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After Andrea Pirlo and Cristiano Ronaldo, the first of the two sides, scored penalties one after another, and the atmosphere inside the Alvalad stadium became tense. Fans in both Portugal and Italy are now praying in their hearts that their players will be able to shine in the next penalty shoot-out and not miss from 12 yards.

While praying that their next penalty kicks could be all hit, these fans also sent their "blessings" to their opponents in their hearts. Of course, these blessings obviously have the exact opposite meaning of those given to "one's own people."

The second Italian to take the penalty was Antonio Cassano. As with the replacement of Buffon with Toldo, Trapattoni's arrangement also surprised many media and fans who expected that Trapattoni would use more experienced players to take the penalty.

After all, in a penalty shoot-out where every goal counts, most managers would prefer to let a player who is more sure take the penalty. Trapatoni, on the other hand, sent Cassano in this game, which really scared a lot of people.

Regarding Trapattoni's arrangement, Zhuang Mingge did not object. After all, Cassano has done so many funny things over the years, and has been criticized and criticized by the media and fans for this, and there is no sign of him reforming. On the one hand, this situation shows that Cassano is indeed inexorable, and at the same time, it also proves from another angle that the psychological quality of this Barry bad boy is indeed quite strong - if a player with poor psychological quality is so condemned by the media and fans, it is estimated that he would have obediently admitted his mistake or changed his sex, how can he continue to be poor like Cassano?

What's more, even if Trapattoni doesn't use Cassano, he doesn't have many better options. Because of Italy's current midfielders, Diego Milito and De Rossi also lack major tournament experience, and there is basically no difference between letting them take the penalty and putting Cassano on the field; Ambrosini and Camoranesi are mentally good, but their penalty results in team training are quite average, and they are not as sure as Cassano; Totti and Deco were good at taking penalties, but one of them was substituted and the other sat on the bench for a full 120 minutes, and they were not eligible for the penalty shoot-out at all!

It turns out that Cassano, although he makes mistakes from time to time, will still give the other party a corresponding reward for those who are willing to give him trust and support, who is still a big boy and not the troublesome spirit later. In the face of the deafening boos of tens of thousands of Portuguese fans in the stands, Cassano scored the penalty without changing his face, helping Italy to take the lead in the penalty shootout again!

Compared to Cassano, Pauleta, Portugal's second penalty player, was quite disappointing. The Ligue 1 striker carried over his poor form in the shoot-out when he was too angle-driven and slow, and was single-handedly blocked by Toldo, who was tall and armed!

Next, in the third round of penalty kicks, De Rossi hit the ball into the middle of the goal with a powerful volley, and Ricardo, who had misjudged the direction, was helpless; Figo, on the other hand, withstood the pressure and deceived Toldo and sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the net, avoiding the hosts from being 3-1 down after the first three rounds.

In the fourth round, Italy sent Zambrotta to take the penalty, but the full-back's penalty was blocked by Ricardo, leaving a chance for Portugal to equalize after a goal down. However, Rui Costa, who made his fourth appearance for Portugal, failed to capitalise on the opportunity that his goalkeeper had so hard to create. After the opening game of the European Championships, the midfielder's maestro once again lived up to expectations when his penalty flew straight over the crossbar and did not do Portugal any benefit except for a minor surprise for the fans sitting in the stands behind the goal.

"Damn it!" Seeing that Costa actually kicked the penalty kick away, Scolari angrily threw the tactical board in his hand to the ground, "I told him a long time ago to let the ball fly as close to the ground as possible when taking a penalty, why is he so stubborn, he has to hit a high ball?" ”

For these stars of the golden generation, Scolari can be said to be completely speechless. Maybe they are all members of the clubs they play for, and they are all good generals and even offensive cores, but in the Portuguese national team, none of these uncles who are over 30 years old have played steadily except for Figo, and they are all thieves who can play the score, as if they can't play without them Portugal, isn't this a pit man?!

To be honest, it's not so much that Scolari is unhappy with the members of the golden generation led by Costa and Figo, but rather that the Brazilian coach, who has always focused on defence, is deliberately targeting Rui Costa, a star who has a relatively loose defensive attitude and is no longer at the top of the ranks, in order to establish his own prestige in him.

You must know that when Scolari was coaching the Brazilian national team, Rivaldo and Ronaldo in 3R were also the privileged class of the team, and they were not very involved in defense, and I didn't see him get angry at these two. On the contrary, Romario, a veteran who has become a balloon star, was innocently lying on the gun, because he was rejected by Scolari because of his past bad deeds, and unfortunately missed the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

In the same way, Rui Costa is in a similar situation to Romario today. Scolari wants to establish enough prestige in the Portuguese national team to take the voice of the dressing room into his own hands, so Costa, a star with great fame and seniority, but whose strength and form are declining due to age, is the best target.

That's a long way off, now let's get down to business. Italy temporarily led Portugal 3-2 on penalties after Zambrotta and Rui Costa missed penalties, and next up was the Azzurri's top scorer at this European Championship, Diego Milito!

Seeing that it was Milito who stepped forward, Ricardo couldn't help but tense up nervously. After all, the Italian striker had already found the back of the net twice in the game, and the penalty he took would have gone straight to Portugal's fate. If Ricardo didn't feel nervous in this situation, it would be hell.

Glancing at Ricardo, who was guarding the goal with an unusually nervous expression, Milito, who placed the ball on the penalty spot, wiped his sweat and slowly stepped back, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.

Not long after, a short, powerful whistle sounded and Milito began his run-up to the boos of more than 40,000 Portuguese fans.

After 120 minutes of hard fighting, Milito, who was already in average physical condition, was already sweating profusely, and his legs were also a little trembling due to the long run and the short rest before, but when it came to running, Milito still overcame this difficulty well and found the rhythm and feeling of shooting.

Milito, who had completed the run, first used a short pause before touching the ball to trick Ricardo into moving his center of gravity in advance, and then picked up his right foot and kicked the ball in the opposite direction!

Despite Ricciardo's desperate attempts to intercept the ball, he was too late to see the shot fly into the back of the door behind him.

Four to two! After 120 minutes of hard-fought battle and a brutal penalty shoot-out, Italy had the last laugh and became the first team to qualify for the final of this European Championship!