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Chapter 195 Glory's Opponent

Rong Guang's goals and pressing have set the tone for this game.

No matter how the next game develops, it will remain the same.

In the second half, the central defender Osorio, who conceded a goal and almost caused another conceded goal, was replaced.

However, this has not been able to reverse the situation of the Blue Cross.

Sao Paulo, who led by one goal, played steadily, and most of the players shrunk to defend in the backcourt, only letting the Trident press in front at all costs.

If the Blue Cross is forced to play a long ball, it will be in the hands of Sao Paulo.Because the Blue Cross obviously did not deliberately practice this tactic, their long pass success rate is very low.

In their formation, there is not even a reliable long passer.

At No. 605 minutes, Lucas Sutton, who was exhausted due to continuous running and pressing, was replaced by Fabiano.

After Fabiano came on the field, he also joined the ranks of the press. He just came on the field and has plenty of energy to continue to put pressure on the Blue Cross' defense.

This tactic is completely inspired by Osvaldo's performance from Rongguang.

He found that Rongguang's behavior helped Sao Paulo gain the upper hand on the scene, so he must continue, through tactical adjustments, from individual behavior to collective behavior.

Fabiano played with such a task.

It is precisely because of the harassment of the trident in the frontcourt that the Blue Cross has not been able to score.

In the No.806 minute, Kaka scored a goal because of a mistake by goalkeeper Conejo Perez.

In this way, Sao Paulo defeated the Blue Cross 3:1 away.

The hopes of advancing to the semi-finals have greatly increased.

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After the game, some gaming companies adjusted their odds predictions for the Copa Libertadores.

Sao Paulo became the number one favorite to win the Copa Libertadores in the 2003 season!

This fully demonstrates how optimistic everyone is about Sao Paulo.

Kaka is in excellent form, glory has sprung up suddenly, Lucas Sutton has also performed steadily, and Fabiano has made a strong recovery.

It's hard not to be optimistic about this team.

Sao Paulo fans are immersed in anticipation of the next game every day.

Lecco is struggling every day.

Although Sao Paulo clearly informed those European teams that they would not accept any offer for glory until the end of the Copa Libertadores.

But offers are still coming in.

Which even includes the Premier League giants Manchester United!
These quotes have Lecco wanting to bang his head against the wall every day.

How much he wants the team not to win the Copa Libertadores in the end... In this way, Rong Guang has to stay in the team, and Rong himself has one season to deal with him and force him to change his contract.At that time, I believe that Chairman Gao Wei'er will not be able to say anything.

But judging from the current situation, Sao Paulo is the most popular team to win the championship...

If Sao Paulo wins the championship, the glory will go away.

This is the last thing he wants to see.

As the manager of the Sao Paulo club, he actually started to pray to God to let the team crash in the final.

In his opinion, the champion is gone, and he can work harder next time.But Rong Guang let go, and he will never be allowed to return to Sao Paulo in this life...

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A week later, Sao Paulo ushered in the Blue Cross at home.

This time Rong Guang and Kaka did not continue to sit on the bench.

At his home court, Osvaldo sent the strongest lineup to ensure that the team can win and advance to the semi-finals.

At home, Kaka scored the only goal of the game, helping Sao Paulo beat the Blue Cross 1:0 and advance to the semi-finals with a total score of 4:1!

At the same time, Gremio lost 1:2 away to Colombia's Medellin Independence, and was eliminated with a total score of 3:4.

In this way, only Sao Paulo is left in Brazilian football in the Copa Libertadores.

The four teams that reached the semi-finals were Sao Paulo from Brazil, Independiente Medellin from Colombia, Boca Juniors from Argentina, and América de Cali from Colombia.

According to the draw group, Sao Paulo's opponent in the semi-finals is Medellin Independence.

While Boca Juniors met Cali America.

América Cali, which was easily defeated by Sao Paulo in the Copa Libertadores group stage, was able to reach the semi-finals, which surprised many people.

But in fact, Cali America's performance is very good. Losing to Sao Paulo may only show that Sao Paulo is too strong...

Cali America defeated Argentina's traditional giants River Plate with a total score of 5:3 in the quarterfinals, which shows that their strength is not weak.

In the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, there were actually two teams from Colombia, and Colombian football became the big winner in this year's Copa Libertadores.

Colombian fans and the media naturally hope that the team can go one step further.

The two teams also expressed the same opinion.

They hope to join the final of the Copa Libertadores and turn the Copa Libertadores final into a civil war in Colombia.

"We know that Sao Paulo is strong, but we are not weak!" Before the start of the semi-finals, Medellin's independent midfielder Bedoya appeared confident. "We are the 'One Minute God' team. We have won several times at the last moment."

Eliminating Gremio, Medellin Independiente scored the winning goal in the last minute from substitute striker William Vazquez.

"We've already won against Boca Juniors and Gremio, and we'll definitely do well in Brazil."

Medellin was independently in a group with Boca Juniors in the first stage of the group stage. They defeated Boca Juniors 1:0 at their home court. The only goal for the team was the confident Bedoya.

At that time, he advanced in the middle of the midfield, and then blasted away the goal guarded by Abbondanchery with a shocking long-range shot.

Confidence in Medellin's independence is well founded.

In order to allow them to prepare for the Copa Libertadores with peace of mind, in the latest training list of the Colombian national team, a team from Medellin Independence and Cali America was not seen.

