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Chapter 42 The reason why Kaka is in good condition

While Rongguang was still continuing his special training, Sao Paulo also ushered in the last round of the regular season of the Rio-Sao Paulo Championship.

Sao Paulo is currently ranked fourth with 23 points.According to the rules of the competition, the top four in the regular season can participate in the next semi-finals, but this ranking is not guaranteed.

Because the points gap between the nearby teams and them is not that big.

Third-placed San Caetano has 24 points.

Santos, ranked fifth, and No.6 Vasco da Gama have the same points as Sao Paulo, both with 23 points.

Their ranking is not as good as Sao Paulo, just because the goal difference is a little less.

No.7 Botafogo has 22 points.

No.8 Paulista and Botafogo have the same 22 points.

The No.9 Portuguese scored [-] points.

From No.3 to No.9, the seven teams have the possibility of making a comeback in the final round and qualifying for the semi-finals.

You must know that this year's Rio-São Paulo Championship has a total of only [-] participating teams...

This accounts for nearly half of the number of teams, which shows how fierce the final competition is.

Only Corinthians and Palmeiras, ranked first and second, qualified for the semi-finals ahead of schedule.

Osvaldo's goal of taking over Sao Paulo halfway is the semi-finals, which is the minimum requirement.If he can't, he'll have to get out.

Osvaldo naturally doesn't want this. Sao Paulo can only win in the last round of the league.

A tie may be squeezed out of the top four by other teams.

In the last round, Sao Paulo will go away to challenge Santos.

This is a direct conversation between No.4 and No.5.As long as they can beat Santos, Sao Paulo will definitely qualify for the semi-finals.

But if it loses to Santos... then say goodbye to the Final Four.

For Sao Paulo, the away game against Santos is not easy.

Although Santos has been sinking after Pele left, but in the past two years, due to the emergence of young talents in the team, it has risen again.

In the current Santos team, there are two young people who are worth noting, one is forward Robinho, and the other is midfielder Diego.

Diego was 16 years old when he made his first appearance for Santos in the Rio-São Paulo Championship.It is now the main force.

Robinho was earlier than Diego, and at the start of this season's Rio-São Paulo Championship, he was already Santos' main force.

Represented by Robinho and Diego, today's Santos set off a youth storm.

It is not easy to beat this team away from home.

Osvaldo bet on the attacking trident of Kaka, Ricardinho and Luis Fabiano.

As for Rongguang... With all the players in the first team, being able to enter the 18-man roster is already quite remarkable.

In fact, the media were surprised that Rong Guang was able to enter the 18-man squad.

Don't they understand that other people are not as honorable?

Anyone in the Sao Paulo first team is probably more qualified to enter the squad than Rongguang, right?

Why is Rong Guang still on the big list?

At the pre-match press conference, some reporters questioned Rongguang's selection to the 18-man squad.

"Why is it still Rong?"

Grayson sat in his seat, and he didn't ask such a question, because he thought that he and there was no need to cling to glory.

However, he was very happy to see other reporters pointing at Rong Guang.

He looked at Osvaldo with a smile on his face, wondering how the head coach would answer.

"Choosing who to enter the squad is naturally my consideration. But as for how I consider it, I can't tell you, because it's a tactic. I can only say that whoever can enter the 18-man squad depends more on his performance in normal training. Rong has always been the most serious and hardworking player in the team. He deserves to be in the squad, and there is no problem."

Osvaldo's attitude was unexpectedly tough.

If Rongguang and Osvaldu hadn't really looked alike, the reporters would have wondered if Rongguang was Osvaldo's illegitimate son...

Into the squad every game, regardless of performance.That's all for a good performance, it's been three consecutive games and they haven't performed well, why can they still be included in the big list?

After hearing Osvaldo's answer, Grayson snorted softly.

This kind of answer is like saying nothing.

Don't be ridiculous, what tactical arrangements can a rookie who has been thoroughly researched have?
This excuse is too clumsy!

