I AM the Football Star

Chapter 366 - 107: Starting Lineup and Substitutes, Champagne at Halftime (Part 4)

You’re doing great!

Chasing Izalelt until you feel like throwing up, what’s up with that?

Trying to turn yourself into Messi?

Isn’t your role model supposed to be Magic Flute + Tintin?

It’s just so frustrating!

"Why don’t I just play? It looks like you’re struggling too." Lu Yang "comforted" Morici from the sidelines.

"Struggling my ass! It’s only been less than ten minutes!" Morici glared at Lu Yang, "Just sit in your wheelchair and watch how I hammer AC Milan!"

Lu Yang shrugged: "Morici, did you forget you couldn’t even beat a team from the Italian Third Division?"

Morici: "F*ck! I’ve said it many times, the team just wasn’t settled back then. Later on, I led them to five consecutive victories, with an average of 3.5 goals per game!"

Lu Yang: "Alright, alright, go ahead, a small loss is a win. I’m begging you not to let them score again. Just focus on defending. Forget about attacking. If you concede one goal, I can try to even the score, but if you concede too many, I might as well not play the second half!"

Lu Yang reminded Morici.

With AC Milan’s setup, their positional play and counterattacks are nearly invincible. San Remo needs to focus on defense before Lu Yang gets on the field.

Indeed!

Although no one had given permission, Morici knew Lu Yang would definitely play.

Don’t ask why, it’s simply because Morici is the person who knows Lu Yang best in this world!

Of course, Sofia smiled gently at this, asking, are you sure?

Have you seen the seven continents and four oceans on Lu Yang’s underwear?

Lu Yang and Morici parted ways "discontentedly," but in the commentator’s view, their relationship was "stronger than gold."

"We can see that Lu Yang is very concerned about Morici’s situation. He was the first to walk to the sidelines to inquire about Morici. Morici was also very moved by Lu Yang’s concern, as he is currently discussing some issues experienced on the field with him."

The commentator’s depiction of brotherly love is unfolding, yet AC Milan’s offensive momentum on the field hasn’t slowed.

Since San Remo retreated into a defensive posture, AC Milan has played even more effortlessly, which is exactly what AC Milan wanted.

They wish to keep some of their key players warmed up but don’t want them overly exhausted or involved in excessive confrontations.

If someone got injured at this point, what would happen to the Champions League final?

So San Remo’s defensive retreat was actually to AC Milan’s advantage, allowing them to play outstandingly.

When a Serie A champion-level team plays smoothly, what else can anyone do?

Nineteenth minute, still Izalelt, after receiving the ball outside the large box, he smoothly dribbled past Versachi. His moves were large-scale, Versachi saw it coming but couldn’t block it—it’s a strategic play.

Then Izalelt passed the ball before being surrounded by defenders and dashed straight into the box.

A Milan midfielder made a casual lofted pass, threading it through the defense line of San Remo. However, the pass was not quite good since it was too long.

Jalard rushed out to gather the ball.

But Izalelt was incredibly fast, managing to head the ball before Jalard reached it.

The ball flew over Jalard, sailing into the net.

Unbelievably effortless and joyful!

Unlike Aguirre’s previous aggressive actions towards the goalkeeper, Izalelt, though closer to the goalkeeper, handled the ball throughout in a way that posed no physical threat.[/p]

Of course, the psychological damage to Jalard was arguably more significant.

He would rather Izalelt had kicked him.

Yet this wasn’t all!

Thirty-seventh minute, AC Milan gained a corner.

Izalelt unusually requested to take the corner. He raised three fingers, but nobody understood what he meant, not even Sogel, an AC Milan youth player.

Bam!

Izalelt took the corner with a kick.

Milan’s left-back, Praxedes, rushed to intercept the ball and made a Back Header.

The ball went directly into the net!

A sensationally difficult header to score!

Or perhaps luck played a larger role than skill because Praxedes originally intended to pass the ball to his teammates behind.

But luck like this, wasn’t it exactly AC Milan’s playing skill that brought it on?

The whole San Remo team instantly withered.

The entire stadium was overtaken by AC Milan supporters who alone deserved to make some noise.

Initially, most neutral fans at this moment completely became AC Milan and Izalelt fans, celebrating wildly, although many of them were originally drawn by San Remo.

This is the ruthless truth about strong contenders in sports competition!

Strength garners admiration.

Winners seize all accolades and attention!

The miraculous underdog story and grassroots miracle that San Remo painstakingly created, all were grabbed away by AC Milan.

AC Milan was like a bandit, and San Remo stood defenseless before them.

"The match is over! AC Milan leads three to zero in the first half, I believe they can even pop a bottle of champagne to celebrate in the locker room during halftime!" Commentators at San Siro Stadium uttered a phrase destined to be quoted in soccer history for centuries.

At this moment, the response to these words was met with unparalleled enthusiastic applause from AC Milan fans.