In fact, these two teams are the major players in the Colombian national team recently.

Medellin's independent season or two also happened to be in their best form.

Cali America was the 2002 Colombian Fall League champions, while Independiente Medellin was last year's champion.

Their only problem may be lack of experience, because this is their first time participating in the Copa Libertadores.

However, in this Libertadores Cup, they were able to reach the semi-finals, and they have accumulated a lot of experience.

And the schedule is more favorable to them.

The semi-finals of the two Colombian teams are played away first and then at home.

In the quarter-finals, both teams made full use of the advantage of the home field. Cali America defeated River Plate after losing first, and Medellin independently eliminated Gremio after drawing first and then winning.

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Osvaldo also attaches great importance to this opponent.

In his opinion, the semi-finals may be a more difficult match than the final.

Because everyone wants to enter the final, and entering the final means that there will be at least one runner-up.

If you get knocked out in the semifinals, it's nothing.

Especially against a Colombian team.

In the past two years, Colombian football seems to have returned to their golden years in the early 90s.

In the Copa America two years ago, the Colombian national team won the championship.

In this year's Copa Libertadores semi-finals, the Colombian team has two more seats.

Osvaldo did not dare to be full.

And the preparation time is not long, that is, a week.

After confirming his opponent in the semi-finals, the first thing Osvaldo did was to show the players the match between Medellin and Gremio.

Gremio is Sao Paulo's opponent in the Brazilian National Championship, and it can be regarded as familiar.

Medellin's independence is much stranger to Sao Paulo.

Because this is the team's first participation in the Copa Libertadores.

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"Unlike Cali America, which completely knocked out River Plate, Medellin and Gremio are always on the offensive." While playing the game video, Osvaldo analyzed and explained to the players.

"Both anti-doubles have adopted a drastic style of play, and long passes and long-range shots have become the main tactics. Therefore, our tactics against the Blue Cross will not be useful in this game."

"The core of their midfield is Beria, their No. 25. Although he is only [-] years old, he is already an old player in the team. He is mainly responsible for scheduling and has a very good long shot. Against Boca Juniors, he once scored a very beautiful long shot. Therefore, when he gets the ball in the midfield, he must immediately go up and defend closely, and he must not be given the opportunity to unscrupulous long shots."

"Medellin's independent tactical style can be seen from their players. Their main striker is Serna, who is 1.9 meters tall and is extremely good at heading the ball. He also has the experience of playing in Europe in the past. He once played for the Como team in Italy. He has also been selected for the Olympic team and the national team and has rich experience. With such a center forward in front of the goal, Medellin will naturally go as far as possible in the air. So these two games are a huge test for our air defense capabilities..."

"On the wing, they also have very strong players. Pay attention to their No. [-] left back Roberto Carlos... Uh, not Roberto Carlos in our national team, but it just happens to have the same name." Osvaldo explained quickly when seeing the puzzled expressions of his teammates after hearing the name. "It just so happens that this Roberto Carlos also plays at left-back and... has similar characteristics."

Speaking of this, Lucas shouted: "Isn't that Roberto Carlos?"

Everyone laughed.

The name is the same, the position is the same, even the characteristics of playing football are the same, who is not Roberto Carlos?
Osvaldo didn't smile, and the video was played at this time when the independent left-back No. [-] of Medellin, Colombia, dribbled the ball past Gremio's right-back Endelson Lima.

The Colombian Roberto Carlos suddenly waded out the football about five or six meters away from Lima, and then he started to accelerate.

When Lima had just completed his turn, he had already passed Lima's side, caught up with the football and completed a cross...

The laughter in the room disappeared, and the expressions on everyone's faces became a little dignified.

"This speed..."

Someone is amazed.

Endelson Lima is also a player who has been selected for the Brazilian national team three times and has one goal.

In Brazil's domestic football, he can be regarded as a well-known star.

Sao Paulo players are also very familiar with the 30-year-old player.Meet every year in the Brazilian National Championship.

In the end, this famous general made the opponent's little-known left back feel dizzy...

Lucas murmured: "This way of playing football seems like Rong..."

It was only then that everyone realized that Roberto Carlos' sprinting style was indeed very similar to Rong Guang.

Many people turned their heads to look at Rong Guang.

Rong Guang snorted: "I am better than him!"

Now that he has learned to dribble, he doesn't recognize his previous "black history"...

Osvaldo also cast his gaze on him.

"This Roberto Carlos is taller and thinner than the Roberto Carlos we are familiar with, but he plays in a similar way and has similar characteristics. His speed is his greatest weapon. His ability to assist on the wing is very good. His breakthrough cross is matched with Serna's height header. After death, he will definitely pose a huge threat to us. So, Rong. You usually play on the right side of the court, just in line with him. You have to take on defensive tasks in this game. On the right side, we only have your speed to match He compares to him. When they attack, your task is to mark Roberto Carlos, restrain him, don't let him get easy crosses, or shots."

Rong Guang raised his chest and raised his head, and said very confidently: "Just watch it, coach!"

At this time, a frontal close-up of the Medellin independent left back happened to appear in the video.

At first glance, he does look a bit like Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos.

Rong Guang didn't know Roberto Carlos of Real Madrid, but he firmly remembered this face in his mind.

This is his opponent in the next game!
(End of this chapter)