The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Li Kaduo hesitated for a moment, but chose to answer.

"Hello, Boss."

Osvaldo's voice sounded quite calm, not as distressed as the photos taken by reporters. He smiled heartily: "Little Ricardo, how is your recovery?"

Ricardo guessed the purpose of Osvaldo's call, and replied casually: "I went to the club yesterday and asked Mr. Oliveira to check again. His opinion is that it will take two weeks to recover. But one week You can start training with the ball in half a day."

Osvaldo was silent for a while, and then said softly: "He mentioned it to you, if you get a block shot, you can participate in the next game."

Licado understood, and he refused without thinking, "It's impossible, boss, I won't risk my body lightly. I can only assure you that I will try my best to speed up recovery, Get back on the field before the team plays the second leg of the final."

"It's not enough. The team needs you, little Ricardo." Osvaldo smiled wryly. In fact, he didn't want to say that. He didn't want to be thought that the team had to rely on a certain player to win. But the reality is very ruthless. Without Ricardo, Sao Paulo's aggressiveness has indeed dropped a notch, and Kaka is also used to having Ricardo by his side. "Listen, it's not as serious as you think, and many athletes have had the injection..."

Ricardo interrupted him: "Sorry, boss, I will not compromise on this matter."

Osvaldo took a few breaths, unbuttoned his shirt, suppressed his anger, and said calmly: "This is related to whether we can reach the final. You don't want to work hard for a season, and finally Get nothing."

"If the team doesn't have me, it won't make it to the finals. If I don't have me in the finals, it won't win. If I get the injection this time, I will definitely miss the two rounds of the finals." There is no meaning of backing down.

"This..." Osvaldo knew that what Ricardo said was true. But at this moment, he is like a drowning person, even if he grabs a straw, he won't let go. It's good to live for a second.

Because Gao Wei'a has already met with him and told him clearly that if he fails to win the national championship this season, he hopes that he can withdraw decently.

Osvaldo was very upset about this. After all, he led the team to the Sao Paulo State Championship in the first half. Although he stumbled and lost to Fluminense in the Rio-Sao Paulo match, he also avenged himself in the national championship and won the first place in the regular season.

Such a result can be justified anywhere.

What's more, if you change the coach, will you be able to do better than him?

But Gowea's will will not be shaken.

So if Osvaldo wants to keep the job, he must try his best to win the national championship. If he wants to win this championship, he needs the trident to play for him at the same time.

"Little Ricardo, please think carefully." His voice unconsciously carried a trace of pleading.

"Sorry boss, in fact, I have seriously considered it a long time ago, and my answer is still: no." Of course Ricardo will not just compromise like this. He is only 16 years old, and he is growing up. At this time, injecting a closed needle will bring many unnecessary risks. If he doesn't want to become a glass man in the future, he shouldn't agree to such a request.

Osvaldo's voice became stiff: "Well, I won't force you, after all, it's about your health." After speaking, he hung up the phone.

Li Kaduo put down the phone, his gaze remained firm. Maybe this will make me miss a championship title, but compared with the long-term future, this is really nothing.

What's more, as he said, even if he leads the team to the final now, the nature of the closed needle also determines that he cannot play in the final.

...

Ricardo continued to recuperate at home. When he returned to the Brafunda base to participate in off-ball training, Sao Paulo had already lost to Gremio and lost the qualification to advance to the final.

At the Olympic Stadium in Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo also saw the light of day. Kaka's goal gave them a 1-0 lead.

But in the 85th minute, Emerson's long-range shot shattered the dream of the Sao Paulo final.

Now they can only fight for the third place.

These are also two games that must be played seriously if they want to participate in the highest competition for South American clubs, the Copa Libertadores.

Because according to the rules of the Copa Libertadores, Brazil has 3+3 places, the top 3 directly enter the top 32 group stage of the Copa Libertadores, and the 4th to 6th places need to play a play-off.

Their three or four final opponents are San Caenota, and Sao Paulo first away and then host.

In the regular season of the national championship, Sao Paulo lost 1:3 to the opponent.

To be fair, although San Caenota is not a wealthy team, it can be regarded as a strong team in recent years. It has achieved good rankings for several consecutive seasons, which is a difficult bone.

But in this encounter, Sao Paulo vented his regret and anger on his opponents for not being able to enter the final.

In the first round of the away game, Ricardo did not enter the starting list. Sao Paulo scored a goal each from Fabiano and captain Cheney and beat the opponent 2:1.

Back at home, Ricardo finally recovered from his injury and made his debut. Sao Paulo went all out, leading 3-0 in the first half, and Ricardo made a great contribution with a pass.

In the second half of the game, Ricardo scored another goal, and captain Cheney also used a free kick to expand the score. It was not until the end of the game that San Caenota scored a goal to save face.

Two rounds of 7:2, Sao Paulo finally won the third place in the 2002 Brazil National Championships, able to directly enter the group stage of the Copa Libertadores next season.

And Ricardo's statistics for this season have finally been fixed. 24 appearances, including 15 starts, 9 assists and 22 goals.

This is his final answer sheet for this season.

After the game against San Caenota, the players began to rest, and they will gather again at the end of January to participate in the new season of the Sao Paulo State Championship.

And Osvaldo also took the initiative to announce his resignation, taking responsibility for losing the championship trophy. The club held a small press conference to express its gratitude to Osvaldo for his dedication and will find a successor as soon as possible.

Of course Osvaldo is not worried about leaving home. The brilliance he once led Corinthians made him one of the most popular coaches in Brazil.

I heard that several giants in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, and his former club Fluminense have all offered him an olive branch.