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After this game, Raphael will return to the national team!

On the national team match day in March, European teams began to prepare for the upcoming European Cup, while South America started the journey of the world preliminaries early.

After 9 months, the European faction headed by Raphael was recruited and began to work hard for the World Cup tickets, which also made the old Robson extremely painful

In the Inter Milan team, Simeone, Almeida, Zanetti and Saviola were recruited together with Rafael.

Although Sir Robson had been mentally prepared, seeing that 6 of the 5 Argentines in the team were recruited, and there were two midfielders, he had a splitting headache!

Can you not let Raphael and the others go to the world preliminaries?

This group of Argentines will definitely not do it!

So the old Robson can only hope that Bobo and Figo will not be injured in the warm-up match, this time we have to count on them!

After being recruited by the Football Association, Raphael booked a charter flight and generously shared it with all the recruited teammates in Europe.

After all, he knows the Argentine Football Association too well, pointing them to book air tickets, waiting for them is not just a red-eye flight, there may even be a special plane in the middle, and it may take more than 30 hours to fly to Buenos Aires.

In this way, his chartered plane was loaded with the Inter Milan barbecue gang, Veron who had just played with him, and Batty and Crespo who came to Milan.

Then they flew to Madrid, picked up Redondo, Kiley and Aimar at Madrid Airport, a group of 11 people, and flew to Buenos Aires together.

Here I also have to introduce the South American World Preliminaries.

Because there are only 10 countries in South America, the South American qualifiers are a bit different. There are 10 national teams competing for 4.5 places in a double round-robin match.

Although there are no underdogs in South America, for teams like Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, they never fight for tickets. What they want is to achieve good results in the World Cup, preferably to win the championship trophy.

Bielsa obviously also started the World Cup training tour, and will recall all the international players in Europe.

There are also more than [-] hours of flight time from Madrid to Buenos Aires. When the plane landed, they were all dragged to the Ezeiza training base by the Football Association.

Rafael had already communicated with the Football Association staff, and he and Aimar still lived in the small house before.

Everyone knows that Bielsa is very likely to award him the captain's armband during this call-up. Who would make him unhappy for such a trivial matter?

So when they arrived at the Ezeiza training base, Simeone, Batty and Redondo lived in fixed rooms as before, and Raphael and Aimar also lived in their small houses as they wished.

The room was cleaned very clean this time, so Raphael collapsed on the bed after dropping his luggage.

Although the chartered flight relieved his long legs from being wronged, he still felt uncomfortable in all his bones after staying on the plane for such a long time.

Aimar pushed his head: "Go take a shower and go to sleep."

"No," Rafael mumbled, "I'll lie down for a few minutes first, then go out for a few laps and come back to take a shower."

Hearing what he said, Aimar laughed.

"At this time? Ezeiza is still spreading your legend, do you want to create more?"

In the end, he only saw the big lion lazily making a nasal sound, and he didn't know whether he agreed or disagreed.

Aimar let him lie on the bed and packed his luggage by himself.Before he finished cleaning up, he heard someone's breathing became even and long.

He leaned over to take a look, and saw someone sleeping soundly with a pillow in his arms.

This discovery made him laugh silently, and then he found out his camera and snapped a few photos as souvenirs.

I could send this to Veronica too, he thought, she'd love it.

A certain person slept so sweetly that he was aroused to sleepiness even though he was full of sleep on the plane.

He quickly packed his luggage, took another shower, took the pillow away, and lay down next to the big lion for a nap.

When Raphael woke up, he saw him lying obediently beside him, which made him kiss him without hesitation until he woke up his fawn.

Anyone waking up like this would be a little panicked, and Aimar, realizing what had happened, could only ruthlessly rub his already long blond hair, urging him to take a shower.

Raphael also felt a little hungry, so he got up and went to the bathroom after kissing him again.

Aimar then checked the time and found that it was already noon local time, and they should have slept for several hours.

That's not helping them adjust to jet lag, but the good news is they didn't miss lunch.

When they arrived at the restaurant, what awaited them was Simeone's teasing.

