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Chapter 196 Heart of a Champion: Goal Fight
Standing at the corner, Riquelme raised his head to look at the situation in the penalty area. His brown eyes were brightly illuminated by the floodlights in the Shanghai night.

Xiang Nan was cruising near the midfield, glanced at the distance, and Riquelme, who was about to take a corner kick, stretched out his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The night wind blowing from the Huangpu River did not reduce the heat of the Shanghai Stadium at all. The weather is a bit hot and humid, and the athletes run for a while, as if they are in a sauna.

"Fernando!! Keep an eye on No. 9!! Keep an eye on Andre!!" The growling voice of Sergio Batista, the head coach of the Argentine Olympic team, sounded from the sidelines of the court.

Cruising south near midfield, Mr. Sergio Battista rang out the rattlesnake, a dangerous venomous snake that is often able to kill with one blow inadvertently! ! !
Gago, who was about to compete for a header in the penalty area, glanced at the head coach Sergio Batista who was roaring on the sidelines, turned around and ran back towards the midfield without saying a word.

Gago returned to the vicinity of the midfield and followed Xiang Nan's footsteps every step of the way. Real Madrid's midfielder knew Xiang Nan's strength, and he dared not take it lightly.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Tomasi, in the studio hall in Rome, the venom like a poisonous snake that can corrode the floor began to erupt wantonly again——
"Gago is such a good boy, he can do whatever Sergio Batista asks him to do. Of course, it would be great if Luciana listened to Gago like this!!"

Note: (Luciana is Gago's girlfriend. She is an actress and host. Later, Gago joined Real Madrid and gave up her career and moved to Madrid. Now there are rumors that Gago’s teammate Higuain in Real Madrid unkindly poached Gago’s corner and accepted his friend’s wife as his own.)
Enen, it is said that whether it is this BJ Olympic Games or the national team, Higuain was excluded from the national team because of the behavior of this old man in the backyard of the Argentine national team, which has always valued loyalty. The reason for the public outrage is over, you know, Gago, Aguero and Tevezna are just kids...

uh... far away...

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The corner kick was taken, it was a tactical corner kick, Riquelme gave the ball to Messi, and ran towards the edge of the penalty area. Sterry suddenly knocked back with his right foot, and the ball reached Riquelme's feet. The Argentine captain then kicked a tricky arc ball and hoisted the ball into the penalty area——
Pareja, with a beard around his mouth, leaped high, ready to head the ball.

The Italian goalkeeper Viviano made the right judgment and chose to attack. He hit the ball with a single punch. The ball landed on the edge of the penalty area and was immediately cleared by De Qielie.

De Chelie's kick didn't hit the right part, the ball was a little floating, and it fell within Xiangnan's control.

It moved south and started suddenly, like a cheetah escaped from its cage! !

Xiang Nan took a step ahead, and before Gago kicked out, he stuck his position, his chest lightly faced the ball, he straightened up, and the ball fell in a timely manner, and then his thigh bounced, the ball was easily controlled, and he controlled the ball with his right foot.

Gago stuck close to him, trying to hook the ball away from the side. His intention was at least to destroy the ball and block Italy's chance to counterattack.

Xiang Nan will not let him get what he wants! !
This talented guy suddenly picked up the ball with his right foot, and the ball was just as high as his head. At this moment, Xiang Nan started to start, stopped the ball with the ball, and bumped the ball while running Moving forward, the speed under your feet is getting faster and faster! !

Jia Ge was completely played by Xiang Nan, his center of gravity was low, and his feet were mixed with garlic, slipping and falling on the green grass.

This juggling act caused thunderous applause and crazy cheers in the Shanghai Stadium, one after another, and ignited the torch of crazy passion in the night sky of Shanghai! !
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With a light tap on Xiang Nan's forehead, the ball fell in a timely manner, and Xiang Nan made a deft kick with his knee, unloaded the ball, and began to accelerate crazily! !

Jia Ge, who got up, was already far behind Xiang Nan! !

During the sauna days in Shanghai, this series of artistic movements like chasing the stars and the moon and the sudden stops and acceleration also consumed a lot of Xiangnan's physical strength, and thin beads of sweat gathered on Xiangnan's cheeks. A tiny stream slipped down the cheek, under the illumination of the floodlight, the camera zoomed in, clearly visible, graceful like a river in the Milky Way...

There was thunderous applause from the stands, and even the fans from the Pampas Plateau had to applaud Xiangnan's artistic moves! !

