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Chapter 137 Is it a coincidence?

Although Osvaldo said that he only asked one sentence, countless experience and lessons tell us that the words of these leaders cannot be trusted.

After asking that sentence, Osvaldo was like a machine gun with the safety on, and scolded Reynaldo incessantly.

For a full 15 minutes, lightning and thunder continued in the head coach's office, as well as violent wind and showers.

When Reynaldo finally came out, he found that his back vest was soaked...

He stood outside the door, calming down some of his emotions, and still having lingering fears.

Then he thought of the ultimatum given to him by the head coach.

If he still has the same "no cooperation" attitude in the game during practice, then wait to sit on the bench.

"They all thought that I recruited someone from the youth team to serve as your substitute? You are so wrong! Think about it for yourself, how eager those youth team players are to get the chance to play in the playoffs!"

Reynaldo clenched his fists—when the boy from the youth team first came to the first team, he told everyone who his friend was by greeting each other.

If the kid from the youth team is allowed to play, it is something I don't want to see.

So... Anyway, that kid must be put on the bench!

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In the next few days, everyone found that Reinaldo seemed to have changed his gender. He cooperated very well in training, and when the three of them cooperated together, it was normal.He never hesitated to pass the ball to Rongguang. Rongguang didn't even think about it. During the training, he missed a pass from Reynaldo.

Reynaldo's performance in training also made everyone think that he had finally figured it out, and that he had to focus on the overall situation.

Cheney also said to Lugano: "People change, don't always look at people with old eyes."

Lugano snorted and didn't answer.

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Five days later, Sao Paulo finally ushered in Santos at home.

This is a game about who can reach the semi-finals.

Sao Paulo's advantage is that they have an away goal, the aggregate score is a draw, and they are playing at home.But their disadvantages are also obvious - Luis Fabiano is injured and the trident does not live up to its name.

"The key to this game is whether Reinaldo, who replaced Fabiano in the starting lineup, can really replace Fabiano. I'm not just talking about positional replacements, but also tactical effects..." Before the game, "Lance" reporter Coelho wrote everyone's questions in the preview of the game.

So when the game started, everyone in the media audience turned their attention to Reynaldo.

Not only them, even the coaches of the two teams on the sidelines did the same.

Osvaldo said to Mauro: "Every 25 minutes, let Lucas warm up for three minutes."

Then he turned his head and stared at Reynaldo on the court.

Santos coach Leon next door is also eyeing the Sao Paulo backup center.

After the last game, through the inquisition of the omnipotent media, they actually dug out valuable information, such as the relationship between Rongguang and Reynaldo is really not good.

When Leon heard the news, he thought this is another Rong and Kaka?

Rong and Kaka have not passed the ball to each other until now, all thanks to Fabiano in the series.

So will he and Renaldo do the same?
If this is the case, the game will be much easier.

So Leon has to keep an eye on Reynaldo to see if it is really what the media rumors say.

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When Renaldo got the ball in the frontcourt, Rong Guang quickly ran to an open space.

The head coach Osvaldo, who saw this scene on the sidelines, clenched his fists—to pass the football at this time, it would be a one-shot!At the speed of glory, it is absolutely impossible for a Santos player to catch up!
But Reynaldo got caught up in the Santos defender and didn't send the ball over in time.When he finally sent the football over, the linesman raised the flag and the referee's whistle sounded.

"Offside! Rong is offside! Reynaldo's pass is late!"

"Oh, what a pity, otherwise it would be a great opportunity!"

Although this offense was not played, in the eyes of many people, it was a good signal-after Reynaldo came off the bench in the last game, he really didn't pass the ball to Rongguang.

But at least they are connected now, and Reynaldoken passed the ball to Rongguang.That's a positive sign that the two can connect.

The commentator Caffrey thinks so: "Reinaldo sent a pass to Rong, although the timing was not right. But it doesn't matter! If Renaldo can really connect Rong and Kaka, then Sao Paulo's Trident may restart-and this is definitely the best news for Sao Paulo fans!"

Rocha breathed a sigh of relief on the coach's bench: "It looks like there's something going on!"

Osvaldo didn't say anything, just continued to stare at Reynaldo.

The players sitting on the bench were also feeling sorry for this missed opportunity, only Lucas did not do so, instead he sneered, and his eyes naturally never left Reynaldo.

The more Gordo in the stands looked at Reynaldo, the tighter his frown became.

Is it because he was entangled by the Santos defender, so he didn't pass the football in time?
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After about ten minutes, Renaldo passed the football to Rongguang again. This time, he did not wait for Rongguang to run offside before passing the ball.

