Successor

  Remember in one second

  Under the leadership of both team captains, players from both teams walked out of the dressing room tunnel onto the field.

  Wu Lei followed Quaresma, with Benfica players filled with strong hostility on the side. A month ago, it was these two who gave them a heavy blow.

  In the player's tunnel, Wu Yu had already faintly heard the noise inside the stadium, the roar created by 65,000 spectators, which was absolutely frightening.

  As they emerged from the tunnel, with a long whistle from the stadium announcer, 60,000 Benfica fans at the Estádio da Luz erupted in cheers, the sound reverberating around the massive circular stadium and almost deafening.

  Wu Yu's face was calm, but he was also pierced by the voices to the root of his ears, and a dull pain was born. Behind him, Gao Wei frowned and muttered in Cantonese: "You're so annoying..."

  The presenter on the scene began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides. Maritimo's starting lineup had a change, midfielder Dalcio replaced Artur, who was suspended due to yellow cards, and Wu Yun and this young midfielder took on the task of confronting Benfica's midfield.

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  When the host mentioned Benfica players' names, the fans in the scene immediately responded with cheers. When introducing Marítimo's starting lineup, there was a piercing boo that never stopped, especially when mentioning Quaresma's name, the decibel of the boos was several times higher than other players.

  Wu Yu had long been accustomed to the away games, the boos from the opposing fans, but he did not expect that Quaresma would receive such "treatment" from Benfica fans. However, thinking that Quaresma came from Sporting CP's youth academy and was a sworn enemy of Benfica, he understood it.

  When the on-site host finished announcing the first serve of both sides, Wu Yu found that the volume of the fans in the stands began to slowly increase, as if waiting for something to happen.

  He also unconsciously raised his head to look around, and his gaze fell on the second tier of the opposite goal's stands. An eagle flew out from the stands, flapping its wings, circling in the air above the stadium. And the fans at Estádio da Luz erupted into thunderous cheers once again, as the eagle was Benfica's mascot, always appearing amidst the fans' cheers before big matches to bring good luck to the team.

  The game began amidst the soaring of the eagle and the cheers of the fans!

  Under the cheers of the home fans, Benfica quickly controlled the situation on the field, and Gaitán launched a wave of attacks, which made Marítimo's defense line breathless for a while.

  Today's match is a must-win for Benfica if they want to overtake Marítimo and move up to third place in the league.

  Gaitán dribbled down the center, quickly getting past Díckson, and continued to push towards Marítimo's penalty area.

  "Damn it!" After Dicko was overtaken, he cursed and immediately counterattacked.

  "I'm coming!" Wu Yun's voice sounded beside him, and Dick O turned his head to see Wu Yun rushing towards Gatan at an extremely fast speed, with a very determined look on his face.

  Wu Yu quickly approached Gaitan from the side and made a sliding tackle in an attempt to hook the ball away.

  Gai Tan seemed to have grown a pair of eyes in the back of his head, skillfully dodging Wu Yu's sliding tackle.

  "This guy is really going all out today!" Wu Yu sighed in his heart after losing at shovel ball.

  In the last confrontation, although Gaitan had a strong control over the scene, he was somewhat timid when it came to penalty shootouts, which is why Sasha was allowed to come out.

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  Today's Gatan seems to be completely different. Whether it is the firm expression when shaking hands, or the fearless attitude just now, all indicate that today's Gatan will be several times stronger than before.

  "Beautiful! Gaitán took the ball from Wu Lei and broke into the penalty area!" Cristiano exclaimed.

  "Shift into high gear and step on it!"

  "Oh! Luckily it was Gao Wei, who made a desperate block to deflect Geitan's powerful shot, corner kick!" The commentator is Cristin.

  "Earlier, Gaitan and Wu Yu's first direct dialogue, it seems that Benfica won the midfield. Luis, who do you think is stronger between the two?" Cristiano asked Figo during a dead ball gap.

  "They are both very talented, and there has been enough debate about who is stronger or weaker this season, so I won't comment on that." Figo skillfully dodged the question: "However, both of them play in the same position as Rui did back then. I'd rather hear Rui's opinion - who do you think is your successor?"

  "Right, Rui, go ahead and share your thoughts."

  "Hmm... both are excellent players, but Gaitan's technique is more delicate, while Wu Lei's physical condition is better. Both have similarities with me, so who will be my successor? It depends on their performance." Rui Costa also did not have a clear answer to this question, not because he didn't want to answer, but because he really didn't know which of the two young midfielders could inherit his mantle.

  Only time can give the answer.

  In the first 15 minutes of the game, Benfica dominated the field and Gaitán performed well, creating several threatening attacks that were all resolved by Wei Gao.