Xiang Nan could feel that the crazy desire of the shooter deep in his heart was extremely strong at this moment. This desire was intertwined with the responsibility of being the captain on the field...

"I want to score!!!"

Like a vengeful prince, with his head held high, he headed proudly into the restricted area of ​​Argentina! !
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The Argentine goalkeeper Romero roared, commanding the defense——
"Stop him for me!!"

"Stop that nasty guy!!"

On the way to the south, the only obstacles to the southward goal are Argentina's lagging central defender Garay, and the left back, Monzon from Boca Juniors.

After Monzon and Gareth Garay looked at each other, the Boca Juniors defender roared and rushed forward.

Going south at this moment, the adrenaline is in a state of extreme eruption, and the silver-white and red sneakers are in eager contact with the green turf of the Shanghai Stadium.

He is striding forward, as if using his steps and jumping black and white elves to compose a new hymn! !

Dribbling the ball at high speed, suddenly making an emergency stop, facing Monzon——
Step on the ball! !
Pull horizontally! !

The body turned sharply! !
Take it in stride! ! !
"Breakthrough!!! Andre made a breakthrough!! Will he score a goal?" Father Tomasi yelled, and stood up in the studio hall in Rome! ! !
Monzon was completely confused by Xiang Nan, and when the Boca Juniors defender reacted, Xiang Nan had already left, leaving only a big blue figure with a number 9 on his back! !
Swaying in the night sky! !
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Central defender Garay rushed forward with a roar!

Xiangnan accelerated his speed sharply, and stepped forward with his right foot. At the moment when Galei kicked out a tackle, the arch of his foot smashed the ball, and the ball obediently followed the direction of Xiangnan's right foot. jumping forward...

Break through! !

One-handed! !
The Argentine goalkeeper Romero stared nervously at Xiangnan's feet, his body was slightly bent and tilted, perhaps because of excessive tension, the Alkmaar goalkeeper suffered from a lack of oxygen in his forehead, or Romero was simply afraid——
Under Romero's desperate eyes, Xiang Nan brushed past Romero lightly, facing the empty door——
Gently push! !

The ball was rolling slowly, Xiang Nan liked the feeling of quietly waiting for happiness to come, the moment when the black and white elf touched the net was so beautiful! !
Enjoy quietly, sexy moment! !
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"goooooaaaal!!! AND——REA!!!Our young captain!! AND——REA!!! The goal is scored!!! 1:1!!! The score was evened!!!"

"In the 17th minute of the game, the game returned to the starting line, and the game started to become more and more interesting!!"

After scoring the goal, Xiangnan ran to the side of the field and danced in front of [-] fans.However, it is obvious that Xiangnan's robot dance is a bit inferior in terms of perception and level compared to the artistic movements just now...

"Is this Andre's robot dance? Haha, now, seeing this guy's dance now, I can't think of killing me. Just half a minute ago, he scored such a beautiful and artistic goal!! This Cute kid!!!”

The score was evened, and the tenor voice of Mr. Tomasi began to dance happily again! !

Uh... have to say, it's just, this, 'cute kid'? ! ! !

Enen, it seems that Xiangnan and the current appearance, the word domineering and cute on the court, have no chance...

You know, at least, the current Argentine fans will never think that Xiang Nan is cute! ! !

1:1! ! !

With a keen sense of smell and a good view of the overall situation in the south, Italy scored a wonderful goal and equalized the score! !
Casiraghi jumped up on the coaching bench, waving his arms vigorously, and shouted vigorously. The head coach of the Italian Olympic team can almost imagine that this Olympic Games will definitely add to the coaching resume of the former Lazio legendary striker. On, an extremely heavy stroke! ! !
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"Aguero!!! Aguero!! He did a wall-banging match with Messi!! One-handed!! Dangerous!!! God, Viviano is Buffon at this moment!! He firmly held Aguero's shot in his arms, he made a contribution!!!"

"BEAUTIFUL!! Andre's wonderful free kick!! Giovinco's shot!! Hit high!!!"

Riquelme received a pass from Mascherano and was brought down by a stealthy jersey tugging by Nocerino, but Palermo's small movement in the midfielder did not escape the eyes of the assistant coach .

In the 33rd minute of the game, Argentina won a free kick.

The free kick was about 29 meters away from the goal, and Riquelme stood at the penalty spot.

"Be careful!!! Riquelme's free kick is dangerous!!"