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"Kaka-!!! Kaka!"

The commentator Galvao Buenola roared, and the "Bueno siren" sounded again.

Amidst his roar, Kaka, wearing Sao Paulo's No. [-] jersey, ran to the sidelines with his fingers pointing to the sky.

He's celebrating a goal.

Just now, he blasted away Santos' goal with a powerful long shot.

His goal helped Sao Paulo reverse the score and temporarily lead Santos with a score of 2:1!

"Kaka's beautiful long shot! This is his best way to score! Sao Paulo reversed away! If Sao Paulo can win this game, they will be in the top four of the regular season and thus participate in the next semi-finals! And Santos is cornered! In the remaining 25 minutes, they have to score two goals..."

The Sao Paulo fans who came with the team in the stands were also cheering.

Corell was among them.

She and her little friends screamed and called Kaka's name.

Some even shed tears of excitement.

"Kaka is great! Sao Paulo can only rely on him!"

Corell also screamed: "Kaka, I love you!!"

In the media seats, Grayson spread his hands and said to his peers: "Did you see, this is a genius! A real genius!"

He used Godot's words to describe Rongguang. Obviously, he was still brooding about Rongguang, and it was not as easy to let go as he said.

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"In the last game, Kaka contributed an assist for his first start after returning from injury. In this game, he even had an assist and a goal... His form is very good! When Scolari is about to announce the final 23-man roster for the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, it is a good thing that he has shown such a state!"

Not only the commentator Ka Furui has such a view, but also the coaches of Sao Paulo.

"Kaka's condition is really good... After two consecutive injuries, I didn't expect to be able to recover so quickly..." In the coaching bench of Sao Paulo, after celebrating the goal, the coaches were also in the mood to chat about other topics.

This game is really too tense, Sao Paulo has been behind before, but they are engrossed in staring at the court.

Mauro smiled: "That's thanks to Rong."

"Thank you Rong?" The other coaches were wondering why Mauro said that
"Because of Rong, Kaka has worked harder than before in training, and his fighting spirit has become stronger. Maybe he doesn't want to be defeated by Rong..." Mauro said.

The other coaches were stunned - Kaka really regarded Rongguang as a threat?
They all knew that Rong Guang wanted to defeat Kaka.

But they didn't think that Rongguang could really threaten Kaka, the gap between the two sides was really too big.One is a genius who joined the Sao Paulo youth team at the age of eight and led the Sao Paulo youth team to the Sao Paulo State Youth Cup championship. The other is a rookie who only started learning football at the age of 16 and four months...

Glory surpasses Kaka?There is a [-]% chance of none!

But I didn't expect that Kaka seemed to care about something they didn't care about.

"But maybe it's just because you want to be selected for the Brazil national team to participate in the World Cup?" Someone raised a different opinion.

Osvaldo nodded: "Of course there must be reasons for this."

"Let me just say...the World Cup is very attractive to Kaka. He must be trying so hard to show himself to attract Scolari's attention..." The other coaches were happy to find a reasonable reason for Kaka's excellent state. They even breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

Mauro smiled and did not argue with them on this issue.

Offensive coach Rocha wasn't involved in the debate either, just staring at the field, seemingly thoughtful.

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The ease on Sao Paulo's dugout quickly faded as the game resumed.

Everyone was staring at the court with solemn expressions, and had no time to talk or laugh about other things.

Santos, who was driven to a dead end by Kaka's long-range shot, used the home court advantage to launch a more violent offensive.

They have to score two goals in the next game.

Time is tight.

Santos' offensive pressure made Sao Paulo unable to lift his head, and he could only recover the defense to avoid conceding the ball.

A draw means little to Sao Paulo, they have to win!

So now you can't lose a single ball!

Head coach Osvaldo has been standing on the sidelines and has never returned to the coaching bench.