But his passing power is a bit strong, because the distance between the two is not far, but he has used the power of a long pass to pass the ball.

As soon as Rong Guang stopped, the football hit the inside of his foot. Even if he recovered the buffer, the football still bounced hard and stopped a little far away.

It was this that allowed the alert Santos defender to catch up in time and clear the football.

"Oh! It's too late to grow up, what a pity!"

It was too late for Rong Guang to go up to grab it again.

Seeing the football fly past his face, Rong Guang turned to stare at Reynaldo.He is not an idiot, he knows very well that this must be intentional by Renaldo!
"Stop the ball, rookie!" Renaldo yelled first.

Then he turned and ran away.

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The trident of Sao Paulo that everyone expected was still not able to play a role, but Santos' offense was very sharp.

No.301 minutes, Santos hit the ball to the edge of Sao Paulo's penalty area.Robinho receives the ball.

Facing Santos defender Gustavo Neri, who came up to defend him, Robinho stepped on his bicycle.

One two three four!
His body swayed from side to side with his feet, making it difficult to know exactly what he was going to do next.

But in the process, Robinho even dribbled the ball and was slowly moving into the penalty area.

"Robinho's bicycle! Beautiful continuous fake moves! Neri has already been dizzy by him!"

In Bueno's exaggerated roar, Robinho's bicycle finally stepped on the sixth.When his left foot swiped over again, instead of bypassing the football, he kicked the football directly, gently flipping the football to the left, and at the same time he accelerated to rush over!

Reflexively, Neil stretched out a foot and hooked it onto Robinho's right foot. "Pelé II" just fell into the penalty area!
A sharp whistle sounded.

The referee quickly ran into the penalty area from the outside, and at the same time, his finger pointed to the penalty spot!

"Penalty! Penalty! Santos won a penalty! Robinho's amazing genius performance won a penalty for Santos! This is entirely due to Robinho alone! When he stepped on his bicycle and danced on the field, whether it was us, the audience or his opponents, we could only watch dumbfounded! He is a black football elf!"

Bueno is not stingy with compliments.

The Santos players rushed towards Robinho, cheering, before pulling him up from the low hill and hugging him.

Thousands of Santos fans who came with the team in the stands also sang and danced in the stands to celebrate the team's penalty kick.

It's like they've scored a goal.

Sao Paulo coach Osvaldo sighed.This penalty was really unavoidable. Robinho stepped on so many bicycles, just to lead the inside out.

If he shoots inside, it must be a penalty.

If Neri doesn't make a move, then Robinho will break into the penalty area by himself, which can also threaten the goal guarded by Cheney.

No solution.

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This penalty has no suspense for Santos.

Diego, another member of the "Santos Gemini", took the penalty, shot a low shot, tricked the goalkeeper Cheney, and shot the football into Sao Paulo's goal cleanly!

"2:1! Santos has taken the lead in the total score! Sao Paulo is really cornered this time!"

"Could it be that Sao Paulo, who performed well in the regular season, will be eliminated in the first round of the knockout round?!"

Santos players cheer and hug each other as they celebrate a goal.

The Sao Paulo players were stunned.

Although Captain Cheney was also very disappointed, as the captain, he still had to stand up to boost morale.

So he shouted: "It's okay! It's okay! This is our home field, we just need to get back!"

The others didn't respond, but Lugano, who was close, snorted: "Do you really think we can make it back, captain?"

"What? Didn't Reynaldo start passing the ball to Ron? Just give them time..."

Lugano spread his hands: "Can't you see that Reynaldo didn't pass the ball to Rong on purpose?"

Cheney was startled when he heard that, and the two passes that Renaldo had made to Rongguang before resurfaced in his mind.

Once glory is offside, once glory stops...

"It's a coincidence..." Cheney said.

Lugano chuckled: "Then let's continue watching, Captain."

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While the Santos players and fans were brazenly celebrating the goal at the Morombi Stadium, the Sao Paulo fans were all silent - they didn't even want to boo their opponents.

Because even though it was a penalty kick, Robinho's previous series of performances were really amazing and convinced them.

At the same time, Robinho's amazing performance contrasted the incompetence and clumsiness of Sao Paulo's frontcourt attack combination.

They are like a plate of loose sand...

Are we really going to be eliminated in the first round of the knockout round?

We are able to lead No.2 Sao Paulo by as much as [-] points in the regular season!

Why do we suffer this fate?
This is not fair!

Every Sao Paulo fan has a sense of depression in his heart, which is gradually accumulating.It seems that there is only a gap, and it can gush out and devour everything.

(End of this chapter)