I'm Kaka Kaka

Chapter 75 Teammates Become Opponents

The Brazilian First Division has already started, so everyone's time is actually very tight, and they will return to the team to report soon, and the schedule seems to be in a hurry.

On July 2001, 7, the Brafunda training base.

Kaka and Baptista walked into the locker room.

"Haha, our champion is back!"

"Kaka, how does it feel to be the captain?"

"Julio, why do you seem to gain weight? Did you go to Argentina to compete or go on vacation?"

"Wait, wait, let me interview our best player first, Mr. Kaka, are the Argentine girls beautiful? Which one is more enthusiastic than the Brazilian girls?"

Kaka was surrounded by a group of teammates until Alvarez came to make a clearance.

In addition to the Brazilian Serie A, the current main task of the Sao Paulo team is the Brazilian Champions Cup.

The result of this event will determine whether Sao Paulo can participate in next year's Copa Libertadores, so the club attaches great importance to it. Unfortunately, Sao Paulo was defeated by Flamengo 5:3 in the first round of the final.

Kaka and Baptista just in time for the second round of the game between the two sides.

With little time to rest and adjust, they immediately started preparing for the Brazilian Champions Cup.

Baptista is definitely the main force, but Kaka, who has returned with honor, still has to play as a substitute.

It is naturally not the fledgling Harrison who can put Kaka, who is now in full swing, on the bench, but another new player of the team.

It is said to be a new aid, but it is actually an old man for Sao Paulo.

Leonardo Nacimondo de Arraio.

An important contributor to Brazil's 94 World Cup championship, he has played for Sao Paulo, Valencia, AC Milan, Kashima Antlers, Flamengo, Paris Saint-Germain and other teams.

It is worth mentioning that he was also the captain of the Brazil National Youth Team in 1988.

The resume is brilliant.

He joined the Sao Paulo team as early as 1990. With the team, he won the National Championships in 91 and 92, the South American Libertadores Cup and the Toyota Cup in 92, and then moved to Valencia in Spain.

The real Sao Paulo legend, the creator and witness of the club's glorious history, was awarded the captain's armband by the head coach as soon as he came back.

With such a master, Kaka, the substitute, did not have any temper at all, but probably because he was afraid that he would get emotional, Alvarez asked him to talk to him in the office before the training started.

"Congratulations, Ricardo, I've watched all the matches. You performed very well and made great progress." Alvarez pointed to the sofa and motioned for Kaka to sit down. "You are our pride."

"Thank you." Kaka has heard too many words like this recently, and there is no wavering in her heart.

"About your position in the team... You know, now we have Leonardo, you, and Harrison as three midfielders. It is impossible for me to send two attacking midfielders at the same time, so the three of you will share playing time. Your sequence is before Harrison and after Leonardo."

Just as Kaka was about to speak, Alvarez raised his hand and made a gesture to listen to me first, saying: "Of course, I can't let the best player of the World Youth Championship sit on the board for a long time. Everyone says that you are the future of Sao Paulo, but with me, you are the present of Sao Paulo and an important member of the team. You have proved that you are worthy of this in Argentina. So in order to increase your playing time, you may sometimes be mentioned on the front line. I hope you will be prepared and strengthen relevant training."

"Understood, don't worry, coach."

"Then, go to training and perform well tomorrow."

Kaka and Alvarez came to the training ground. The players were warming up. Alvarez waved and called Leonardo over.

"Leonardo, take care of this young man, he will not let you down." Brazilians usually call each other by their first name or nickname directly, whether officially or privately, which is different from Europe and the United States (so it seems wrong for former teammates to call Fabiano Luis ┏drop(｀)┛).

"Of course, I will," Leonardo replied with a smile, "Ricciardo, or Kaka?"

"Kaka, everyone calls it that."

The pronunciation of "kaka" is similar to "caca", and "caca" does not have a good meaning in languages ​​​​such as Italian, but in Portuguese, these two words have no specific meaning and do not cause any bad associations.

"I watched all your games in the World Youth Championship. I have to say that you are even better than I expected. I didn't expect you to be able to do this."

"Thank you, it's all thanks to the team. Without everyone's hard work, I wouldn't have made it this far. Compared to your class..."

The two boasted about business for a while, and unexpectedly found that they got along quite well.

The temperament is similar, the three views are consistent, and it is not too late to meet each other.

Leonardo has a lot of experience, but he enjoys it very much. In Kaka’s memory, this man only stayed in Sao Paulo for about half a year before returning to AC Milan and retiring there.

The reason why Kaka was determined to go to AC Milan, and finally joined the Rossoneri in a way similar to paying the difference out of his own pocket, Leonardo definitely contributed the most.

The rookie king and the best player in the Brazilian League, who is regarded as the next generation of Brazilian football's banner figure and brought to the World Cup to experience the superstar, the transfer fee is only 850 million euros.

Compared with other talented players in the same period, Kaka's price was more than [-]% off.

Kaka has feelings for Milan, but like many Chinese fans, he doesn't like the bad old man who controls Milan.

His first choice in this life will still be AC ​​Milan, but 850 million euros?They are trying to fart...

The return of Kaka and Baptista further strengthened Sao Paulo's lineup and enriched Alvarez's tactical options. Therefore, although he was still behind in the score, when the second round of the Brazilian Champions Cup final began, Alvarez still started the game with an optimistic attitude.

Who knew that Flamenco gave Sao Paulo a big blow from the very beginning.

In the opening 6 minutes, Flamengo scored first.

It was Kaka's teammate Adriano in the Brazilian youth team who scored the goal.

Brazil international Vampeta will transfer from Inter Milan to Flamengo, and Inter Milan will bring Adriano to the Apennines with half of Vampeta's transfer fee.

So this game is also regarded as Adriano's farewell game. He is extremely eager to use a championship to make a perfect ending for his Flamenco career.

So far, he's been very successful.

Kaka's most important teammate in the last final became his strongest enemy in this final.

(End of this chapter)