Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 61 Main Forward
The Quinta Falcao neighborhood is still poor. This is a hillside. Since Madeira Island is a volcanic island, the terrain is steep. There are really no three feet flat, and there are steep slopes everywhere.

Madeira Island is a very strange place. On the one hand, it is known as the garden on the North Atlantic Ocean. It has beautiful scenery and is a famous tourist area. As the largest city on the island, Funchal, there are many luxury hotels here. On the other hand, it is still very poor here. The local islanders are Portuguese-speaking people who migrated from various places hundreds of years ago. Most of them are Latin races from Portugal. They live in the poor areas around the city.

The Quinta Falcao neighborhood is such a poor area, where the houses are scattered, in disrepair, and a dilapidated scene.

Ronando followed Fernando Sosa to Quinta Falco Avenue, which is called the Avenue, but it is actually just a narrow road that can only accommodate a truck.

They went all the way to the end of the road, and Fernando Sousa pointed ahead. There was a clearing full of bushes, a small futsal field surrounded by a fence, and a simple bar next to it.

"Son, your home is there. I remember that it used to be a low-rent housing, and your father took you to live in one of the houses. A few years ago, those houses were demolished because they were illegal buildings... ...here, where you played football when you were a kid."

Fernando Souza pointed to the stone road under his feet and said, "You started playing football here when you were a child."

Ronando felt something in his heart, and suddenly knelt down on his knees, lowered his head, and kissed the ground with his lips.

"Mr. Sousa, when I have money in the future, I will definitely renovate this place so that the people of Quinta Falcao can live in neat and clean houses, and let the children here have a football field to play, so that everyone can have fun. A decent job, no need to worry about making a living!"

"Son, don't carry a heavy burden. You are still young, and you still have a long way to go... You have done a good job, and the people here are proud of you!"

Today's Ronando is still a poor man, he is just an ordinary player with an annual salary of 6000 euros, and he can't do anything at the moment.

However, Ronando believes that he has a bright future, and he secretly made up his mind that when he becomes famous and earns money, he must do all of this, even if it is just to thank this body for everything he has brought him. Nor can he allow himself to be ashamed of the land.

Since then, he has had two hometowns, the small county town far in the east, and Quinta Falcao in Funchal.

Ronando, who returned to his hometown for the first time, gave his godfather Fernando Sosa a watch, and donated money to the Church of San Antonio, where he had been baptized. These two things cost him 1000 euros, and he even took If the money is not paid, they need to borrow money from the captain Simao.

"Money! I want to make money! Make a lot of money!"

Ronando used to be very indifferent to money, and he was not eager to make money, but now he understands why the real Ronaldo likes money so much, because Quinta Falcao Street is really no better than him in China The small county town in the city is better, it is much poorer than the Lisbon area.

For Ronando, there is only one way to make money, and that is to become a real football star as soon as possible!

An ordinary main player of Benfica is naturally far from enough. He wants to become the core of Benfica's offense, enter the Portuguese national team, become a Portuguese star, and then reach the top European football and become a former world star. , he has enough ability to fulfill all his wishes.

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Nuno Gomez suffered a serious ankle injury, and the team doctor conservatively estimated that he would be out for at least four weeks.

This news is like a bolt from the blue for Benfica!
Four weeks plus the recovery time after the injury, it is estimated that the team's first striker will not be able to return until after the first round of the Europa League. A knockout round, a full 32 games.

Which of these games is not important?Which one can afford to lose?
Benfica will definitely fight hard in the league. If they can’t take advantage of Porto’s big shakeup to win a league championship, it will undoubtedly be more difficult to win the championship when Porto recovers. The knockout match with CSKA Moscow is also a match that cannot be given up. Stopping at the top 32 in the Fed Cup, this season is basically doomed to be a failure, at least in terms of money.

Then, the only thing that can relax a little bit is the Portuguese Cup.

The Italian old man's eyes are red with anxiety these days.

Captain Simão played almost the entire game against Bellama, and his energy consumption was huge. If he was allowed to play in the Portuguese Cup, he would definitely not be able to play in the 19th round of the league three days later. At this time, Benfica will definitely have to Grit your teeth and stop in the league, otherwise, the league championship will definitely be ruined.

In the last Sunday match of the league, Porto and Sporting Lisbon had no accidents and took all 3 points.

After the 18th round: Porto has 36 points, Benfica has 34 points, Sporting Lisbon, Boavista and Braga have 33 points. In this situation, once you fall behind, you will lose your hope of winning the championship. No one can count on themselves falling behind. Four other teams made mistakes at the same time!

