Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

boom!

Kaka caught up with the ball and unleashed a clean and decisive first-time shot!

Swish!

Peruzzi made a diving save, but Kaká's shot was precise, pushing the ball into the near corner so that it almost grazed the post before going into the goal.

Even if Kahn came, it wouldn't make a difference, let alone Peruzzi.

"Goal! Kaka! That boy with the name 'shit' scored!"

"Three to one! An unbelievable score!"

"If Sporting Lisbon wins, they will overtake Galatasaray by eleven points to become group leaders!"

"Lazio is on the verge of elimination! If they lose..."

"Oh! PSV Eindhoven's star striker Kezman has scored again! They've taken the lead over Galatasaray, who have nothing to play for, and their live standings have surpassed Lazio!"

"If Lazio really loses, their European competition season will be over, and they won't even be able to qualify for the UEFA Cup!"

"Back to Kaká, the excited Brazilian teenager hugged Deng Kai, seemingly unable to believe it all. He's already contributed a goal and an assist in this match!"

"This is Kaká's best performance since the friendly match against the Chinese team Dalian Shide!"

"Especially considering that the opponent was the formidable Lazio."

"For a long time, Kaka's performance was criticized. He may not have made the obvious mistakes of Fonte or Yaya Touré, but he was almost invisible on the field."

"What's interesting is that the last time Kaká performed well was when Ronaldinho wasn't playing. It seems there's no chemistry between these two Brazilians."

"Kaka actually clicks with Deng Kaige."

On the pitch, Sporting Lisbon's players began celebrating once again.

In the stands, Lazio fans sang their team song after a brief moment of despair.

They need to encourage the players; this could be the starting point for a comeback.

Thirty-nine minutes.

Poborsky's cross from the wing created a corner kick.

During the corner kick, Stam successfully headed the ball, but unfortunately his header went just wide and the ball went just wide of the goal.

Forty-fourth minute.

Lazio midfielder Stankovic unleashed a stunning long-range shot from outside the box, of extremely high quality.

Unfortunately, Schmeichel made an equally high-quality save, pushing the ball away.

Simone Inzaghi started immediately and scored on the rebound.

But under Vidic's interference, the follow-up shot went wide.

Simone Inzaghi held his head in his hands, clearly upset about missing this opportunity.

Finally, the first half ended.

Both sides returned to the locker room.

Lazio made a series of arrangements targeting Sporting Lisbon's biggest weakness, Fonte.

The key is to capitalize on the impact of Poborsky and Inzaghi on Fonte.

However, at the start of the second half, Lazio's players noticed that Sporting Lisbon had made a substitution.

Making a substitution at halftime is the greatest humiliation a player can suffer!

Sporting Lisbon is treating Fonte like this; aren't they afraid he'll cause locker room conflicts?

You see, he didn't even appear on the bench in the second half.

Trigra does have some concerns about this.

There are concerns that Fonte might cause a fire in the locker room.

After all, Assam milk tea needs to be boiled over a fire.

……

However, Lazio's tactics did work, because Sporting Lisbon substituted Maicon for Fonte.

Although he is extremely fast, theoretically Pobosky could be limited by speed.

But as a right-wing player, it's a bit awkward to play on the left.

Besides, Maicon is an attacking full-back, so it's impossible for him to play well as a left center-back.

In the 57th minute, the referee blew his whistle and showed Matthäus a yellow card.

Because Matthäus forcibly knocked Poborsky down.

Matthäus didn't argue with the referee; instead, he looked at Deng Kai and shook his head.

Maicon's mistake is too big; Matthäus will never be able to fill it if he continues down this path.

Deng Kai nodded and made a substitution for Trigra.

Trigra immediately opted to make a substitution.

Veloso began his warm-up.

The referee had just indicated that he would not make a substitution until after the free kick was taken, which gave Veloso a chance to prepare.

when!

Sporting Lisbon made substitutions after a scare when Mendieta's free kick hit the crossbar.

You could say Mendieta isn't good enough, but he's always just a little short of scoring or creating a threat.

But if you say he's good, he always falls just short of scoring or creating a threat.

Veloso replaced Matthäus, who had a yellow card, and moved to the defensive midfield position.

However, he brought with him new instructions from Trigár, to switch positions between Maicon and Barzagli.

Sporting Lisbon then shifted their focus of possession from the left to the right.

Even if Lazio gets the ball, it will take time to transfer it to Poborsky, which is enough time for Sporting Lisbon to prepare their defense.

"This is a smart move," Huang Jianxiang said. "Although it also cripples Sporting Lisbon's attack, since Kaká, who played very well today, and Cristiano Ronaldo, the main attacker, are both on the left wing."

"But Sporting Lisbon still has a two-goal advantage. If they can hold on, they'll win!"

In the 63rd minute, Deng Kai proved Huang Jianxiang wrong.

Deng Kai returned to the backfield to receive the ball, helping his teammates in the backfield deal with the increasingly impatient Lazio pressing in the frontcourt. He then passed the ball back to Maicon and signaled for Maicon to dribble forward.

Then Deng Kai himself ran forward and gestured for the right attacking midfielder Toure to switch positions with him.

Toure's positioning was actually more like a midfielder; as a newcomer, he knew he needed to establish himself defensively first.

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Maicon dribbles forward.

Stankovic lunged at Maicon.

Toure moved towards the center, which provided Maicon with a diagonal pass route.

Maicon passes the ball.

After receiving the ball, Toure turned around, but before he could even dribble, he saw Deng Kai continuing his diagonal run to the right from the right attacking midfield position.

boom!

Toure passed the ball to Deng Kai.

However, he was still a bit timid, or rather, he didn't quite understand Deng Kai's determination and speed in making forward runs.

Instead of passing the ball over the top to the byline, they gave it a pass to the feet.

But it's not a big problem.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Deng Kai stretched out his left leg without slowing down and directly lifted the football forward.

Such a smooth movement made Favalli, who was coming in, a half-step slower.

boom!

Deng Kai caught up with the ball and delivered a cross.

Salihamidzic's Angel Wings effect is activated, greatly improving the quality of his crosses!

Favalli leaps and extends his leg.

But the cross had the perfect arc, just curving around Favalli's toes.

If Deng Kai's dribbling and ball control hadn't been so fluid, Favalli would have successfully intercepted the ball every time.

Middle lane.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Nesta, who had made forward runs, engaged in a fierce battle.

Nesta has once again gained the upper hand.

However, when the ball came flying towards him, Ronaldo suddenly threw himself out, and when he was half a body length behind, he managed to stick his toe out in front of Nesta's shin.

Nesta's slow start led to a series of slow steps. If he had stretched out his leg at that moment, he would have only kicked Ronaldo's shin, or even sent Ronaldo flying.

Nesta is not someone who intentionally injures others, and this is definitely a foul, possibly resulting in a red card and penalty.

So Nesta could only watch helplessly as Ronaldo poked the ball with his toe.

Swish!

If the ball touches the goal line from less than a meter away, it almost always means a goal.

However, Peruzzi made an incredible save.

He kicked the ball near the side netting with his toe, then lay down and punched it away.

Nesta cleared the ball with a long kick immediately.

However, Ronaldo immediately raised his hand and rushed towards the referee.

Drogba, who was standing next to him, was also raising his hand.

After seeing Ronaldo's behavior, Nesta immediately rushed towards him, trying to shut him up.

But the linesman quickly reported it.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.