Saint Gianluigi

(Yesterday, I got it wrong—it wasn't Colombia, it was Greece. This section is free.)

"Beautiful, Francisco!"

Huang Kaiwen shouted from the sidelines.

There would be no more surprises now.

"Get up and warm up. I'm making substitutions." Huang Kaiwen turned to the bench and said.

Winning this one was only the beginning. The next match would be the real challenge.

Quite a few of the teams in the quarterfinals had what it took to win the title. It would come down to tactics, form, luck, and other factors.

As a coach, he naturally had to minimize the impact of luck as much as possible.

"Huang Kaiwen has made three substitutions at once. Juventus's star-studded defense is being rotated. Those guys have been playing full matches nonstop, so it's not easy to finally get some rest."

"Italy's defensive quality is still very good. There shouldn't be any surprises in this match. The other game today has already ended—thanks to goals from Huntelaar and Sneijder, the Netherlands National Team eliminated Mexico. If Italy make the quarterfinals, their next opponent will be the Netherlands National Team. We all know about Huang Kaiwen's connection to the Netherlands. Quite a few of his close teammates are Dutch, and two years ago, he even led the Netherlands to the European Championship title. I'm sure many fans will be looking forward to such a match."

"It's over! The match is over! 2–0! Italy have successfully advanced to the quarterfinals! A week from now, at Salvador's Fonte Nova Arena, we will witness a century-defining clash between the Netherlands and Italy. Brazil's opponent has been confirmed as England, while Italy will face the Netherlands. The winners of the remaining four Round of 16 matches have yet to be decided."

"Yes, but the strength gap in those remaining matches