Chapter 2029: Chapter 529: The Little Prince’s Greeting
At this moment, it’s a matter of who makes the move first.
De Rossi intended to use a fake shot to trick Huang Kaiwen into moving.
But even as the thought crossed his mind, his body couldn’t execute the technical action.
There was no other reason.
His running speed had already reached its limit; he simply couldn’t make any other move.
Moreover, De Rossi was sure that Huang Kaiwen still had some strength left.
Maintaining a similar speed was just to block his shot.
Damn it!
De Rossi, who had finally donned the captain’s armband, cursed silently in his heart.
But he knew he could wait no longer.
A bit further forward, and Buffon might charge out.
The vice-captain of the Roma team swung his left foot, hoping strength would bring him a chance.
But just as he lifted his foot, Huang Kaiwen suddenly went to ground with a sliding tackle, blocking in front of him, while Buffon completely abandoned guarding low, only defending the higher areas, showing complete trust in Huang Kaiwen.
Bang—
The ball bounced off Huang Kaiwen’s leg and deflected to the right flank.
Bojan tried to chase the ball, only to be elbowed to the ground by Ramos.
The referee did not blow the whistle.
"Well done, Facchetti!"
Buffon bent over, extended his hand, and said with a smile.
Huang Kaiwen grabbed his hand to get up, responding, "You’re not bad either, Lorenzo!"
Huang Kaiwen referred to the legendary AC Milan goalkeeper, Lorenzo Buffon, who was Buffon’s grandfather’s cousin.
Buffon rolled his eyes and said, "I’d rather you call me Zoff. Ever since I joined AC Milan, he calls me every day, telling me to listen to you."
Pfft,
Huang Kaiwen couldn’t help but laugh.
The imagery was just too vivid.
Players have fixed schedules, especially on match days.
Buffon goes home at night, probably cozying up with his wife, and the old man calls him.
If this happens too often, Buffon might develop a fear of phone rings.
...
Roma’s offensive surged wave after wave.
Now both teams laid everything out openly.
Roma couldn’t substitute a defensive midfielder, and the defensive line was their best combination.
Totti was injured, and there was no one to replace him on the attack line.
Milan still had one substitution left, but it was reserved for Huang Kaiwen.
And crucially, after the national team match day, all Milan players were exhausted, not knowing who might suddenly get injured, so Guardiola didn’t dare use the last substitution.
With a score of 2:1, Milan was leading.
Roma used a 4-4-2 formation, while Milan was left with only 4-4.
Two fewer players on the field could not be compensated for with technical skills.
Due to having too many international players, the physical fitness of Milan players dropped significantly.
The last period turned into Roma pressing Milan hard.
Bojan sent in another cross from the right, Godin misjudged the header, but fortunately, Buffon came out in time to catch the ball.
"AC Milan is starting to struggle."
"Right, especially Godin, who traveled back and forth from South America for matches; the impact on his physical condition is significant compared to European players."
"Indeed, the impact of national team matches on players is growing, and some teams consider the impact of the African Cup when signing players."
"Guardiola couldn’t hold back, he called Sven Bender to warm up on the sideline, probably to substitute for Godin."
"No choice, Godin’s movements are already distorted, and if he’s not substituted, he might get injured, and the risk of injury greatly increases when stamina is drained."
On the field, the Roma team organized another attack, and De Rossi dribbled the ball past the midfield line.
Huang Kaiwen pointed at Rakitic and then charged forward himself.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen sprinting at full speed, De Rossi was startled.
He exaggeratedly dodged to avoid the imaginary oncoming truck.
But Huang Kaiwen just ran past him without making any move.
De Rossi, feeling mocked, was annoyed, but before he could react, the ball was already poked away by Rakitic.
"Beautiful!"
"Ramos has the ball on the right, and Huang Kaiwen is moving into the box, although there are plenty of defenders around him."
There was no striker.
Ambrosini simply charged into the middle of the box.
But aside from Cassetti, there were no other defenders near him.
Roma’s attention was all on Huang Kaiwen.
The smart Ramos controlled his speed while dribbling, and only sent in the cross when Gago and De Rossi rushed to press him.
Great!
Seeing the ball, Huang Kaiwen mentally gave Ramos a thumbs up.
The ball was a bit high, but it was coming right to him.
Huang Kaiwen faked a run towards the middle, then suddenly dashed to the byline, jumping up and flicking the ball with his heel.
Bang—
Almost instantly, the ball went from the right to the center, and Ambrosini, with his right foot off the ground, lunged forward smoothly, easily nodding the ball into the goal right in front of him.
3:1!
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Excited, Ambrosini quickly rushed to Huang Kaiwen, giving him a huge bear hug.
He exclaimed, "That was such a damn beautiful ball, how did you even think of handling it like that? I never thought you could pass it over..."
"I didn’t think either, just a casual pass."
Huang Kaiwen deliberately said.
Ambrosini was indeed stunned.
Seizing this opportunity, Huang Kaiwen broke free from his hug, rubbing his chest.
The old fellow, hugging so tightly, was he settling a personal score.
Just because the Yellow Ball King said his playing time would be reduced.
