In this way, Li Zhao and the others returned to the club without any danger, and they could finally prepare for the league full-time.

The first two matches on January 21st were both draws, with Ordas São Paulo drawing 1-1 with Santos, while Linase and Rioclaire ended in a goalless draw after 90 minutes.

On the afternoon of January 22, the team's bus arrived at the visiting team's stadium first at around 3 o'clock. Of course, in addition to the original players, there were several new members in the team this time. In addition to Figo's first appearance

In addition to making her debut as an assistant coach, there is also Doleza and a special character-Laura. Because her cheerleading team has not yet been established, Li Zhao finally used such a method to allow her to

Watching the game live, but this dilemma should soon pass.

The Portuguese's opponent in this round is Ituano. This opponent is quite strong. In the last game, they defeated Ponte Preta 3-1 in an away game. They are also strong contenders for the championship of this tournament.

"It seems that this round of games at their home court will be more difficult!" Figo said.

"No, we should be happy. On the contrary, I would be more worried if it was at home." Head coach DeRozan said.

"How do you say this?" Figo asked in surprise.

"I have studied Ituano, and this team is indeed a bit strange. They are a dragon at home and a bug on the road, but their situation is exactly the opposite, so this may not necessarily be a bad thing." DeRozan said.

"It's interesting, but I have also watched the training of the players. Although there are many problems, there are also many bright spots. This situation is the same for other teams in Brazil. No matter what the opponent is, as long as we can

If you use your own advantages and work hard to reduce mistakes, the probability of winning is still not small," Figo said.

"The best performer in our team in the last game was Henrik Santos, and his ability to organize and support in the midfield was very good. Li Zhao, you have to pay more attention to your cooperation with him, so that you can get the best out of the team."

Strength. In addition, be careful of the two players on the other team, Rafael Silva and Aparecido. Among them, Silva should be especially careful. In the last game, he scored twice in the away game.

." DeRozan said to Li Zhao.

"Okay, I'll pay attention." Li Zhao still agreed with DeRozan's analysis.

In fact, Henrik was also one of the most powerful players in the original team. He was also a midfielder like Li Zhao, but Li Zhao was more comprehensive and could adapt to more positions. The defeat in the first game

In fact, it doesn't matter. After all, the cooperation at that time was not enough, and with the dual-core Portuguese team, they also had more offensive methods and options than before.

In addition, there are two Moises who are also very capable. Players like Wanderson Cristaldo and Gabriel Javier who did not enter the main lineup in the last game also performed well in training.

They showed a good level. These two people entered the starting lineup after Figo's suggestion, replacing two other players in the same position who did not perform well.

"Hey, why is your number 23? Usually only substitute players would choose such a number!" Laura noticed the difference in the number on the chest of Li Zhao's jersey.

"The numbers at the front have already been taken by other team members, and I didn't want to affect them, so I chose the number at the back. In fact, the number is just a code name, and it has no decisive effect on the game. If

There is no number 10 that I want, so number 23 is not bad. Although no one wants this number in the football team, number 23 is the most awesome number in basketball, as Jordan and James know," said Li Zhaodao.

"Oh, I remembered, you seemed to have played basketball before! By the way, you want to be the Jordan and James of football!" Laura said.

"This is just a thought." Li Zhao said.

"Brother, we're here!" At this time, Dolsa suddenly said.

"Oh!" Li Zhao looked out the window and found that the bus had stopped at the entrance of the stadium.

"Okay, let's get off the car. Xiao Sa, I'll trouble you later about Laura," Li Zhao said.

"Don't worry, brother, this little thing will be taken care of by me." Doleza patted her small chest and said.

After Laura glanced at Li Zhao and then at Dolsa, she followed the latter and left.

Li Zhao and other team members went to familiarize themselves with the scene after getting off the car, while Dolsa took Laura all the way around the outer corridor and went to the players' lounge first.

"Have you known about my brother for a long time?" Doleza suddenly asked.

"How do you say this?" Laura said in surprise.

"Stop pretending, I've seen it a long time ago. If you didn't know him, how could you know so clearly that he was once a member of the basketball team?" Doleza said.

"Okay, I did go to the bank specifically to get to know him." Laura finally admitted the matter honestly.

"When did it happen?" Doleza asked curiously again.

"Actually, I started paying attention to him before he came to Brazil. To be precise, it started from the match between Country C and Argentina in last year's World Youth Championship. As teams that also belong to the South American camp, we also pay close attention to each other.

But compared to his skills, I admire his moral quality more. Although he belongs to different camps, he can care for the other players. This kind of mind is not something that ordinary people can achieve." Laura said.

"I didn't expect you to be a very hidden fan!" Doleza also sighed secretly.

It didn't take long for the home team's players to arrive. Pre-match training also began. Half an hour before the start, both teams returned to their respective rest areas. Fortunately, the stadium reserved some front row seats for the away team.

These seats were relatively vacant, so after a little preparation, Doleza took Laura to sit there, and at this time, some other spectators had already entered the venue one after another.

Looking at the large group of fans holding the home team's logo and flag high in the stands on both sides, compared to only a small area with the visiting team's fans, Laura said: "The formation of our fans is too weak!"

"There is no way, these fans are still a volunteer team formed voluntarily, and the club's cheerleading team is not fully prepared yet. This is what I will do. But you don't have to worry, wait until the beginning of February, our cheerleading team will be able to dress up

It’s ready to go, and everyone will be able to see a different cheerleading team no matter whether it’s home or away,” Doleza explained.

Soon, both teams announced their starting lineups.

The Portuguese team’s starting lineup for this game is goalkeeper: Lauro. Defenders: Moises Mora Pinheiro, Valdomiro, Luis Ricardo, Rogelio. Midfielder: Henrik

.Santos, Moises Lima Magalhães, Gabriel Javier, Li Zhao. Forwards: Wanderson Cristaldo, Gilberto Sosa.

The Portuguese team still used the 442 formation from the first game, while the Ituano team used the more offensive 433 formation.

The game officially started at 5 p.m. (3 a.m. Beijing time the next day). As soon as it started, the Ituano team launched a fierce attack, hoping to take advantage of the Portuguese team's unsteady footing to take the lead.

In the 3rd minute of the game, the Ituano team took advantage of the Portuguese team's lack of concentration at the beginning and launched a long pass directly from the backcourt, tearing open the Portuguese team's defense. Rafael Silva countered offside.

After the success, he used his speed advantage to ask the back players and formed a one-on-one confrontation with the goalkeeper. Facing the attacking Portuguese goalkeeper Lauro, Silva chose to push the shot into the far corner. However, this time luck was still on the side of the Portuguese team.

On one side, the ball bounced out of the baseline after hitting the post, otherwise they would have faced the dilemma of conceding the ball just after the start.

Just 5 minutes later, the Ituano team made a comeback again. This time it was the cooperation between Rafael Silva and Aparecido, with Rafael Silva starting the game first.

After attracting the attention of the defensive player, he passed the ball to Aparecido. The latter made a wall-hitting cooperation with him and then inserted diagonally into the Portuguese team's penalty area. At this time, Rafael Silva's pass

The ball also arrived. Facing the loophole in front of the goal, Aparecido took a shot without making any adjustments. However, the quality of the shot was not good, so he directly fired the anti-aircraft gun, and the Portuguese team also escaped another disaster.

Throughout the first 15 minutes of the game, the Portuguese team was beaten by their opponents, and even some offensive players, including Li Zhao, had to return to the backcourt to participate in the defense.
Chapter completed!