Rafael gave this guy two eyes, and took Aimar to sit far away.

Aimar originally wanted to sit with Saviola and his friends on the riverbed, but he obeyed him because he wanted to talk to Raphael alone.

"I saw that many magazines reprinted a report from the United States, saying that in the next 12 months, 207 Internet companies will run out of cash flow..."

He spoke very tactfully, but how could Raphael fail to hear the worry hidden in his words?

In order to avoid Aimar's misunderstanding, he carefully explained to him: "I don't think you need to worry for the time being. From this point of view, Network was the right choice to go public at that time. There is no problem with the company's cash flow. For Internet companies, the most important It's just traffic, and we operate in a completely different way than other companies, and the growth rate of new users has not been affected in any way..."

With the current growth rate, the network has nothing to worry about in the next 2 years.

But the most difficult challenge facing John is to find a suitable way to make money for the network.

In order to reassure Aimar, Raphael deliberately lowered his voice and told a little secret: "I even bought back some of the shares."

Aimar blinked when he saw this: "Sounds like a good opportunity for investment."

For some reason, even though everyone knows that the network will be a golden hen that lays golden eggs, and Rafael expressly hinted for the first time that he did not participate in the investment in the initial stage of network development.

But maybe now is the time...

Seeing that he intends to send charcoal in a timely manner, Rafael suggested: "If you have a lot of cash in hand, you can consider Apple and Amazon, which are also good choices."

Aimar said frankly: "Maybe, but they have nothing to do with you."

As a result, he saw Raphael's smile after he finished speaking, which made Aimar's mouth curl up.

Although he was very happy to be coaxed by him, Raphael still did not give up, "You can ask your stockbroker to wait patiently for the opportunity to buy the bottom. After all, you said that you want to support me, and of course you want stability."

Even if a certain person's value has shrunk due to the stock market crash, he is still worth billions and is the object of countless people's hatred for the rich. Now he always talks about "supporting me", which still makes Aimar very funny, but he still feels very good in his heart.

Seeing that although the two of them were sitting in a corner of the restaurant, they were talking intimately, winking and laughing, causing pink bubbles to fly all over the sky, Simeone couldn't stand it.

It's okay to see these when I don't know their relationship, but now it makes me feel too uncomfortable!

After a day of rest, Rafael and the others ushered in their first training session.

Also on this day, Bielsa officially awarded the captain's armband to Rafael, which also caused a burst of applause in the Ezeiza training base.

Amid the applause, the new squad leader glanced at Simeone who was applauding, and smiled at him.

Seeing this, Simeone blew him a disgusting Bala kiss, and then, this is my deep love for you!

This made the whole team laugh, and made Bielsa put his heart in his stomach.

He doesn't want the relationship between Rafael and Simeone to become like that of Maradona and Passarella.

After the training in the morning, everyone watched the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw together in the restaurant.

The 8 qualifying teams are Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Valencia, Lazio, Manchester United, Bayern and Chelsea.

The Argentine internationals in Europe, including Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Valencia, are now watching the draw together, and it is enough to imagine how heated the discussion is.

There are 3 teams left in La Liga, which is the best performer among the five major leagues.

Two teams from Serie A and the Premier League have also advanced. Only Bayern Munich is left in the Bundesliga, while Ligue [-] has been wiped out.

After the UEFA Secretary-General announced that the rules of the draw were followed, everyone smiled.

According to the rules, the 8 teams will be divided into four groups for the first place and four groups for the second place according to their records, and then they will fight against each other.

It is worth mentioning that there is only the avoidance principle of the group in the knockout round, without the avoidance principle of this league, civil war is very likely to be staged.

With the advantage of 1 goal difference, Lazio was squeezed to the second place in the group and successfully advanced. Aimar and Kiley are in a good mood.

This also means that Inter Milan and Valencia, who are the first in the same group, do not need to meet early in the top 8 and fight each other.

As a control group, Veron was not in a good mood.

Because of the principle of group avoidance, they can exclude Valencia, but as the second in the group, it is not a good thing whether they draw Inter Milan, Real Madrid, or Barcelona.

