"Romero, beautifully done! You are the god of River Plate!"
"Romero, that was a genius-level performance! Haha, it was your assist that saved River Plate again today!"
"Your talent shouldn't be buried in Argentina. You should prove yourself in one of Europe's top five leagues, just like Aguero!"
The praise fans had once showered on him kept echoing in Romero's ears.
But now, all of it seemed so laughable.
In his duel against Boca Juniors' number 45, he had been utterly crushed.
It had been a complete and total rout.
He hadn't managed a single successful dribble, nor had he even delivered one successful cross from the byline.
Even now, the fans on the sidelines were still booing him furiously.
That was what River Plate's fans were like. They could be moved to tears by one of your goals, but they could also hurl insults at you after one terrible match!
The match restarted.
And Romero's nightmare had only just begun.
After all, they had one more man on the field.
Once the whistle blew, River Plate launched a massive push forward.
Xie Luotuo stood on the sidelines, shouting for Boca Juniors to retreat across the board.
Su Bai remained on the right flank.
River Plate's attacking midfielder Chiarini calmly exchanged passes with his teammates.
Rodriguez and Ponzio charged forward as well.
The three midfielders patiently moved the ball around, looking for an opening.
But Boca Juniors, with their entire defensive line pulled back, gave River Plate very little room to advance.
Just like that!
Time slowly ticked away.
In the fifty-eighth minute!
Out of options!
River Plate began playing a more direct, wide-open style.
Facing a packed defense.
River Plate abandoned their attempts at penetration and simply lofted the ball high into the penalty area.
But with everyone on Boca Juniors, including Pablo Perez and Ezequiel Benavidez, crowded inside their own box, Boye's physical strength was of little use as he found himself fighting alone. No matter how strong Boye was, there was nothing he could do in this situation.
After controlling possession for so long, River Plate managed only one ineffective long-range attempt through a midfield pass!
In the sixty-ninth minute!
Boca Juniors were still defending stubbornly!
"Boca Juniors' tactics are very clear. Every player has dropped back. Even though they're down a man, they don't seem to be having much trouble!"
"And their striker, Avila, is still lurking near the center circle!"
"Both Su Bai and Avila have pace. If an opportunity comes, Boca Juniors might even score another on the counterattack!"
Before the words had even faded!
The situation on the field suddenly changed.
As Chiarini and Rodriguez completed a one-two, the alert Barrios read it in advance!
With a sliding tackle, Barrios burst in and cut the ball out midway.
At that very instant!
Su Bai, who had been defending in his own half, charged toward River Plate's half like an arrow loosed from the bow!
Barrios understood immediately and sent a long pass straight toward the right.
And there, Su Bai and Romero both sprinted wildly toward where the ball would land!
Romero desperately drove his feet into the turf!
Fortunately!
Speed was one of his strengths too.
At the very least, when it came to off-the-ball running, he was no slower than Su Bai.
The two were almost level.
But at the very instant the ball hit the ground.
Su Bai took the first step, stretching out his right foot to poke the ball forward again!
Romero finally panicked.
Because nearly the entire River Plate team had pushed forward.
Now, only Maidana and the goalkeeper remained in River Plate's backfield.
This...
Romero seemed to hear the fans cursing in his ears.
"Trash!"
"What kind of River Plate prodigy are you?"
Romero looked at Su Bai beside him.
At that moment!
Jealousy, rage, and even humiliation flooded Romero's mind.
This was Monumental Stadium, and Tottenham Hotspur's scouts were watching him!
This was supposed to be his stage!
He thought of how this kid had gone past him to score twice.
If this continued, the kid would get a hat trick!!!
No!
Absolutely not!
Without hesitating any longer, Romero slid in diagonally at the sprinting Su Bai.
He had no intention of holding back on this tackle.
Both legs shot out like scissors as he slid diagonally at Su Bai, who was still charging at full speed.
"Oh no! Su Bai is in danger!"
"That was a truly dirty tackle from Romero!"
Huang Jianxiang cried out in the broadcast booth when he saw Romero suddenly go in with such a vicious challenge.
And it was not just Huang Jianxiang!
The China fans watching the livestream all had their hearts leap into their throats at the sight.
China had finally produced a talented player—this could ruin him in an instant.
That move was clearly meant to cripple someone.
But!
A scene that stunned everyone soon unfolded.
The accelerating Su Bai collided with the sliding Romero.
The camera clearly showed Romero's left leg blocking Su Bai's right leg, while his right leg made a deliberate kicking motion straight at Su Bai.
A scissor tackle!
This was one of the most malicious fouls on the pitch. At such high speed, it could easily destroy a player's knee completely!
However, at the instant his left leg touched Su Bai's right leg, it was as though it had struck a massive truck. Su Bai's powerful right leg violently kicked it away.
Romero's entire body was even flung forward by the force of Su Bai's right leg.
And Su Bai?
That brute of a man merely staggered a few steps.
Then, in an instant, he steadied himself with his right hand against the grass, got back up, and charged forward with the ball again!!!
At that moment!
A sudden, searing pain shot through Romero's knee!
As if something had snapped!!!
He clutched his left leg in agony, unwillingly turning his head to look at Su Bai, who was still sprinting away!
Now!
Only River Plate center-back Maidana stood before Su Bai, panic written across his face.
Maidana gritted his teeth and rushed forward.
But Su Bai gave him no chance to show what he could do!
The instant Su Bai entered the penalty area!
He raised his right leg high!!!
With maxed-out power, Su Bai savagely smashed his right foot into the ball!
Bang!
A deafening blast rang out!
The football at Su Bai's feet visibly deformed.
Then, like a shell fired from a cannon, it rocketed toward River Plate's goal.
"Beautiful!!!"
"Beautiful!!!!"
"It's in!!!"
"It's in!!!"
"Su Bai!!!"
"A hat trick!"
"Oh my God! A hat trick!!!"
"Su Bai has become the youngest player to score a hat trick in an Argentine Primera División Superclásico!"
"An unparalleled goal!"
"A crazy goal!"
"The ultimate in violent aesthetics!"
"At Monumental Stadium, Su Bai has scored a third goal worthy of being recorded in Superclásico history!"
"A devastating goal!"
"Faced with the opponent's malicious foul!"
"Su Bai burst through with nothing but his own powerful physique!"
"Romero, who looked like a clown out there, is lying on the turf clutching his leg in agony!"
"At just sixteen years old!"
"Su Bai possesses a supreme talent envied by players all over the world!"
"He shouldn't be in Argentina!"
"The Bundesliga, the Premier League, La Liga! Only Europe belongs to him!"
At that moment!
Su Bai finally grew excited.
He remembered those River Plate fans who had kept insulting him.
Su Bai sprinted wildly to the foot of the South Stand.
Facing the countless River Plate fans left dumbstruck by his goal.
Su Bai proudly raised his right hand!
In the stands!
Those fanatical River Plate supporters froze.
What was this guy doing?
What was this yellow-skinned monkey doing?
This was the great Monumental Stadium!
What the hell was he doing?
Slowly!
That Chinese kid moved!
He spread the fingers of his right hand, brought them together, and swung it down at them!
Once!
Twice!
Three times!!!
What was he doing?
Slapping them?
All of a sudden!
The River Plate fans at Monumental Stadium exploded!
They frantically grabbed everything around them that they could throw and hurled it with all their might at the arrogant Chinese kid below.
Unfortunately!
A massive wire fence stood in front of them!
And on the pitch!
Romero was still clutching his left knee in agony!
He knew he was finished!
At that moment, he looked like a complete clown!
He had deliberately committed a foul to take out that Chinese kid, yet he never expected things to end like this!
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