Mr. Thomasy was muttering anxiously.

Uh... there is a saying that is bad news, it is always uttered! ! !
Riquelme runs, lifts his foot and shoots! !
The ball crossed a wonderful arc——
"Gooa-l!! The goal is scored!!! Riquelme!! The Argentine leads again, 2:1!!"

"A goal that can't be helped, Viviano can't do anything!!!"

In the 34th minute of the game, Argentina scored directly with captain Riquelme's free kick——
Leading Italy 2:1! ! !
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Xiangnan looked at Riquelme happily celebrating his goal, and looked coldly. At this moment, the fighting spirit in his chest became even stronger! ! !

Riquelme smiled happily. Perhaps, only when he scored a goal, can he see the heartfelt smile of this lonely and restrained genius...

Re-tee.

In the stands of the Shanghai Stadium, various banners were raised, and the fans sang loudly. Today's game was very exciting, which allowed the fans in the stands to earn back the ticket price.

Fans have every reason to applaud such a wonderful game.

Xiangnan received a pass from Giovinco, glanced at Rossi at the far end, suddenly started to move, knocked his heels, turned half and half, got rid of Monzon, then poked lightly with his toes, and then started violently Speeding up, before Gago grabbed the ball, he controlled the ball and cut into the Argentine penalty area.

Pareja rushed over with a roar, the mustache around his mouth reminded Xiangnan of Italian macaroni hot dogs.

Xiangnan's body kept shaking, the ball under his feet, like a long one between Xiangnan's feet, changed back and forth, suddenly changed direction, accelerated, Pareja reacted, stretched out his foot to block Xiangnan's shot when---
The ball suddenly changed from Xiangnan's right foot to his left foot, the heel of his left foot knocked, and the ball slowly slid to the back of the penalty area...

A blue shadow suddenly appeared on the path of the ball, it was Rossi! ! !

The Villarreal striker, all he has to do is use the most sure shot method to send the ball into the goal behind Romero! ! !

"goooooaaaal!!! GIU-SEPPE-ROSSI!!!! Great fit, I bet Andrea and Giuseppe are in love!! Haha!! Awesome!! 2:2!!! Italy equalized the score again!!!”

Justin's high-pitched big mouth made the sound of lung cavities squeezed desperately, and continued to use his venom that could corrode the floor, and the base of his screaming tongue kept rolling.

"Great!! That's right!! Maybe, Lippi should really go to the BJ Olympics to see this scene, Italy's striker combination for the next 10 years, Andre and Rossi!!"

Well, old man Tomasi is very caring, and he can apply for the position of assistant coach of 'Silver Fox', dear old man! !
"That's right!!! In fact, Andre can partner with any forward, but O'Neal doesn't play in the NBA anymore, come on, he doesn't even need to shake his cute big ass, he just needs to stand in front of the goal, and that's it. That's it!!"

Justin was completely aroused and began to spasm with venom.

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The game lasted to 40 minutes, 2:2! !
In such a game where sparks hit the earth, Xiang Nan explained what a talented star can work hard to do! !

The head coach of the Argentine Olympic team, Sergio Batista, couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up, took two steps, and then continued. He took out a cigarette from his jacket pocket and lit it. After three or five puffs, he finished off a cigarette, staring at the blue number 9 who was celebrating wildly with Rossi on the court, pointing his hands at the night sky of Shanghai! !

Uh...Could it be that Mr. Sergio Battista, the head coach of the Argentine Olympic team, took the cigarette he killed himself as a headache for him...

The head coach of the Italian Olympic team completely relaxed. He sat on the coach's bench and crossed his legs. Those who didn't know thought that Italy took the lead on the field this morning. In fact, it was Yaping Qiuqiu who was behind for the second time. The team just tied the score.

However, Mr. Casiraghi, with his feet that are almost hot in the south, can take a sip of iced mineral water leisurely and feel refreshed for a while in the wind of the Huangpu River, which is blown by the heat. Already...

After the score was equalized again, the morale of Italy was greatly boosted. Xiang Nan and every teammate around him clapped and yelled. He even ran to the goal and high-fived goalkeeper Viviano.

"Good job!! Andre is becoming more and more like a qualified captain!!!"

"Great job!! Andre is a born leader, he has gradually matured!!"

Tomasi and Justin in the broadcast room in Rome couldn't bear it, and they all praised.

