Beast King Costa

Chapter 128 Drop the Chain

On April 4, Portuguese time, Benfica and Braga played the 9th round of the league on the same day.

The difference is that Benfica sits at home and waits for work. Their opponent is Maritimo, a powerhouse from the remote Madeira Islands, and Braga needs to go to Setubal for an away game.

Diego, who continued to be suspended this round, did not follow the team to the away game.

According to Diego: "Forget it, I won't be able to play anyway, so let's not waste the team's money on a plane ticket."

In fact, Diego wanted to stay in Braga and "sleep" for two days, trying to train his technical attributes to 59 points or even 60 points in the Real Ball King system before returning from the ban.

Also because he did not follow the team to Setubal's away game, Diego could also watch Benfica's home game against Maritimo in front of the TV.

In this game, Ronald Koeman continued to exclude Nuno Gomez and Lauren Robert from the 18-man roster. Interestingly, he brought a new aid from Benfica, but it was not for Diego. Strange players attended the pre-match press conference.

His name is, Jose Fonte!
In later generations, the sturdy Portuguese international once played for the Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang.

Later, due to the pressure of the record, Dalian Yifang changed to a three-forward foreign aid combination, and could only abandon Fonte, who was in the central defender position.After terminating the contract with Dalian Yifang, Fonte joined the Ligue [-] powerhouse Lille as a free agent.

However, the current Jose Fonte is just a frustrated rookie.

Fonte, who was born in the youth of Sporting Lisbon, played for a season in Fergrat in Portuguese Liga after leaving the youth training contract. Signed a 2005-year contract with Setubal in the summer of 3.

Jose Fonte, who originally planned to show his strengths in Setubal, would never have imagined that Setubal would be in financial trouble before the half-season break-at that time Jose Fonte was Setubal The main central defender did his job, but as a result, the team even defaulted on the salary of the main players.

In order to make money to live a life, Jose Fonte can only terminate the contract with Setubal and find another home.

The timing of the termination of the contract is very embarrassing, and the winter transfer period is only two months away. Fonte, who has been unable to find a suitable next home in Portugal, went to Belgium and had a trial training in Standard Liege for a period of time.

Just when Fonte was about to sign a contract with Standard Liege, Benfica offered him an olive branch.

In order to continue playing in Portugal, Fonte chose to join Benfica before the winter transfer window closed and signed a contract with Benfica for 4 years.

However, after Fonte came to Benfica, the situation he faced was similar to that of the Greek international Calagones-the headstrong Ronald Koeman did not give Fonte a chance at all. Therefore, Ricardo Rocha and Kleiber Anderson, who have better skills at their feet, have always occupied the main central defender position.

If Ricardo Rocha was not suspended and Kleiber Anderson was injured in the midweek Champions League fight with Henri Larsson, Jose Fonte would not have had the chance to start.

Facts have also proved that the fledgling Jose Fonte is indeed still lacking some enthusiasm. The defense line formed by him and Alcides was almost completely blown by Maritimo...

Although the striker combination of Rincon and Kanu did not seize the opportunity to penetrate the goal guarded by Moreto, Maritimo's corner kick tactics were used properly tonight.

In the 37th and 72nd minutes, Valley took advantage of the positioning problems of Fonte and Alcides twice to score a goal with a header from the middle!
Watching the game for almost 80 minutes, Benfica is still 2 goals behind, and Diego in front of the TV also showed a knowing smile.

"Hey! Benfica loses, and then Braga will be safe!"

Who knows, after 80 minutes, the situation of the game changed suddenly.

Maritimo's central defender combination Evaldo and Vallei still had a problem of incoherence in the "one high and one fast"-the two were in order to fill Gustavo Manduca, resulting in a void in the middle, and they advanced. The team captain Petit seized the opportunity of the second point and scored the goal!
In the 90th minute, Simao slammed the ball from the wing, and one person passed three players in a row, completing a wonderful one-stop goal savior, bringing the score back to 2-2!

In the next 4 minutes of stoppage time, Benfica continued to bombard Maritimo's goal frantically, but did not score the third goal.

2 is better than 2!

Ronald Koeman didn't get the three points he wanted at the Stadium of Light.After scoring 3 point, the points gap between Benfica and Braga narrowed slightly to 1 points.

After the match between Benfica and Maritimo, the match between Setubal and Braga also started at the Bofim Stadium in Setubal.

In this game, Jesualdo Ferreira followed the 4-4-2 formation of the previous round.

The difference from the previous round is that the main players such as Fan Dinho, Frechette, Noel, and Paul Jorge have all returned after lifting the ban.

Originally, I thought that it would be easy for Setubal, who has already had nothing to ask for this season, to score 3 points at home with many main players coming back after lifting the ban. Pulled to as much as 1 points!
With 4 rounds left in the league, the gap of 6 points can be widened, and the third position in the league is stable.

But the situation is not as optimistic as the Braga people thought.

In this game, the striker combination of Wende and Sessin was once again powered off—whether it was a personal breakthrough with the ball, or a simple two-for-one cooperation, set-piece opportunities, these two players who had high hopes from Jesúaldo Ferreira The main attackers did not seize the opportunity to complete the goal.

Even, there were many low-level mistakes between Frechette and Paul Jorge in the backcourt. I don't know if it was during the suspension period that the nightclub was too high and the feet were soft?
In the 50th minute, Setubal midfielder Carritos took advantage of Paul Jorge's clearance error, and made a ground-breaking supplementary shot from outside the penalty area, piercing the goal guarded by Paul Santos.

"This... what the hell?!"

Diego was even dumbfounded in front of the TV. He couldn't believe that Paul Jorge could be in such a poor state, and the clearance ball became an assist for the opponent.

With 0 to 1 behind, the old coach Jesualdo Ferreira hurriedly replaced the striker Rodrigo Dantas, tried various methods to knock on Setubal's goal, but in the end it was all in vain And back.

The final score was fixed at 1 to 0!

Setubal scored 3 points in an upset at home!
Who would have imagined that Braga lost the chain when Benfica had a cold draw against Maritimo at home and only scored 1 point. He was in the hands of Setubal, who had no desire for league results and the team's financial difficulties had not yet been resolved. What if you lose the 3 points you can get by rubbing your hands?

With 4 rounds left in the league, Benfica is only 3 points away from Braga, which also rekindled some Benfica fans' hopes of regaining the third place in the league and entering the UEFA Champions League next season.

(PS: Alright! Finish the update early tonight, go drink some wine with your friends.

Today is Lao Mouzi's birthday, and he is away from home, so he can't have a meal with his old mother at home, so he can only have a snack with friends and drink two taels of Jiang Xiaobai.Lao Mouzi's birthday wish is very simple, I hope it will be available on November 11st without rushing too hard, that's all!I hope all the bosses can help Lao Mouzi realize this little wish!Thanks again to all the bosses o(∩_∩)o)

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