The Day I Played with Ronaldo

AC Milan Nesta missed due to injury today, and Inzaghi and Ambrosini have not recovered from their injuries. They were selected for the squad but did not start. Ancelotti formed a 4312 formation: goalkeeper Dida, defenders Cafu, Costacurta, Maldini and Pancaro. The three midfielders are Gattuso, Pirlo and Seedorf, Kaka will start as the attacking midfielder, and the striker partners will be Shevchenko and Thomason.

For Sao Paulo, the lineup is not complete. Alessandro, Simplicio and Gian are all injured. Rojas was forced to change back to the previous 4321 formation, and Fabiano was the single arrow. Ricardo and Rico are on the left and right, Ricardinho, Ferreira and the teenager Marco Antonio are in the midfield, the left back is Gustavo Neri, the right back is the teenager Gabriel, and the center back is Partners are Lugano and Giulio Santos.

In terms of "star flavor" and the club's popularity, Sao Paulo is far behind, which can be seen from the jerseys worn by the fans at the scene.

The Yokohama International Arena, which can accommodate 73,000 fans, is almost full of seats. At least 10,000 of them are wearing AC Milan's blue and black arrow shirts. Except for hundreds of Italian fans who came from afar or lived in Japan, The rest are Japanese fans who love AC Milan.

And there are only a few hundred fans wearing Sao Paulo's red and black striped jersey with white background.

The strength contrast between the two sides is also huge. Although Sao Paulo is the champion of South America, there is only Ricardo, an intercontinental player in the lineup, and nearly half of the national players, including Fabiano, Ricardinho, Gustavo Neri and Lugano .

As for AC Milan, except that Pan Carlo is only at the national level, it is either world-class or intercontinental.

However, in a football game, the stronger side does not necessarily win. Otherwise, what kind of game do you still play, show the stats of the players on both sides and compare them, and the weaker players will automatically admit defeat.

In fact, after the opening, AC Milan did not play well. They have just finished a league game, and the players are relatively tired at this time, and there is no strong desire to win. Except for Kaka, a stunned young man who was very active, the rest of the people were not very active in running.

Sao Paulo's players are actually tired, but their desire to win is a little stronger. Many of them hope that through their performance in the game, they can impress AC Milan's head coach Ancelotti, so as to land in Europe, get a high salary, and reach the pinnacle of life.

So in the first 10 minutes of the game, Sao Paulo had the upper hand. They used fierce frontcourt pressing, and AC Milan could not organize an effective offense at all.

Both Ricardinho and the teenager Antonio rushed forward, chasing and intercepting Pirlo. This move did have a miraculous effect. Pirlo is the midfield brain of AC Milan,

When he was contained, AC Milan was like a rusted machine, not running smoothly.

Once Sao Paulo grabbed the ball, he handed it over to Ricardo and launched a counterattack on the spot.

In just 10 minutes, Sao Paulo took 3 shots, 1 shot on target, 2 corner kicks, and 3 frontcourt free kicks.

The most threatening attack was when Ricardo evaded Cafu's steal after taking the ball, and passed it to the goal with a cross-cutting kick. Fabiano caught up with the ground and kicked the ball directly into Dida's arms. .

AC Milan, on the other hand, didn't have a single shot and seemed to be completely suppressed.

But Sao Paulo's players dare not take it lightly. There are so many big-name stars in AC Milan, no matter who suddenly has a flash of inspiration, it may change the score.

And defense is really not Sao Paulo's strong point. Although they scored the first in the league, they conceded the most goals among the top 7 teams. The defense is not much better than the tofu dregs project.

And today Lugano's partner is not Gian, but Julio Santos. The 21-year-old has made many fatal mistakes this season and his growth has been lower than expected. He starts.

Sao Paulo's two full-backs, Gustavo Neri and Gabriel, are also typically strong offensively and weak defensively. They often attack near the opponent's penalty area on a whim and cannot return to the defense in time.

Rojas had to run to the sidelines and kept waving his hands, signaling the two full-backs not to press too hard and pay attention to the protection of the defense.

He is very clear that AC Milan is a sleeping giant. Once he wakes up, Sao Paulo's fragile defense will be exposed immediately.

After 10 minutes, AC Milan seemed to have finally adapted to the rhythm of the game. Like animals after hibernation, they gradually became active. Shevchenko, Thomason and Kaka also began to cause trouble for Sao Paulo.

"AC Milan's counterattack! Kaka dribbled the ball through the midfield at high speed, used his speed to break through Antonio, and was still dribbling the ball. He passed Ferreira with a feint, and Sao Paulo is in danger!" the Brazilian commentator shouted. Xiao shouted, "Kaka passed the ball, Thomason pulled the ball to the side to catch the ball, took a look, and kicked the pass directly! Header! Beautiful save, Shevchenko's header was cut Ni Dan hit the bottom line."

"This is AC Milan's first shot of the game, very threatening. Kaka has grown considerably in the past few months, becoming more confident and holding the ball better."

"Pirlo holds the ball, pulls the ball on the spot, turns and gets rid of Ricardinho, and passes long in the backcourt! Lugano's header wants to push the ball out of the danger zone, the football does not fly far, and! Kaka chest He stopped the ball and took a direct shot! It was so dangerous, it missed the post slightly! He also felt very annoyed, this is a shot of about 20 meters, which is already within his range. "

"Facing the former owner, Kaka showed no mercy. He showed us the demeanor of a top modern attacking midfielder!"

As the game progressed, AC Milan's players gradually regained their form, and their movements became bigger. Naturally, Sao Paulo was not to be outdone. The South American players played dirty, and soon both sides got two yellow cards.

"Beep!" The referee Ivanov blew his whistle, ran to Maldini quickly, gave a few words of warning, and did not draw his card. After Maldini defended slightly, he turned around and picked up Ricardo who had been kicked to the ground by him.

Riccardo was out of breath, and he was not emotional about Maldini's foul. Because Maldini's movements are very clean, they are rushing the ball instead of hurting people.

He looked up at the time, 25 minutes into the game. At this time, he already felt a little tired, and the muscles in his legs felt a little sore.

The confrontation intensity of this game is very high. Although it is not as good as the future Champions League, it is already much higher than the Brazilian League.

In such a fierce confrontation situation, the consumption of physical energy increases exponentially. ()