On February 15, the Portuguese went to the Morumbi Stadium to challenge their opponent in the eighth round of the league - Sao Paulo, the big brother in the same city.

This 66,795-seat stadium was designed by Brazilian architect João Batista nova Artigas. It was built in 1952 and will also be one of the competition venues during this year's World Cup in Brazil. In contrast, Portugal

Although the Calder Stadium is not small, it is inferior in terms of momentum and many aspects. This also gave Li Zhao the idea of ​​building a stadium of his own in the future. Of course, for them, it is still

I can only think about it, this will be a big waste of time and money, and at present they can only rent it.

Because they are also in the city of Sao Paulo, the Dragon God cheerleading team can also successfully recruit most of the people. However, after entering this kind of stadium, compared with the opponent's larger base of fans, the Portuguese's fan share is pitifully weak.

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"This time against Sao Paulo, we have to pay special attention to Luis Fabiano and Antonio Carlos in their team. Their respective goals are 5 goals and Antonio 4 goals. And overall, actually, the opponent

It will also improve us by more than one level, and a draw would be a good result." Figo said when making tactical arrangements before the game.

"These two people really need to be taken seriously, but I think our captain and vice-captain are obviously stronger, and they are still number one and number two on the list today, so they are the ones who should be afraid and vigilant, right?" Gabriel retorted first.

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"Yes, we feel that Sao Paulo's strength is just that, and their current lineup is not uniform. We are fully capable of overthrowing them in the away game." Henrik, the captain, also said.

"It doesn't matter if we have the strongest lineup, we can still defeat them. We can never place our hope of success on our opponents. That in itself is a weak mentality. If we have this mentality, the team will not become truly strong.

"Vice captain Li Zhao has a more positive attitude. He will never lack enthusiasm on the court.

"Very good, what I need is your attitude. No matter how powerful the opponent is, you cannot give in. Let alone this little Sao Paulo, even the Galaxy Fleet like Real Madrid must have the determination to dare to fight.

Figo was also quite pleased to see the positive response from the players. He previously deliberately belittled himself and promoted his opponents, just to inspire the players to fight, and now his goal has been achieved.

At the same time, in another lounge opposite the stadium, Sao Paulo's head coach Fernando Diniz was also mobilizing before the war: "Although the National League A is our main battlefield, we can't do it here.

We are too far behind. We have already lost too many points that we should not have. We unexpectedly lost to Pontypreta in the last game, so today at home we have to win against our opponent no matter what, especially this is a game.

Do you have confidence in the city derby?"

"Of course! The opponent is the Portuguese who are not even as good as Corinthians. When we come to our home court to challenge, we must be prepared to be beaten to the ground. If it is Palmeiras, we will pay more attention to it. I even

I feel like our second line can beat them," Sao Paulo's current top scorer Luis Fabiano said.

"Very good, what I need is your attitude of despising the enemy. Although the Portuguese team has recently won two consecutive victories, they have also faced worse opponents. What kind of bird did they look like when they lost before?

You have also seen this, so they will definitely be knocked back to their original shape after this encounter." Fernando Diniz encouraged again.

"Yes, we are going to crush them and win a big victory." The team members also have high morale.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the game finally officially started.

Figo used the 4321 formation this time. The lineup is goalkeeper: D. Lima; defenders: Rodrigo Cayo, Valdomiro, Diego, Rogerio; midfielder: Moises Li

Margarhães, Marcelo Canet, Henrique Santos, wingers: Gabriel Javier, Li Zhao; forward: Fanias.

This lineup itself is actually very good. DeRozan also used it before. The reason why the effect was not good was because the conditions at the time were not mature and the personnel positions were different. But this lineup is very practical, and

It can have many changes, and even exchange it to become the 4231 formation he is best at.

It is worth mentioning that this time Li Zhao's position has been moved to the right wing, which has truly liberated his combat effectiveness. Although there is one less manpower in the organization of the midfield, Henrik's center is enough

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Sao Paulo head coach Fernando Diniz adopted a 433 formation, with goalkeeper: Rogerio Ceni; defenders: Alvaro Pereira, Antonio Carlos, Douglas Santos, L. Ricardo

; Midfielder: Osvaldo, E. Costa, Ganso; Forward: Admilson, Luis Fabiano, Dolan Pabon.

