Three Heroes Take On Lu-One Lu, One Aircraft Carrier

Moric shot forward like an arrow loosed from the bow, ready to shove Marinho directly.

Lu Yang reacted quickly, grabbing Moric and stopping him from touching Marinho.

Yet Marinho acted as if he had been wounded by some invisible force. He decisively fell backward, clutching his cheek as though he had suffered a devastating blow.

The Brazilian players immediately rushed over, all accusing the Italian players.

The Italian players gathered as well, utterly unafraid of a confrontation.

A massive argument broke out between the two sides.

The referee quickly stepped in and asked the assistant referee what had just happened.

The assistant referee had seen it clearly. He had been keeping a close eye on Marinho from the moment he came over.

After all, this was the troublesome character who had gotten Zizo sent off.

"Marinho seemed to have said something to Lu Yang, but I didn't hear it clearly. However, I'm certain Moric never touched Marinho. Lu Yang held him back," the assistant referee said.

Upon hearing that, Marinho hurriedly got to his feet. "Some sand got into my eyes just now. I think Moric brought it over."

Deliberately deceiving the referee would earn him a card.

So Marinho stopped claiming he had been hit and changed his story to say that sand had gotten into his eyes.

That sounded reasonable, right?

"I don't give a fuck what got into your eyes. You were clearly provoking us just now, saying..." Moric started to speak, then abruptly stopped.

He glanced at Lu Yang and realized that Lu Yang genuinely had not heard what Marinho had said, so he said no more.

If he insisted that Marinho had provoked Lu Yang and tried to get Marinho booked for a second yellow and a red, then he would have to repeat the