Chapter 96: Three Consecutive Championships

After Amelli went down, Kaká was immediately without a player responsible for marking him. They immediately made adjustments and assigned another defender to defend Kaká, but he obviously couldn't keep up with Kaká's pace.

Kaká used his remaining physical strength to launch the Stride Meteor.

This time, instead of starting from the center, dribbling quickly started from near the left side of the midfield.

At a moment when the pace of both sides' competition had slowed down visibly, Kaká's extremely fast solo ride of thousands of miles seemed very abrupt and exciting.

"Kaká didn't pass the ball and changed direction at high speed. He passed by and the ball passed. It was successful. Oh, a clever crotch penetration. Kaká passed three people. All his actions were completed while dribbling the ball at high speed. No line, cut inside! GOAL! Kaká! No one can stop him!"

Kaká's final shooting action was somewhat deformed, but his foot wind was smooth today, and the ball grazed the inside of the goalpost and flew into the goal.

Not only the Morumbi Stadium, but also the entire city of São Paulo was immersed in carnival.

The sound of banging on the table in every house, the sound of glasses being smashed in the bar, and the sound of horns honking on the street came and went, making the whole city go crazy.

Everyone is cheering for one person.

Kaká ran towards the sidelines, raised his hands and pointed to the sky.

The game entered stoppage time with three minutes left. Of course, Santos didn't want to watch the São Paulo people procrastinate in celebrating anymore, and immediately asked the referee to stop it. However, Abad gave the São Paulo people enough face this time, and after Kaká and his teammates hugged them one by one, they signaled the game to restart.

This game had a lot of twists and turns, with eight minutes of stoppage time. São Paulo's path to the championship could not be said to be a sure thing. Everyone was gripping their hearts, and seconds seemed like years.

São Paulo had given up attacking. After getting the ball, they either reversed the ball in the midfield or let Falcao, who had the best ball control ability, protect the ball and stall for time. If it weren't for Ceni who already had a yellow card, they would probably have scored a goal kick that could last for five minutes.

In the 93rd minute of the game, Falcao brought the ball near the Santos baseline. Under the pressure of two Santos players, he controlled the ball within a few inches through various complex and intensive touches, allowing the Santos players to become so filled with hatred that Diego couldn't stand it any longer, so he rushed forward and knocked him to the ground with his hands and feet.

Diego paid the price for his impulsiveness. The referee showed him a yellow card and awarded São Paulo a free kick.

The people of São Paulo really loved Diego this time and gave him and Falcao a warm applause.

São Paulo's free kick was naturally delayed and adjusted again and again. Finally, Kaká passed it into the penalty area. Baptista headed the ball towards the goal, almost making the score 5:2.

Santos' goalkeeper performed brilliantly, blocking Baptista's powerful header and then quickly kicked the ball away.

He didn't use his big foot, but threw the ball to Diego.

Diego ran quickly with the ball, and through skillful cooperation with the team's two forwards, he slowly penetrated into São Paulo's half.

Although the São Paulo fans were nervous, they were not very worried because most of the team's players had stayed in their own half. But even with the Santos center who was nailed in the São Paulo penalty area, it was now a four-on-six situation. Not counting São Paulo's goalkeeper, it can be said that Santos was at an absolute disadvantage.

But the next performance of the three Santos men scared all the São Paulo people into a cold sweat.

Without the cooperation of Baptista, Ricardinho was unable to survive alone. The three Diegos defeated São Paulo's midfield defense through a triangle attack and reached the front of São Paulo's penalty area.

Two forwards rushed into the penalty area and ran to both sides of the goal. Suddenly there was a Santos player on the left, center and right in front of the São Paulo goal.

Diego from the front of the penalty area decisively raised his foot to shoot.

He was capable of long-range shots, but he did not expect this shot to go directly into the goal. He just hoped that the shot would be within the goal frame, causing some confusion and allowing his teammates to fish in troubled waters.

Who would have known that his shot was so accurate that it went straight to the upper right corner of the goal? Ceni stretched his body to the limit and did not touch the ball.

Fortunately, Morumbi's goalpost stood on São Paulo's side this time and rejected Diego's shot.

Diego's wishful thinking did not work. Although his teammates rushed forward to take a supplementary shot at the first time, Lugano's movements were obviously faster, and he passed the ball.

São Paulo's biggest and last crisis had been resolved.

In the 95th minute of the game, Alvarez used up the last substitution.

"Alvarez replaced Kaká with a central defender, not only to save the last minute, but also to allow Kaká to accept the applause of the fans. He deserves any exaggerated praise. As long as you watch the game, you will understand why São Paulo fans are so fond of this young man."

Kaká slowly walked out of the field amid the applause and cheers of São Paulo fans. A Santos player he didn't know came up to him and wanted to urge him to move faster. Then the applause and cheers in the sky suddenly changed.

"Get away! Don't touch our Kaká!"

"What does that kid want to do? Where is the referee? Why don't we get him out yet!"

"...What is he saying to Kaká? Is he scolding Kaká? Let's beat the crap out of him!"

Kaká high-fived his teammates who were about to take the field, then turned around, raised his hands and applauded gently, responded to the fans around him, and then walked towards Alvarez.

Just as he was about to shake hands with the head coach, Alvarez hugged him, patted him on the back, and then pushed him away amid shouts of "let him go and let me come" from many female fans to the bench.

The Santos players on the field tried their best, but they could no longer make any trouble.

The stoppage time totaled ten minutes, and the referee Abad finally blew the whistle to end the game.

"Congratulations to São Paulo for winning the 2002 São Paulo State First Division Championship. They completed an incredible three consecutive championships. This is their 22nd championship, only one away from Corinthians who have won the most championships."

"Young Kaká once again became a key figure in the team's victory. It turns out that São Paulo with Kaká and without Kaká are almost completely different teams. He scored a total of twenty-three goals throughout the season and contributed with eleven assists, he is not only the top scorer in the league, but also the first player in the history of São Paulo State League A to score double figures in both goals and assists in a single season..."

The Santos players had no shame to stay on the field. Only the São Paulo players were left on the grass of the Morumbi Stadium. They ran wildly outside the field under the leadership of captain Ceni, and then suddenly fell to the ground and pressed against the turf rush.

Alvarez was thrown up by the team members. Although he was only thrown up by more than one meter each time, he felt that he was so close to the sky.

Kaká accepted interviews from several media on the sidelines. He first praised the performance of his teammates, affirmed the club's efforts, flattered the head coach, and then thanked the fans for their support and love.

The next step was the grand cup-holding ceremony.

The chairman of the São Paulo State Football Association, so-and-so, hung up medals and presented trophies to the players.

Kaká's honor points will be credited at the same time.

(End of chapter)