Benfica's striker strength is not strong at all. The substitute strikers Tomislav Sokota and Luis Horacio have proved to be unusable in the last game.

Therefore, Trapattoni can only grit his teeth and push Ronando to the front line ahead of time.

A 17-year-old main striker who has just entered the professional league for two months!

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Goalkeeper: No. 1 Jose Moreira
Forwards: No. 4 Luis Luizao, No. 22 Cristiano Ronaldo, No. 33 Luz Wandel
Midfielders: No. 7 Carlitos, No. 37 Manuel Fernandez, No. 8 Bruno Aguiar
Defenders: No. 18 Manuel dos Santos, No. 2 Pedro Kerian, No. 39 Ze Roy, No. 6 Petit (captain)
It was still a bench-heavy squad, not least because Trapattoni brought errant 18-year-old Piedre Kerian back into the first team to give him a chance to prove himself.

As a result, the central axis of this starting lineup is terribly young!
Ronaldo is 17 years old, Fernandez is 18 years old, Pedro Kerian is 18 years old, Ze Roy is 22 years old, Jose Moreira is 22 years old, from striker to goalkeeper, the youngest is 17 and a half years old, the oldest It's goalkeeper Jose Moreira, who will be 23 years old in two months. With such a lineup, it is not too much to say that it is a youth team!
Trapattoni: "This is a Portuguese Cup knockout match. The opponent is temporarily ranked sixth in the league. It is not a weak team. Now, my request to you is very simple, not to win! But to play with momentum and level! Who If you perform well, you will be the main force of the team in the future, and whoever performs poorly can only watch others play!"

Among the five players, only the defensive midfielder Fernandez has a relatively stable position and can be regarded as the main force. The other four are only hovering between the main force and the substitute.

Now, not only Nuno Gomez on the front line of the team is injured, but also defender Ricardo Rocha. His position is to choose between Pedro Kerian and Ze Roy.

Goalkeeper Jose Moreira, from the Benfica youth training camp, his height is only 180CM, born short, this season has been challenged by the 28-year-old veteran Quim who joined the team this season. He is worth 140 million euros. He is the third goalkeeper of the Portuguese national team. However, after Quim came to Benfica, his performance is also very average. Trapattoni can only be forced to play between the two goalkeepers. hovering.

Trapattoni's meaning is very clear, the team is in danger, this game is training, and it is an opportunity for them to observe young players.

Whether he succeeds in taking the position, or is completely reduced to a substitute, depends on this encounter!

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In Madeira Islands, there are only two large islands with residents, with a total population of 20, but with such a small population, there are 20 teams, large and small. In addition to Maltimer, there is another team called Madeira. As a national of Madeira, these two teams are Portuguese Super League teams this season, and there are also teams of all levels, the smallest is a neighborhood team like Andorinha, which is an amateur team.

Among the two big teams, Maltimer is very famous. They basically occupy a place in the Portuguese Super League. In the top league, the best result is No.5.

Maltimer also has the highest approval rating in Madeira, and they are old enemies with the Madeira nationals.

The hatred between the two teams not only comes from the same region, but also from the background of both sides.

Maltimer is also known as "Funchal sailors". They represent the lower class and working class of Madeira, while most of the fans of Madeira Nationals come from the local middle class, and their social and economic status are lower than Maltimer's. Timmer high, so, the conflict between the two teams is a class confrontation.

Dos Barreiros Stadium, Maltimer's home stadium, has a capacity of only 9000 people, but it is already the largest stadium in Madeira.

Today's stadium is very lively, the number of spectators is as high as 8%!This number is no small miracle for Maltimer's home game, where, apart from the Madeira derby, few other games attract so many spectators.

In Portugal, the number of fans of most ordinary Portuguese Super League teams is not much stronger than that of Portuguese League teams.

There are too many teams here, thousands of teams, large and small, which greatly diverts the number of fans. The vast majority of Portuguese fans support a certain local team, which causes each team's A reduction in the number of fans.

For example, most of the residents of the Quinta Falcao neighborhood where Ronaldo was born will support Andorinha, the team that belongs to their own neighborhood, and only a small number will support other teams, such as the neighboring Maltimer. Among the fans who support Andorinia, the fans who choose to support these two teams at the same time account for only a small part. This situation has caused the loss of the total number of Maltimer fans.

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