Chapter 108 The decisive battle at the Stadium of Light (4th update, please subscribe)

Chapter 108 The decisive battle at the Stadium of Light (fourth update, please subscribe)

When you think about it, this kind of rookie who rarely gets a chance to play will definitely not dare to be rash in such a crucial game. He will most likely choose to lob the ball into the penalty area instead of shooting.

However, everyone stared with wide eyes and saw Zelinsky raised his right foot and made an arc.

The football flew up, bypassing the crowd in the penalty area, and the hands of Benfica goalkeeper Arthur, and spun into the goal!

Udinese 2:1 Benfica!

They reversed the score and took the lead!

In the 90th minute of the game, Polish teenager Peter Zelinski, who came on as a substitute, received Pereira's pass and drew a beautiful arc to score Benfica's goal.

Lore!

"Zelinsky! Zelinsky! 2:1! Wonderful arc, wonderful goal, beautiful world wave!" the commentator of the local TV station in Udine shouted loudly.

He was very excited. It was exciting to witness such a wonderful winning goal.

“In Udinese’s first team, there are three young people who were promoted from the youth team. In addition to the third goalkeeper Skufet, the two young people Widmon and Zelinsky are said to be deeply loved by them. Guidolin's attention, the two boys had few opportunities to play before. In the very limited playing time, it is not yet possible to make an accurate judgment on how well Widmon will perform, but Zelinsky played in such a crucial game. During the game, he came off the bench and scored a goal like this to tell everyone why Coach Guidolin values ​​him so much!"

Two minutes later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Udinese reversed course and won Benfica 2:1 at home. Although it failed to prevent Benfica from scoring valuable away goals, it finally won at home.

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At the weekend, Udinese challenged Fiorentina, and Guidolin did not hesitate to rotate almost the entire lineup that started in midweek, leaving only Bruno, who has extraordinary physical fitness, to lead the team.

Bruno, wearing the captain's armband, was still alone at the Stadio Franchi and could not prevent Udinese from losing on the road.

The final score was 2:1.

However, Udinese's third place position is still very stable, because Naples also lost this round. They lost to Parma 0:1 away from home.

Udinese, who unexpectedly maintained their advantage at the top of the Serie A standings, quickly focused their attention on the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals next Thursday night.

On Wednesday, Udinese flew to Lisbon a day early.

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On the evening of April 4th local time in Portugal, the Stadium of Light in Lisbon.

When Bruno walked onto the court with his teammates from the locker room to warm up, the rain was falling.

"Damn it! I hate rain!" a teammate complained around him.

Although Portugal and Italy both belong to areas affected by the Mediterranean climate, the weather in Lisbon is completely different from that in Udine.

April is the rainy season in Lisbon, but the sun is shining brightly in Italy at this time.

It looks like the weather is in Benfica's favour.

Sure enough, unlike the Udinese players who looked at the sky or stepped on the turf to complain, the Benfica players who came out to warm up did not pay attention to the weather at all. They neither looked up at the sky nor looked down at the ground. They just warmed up. , no different from usual.

Bruno and Benfica's players are the same and warm up normally. Apart from something about the venue, he didn't feel any difference.

When I played for the Boavista youth team, the venue was much worse than the Stadium of Light. When it rained, it turned into a muddy pond. The venue was slippery, muddy and full of potholes. Playing on that kind of venue was just like playing football. Just like ice skating, completely untenable. He still played for so many years and didn't feel anything. Now that the conditions are so good, he is even less likely to complain.

Mahrez slipped while taking a long shot and fell. When he got up again, there was some dirt on his butt and arms.

He shook off the dirt on his hands and said angrily: "I will definitely change the spikes when I go back soon!"

Bruno had the foresight to change them before the warm-up, and now it was time to test the adaptability of the new long spikes to the court.

He sprinted and ran back, he shot, he passed, he felt the support of his feet on the ground, and the results satisfied him.

Because it rained and the temperature dropped, the warm-up took a little longer than usual.

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After the warm-up, everyone was soaked.

"Go back quickly, wipe off the water on your body, and then change a set of clothes!" The assistant coach shouted at the entrance of the tunnel to every player running down the court.

Like the players, he was soaked in the rain, but he didn't care. He reminded the players not to catch a cold, but did not consider whether he would catch a cold.

The players who were urged by him started to jog and then walked into the corridor.

