The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Ronaldo is a phenomenon, he always taught me a lot, gave me advice and I always try to implement them, for me it was a dream to play with Ronaldo. — Robinho

Riccardo has used his own understanding of the game to determine his own style of play since he appeared on the field. The defensive players of Athletic Parana did a good job in protecting each other, and the defensive layering is relatively strong, so he did not blindly choose to break through with the ball.

Of course, a breakthrough with the ball is a big killer, but it depends on when it is used.

For Sao Paulo now, the important thing is to firmly grasp the ball, not to wave in the offense, and to find the opponent's loopholes through reasonable movement.

After a goal is pulled back and the opponent's mentality is no longer so stable, it is the time to use personal ability to gain opportunities.

Therefore, Ricardo played very concisely and efficiently. The ball often did not exceed a second at his feet. Usually, he stopped the ball and released the ball quickly to make the football run at high speed. In order to pursue the success rate of the pass, he did not blindly pass the ball forward, but often reversed the ball and crossed the ball.

This style of play is not good-looking. For ordinary fans who don't understand the ball, they will think that he has stage fright, dare not take the ball, or lacks personal ability.

So the Sao Paulo fans who came to the scene were dissatisfied with Ricardo's performance. Although the young player has not been booed yet, most people feel that it is a wrong choice for Osvaldo to send such a young player at this critical moment.

Osvaldo himself fell silent. He has already done what should be done, and now it depends on how Ricardo performs his tactical duties. Until now, he thinks that Ricardo is doing pretty well.

Sao Paulo gradually gained the upper hand, and Atletico Parana's goalkeeper Flavio began to get busy. Reynaldo and Baptista each had a good chance, but both were deflected by Flavio.

The competition entered a fierce stage, and the movements of both sides began to increase, full of gunpowder.

Ricardo didn't let himself get involved in this kind of hand-to-hand combat. He wandered in the midfield, sometimes retreating to his own half, and sometimes wandering to the side, looking for flaws in the opponent's defense.

South American football rarely pays attention to defense. Latin Americans are naturally romantic and prefer offense. So Parana's defense is not impeccable.

However, Sao Paulo's offensive players are not strong enough, Reinaldo's running position is too rigid, and the two wide players are not too aggressive, so it is difficult to provide sufficient firepower for the striker.

The core of the organization, Ricardo's absence due to injury, made Ricardo have to devote more than half of his energy to the organization, otherwise the team will not operate smoothly.

The time passed by every minute and every second, and it soon reached 65 minutes. Sao Paulo fans became more and more anxious, but Ricardo remained calm. On the football field, even if there is only 3 minutes, it is enough to equalize or even overtake. There is always a chance until the whistle sounds for the end of the game. As a veteran who played professional football for more than ten years in his previous life, he has sophistication, maturity and patience that do not match his current age.

More than 10,000 Parana Atlético fans were already celebrating the victory in advance. They sang songs and danced samba in the stands. The joyful atmosphere also infected their players on the field. Ricardo noticed, Several Atlético Parana players showed slack and no longer maintained a high degree of concentration. The opportunity he was waiting for could come at any time!

The game quietly progressed to the 68th minute.

Atletico Parana defuses an attack from Sao Paulo, kicks the ball with a big foot, and the football flies to Sao Paulo's half. Lugano rushed to the middle circle and headed the ball to Baptista. Baptista and his opponent jumped up to scramble for the ball at the same time. Neither of them got it.

"Ricardo has the ball!"

Ricardo noticed that there were players from the Parana Athletic team approaching quickly behind him,

But before he stopped the ball, he noticed that there was a gap in the defense of Atlético Parana, so this time he didn't kick the ball, but flicked the ball back slightly, just in time to avoid the fierce Bara Athletic players.

"Beautiful pick and turn!" exclaimed the commentator.

"He's still dribbling! This is the first time we've seen Ricardo dribbling! He's breaking through!"

Licado rushed up and quickly increased his speed. Facing the uphill Atlético Paraná centre-back, he didn't even make a fake move, just like Ronaldo, with his left shoulder sinking, he quickly flicked the ball to the right and broke through.

Athletic Parana's defense was pierced in an instant.

However, he did not get aggressive and did not continue to dribble. If it was a real young player, after the first successful breakthrough, he might be excited and want to go solo. However, Ricardo looked at all directions. When the full-backs of the Parana Athletic team came to defend, he made the best choice.

"The pass! Ricardo split the ball to the right. The right is already empty! Miguel took the ball calmly and crossed! Hit the back point! The ball went in! Wilson fought for the point, his header was for Sao Paulo regained a point! Sao Paulo saw a glimmer of hope again!"

"Fifty percent of the credit for this goal should be credited to the young player Ricardo. Divided the ball at the right time and made this goal!"

Wilson had already embraced Miguel, and he waved to Ricardo, motioning for Ricardo to celebrate together.

Ricardo did not refuse this opportunity to build a good relationship with his teammates, he rushed forward excitedly.

"Strike!" Osvaldo hit his left palm with his right fist.

He quickly looked up at the time. Including injury time, there should be almost 25 minutes left, and there is still a chance to tie the score.

Sao Paulo didn't celebrate for too long, after all, they are now behind. Soon they were back in their own half, waiting for kick-off.

The players of the Parana Athletic team looked a little confused. I thought I had a chance to win, but now it seems that this score may not be safe...

Especially the two players who were passed by Ricardo wanted to bury their faces in the lawn at this moment. To be teased by a kid who just turned 16...

Soto, the coach of Athletic Parana, stood up and shouted a few words from the sidelines. Although he was a little anxious inside, he didn't show it. He believes that he should not put too much pressure on the players now. After all, his side is still in the lead. All he has to do is to cheer up the players and cope with the next game.

Atlético Parana kicks off. After the game restarted, they regained their previous focus, paying special attention to the layered sense of defense, without leaving too much space for Sao Paulo.

Ricardo resumed his quick kick. Atlético Parana has paid more attention to him, and there is always an Atlético Paraná player by his side, and he doesn't hesitate to use fouls to prevent him from taking the ball. In order to attack smoothly, he doesn't need to show off his personal skills at this node.