Everyone had so much fun that night that everyone got up a little late the next day, and it was almost noon when we returned to the club.

In the following period, the Portuguese progressed smoothly, their running-in has matured, and they won consecutive games with the momentum of winning the championship.

On April 18, the Portuguese went to Joinville to challenge their first-round opponent in the Brazilian Second Division, Joinville. Although Joinville is a strong team in the Brazilian Second Division, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, the Portuguese still won 3 points away from home.

The score of -2 defeated the opponent. Li Zhao scored twice in the game, and Wang Ziyi also scored a header.

On April 24, the Portuguese challenged Santa Rita, their opponent in the second round of the Brazilian Cup, away from home. In the first round, Li Zhao assisted Zhang Yuning and Harik to score in the first and second half. In the end, they scored 2-1

Defeated the opponent.

They also won the next two Brazilian Second Division games. On April 26, they beat Santa Cruz 4-0 at home. Li Zhao, Gabriel, Hu Jinghang and Moises scored successively. On April 29

On the same day, they challenged old rival Bagantino away from home and won the game 3-1. Wang Jinxian scored first, and then Li Zhao and Wang Ziyi also scored.

On May 1st, the Portuguese faced Santa Rita at home. At this time, everyone was listening to Figo's mobilization in front of the station.

"Everyone's performance has been very good recently. We have won three consecutive victories in the second division, which is a good start. Although today's game is at home, the opponent is not weak and is very good at it.

It’s a comeback, so we can’t take it lightly.

Also, today is Labor Day, so I hope everyone can go all out to win this game and celebrate the holiday with a happy mood." Figo said, he is now more and more skilled in mobilizing the emotions of his players.

"Don't worry, coach. They may have no problem if they meet other teams, but they can't make a comeback here. Alas, Brother Zhao hasn't scored a goal in the Brazilian Cup yet. I'll give you an assist this time.

Let's just have a big explosion!" Hu Jinghang said.

"Xiao Hu, you have to work hard, I have to wait for your express delivery." Li Zhao teased him.

Since Henrik was injured, Li Zhao has also been working hard to cultivate Hu Jinghang's abilities in this area, and Hu Jinghang is also working hard. It seems that the progress in all aspects is very good. Although there is still some lack of enthusiasm, in time there is hope that he can become a

An excellent midfielder.

"Jinghang Express will achieve its mission!" Hu Jinghang made an aircraft carrier-style emoticon in a very neutral way.

"Shouldn't it be Dongfeng Express!" Balta was very straight, and this naturally aroused laughter from many C nationality players, leaving some other players a little confused.

At 4:30 p.m., the second round of the second round of the Brazilian Cup officially started.

Although Santa Rita is not in the queue of Brazil's top league, they still have certain strength and are also good at comebacks. They turned against the away team at the beginning of the game, giving the Portuguese a powerful start.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to kick off the ball first, Santarita made two consecutive threatening shots and opened the scoring in the 8th minute of the game, with Silva scoring a goal.

The Portuguese defense still bears some responsibility for losing the ball. It's not that they couldn't defend it, it was entirely due to a lack of concentration. Fortunately, after Figo's scolding, the players finally fully entered.

status and did not give the other party another chance.

Then the Portuguese team also started to exert its strength, and the first person to launch the offensive horn was Li Zhao. After the initial tentative attack, he seized the opponent's loophole in the 25th minute of the game and activated his skills with a big swing.

Zhong forced his way past the defender and then scored the one-on-one goal.

Since his skills were activated, there was no point in wasting them, so Li Zhao was more active during this period. Two minutes later, he stopped me again, successfully intercepted the ball in the opponent's backcourt and quickly got rid of the defense.

The player once again got a chance to stand alone. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he easily passed the opponent and sent the ball into the empty goal.

Nowadays, his success rate in single-handed shots has reached a certain height, and when this skill is turned on, unless he encounters the opponent's goalkeeper's extraordinary performance, he is almost certain to score.

After achieving the lead, the Portuguese still maintained a certain degree of offensive firepower and created a free kick 23 meters away from the opponent's goal before the end of the first half. However, this time Li Zhao did not choose to do it himself.

It was left to Hu Jinghang to take the penalty.

"Brother Zhao, are you sure it's me?" Hu Jinghang still wasn't confident in herself.

"You don't have to think too much, just concentrate on kicking the ball. Aren't you better than Jinghang Express? You can't do free kicks. I will cooperate with you in a while. As long as you try your best, it doesn't matter even if you don't succeed.

, there will be opportunities in the future." Li Zhao comforted.

With Li Zhao's encouragement, he finally plucked up the courage to stand in front of the football with Li Zhao.

As the referee's whistle sounded, Li Zhao first ran towards the ball and feinted. Hu Jinghang followed closely and shot. The goalkeeper was deceived by Li Zhao's feint into starting early, allowing Hu Jinghang's shot to hit the empty goal successfully.

3-1, the Portuguese team scored another victory.

Santa Rita still had no intention of giving up and launched a strong counterattack at the beginning of the second half, but failed to break through the Portuguese team's defense.

The Portuguese took advantage of the situation and launched another counterattack, and won their second free kick in the 63rd minute of the game. This time Li Zhao still chose to let Hu Jinghang take the kick, hoping that he could strike while the iron was hot.

But this time Hu Jinghang failed to succeed again. The ball bounced back after hitting the wall. Wang Ziyi followed up with a powerful long-range shot that directly penetrated the opponent's goal.

Seeing that the situation was over, Santa Rita had no choice but to surrender.

In the final stage of the game, the Portuguese once again expanded the score. Wang Ziyi's powerful shot from outside the penalty area caused the opponent's goalkeeper to miss the ball. Li Zhao accurately seized the opportunity and followed up with a follow-up shot in front of the goal.

5-1, the Portuguese finally won the game with a hearty victory, thus advancing to the next stage of the Brazilian Cup. In this way, they have come to an end in this event. The next time they play in the Brazilian Cup, they will be eight.

Things about the month.

Although there are 38 rounds in the Brazilian League Two, the maximum can be played until the tenth round before a one-month offseason during the World Cup.

After the game, Li Zhao announced in front of everyone that he planned to travel for a while.

"Have you really thought about doing this?" Although Figo was surprised by his decision, he did not express any objection.

"Yes, I originally planned to finish this stage of the league before going out, but if I did, I would miss the World Cup. In comparison, the opponents in the Brazilian League B are much lower level. The remaining seven rounds

Even if I don't participate in the league, you can still handle it calmly, and this will be a greater training for you." Li Zhao said.

"Brother Zhao, it seems that you are brewing a big plan this time. Can you reveal it?" Wang Ziyi seemed to have noticed something.

"Well, this time I plan to go back to China with Lan'er first, and take a look at everything in my hometown. Then we will take a cruise ship back in Shanghai, and maybe we will stop somewhere on the way. Calculating the time, the whole trip will be

It’s only a little over a month, and if everything goes well, we might be able to compete in the last round of the Brazilian Second Division before the start of the World Cup,” Li Zhao said.

"Why, it sounds like I'm on a honeymoon. I'm so jealous! Can I drink the wedding wine between you and Manager Li after this?" Zhang Yuning said.

"This~, it's still too early, but I believe that day will not come too late." Li Zhao said with a smile, he was also full of longing for this.
Chapter completed!