The rest of the time, as expected, Rosario Central failed to score a goal despite a furious attack.
Until the end of the game, the score of 1-3 remained unchanged. In the end, Hurricanes defeated Rosario Central 3-1 in an away game, winning the 11th round of the league and continuing to top the A-League standings.
Willard also once again received an experience reward of 100,000 for starting a game + 100,000 for one goal + 200,000 for winning prizes + 500,000 for A-level performance = 900,000.
After the game, the media and fans were amazed by the performance of the Hurricanes Athletics this season.
Except for the 7th round of the league, which Velard missed because he participated in the national team competition, and the sixth round of the Libertadores Cup group stage, which he gave up because he qualified early and was rotated, in other games in which Velard participated, the Hurricanes achieved all the results. won.
This kind of winning rate is simply disappointing.
So much so that the Hurricanes' next game, the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 1/8 finals, their opponent, the Brazilian giant Sao Paulo, felt very nervous.
You know, Sao Paulo is a super-rich club in the football kingdom of Brazil. It is the club in Brazil that has won the most Club World Cups, three times, and these three times, they defeated three European giants, Barcelona, AC Milan, and Liverpool, to win the championship.
Such a Brazilian giant faced the Hurricanes at home. Its leading shooter and former AC Milan superstar Pato lamented bluntly:
"Atletico Hurricanes is currently a super dark horse with the best defense in South American football and a top-ranked offense."
"Their form is amazing. Except for two games that were voluntarily abandoned by Willard, the Hurricanes have a complete winning record."
"Such a strong performance is currently unique in South American football and unrivaled."
"Even if we are playing at home, we must be careful in every possible way. If we are not careful, we may capsize in the gutter."
"As for Alan Willard? I don't mind giving him a try if the team wins, but I won't rashly challenge him before the team leads the score. That's for children. practice."
"I have to help the team win first. That is my main task, not to compete with a 21-year-old for the limelight."
"We are playing home first and then away. We are at a disadvantage in terms of schedule, so we have no choice but to go all out to attack and try to get more goal difference."
"Once we fail to beat our opponent at home, the away game in the second round will be even more dangerous."
"history?"
"The game is not judged by historical honors. No matter how glorious the history of Sao Paulo is, the Hurricanes will not give up to us because of the glorious history of Sao Paulo."
"Only victory achieved through real swordsmanship and real gunfire is the most real."
“I’m looking forward to playing against Hurricanes Athletic and against Alan Willard.”
Facts have proved that the Hurricanes are no longer an ordinary Argentine team, but a super rival with such a reputation that even Brazilian giants like Sao Paulo are nervous.
Of course, the Hurricanes will not underestimate their opponents just because they praise them. After all, except for Alan Willard, the Hurricanes Athletics' other players do not have strong strength.
Although it’s great to hold on to Velarde’s thigh all the way to a winning streak, everyone also knows that because of this, Velarde must be resolutely protected and cannot let Velarde get tired, injured, or be given a card or suspended. etc.
The teammates have already reached a consensus in private. For the sake of the championship, for the overall interests of the team, and for everyone's own future, they must protect Velarde, even if he is injured or given a card.
Originally, given the strength of the Hurricanes Athletic Team, as a newly promoted team, they could only aim to avoid relegation. As a result, both teams are now leaders. As long as they win one of the Ajax or Libertadores titles, everyone will make a lot of money.
The Hurricanes are united from top to bottom and are fully prepared for the first knockout game of the Copa Libertadores.
On Monday, May 4th, Willard spent another 12 skill points, increasing his skill from 88 to 89, shooting/passing from 78 to 79, and inverse footing from 51 to 52. The remaining skill points are Next 51.
With another attribute added, his skills are close to 90, shooting and passing are also close to 80. Velarde has more certainty and confidence in the game in Brazil.
Two days later, at 22:00 on the evening of May 6, the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the 2015 Copa Libertadores between Sao Paulo and Atletico Huracán officially started at the Morumbi Stadium, the home stadium of Sao Paulo that can accommodate 80,000 people.
Naturally, the Hurricanes Athletic Team played all their main players, and so did Sao Paulo. Moreover, there are two world-famous superstars in the Sao Paulo team, one is Pato who once played for AC Milan; the other is offensive goalkeeper Ceni.
Cheney is one of the most legendary goalkeepers in the world. He holds the record for the most goals scored by a goalkeeper. He has scored more than 100 goals in his career, which is more than many forwards. Even Villard has heard of Cheney's famous name.
His free-kick and penalty-kick and other set-piece skills are a master. If he didn't have such high skills, the team would not allow him to take free kicks or penalty kicks as a goalkeeper. Otherwise, if you fail to score and your opponent takes the opportunity to counterattack, then hitting an empty goal is not a sure shot?
This fully illustrates how superb Cheney's set-piece skills are.
However, Cheney is now 42 years old. It is said that he has made plans to retire after this season.
As Cheney gets older, his save reactions and set-piece free-throw skills are no longer as sharp as when he was in his prime.
After the game started, Sao Paulo played more cautiously and did not take advantage of their home court advantage to launch an attack immediately.
After all, the Hurricanes Athletics' record this season is too strong. Even though Sao Paulo is at a disadvantage in the schedule, they don't want to create holes in the backcourt due to their aggressive attack, giving Atletico Hurricanes a chance to counterattack and score.
After all, the Hurricanes are playing away from home, and they also need to adapt to the away stadium, weather, and fan environment. Naturally, they will not attack aggressively to give their opponents a chance.
After the two sides cautiously tested each other for more than ten minutes, Sao Paulo began to involuntarily step up the attack.
After all, they are at a disadvantage in terms of schedule. A draw in this game will definitely not be beneficial to them. They must score and win.
Therefore, we had to attack.
However, when attacking, Sao Paulo was not very decisive, fearing that it would press too high and have too many loopholes in the backcourt, causing the Hurricanes to counterattack quickly.
With such an offensive intensity, it is naturally impossible to break through the Hurricane Athletics' defense.
Although Pato said in the pre-match interview that he did not want to duel with Velarde, during the game, he still wanted to give it a try.
In the 18th minute, when Pato received a pass from his teammate and faced Velarde's interception, he did not pass the ball out, but made a breakthrough to the right, causing Velarde to follow the center of gravity and sway to the right. Pato immediately dunked the ball back, trying to break through from the left.
However, Velarde reacted quickly and immediately turned around to fight back, blocking Pato's path again. Although he failed to intercept the ball, Pato did not break through.
Even with Pato's skills and experience, it is still difficult to break through Velarde's defense in a one-on-one situation.
