Messi delivered a dangerous pass into the penalty area, finding Aguero at the far post.
This kind of high risk is worth trying because high risk also comes with high reward. When the ball reached Aguero's feet, it was almost a goal.
Fortunately, Thiago Silva is there; he's a man of great stature, a pillar of strength!
With accurate prediction, he followed Aguero closely, challenged him, and intercepted the ball in advance, skillfully defusing the crisis.
Lin Hao shook his head. "Useless!"
Aguero's eyes widened. "What did you say?"
"I won't repeat myself!" Lin Hao waved his hand and walked to the side.
Lin Hao discovered something: the reason they provoked him, besides genuinely looking down on him, was also due to off-field debts on the football field—they wanted to provoke him and make him make a mistake.
Conversely, Lin Hao's verbal provocations seem to be particularly effective; people who are usually calm are more likely to get angry after he speaks to them.
Perhaps it's because he's a peasant, but being looked down upon by him makes others particularly prone to anger.
Aguero, with his head down, went to receive the ball, clearly somewhat defiant.
Argentina took the throw-in, but Messi missed it. Messi is definitely a key target for Brazil's defense, so they can't let him receive the throw-in.
Lautaro received the ball, held off his marker, and passed it back to Acuña. Acuña then passed the ball forward, but Casemiro anticipated it perfectly, intercepted it, and immediately passed it to Coutinho, who then advanced forward.
When they advanced to the edge of the penalty area, Argentina's defense had already returned, and the opportunity was no longer good. Coutinho then passed the ball to Lin Hao on the wing to see if they could find an opening.
Goodness, Lin Hao goes all out as soon as he gets the ball. He's not looking for opportunities; if there aren't any, he'll create them.
Lin Hao started doing stepovers as soon as he got the ball, and Foyth lost his balance slightly. Lin Hao was already behind him.
However, Pezzella immediately stepped in and, together with De Paul, nipped Lin Hao in the bud. Even though there were two of them, they couldn't establish a firm foothold in defending Lin Hao from the start.
Lin Hao's claim of being "defended" actually means that the two of them committed fouls.
Some players are called offensive brakes, but Lin Hao is the offensive accelerator. Give him the ball, and he goes for it, no matter how many people are in front of him.
In the 18th minute of the match, Argentina's attack almost completely stalled. They couldn't create any chances to attack, and as soon as they did, the ball was intercepted. Brazil then launched a counter-attack, but Thiago Silva successfully defended again and passed the ball to Casemiro.
Casemiro's pass was masterful; he passed the ball directly to Lin Hao. Lin Hao received the ball and moved forward. Just before the edge of the penalty area, he encountered De Paul's defense. As Lin Hao ran to this point, he slowed down to prepare to face De Paul, but suddenly passed the ball to Coutinho and accelerated into the penalty area.
Coutinho returned the ball to Lin Hao, who received it in the penalty area. Lin Hao then passed the ball forward, past Pezzella, and caught up with it, getting a step ahead of the onrushing Armani. With that, everything was fine.
The goalkeeper's misjudgment was fatal. Lin Hao effortlessly sent the ball into the goal and ran to the sidelines to dance the samba.
1-0! Brazil is in the lead.
In the stands, the yellow section belonging to the Brazilian fans instantly erupted in cheers.
Brazil has already gained the upper hand; the match has only just begun.
Argentina only started to get opportunities after the 30th minute, but it wasn't Messi's chance. Brazil had a very good record against Messi today, and Messi himself might have had some issues with his form.
After failing to find Messi, they started trying other methods and created some opportunities. In the 40th minute, Aguero received a pass from his teammate on the right and took a shot inside the penalty area, which was the best chance to score, but Aguero failed to capitalize.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Lin Hao broke through and created a corner kick opportunity.
Argentina's lineup is too short, so the corner kick was Brazil's chance. The corner was taken, and Thiago Silva jumped high and headed the ball into the net.
Two to zero!
Just two minutes later, Coutinho dribbled forward and made a through pass into the penalty area. Lin Hao quickly made a run to receive the ball, went down the wing, and then cut the ball back to Coutinho, who met it and slotted it home!
Three to zero!
When Argentina conceded two goals in such a short time, bringing the score to 3-0, both the Argentine players and fans felt that the game was over!
Even though the Brazilian players clearly relaxed after that goal, a three-goal deficit was still difficult to close.
Argentina failed to score a single goal, and Brazil won 3-0.
When the final whistle blew, Messi rested for a while, leaning on his knee, his eyes filled with dejection.
He's only one step away from becoming a football king, and his ability is definitely at the level of a football king. But the only honor he has brought to Argentina is the Copa America, which is the centenary Copa America.
He's not young anymore, and I wonder if he's thinking right now whether he can bring any more honor to Argentina in his lifetime.
Aguero stood in the middle of the field and slapped himself three times, something fans were already used to.
For the player who slapped the other, it's still a disgrace. He feels uncomfortable, tormented by someone, and ashamed.
But the fans are already used to it. They have been shocked by Lin Hao time and time again. Now they want to see who can defeat Lin Hao in the end and make Lin Hao slap himself in the face. So far, he has never lost a single time!
Brazil defeated Argentina and will face Peru in the final.
In the group stage, Brazil scored five goals against them.
The suspense was already minimal; in the 15th minute, Lin Hao cut inside and curled a shot into the net.
One to zero.
In the 44th minute, the sister-in-law conceded a penalty, and the score was tied.
Before the second half even started, in stoppage time, Jesus put the score back in the lead, making it 2-1.
In the 70th minute of the second half, disaster struck! Jesus received his second yellow card and was sent off.
But this also made the entire Brazilian team tense.
In the 84th minute, Lin Hao was fouled in the penalty area, winning a penalty. Firmino converted the penalty, making it 3-1.
In the 94th minute, the referee blew the final whistle, and Brazil lifted the Copa America trophy again after many years. The substitutes rushed onto the field to celebrate wildly.
Lin Hao was also very excited. In his nineteenth year, he won the first championship of his life.
And in this Copa America, Lin Hao has indeed proven his ability.
Teams aren't like players; they can't just look down on a player because they're business people. Lin Hao is indeed talented, so there are clubs willing to take him.
Many clubs have already sent invitations.
Arsenal were anxious at this point, fearing that someone else would snatch him away, and even sent people to Brazil to meet with Lin Hao.