After the game started, the Sao Paulo team launched waves of rapid attacks.

In the 6th minute of the opening, the Sao Paulo team's offense almost scored. Luis Fabiano dribbled the ball from the right and passed it across. Osvaldo made a beautiful pass and passed the ball to Antonio Carlos at the back point.

, the latter followed up with a low shot that was blocked by Caio.

In the 11th minute, Osvaldo tried a long shot that hit the goal and went out of bounds.

In the 14th minute, Luis Fabiano broke through again and his volley from a small angle was saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Lima.

In the 22nd minute, Sao Paulo finally scored the first goal. Osvaldo made a pass from a 45-degree angle, and Admilson succeeded in hitting the goal with a header. The goalkeeper Lima's reaction was still a little slow.

1-0, the home team of Sao Paulo took the lead. After that, the Sao Paulo team did not shrink their defense, but continued their offensive momentum.

The Portuguese team did not panic because of this. Although they lost a goal, there was still more than half of the game. Therefore, while still playing defense steadily, they were also actively looking for opportunities to counterattack.

In the 28th minute, the Portuguese team seized the opportunity of the opponent's front line and launched a counterattack. Henrik passed the ball to Li Zhao who was roaming in the opponent's half, and the latter quickly got rid of the defender after successfully countering offside.

Facing the attacking goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, Li Zhao adjusted to his dominant foot and hit a short corner. The ball passed through the opponent's armpit and entered the goal.

1-1, the Portuguese quickly equalized the score.

"You forget to mark people when you score a goal. Watch him, and the same goes for Henrik. As long as these two points are eliminated, their offense will not be greatly compromised. I don't want to see the same situation again! Stay tuned.

You guys will..." Taking advantage of the restart time, Fernando Diniz hurried to the sidelines and gave the players instructions again.

After the ball restarted, Li Zhao found that there was Dolan Pabon beside him, who was always following him. His speed was also very fast. Li Zhao wanted to get rid of him without contact.

It was a bit difficult. However, his advantage in physical confrontation was quite obvious, but today the referee blew the whistle more tightly for his own team. Once there was physical contact with him, the opponent would always fall down at the first touch. For this reason, Li

Zhao also received a yellow card inexplicably.

After that, Li Zhao also exchanged positions with his teammates and returned to the midfield. After receiving the ball, he would carry it if he could and pass it if he couldn't, so he would not stick to the ball too much.

"Hmph, do you think you can restrict me like this? In that case, I will attract firepower to create opportunities for my teammates." Li Zhao thought to himself.

"Master, not many of your teammates are reliable offensively. You're afraid that you won't be able to seize the opportunity when it comes!" Xiao Mi's voice appeared at this time.

"Hey, why are you coming out at this critical moment? Have you finished practicing in seclusion?" Li Zhao said in surprise.

"Yes, do you want me to give you some advice?" Xiaomi said suddenly.

"That's okay! If you have any questions, tell me in advance. Don't say anything suddenly at the critical moment. I will be distracted." Li Zhaodao.

"Okay, have you noticed that the defender named Antonio Carlos likes to get involved in the offense? Although he is a defender, he scores more goals than the average forward. But in comparison, his defense is not that good.

, always losing position." Xiaomi reminded.

Li Zhao, after being reminded, naturally saw this problem and began to make new attempts.

In the 37th minute, Li Zhao completed a good cooperation with his teammates. After attracting the opponent, he accurately passed the ball behind Carlos. Unfortunately, his teammate's reaction was obviously slow and he missed a good opportunity.

Fernando Diniz obviously also discovered this problem and quickly yelled at the court, but the effect was not obvious. Carlos didn't seem to listen.

In the 42nd minute, Li Zhao once again seized the opportunity. After stealing, he grabbed the space behind Carlos after he rushed in and made a lob pass. Fañas intervened in time and broke into the penalty area. Facing goalkeeper Seni, he

A blast shot with his right foot finally broke his goal drought.

1-2, the Portuguese successfully overtook.

The furious Fernando Diniz once again loudly reminded his players that this time his Carlos was finally honest. After stabilizing their position, they began the final attack, but with their hands tied, this attack was not very effective.

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Chapter completed!