Bruno looked back at the increasingly crowded stands. He could see sporadic blue in the large white. Those should be Udinese fans. Today there are only more than 2,000 of them.

It's really pitiful. I wonder if they can create some small waves in front of 60,000 Benfica fans.

<divclass="contentadv">Lisbon's Stadium of Light is a famous five-star stadium in Europe, which can accommodate 64,000 spectators. For this game, Benfica gave Udinese fans 2,000 tickets, but the home team had more than 60,000 fans.

When Bruno returns to the locker room, like other teammates, he will receive a dry towel from the coach, take off his clothes, dry the water stains on his body, and then change into game clothes.

Then, under the supervision of the coach, they replaced the short spikes on their sneakers with long spikes specially used for playing on slippery and muddy venues. After doing all this, they waited for the coach to say something to them.

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Guidolin knows how important this game is to his team.

"If we lose, we have to say goodbye to the Europa League, so we can't lose this game. We still attack during the game. There is no other way but to attack. I don't know what tactics Benfica will use. It doesn't make sense even if I know it at this time. , because we have to attack. Stick to our own style of play and don't care what happens to our opponents. Remember, we have no other way but to attack, and we have no retreat."

"You are already very familiar with how to attack. We have been playing this way. But I want to remind you to pay attention to the conditions of the field. The field is slippery when it rains, and it is difficult to cooperate with the ground."

After speaking, Guidolin looked at Bruno.

Bruno knew the words were addressed to him because he was responsible for deciding how the team would attack.

"So pass the ball as concisely as possible, and don't dribble and control the ball too much. The field is slippery and it is easy to fall to the ground. The referee should not be so strict on fouls. You should pay attention to this. Be careful about the opponent's fouls. , and you can also foul appropriately."

Everyone nodded to show they understood.

Then he said: "Okay, there's nothing more to say. Just go out and play, boys. Play this game like a final."

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At the same time, in the dressing room of the home team Benfica, it was as lively as a bar. With the music playing, everyone was chatting casually, not paying attention to the game that was about to start.

It wasn't until head coach Jorge Jesus came in and asked them to turn down the music.

"This game is at our home court, and the weather and venue are favorable to us. So you just need to perform at your normal level. Note that the most important thing about this game is not how many goals we scored, but not making mistakes or conceding goals. ! Even if it is 1:0, we will be the winner!"

In the league before this game, Benfica also fought in the rain. Last weekend, there was widespread rainfall throughout Portugal. For Benfica, it was regarded as a warm-up preview for this game, so Jesus will talk about the weather. Good for them too.

This is Jesus' wishful thinking - because there is an away goal in hand. Although they lost 1:2 to Udinese in the away game, Benfica only needs a 1:0 to eliminate Udinese in this game. Ness.

Under such circumstances, why would he risk a confrontation with Udinese?

"Make sure we don't concede the ball and then think about attacking. Remember, the defense needs to be simple and decisive when playing the ball, and don't give the opponent a chance to steal in front of our own penalty area. They are based on goals, and the defense will definitely have a lot of space. Seize these opportunities, beat their counterattacks, and pass the ball directly from the backcourt to the front. If the field is not good, we will pass the ball forward."

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When players from both sides came out, Bruno walked at the back of the team. This is usually the position of the team's top star, unless the top star is the captain.

"Look! He's on the field!" The fans in the stands became excited as the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel.

Benfica fans are cheering for their heroes, hoping that they can defeat their opponents at home and advance smoothly. The Udinese fans chanted slogans to cheer for Udinese.

For this game, Bruno's relatives and friends also came to Lisbon from Porto to cheer for Bruno at the scene.

Also present were some of Bruno's teammates from the Boavista youth team. Most of these young people in their twenties had not yet established themselves in the Boavista first team.

"Bruno! It's Bruno! He's out!"

"Hey, walking at the back of the team, this is Udinese's number one star!"

"Look at the way he walks out, he's so handsome!"

"Bruno, come on!"

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While a group of people were shouting and screaming, their moods were also very complicated.On the one hand, they are happy for Bruno's current achievements, but on the other hand, they are a little envious and jealous.

There were so many people who played together at that time, some of whom even started at a higher level than him, but now he is the best and has become the number one star of Serie A powerhouse Udinese. Not only is he killing everyone in Serie A, he also leads Udinese. Dines reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

When he first joined the team, apart from having good physical strength and being able to run, he was almost useless. He was poor at shooting, passing and dribbling.