Buenos Aires suburbs, La Plata area.

Surrounded by trees, a quiet golf course is located.

There are no people around and it is very quiet here.

From time to time, the sound of kicking a ball came from the training field next to the stadium, which was the only sound in this quiet place.

This is the training ground of the La Plata Estudiantes Football Club, a traditional team of the Argentine League.

Speaking of which, this team has a very long history.

They were founded in 1905 and have already passed their 100th anniversary.

However, their league record has been poor and ups and downs.

In its century-long history, it has only won four league championships.

The most recent one was the 2006 Spring League Championship, which is very close to now.

In recent years, their performance has been very good.

Especially in this season's Copa Libertadores, they are in great form, winning consecutive games, and are very hopeful of winning the final championship.

The person who led the team to achieve renaissance is the current captain of the team, wearing the No. 10 jersey.

Juan Sebastian Veron!

When it comes to Veron's name, it can be said that everyone in Argentina knows it.

Nicknamed "Wizard".

A super midfield star with comprehensive skills.

UEFA Cup champion, Premier League champion, Serie A champion, Italian Cup champion...

Countless champions join us.

And in the past year of 2008, he beat Riquelme and other stars to win the honorary title of South American Footballer!

Although Veron is now 33 years old, he is still an ageless legend in Argentina!

The team is currently ranked second, beating Boca, which has been in great form recently, and is only one point away from the top-ranked Hurricanes.

With three rounds left in the league, the hope of winning the championship is still high.

In the next penultimate round, they will play directly against their pursuer Boca.

If we can win the game, our hope of winning the championship will be further improved.

Because in the same round, the Hurricanes will directly face fourth-ranked Sarsfield.

As long as the Hurricanes fail to win and Estudiantes defeat Boca, they will rise to the top of the list!

This is simply too tempting for them!

Thinking of this, the players were particularly energetic on the training ground.

During the training break, several young players sat excitedly on the sidelines, drinking water and chatting.

"Guys, our La Plata University students will win the weekend game!"

"That's natural, we are in great shape recently!"

"But even if we win, it will probably be difficult to win. Boca is in good shape recently."

"Tch, Boca doesn't care, they have been in bad shape these past two seasons, we must win!"

"That's right! And our core midfielder is much better than theirs!"

"Exactly! The captain is now crushing him in all aspects! Not only did he beat him to win the South American Footballer of the Year last year, but he also directly replaced him in the core position of the national team!"

"The captain is Argentina's best star!"

Several young players were chatting, and the figure No. 10 on the court was still training.

Veron spent a lot of energy in the match he just played.

But now he has no rest and is still training on direct free kick shooting.

He has already made eight of the nine free throws he just made.

This is the tenth.

This time the location is a little further, about 35 meters.

Slowly retreat, steadily accelerate...

faster and faster……

Kicking and volleying!

The arc of the ball is huge!

Bypassed the wall of tools in front of me!

Directly into the goal and absolutely dead center!

This free kick is so beautiful!

The teammates on the sidelines cheered loudly and clapped vigorously.

At this time, Veron relaxed a little, and his usually serious expression turned into a smile.

Romi, the weekend match is a decisive battle between the two of us!

At the same moment, Boca training ground.

The same No. 10 player, the same captain, and the same free kick.

Riquelme made eight out of ten free kicks.

This accuracy rate caused constant applause from teammates.

But Riquelme was not satisfied.

"It's still not good enough."

Palermo walked over and patted the old man on the shoulder: "You have done a great job, don't be so harsh on yourself."

Riquelme shook his head slightly: "If I were playing against others, I might not be so harsh, but when I meet him, I must win."

"You can win no problem."

"But, I have already lost a round."

"Are you talking about the national team? That's not your fault, it's Lao Ma's business. No matter what he thinks, he shouldn't criticize you publicly."

"But even after he publicly criticized me, I completely quit the national team, and Veron completely took my place. This is an indisputable fact."

Palermo opened his mouth and wanted to retort, but he didn't know what to say.

He was not a good talker to begin with.

It happened that Long Yu passed by the two of them, and Palermo stopped him directly, called him aside, and murmured something in a low voice.

"Long, Romi is in a bad mood, please try to persuade him."

Long Yu looked puzzled: "Why is Luo Mi in a bad mood?"

Palermo: "In the next game, we have to play Estudiantes of La Plata, you know right?"

Long Yu: "I don't know."

Palermo: "It is written on the game sheet that Russo takes us to study their tactics every day. How could you not know that?"

Long Yu: "Then you still ask."

Palermo: "What the hell... OK, I won't argue with you for now. Let's be serious. The No. 10 player of Estudiantes of La Plata is Veron."

Long Yu: “Then what?”

Palermo: "His relationship with Romi was complicated...

When Palermo was about to explain, Long Yu interrupted him directly.

"I know that the relationship between Romi and Veron is complicated.

"The two have similar technical characteristics and have always been competitive in the national team.

"During the 2006 World Cup, coach Jose Pekerman simply abandoned Veron and focused on Romi.

"But after the World Cup, Romi quit the national team.

"For a while, the core of Argentina's midfield was Veron.

“It wasn’t until the 2007 Copa America that Riquelme returned to the Argentine national team when the then Argentine coach Basile called him.

"In this Copa America, Romi played 5 times, scored 5 goals, and provided 4 assists, and dominated 80% of the goals scored by the Argentine national team.

“In the end, Romi helped Argentina win the Copa America runner-up, ranked second in the scorer list, and was selected into the best team of the Copa America.

"But the most interesting thing is that the two Argentine core players have come together in this cup.

"Romi plays as an attacking midfielder and Veron plays as a defensive midfielder, and the effect is quite good.

"Since then, the relationship between the two has greatly eased, from competitors to good teammates.

“But in March this year, something happened again.

"Current coach Maradona publicly criticized Romi for his slow playing style and too little forward range.

"In anger, Romi quit the national team, completely broke with Maradona, and will never return to the Argentine national team.

"As a result, once Romi left, the core position of Argentina's midfield was once again taken by Veron.

"Maradona also publicly stated that Veron is the best midfield star in Argentina, bar none.

"So Romi was very unhappy.

"So he wants to win this game more than anyone else.

"Beat Estudiantes of La Plata, win Veron.
Chapter completed!