him!

He blasted through the Manchester United goal!

Soon he was overwhelmed by his teammates.

Everyone slapped him on the shoulders and on the head.

It hurt, but he felt like he was dreaming.

It's amazing to score such a beautiful and important goal at the Dream Theatre at Old Trafford......

PS: Commuter pass! I want a commuter pass, everyone!

I need a commuter pass very, very much!