The first four groups are: Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Valencia.

The second place in the four groups is: Lazio, Manchester United, Bayern, Chelsea.

The 3 La Liga teams all qualified first in the group, which made the Western media cheer and firmly believe that they all have a chance to advance to the top 4!

Among the four first-place teams, the defending champion Inter Milan was the first to be drawn, and they were divided into the upper half.

The one that was drawn out next was Lazio!

There is a one-third chance of being caught up by Lazio!

As soon as the result of the draw came out, neither the Inter Milan Barbecue Gang nor Veron had a good face.

Even Raphael frowned.

It's not that the "Blue Eagles" are difficult to play, but because so far, Inter Milan has played against Lazio 3 times this season!

Counting the 2 Coppa Italia finals that did not start, plus the two UEFA Champions League games, they will have to play against the "Blue Eagles" 7 times this season. This is a number that will make all players feel bored.

There are only 2 teams in Italy. Now that the civil war is gone, it is obviously good news for La Liga teams. After all, La Liga teams and Serie A play against each other.

Kiley even offered to give Redondo a high-five.

No. 1 of the four groups, now only three are left. I saw the secretary-general's hand twirling on the ball, and then Real Madrid was drawn out.

Like Inter Milan, they were also divided into the upper half.

None of the remaining 3 second-place teams are La Liga teams, so they are all likely to be drawn.In everyone's attention, Manchester United was drawn out next!

Real Madrid vs Manchester United!

After seeing this scene, Rafael looked at Redondo.

After Redondo noticed the gaze of the young Manchester United boss, he looked back unceremoniously.

Aimar stepped on Raphael lightly under the table to prevent this guy from saying the wrong thing.

He was obviously overwhelmed.

The reason why Raphael looks at Redondo is because he remembers that in "historical history" this Mr. Big Mouth played a wonderful game at Old Trafford, which is comparable to Dortmund in the semi-finals of the Champions League that field.

As the small boss of Manchester United, he didn't want to provoke Redondo, but he felt sorry for his employee, Mr. Ferguson, and the Manchester United players who were about to be on the background board in advance.

Although he didn't mean to be provocative, but Redondo was still staring at him, Raphael simply said: "We and you are both in the upper half, which also means that if we beat Lazio, our next opponent will be you and you." One of Manchester United, these are old rivals, it's not a bad thing for us."

Inter Milan's players nodded unanimously at this moment, expressing their agreement!

Although Raphael is crazy, he has the capital to be crazy

Before he left La Liga, he was a famous duo killer. Both Real Madrid and Barcelona suffered a lot from him.

And Manchester United?

Didn't Manchester United fail to win the Triple Crown last season because they were eliminated by Inter Milan?

But such a crazy speech also aroused Veron's anger, "If you want to play Real Madrid or Manchester United, we must win first!"

As one of the captains of Real Madrid, Redondo, who has almost assumed the responsibility of the captain this season, is not to be outdone: "You are right, they are old opponents, and we look forward to it."

At this time, Batty, who had already been eliminated, had to come out to smooth things over.

Everyone knows Raphael's character, but what about Redondo?

This is a guy who can fight against Maradona, and he doesn't want the national team to fight.

After he managed to appease the teammates on both sides, the draw for the second half began, and he quickly called everyone to pay attention to the draw for the second half.

As a result, Barcelona was the first to be drawn in the second half, and their opponent was Bayern.

8 teams were drawn from 6 teams, and the remaining 2 teams were naturally grouped together. This also means that Valencia finally turned around, and they drew Chelsea!

Keeley and Aimar are in a good mood, they have drawn the softest persimmons of the four teams!

Batty stared at the group table and said to Kiley: "According to this division, if you beat Chelsea, your opponent will be one of Bayern or Barcelona? You may want to play Bayern more."

He said that for a reason.

Regardless of the poor record of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the league this season, if they meet Valencia in the Champions League, the probability of Barcelona advancing is much higher than that of the Bats.

This is not to say that Valencia will be weak when it encounters the La Liga duo, but that these two giants have their own buffs in the Champions League.