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Corell, like the little friends around her, clenched their fists at this time, looking at the court with their bodies tensed.

They don't want Sao Paulo to be tied by Santos in the away game, or simply lose to Santos.

That meant the end of the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in Sao Paulo.And they still want to see more of Kaka's games. Naturally, they hope that Sao Paulo will reach the final all the way and win the championship trophy.

But for a full 10 minutes, Sao Paulo was overwhelmed by Santos. At the most exaggerated time, football couldn't even pass the midfield!

Santos bombed around Sao Paulo's penalty area, and it seemed that every attack would score a goal.The Sao Paulo fans who watched were terrified.

The exclamation of the Sao Paulo fans in the stands continued to sound.

It was then quickly overwhelmed by loud cheers from the Santos fans.

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"Diego's wonderful pass! Robinho!! He broke into the penalty area... shot—!"

Sao Paulo's captain Dick Cheney was in the right position to secure Robinho's shot into his arms.The cheers of the Santos fans stopped abruptly.

"We can't go on like this, we have to attack!" Cheney got up from the ground holding the football and shouted to his teammates.

He was worried that if Santos continued to siege like this, the goal he was guarding would lose the ball sooner or later.

Although it is said that even if Santos equalizes the score, it may not be able to qualify for the semi-finals.

But for Sao Paulo, the draw is also meaningless.

It is not ruled out that in the end Santos saw that he had no hope, so he dragged Sao Paulo into the water and buried them with them.

So this passive situation must be changed.

He saw that Kaka had run diagonally from the top of the penalty area to the right, where Santos had few defensive troops, and it was a good choice if he wanted to attack the forward field.

At the same time, Kaka was still looking back at him.Signal him with your eyes: pass the ball to me, Captain!
Cheney quickly threw the football over: "Kaka!"

He pinned all his counterattack hopes on this young man who dribbles like the wind.

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"Kaka caught the ball!"

Bueno yelled.

Seeing Kaka receiving the ball, the Sao Paulo fans in the stands, especially the female fans, screamed.

Corell was yelling almost hysterically, "Come on, Kaka!!"

They all hope that Kaka can change the one-sided situation on the field by relying on his outstanding personal ability.

Kaka is Sao Paulo's only hope!

After Luis Fabiano saw Kaka receiving the ball, he also ran forward desperately along the middle from the backcourt. This is a chance for Sao Paulo to counterattack!
But when he just took two steps and looked back to see where Kaka ran, he saw Kaka being shoveled out of the sideline by Santos' midfielder Renato (later playing for Sevilla, which won the UEFA Cup twice in a row)!

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"Bastard!! Don't hurt my Kaka!"

"You hurt Kaka!"

"This is a foul! Damn it! You have the ability to defend upright!"

Corell and the friends around her exclaimed.

But the referee did not support their judgment.

He whistled for a Santos throw-in!

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"It wasn't a foul! Renato tackled the football beautifully and accurately, and then the football bounced and hit Kaka's leg, and then bounced off the sideline...What a bad luck! Sao Paulo can't even pass the center line! If this continues, Sao Paulo will lose the ball sooner or later! The situation is very critical for Sao Paulo, who is only one goal ahead!"

Kaka got up from the ground and spread his hands, looking very helpless. He thought that the ball was either a foul by Santos or a throw-in to Sao Paulo.

But the penalty made by the referee is completely unfavorable to Sao Paulo.

Panting heavily, he returned to the court, completely ignoring to see if he had a shovel injury from Renato...

Although he only ran ten meters in the sprint just now, it also made him feel tired.Because he has been on the court for 75 minutes!
Physical energy is almost exhausted.

Now he is completely supported by willpower.

He opened his mouth wide, like a fish out of water, breathing through his mouth, sweating profusely!
The head coach Osvaldo finally came back from the sidelines, and he said to the assistant coach Mauro sitting on the bench: "Mauro, tell Rong to warm up!"

(End of this chapter)