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"Attack!!! Attack!!! Goal!!!" Mr. Sergio Batista, the head coach of the Argentine Olympic team, shouted loudly from the sidelines, and the top button of his shirt was also unbuttoned.

Mr. Sergio Batista, the head coach of the Argentine Olympic team, is now thinking about strengthening his offense and trying to score a goal in the last few minutes of the first half! !
He wants to enter the intermission with a lead of one ball. This is undoubtedly the situation that Argentina most wants to see. Otherwise, the morale of the Pampas fighters who have been taking the initiative will be greatly affected.

Casiraghi was also aware of Argentina's onslaught. The former Lazio legendary striker chose the safest way, standing on the sidelines and waving his hand. In the last 5 minutes of the first half, he had to defend the 2:2 goal. A draw, if you hold it, you win! !

goal? ! !

There are still 45 minutes in the second half, Italy is not in a hurry! !

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The Argentine players, who received the coach's tactical instructions, launched a fierce attack into the Italian penalty area! !
"Riquelme!! Shot!! Hit high!!!"

"Messi breaks through!! De Silvestri is swayed away, dangerous!!! God!! Criscito is a good boy, beautiful tackle, tackle the ball out of the touchline!!"

"Aguero, he started the breakthrough!! Well done, steal the ball!! It's Andre!! He dropped back to the half to steal the ball, hey, Andre lost the ball, the first half is almost over , There is also a problem with physical fitness!!"

"Javier Mascherano's long-range shot!! Well, maybe, this shot may knock out one or two birds flying over the night sky of the Shanghai Stadium..."

At the final stage of the first half, the frenzied Argentina bombarded Italy's penalty area. Italy almost returned to defense across the board, and Xiangnan had to retreat to the half to help the team defend.

Riquelme, Aguero, Messi, Mascherano, in the last 5 minutes, plus from time to time, a total of less than 7 minutes, took turns to attack Italy's goal.

Viviano.This goalkeeper from Brescia is completely in a state of high tension. He feels that he is more tired than fighting in bed all night! !
It's just that, facing Italy, which is defending across the board, even though its offense is as sharp as Argentina's, it doesn't have too many real chances to score. There is no way, not to mention, Italy is the best defensive two pterosaurs...

Dudu! !
With the referee's whistle, the first half ended, Italy 2:2 Argentina! !

Falling behind twice, equalizing twice, wonderful half-time goal battle! !

The Italian Olympic team held on until the halftime break, and what this tie score reflected was that after Argentina's final mad attack had no effect, their morale had been more or less affected.

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The atmosphere in the dressing room in Italy was tense with a slight relaxation.

Casiraghi smiled. He was very satisfied with Italy's first half. He was able to take the lead twice in Argentina, which is known as the most attacking force in this Olympic Games, with Riquelme, Aguero and Messi. In the case of an equalizer——
"Boys, you did a great job!!"

"But!!!" Casiraghi put his hands on the table, his face changed, "In the first half, our defense was very bad, and it was easy for the opponent to start passing and cutting in the midfield!!! "

Casiraghi drew a few strokes on the tactical board——
"Midfield!! The midfield is the lifeline of the game!! In the second half, we must strengthen the fight and control in the midfield!! Nocerino, you have to strengthen the fight in the midfield, don't let Riquelme and Messi easily Don’t be afraid to take the ball!! If we can’t win this game, we’re going to play the third or fourth place match!!”

"Is anyone willing to play the damn third or fourth place match?" Casiraghi suddenly shouted! !

"No!! Coach!! We are going to the finals!!" Xiang Nan raised his right arm and shouted the man's battle horn! !
Everyone roared, and the atmosphere in the North locker room reached a small climax! !
Casiraghi nodded in satisfaction.

"Second half!!" Casiraghi pointed on the tactical board, "Abate and Monterey, you two take the ball from the side and hit the side."

Abbate and Montelivo nodded, expressing their understanding.

"Giovanco, in the middle, control the ball more, hit behind!!"

"Andre, Giuseppe, try more headers in the second half, Argentina's skills are good, but their height is their flaw!!"

"Understood, coach!!" The two nodded.

"Okay!! Boys, come on!! For the finals!! For the championship!!"

Casiraghi stepped down and gave everyone a high five.

"For the championship!!" Xiang Nan yelled, everyone was full of fighting spirit at this moment! !
When the time came, Xiang Nan strode ahead, pushed open the door of the locker room, raised his arms, and everyone filed out! !
The battle is not over yet...

(End of this chapter)