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Adriano's father died, and the news of his return to Brazil to be mourned appeared in major sports media for a while. ┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛
However, the media did not look down on the Brazilian team's championship situation, because to be honest, although Adriano is very strong, can be regarded as the world's top 10 forwards, but Brazil does not rely on him.
Without him, Robinho could get more opportunities.
Adriano is expected to leave for a week, and if the Brazilian team breaks out of the group, he can play in the next game.
On June 16, in the first group match of Group B of the Confederations Cup, Brazil faced the 2004 European Cup champions Greece.
The Brazilian team wore black veils on their arms and observed a minute of silence before the game began.
After the opening, it became clear that this European champion was not an opponent of the world champion. The Greek team's good defensive counterattack is useless in front of the Brazilians because they can't hold it.
Only 7 minutes after the opening, Ronaldo used his iconic long-distance attack to start the dribble in the midfield. After passing 3 people, he broke into the penalty area and then opened the attacking Greek goalkeeper. Expected lead.
In the 31st minute, Kaka also staged a long-distance attack, but he passed the ball to Ronaldo when he came to the goal to help the latter score twice.
Everything went well. The Greek team had no power to fight back and was completely suppressed. The 5-star Brazil showed the championship.
During the intermission, the atmosphere in the Brazilian team's locker room was very relaxed. Everyone talked about topics not related to the game. Pereira did not put too much tactics. He can see that the Greek team has been defeated.
After opening the second half with just 5 minutes, Ricardo broke into the penalty zone after a two-on-one match with Ronaldo.
The rest of the game is completely garbage time. From the 60th minute, Pereira dispatched troops and replaced Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and other players to give them a full rest.
Substitution Junior Juninho used a free kick to help Brazil expand the score to 4: 0.
Subsequent substitute Robinho knocked in front of the penalty area, Kaka shot with a right foot and rewritten the score again.
The Brazilian team defeated their opponents 5: 0 and achieved the start of the Confederations Cup.
The new European champion was humiliated by 5 goals, and the European media lost their voice for a moment.
Even if they look down on Greece and think that Greece won the championship by luck and ugly defensive tactics, after all, they have reached the top of Europe and represent the face of Europe.
As a result, they swallowed 5 eggs in front of the Brazil team and failed to score a goal. Does it indicate the resurgence of South American football and the decline of European football?
After the game Ronaldo was blown by a big blow, it was always right to blow him anyway.
Ricardo, Ronaldinho and Kaka also received a lot of praise.
"In the last Confederations Cup, Ricardo became the best scorer and almost helped Brazil win the championship. This time, he returned strongly and his partner Ronaldo killed the Quartet in the UEFA Champions League this season. It is difficult to imagine the United Someone in the club can stop them. "
"The Brazilian team's Magic 4 quartet has already been played, and they have given a satisfactory answer in the game. Although Adriano missed the game due to family reasons, the talented Brazil team is still 5: 0 Great victory over Greece. In this game, Brazil's back line has not been severely tested, so it is not clear to us at the same time, the impact of four attacking players on the Brazilian team's defense "Pereira thinks his team can strike a balance between offense and defense, and maybe the next game against Mexico will test their defensive ability."
That night, the players from Inter Milan had good news. In the second round of the Italian Cup final, Inter Milan played at home in the absence of multiple main players, tied 1: 1 with Rome and won the Italian Cup.
At this point, Inter Milan officially entered the ranks of the triple crown, becoming Europe's fifth triple crown! The revival of the century-old giants was perfectly achieved at this moment!
On the evening of June 19, the Brazil team of Group B faced Central and North American champions Mexico.
The Brazilian team's starter has changed a lot in this game. Ronaldo rested, and Ricardo and Robinho partnered the front line.
The midfield and backcourt also changed greatly, with Ronaldinho on vacation, Emerson on vacation, Lucio on vacation.
Ricardo looked exhausted in the game, running inactively, and always reacted in front of the door half a beat. He has played for a season, especially the long one-week doubles match, and he is now out of fitness.
Ricardo was lost and Ronaldinho's truce left Brazil's offense just like constipation. Compared with the victory over Greece 3 days ago, it was exactly two teams.
At the end of the first half, Mexico had led by 1 goal.
In the second half, the Brazilian team started to play, but Robinho and Ricardo wereted opportunities. For Ricardo, this situation is really rare in a season, but for this game, he couldn't find the shooting boots. The over-tired body affected his sense of ball. The ball that was very confident in the past cannot be hit today.
In the 75th minute, Mexico scored another goal.
Brazil, which was behind two goals, woke up like a dream. Pereira also sent Ronaldinho, Emerson and other players out, but it was too late. By the end of the game, Robinho scored a goal to avoid the embarrassment of Brazil being blocked. In the end, the Brazilian team lost 1-2, and the situation of the group's qualifying suddenly became severe.
But looking at their opponents in the last game, the Brazilian relaxed again.
In the last game they will play against the Asian champion, Japan.
In recent years, Japan's football has made rapid progress, but it is too early to say that it will be a challenge to compete with Brazil.
Pereira did not pay much attention to this game. For him, this session of the Confederations Cup is only training, it does not matter whether to win or not, so he still sent half of the main force and half of the substitute mashup, he tried Ronaldo and Robinho's combination, Ricardo sitting on the bench. He finally got a little rest.
Although this day was his birthday, he wanted to play, but Pereira strongly refused his request, pointing out that for the past two months, he has been fighting high-intensity, with an average of two matches a week, and his physical fitness is a bit unbearable. Because of this, I will lead the legs and play abnormally in the game.
If he wants to do well in the next games of this tournament, he must now rest.
So Ricardo reluctantly sat on the bench watching the game. He also knew in his heart that Pereira was for his good, so he was not emotional.
In the face of the Asian champions, Brazil kicked out the style of world champions The Japanese can't stop the Brazilians' steps. With Ronaldo's signature goalkeeper goal and Ronaldinho's penalty, the Brazilian team led by two goals early.
It is worth mentioning that Ronaldo lifted his shirt after the goal, revealing the short phrase on the lining: "Brother, happy birthday."
Ricardo was sitting on the bench smiling happily. He likes this birthday gift.
The next two goals led by the Brazilian were relaxed.
They miscalculated the tenaciousness of the Japanese.
In the previous games, the Japanese also won and lost one game and accumulated 3 points with Brazil, but the goal difference was at a disadvantage.
They are determined to make the playoffs and play against more powerful teams.
Therefore, after the Brazilian team slackened, they started a tenacious offense and scored a goal by Yingtian Nakata before the intermission.
In the second half, the Brazilians still lazily couldn't help it, but the Japanese team carried forward the samurai spirit and became more and more brave.