  15 minutes later, Maridimo relied on Wu Yu's rapid advance and accurate passing to make the two wingers frequently counterattack, making Benfica players dare not to press up like the opening, but instead let the game develop into a stalemate.

  This is what Martins wants to see.

  "Speaking of successors, Luis, your former successor Ricardo Quaresma has regained his form this season after a few years of decline. Do you think he can return to the top? " Cristiano hesitated in the intense atmosphere and started chatting with Figo.

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  "Ricardo is also 30 years old this year, and it's very difficult for him to return to the peak of his career in Porto. However, his performance at Marítimo this year is enough to earn him a spot on the national team and go to Brazil for the World Cup." Figo said slowly.

  "Let's see if his performance today can move Paulo Bento, he also came to the Guangming Stadium today." As he spoke, a middle-aged man in a suit appeared on TV screen, who was none other than Portugal national team coach Bento.

  The match had been going on for 25 minutes, and both sides were gradually evenly matched. Benfica, with its superior strength and home advantage, occupied the field and controlled the ball for most of the time. However, Marítimo launched several threatening attacks under Wu Yu's passing organization, which actually balanced each other out.

  Gao Wei intercepted in the penalty area and passed to Perreira, who quickly transferred to Wu Yu.

  Wu Yu got the ball, and a red figure quickly approached him. Wu Yu knew who this person was, undoubtedly Gaitan, as the two had been directly confronting each other several times today, but neither of them had gained an absolute advantage.

  Today, Gaitan's performance was very active. Almost every blade of grass on the front court has his footprints, and his direct dialogue with Wu Yu is the most ferocious.

  "Geitan and Wu Yu had another direct dialogue, Geitan flew a kick at his opponent!" Chris was a bit tense.

  "What a beautiful move! Wu Yu made a Marseille turn, neatly dodging Gaitan's flying tackle, and now Maridimo has a chance to counterattack!" Cristiano exclaimed excitedly. Next to him, Figo and Rui Costa exchanged a knowing smile, gazing at Cristiano with a hint of amusement.

  "I won't lose to you!" Gaitan shouted, after failing to grab Wu Yu's treasure. He slapped the grassland fiercely and immediately got up to chase after Wu Yu.

  Wu Yu quickly advanced with the ball after overtaking Gaitan, and soon crossed the midfield.

  In the front court, Quaresma and Diligent were already in position on the left and middle roads respectively. Dickao also caught up to receive Wu Yun's pass.

  Benfica's backline has only three defenders, this is an excellent counter-attacking opportunity!

  "Wu Yu, over here!" Dili sprinted from the middle of the road to the open space on the right side, raising his hand to ask Wu Yu for the ball.

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  Wu Yus quickly judged the trajectory of the ball, and just as Dili raised his hand to ask for the ball, he had already made a decision, looking in Dili's direction, one foot straight pass!

  "Dili has made a run into the open space, Wu Yu wants to pass the ball to him! This will be a great opportunity!" The commentary room of Rizhouben was filled with excitement once again.

  "Oh! No, Wu Yu didn't pass to Dili, he passed the ball to the left penalty area, which was a terrible pass......" Christin saw that Wu Yu didn't pass the ball to Dili, who had opened up a big space and had enough room to break through, and couldn't help but feel some disappointment.

  "Kristin, you're wrong, that's a beautiful pass, Quaresma has already got the chance to single-handedly!" Louis said with a smile, calmly.

  "Oh! What's going on? Quaresma gets a one-on-one chance!" Cristian, who was initially frustrated, now felt incredulous, having no idea how Quaresma had appeared in front of the ball.

  "What a Quaresma! He dribbled past Benfica's goalkeeper Artur!"

  "An open goal opportunity!"

  "It's in!"

  "What a Quaresma! A beautiful goal, Paulo Bento should have taken him to Portugal!"

  In the excited commentary voice of Cristian, Quaresma received a pass from Wu Lei, dribbled past the goalkeeper and shot into an empty net, Maritimo took a 1-0 lead over Benfica on away ground.

  The Estádio da Luz fell silent, with only the 5,000 Marítimo fans in the corner celebrating wildly.

  "Good job! Well done!" Martens shouted on the sidelines, waving his arms. The first ten or twenty minutes of this game were really tough, and now that they're ahead, he's a weight off his shoulders.

  "Wu Yu, this is for you!" Quaresma sprinted to the corner of the field after scoring, pumping his fist in celebration towards the Marítimo fans who had traveled from afar. He then turned around, pointing both hands at Wu Yu, a grateful smile on his face.

  Wu Yu also quickly ran over and hugged him together.

  "Let's take a look at how this ball happened." Christin looked at the replay of the goal and still couldn't believe it.

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