Keeley disagreed: "It's hard to say that they haven't played yet. And Barcelona has also had problems recently. Didn't Rivaldo have a falling out with Van Gaal? He may transfer to Lazio next season."

Sing them down without kicking them?

He disagrees.

Rafael agrees: "Whether it is Barcelona or Bayern, they are strong opponents, but Valencia has not lost to them this season. I am optimistic about them reaching the final."

"Yes, that's it!" Aimar said with high spirits: "We have not lost against Bayern in the two rounds. We have also defeated Real Madrid and Barcelona this season. Why can't we win? See you in the final!"

As long as he defeats two opponents, he will be able to meet Rafael in the final!

This is the first time that Raphael has had the opportunity to meet on the court after leaving Boca Juniors, and it is still a stage like the Champions League!

Looking at his appearance at this moment, Raphael raised the corners of his mouth.

April is coming, is May still far away?

On March 3, Rafael and his teammates came to the Monument Stadium again, but this time he entered the stadium as the captain amidst the applause of all the fans.

And their opponent is the hapless Chile

They were also opponents of Rafael's debut in the national team. As a result, this time Raphael made his official appearance as the captain of the national team for the first time and they also met them. Is it bad luck?

Before the game, the Chilean fans made fun of themselves on the Internet, saying that Rafael doesn't have to worry about the opponents in the national team's farewell match. Besides Chile, who else can he choose?

Such a meaningful game, Rafael certainly does not accept losing.

In the cheering and cheering of more than 7 fans, the new captain made two shots and one pass, and was elected the best.

After the game, as he had promised, he took the initiative to find his former teammate Zamorano and exchanged jerseys with him.

Zamorano held up the jersey and said: "I think bobo must be jealous of me. I will keep it well. You have to make it have a special meaning so that I can show it off one day in the future."

What responded to him was Raphael's unreserved smile.

He certainly made the jersey special.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, Maradona came to the scene in person and cheered for the whole game with the fans around him.

In an exclusive interview with the Clarion after the game, he praised Bielsa and all the members, and said that Rafael would be a good captain.

The Clarion newspaper used the entire page to publish the backs of Maradona and Rafael.

The title is: Inheritance of No. 10!

The 18-year-old Raphael did not go to France. The 20-year-old Raphael has already begun to lead his team to compete in the World Cup tickets in Korea and Japan.

After the game, the army in Europe flew back to Europe by plane for more than [-] hours.

Such a long journey made the old Robson put Rafael and Zanetti on the bench in the league match against Regina on April 4, but Simeone and Almeida got opportunity.

After a 1-1 draw with Reggina at home, Inter Milan ushered in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Lazio.

This is their home field and they must defend their victory!

In this game, Raphael staged a hat-trick of assists to help the team beat the Blue Eagles 3-1.

In the game that ended on the same day, Valencia, who went to Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea, drew 1-1 with the home team and scored a valuable away goal.

After a lapse of 6 days, Inter Milan once again ushered in a match against Lazio, this time in the first round of the Coppa Italia.

For Inter fans, this match has a special meaning

Ronaldo is expected to come back!

After taking a 2-0 lead in the first half, Robson Sr. sent Ronaldo on, but no one expected that after just six minutes on the pitch, Ronaldo was about to use his trademark pendulum to dribble past Lazio's defenders , just when there was no contact between the two sides, they fell to the ground in pain.

When all the fans saw Ronaldo being carried off the field on a stretcher, their expressions were equally confused and painful

What happened to their Ronnie?

Ronaldo's end obviously also affected the players' state, and Lazio almost came back in the second half.

But the old Robson's heart is no longer in the game that has ended.

After the game, he let Mourinho attend the post-match conference instead of himself, and he has rushed to the hospital.

Mourinho knew that the old Robson had special feelings for Ronaldo.

During the Barcelona period, it was he who strongly advocated bringing the young Ronaldo to Barcelona. It was also he who gave Ronaldo the title of "Alien". Big injury.

Seeing Ronaldo's painful expression after falling to the ground, how could he not be sad?

The author has something to say: I am the second update of the extended version.