Greatest Of All Legends - Chapter 572

Chapter 572: Vs Benevento II
With two high-energy and aggressive defenders doing their all to make sure that the ball hardly ever reached Ronaldo, Uventus had no other choice but to look for other options that would help them get an equalizer quickly.

The Benevento team that was only about ten minutes to ending this game with a lead over the Uventus team somehow summoned enough energy to keep getting into the Uventus team’s cross hairs.

Any balls that came flying in were hastily cleared away.

If a Uventus player tried dribbling with the ball past them, they would aggressively push him off the ball or take him down as carefully as possible, making sure to avoid giving away too many fouls.

Whenever a Uventus player got close enough to take a shot, they would give up on taking him down and focus on jumping into the way of the shot, making sure no Uventus player had a clear shot.

Such annoying tactics only served to infuriate the Uventus crowd who wanted nothing more than to see their team get at least an equalizer.

#87th minute…

{Three minutes, that’s all that’s left before injury time!}

{Uventus does not have much time left if they hope to take something from this game!}

{We are just a few minutes away from what will be a shocker defeat, but it’s clear that the Uventus team hasn’t given up yet}

{It’s Ronaldo on the ball. He’s come to the center of the field to receive the ball as he’s not gotten any space anywhere near the penalty box}

{He’s clearly tired of his inactivity and he’s more than upset that his teammates haven’t been able to find him despite him managing to shake off his markers a few times}

{Starting an attack by himself seems the only choice and he’s moving forward with the ball}

{Ingenious pass to the right to find Bernadeschi who in turn sent the ball to Cuadrado while making a run forward}

{Cuadrado back to Bernadeschi!} the commentator shouted in expectation as the ball reached Bernadeschi who in turn sent the ball forward into a tiny space between the Benevento defenders.

The ball rolled into the penalty box from the right and Ronaldo pushed past everyone to get to it first, his eyes scanning the area.

It was a tight angle for a shot, so he did his signature back chop to escape the defender who had followed closely after him.

Ronaldo’s leg caught against the Benevento defender’s outstretched leg and he stumbled, but quickly caught himself and regained his balance before the ball rolled out his his range.

A Benevento player had jumped forward to clear the ball in that moment, but Ronaldo who had recovered his balance in time, put his leg on the ball and pulled it back quickly, leaving the defender to kick air and fall in front of Ronaldo.

Because of the fallen player, Ronaldo could not attempt shooting from the already tight angle and he opted to send the ball to Morata who was nearby.

{Ronaldo finds Morata!} the commentator shouted as Ronaldo chipped the ball to Morata who was in front of the goal.

The penalty box was crowded, so Morata couldn’t just swing at the ball and tried to trap the ball first to bring it under control before taking the shot, but the Benevento goalkeeper wasn’t going to give him the time he needed, so after barely trapping the ball, Morata swept his leg forward and hit the ball with the front of his boot.

{He shoots!}

The Benevento goalkeeper spread himself wide and got a hand to the ball, deflecting it slightly off target, and then,

*Clang!*

The bar shook as the ball bounced out of play.

{What a save!}

{Benevento have one man to thank as they hold on to their lead!}

{How that did not go in is what everyone wants to know right now. Spectacular save it was to push that off target!}

While the commentator was doing his job to keep the fans informed and entertained, Ronaldo’s disgust at Morata missing the goal-scoring chance was clear to see on his face and in his gestures.

Morata himself could not believe that he had not scored either, but no one was in the mood to console him at the moment.

They were all annoyed and were more focused on trying to create another goal-scoring chance in the time that was left.

The corner kick was quickly taken by the Uventus team, but the Benevento players quickly cleared the ball and resumed their defensive tactics, more alert than ever before after the scare they just had.

The Uventus fans did not quiet down despite their team losing and kept cheering, doing their best to support the team from the stands while on the field, the Uventus players did all they could, but time continued to run down with them not being able to send the ball past their opponent’s goalkeeper.

*Fweeee Fweee Fweeeeeeeeeee*

{There’s the final whistle!}

{It’s all over!}

{A shocker defeat for Uventus. The equalizer just wouldn’t come!}

{The Benevento team can begin their celebrations on their well-deserved win!}

{Whether it be by luck, effort, or skill, it does not change the fact that they have won and now they have the duty to see if they can continue on winning ways after this}

{Uventus drop from the top of the table once again and are overtaken by Inter Milan who won 4 nil against Crotone}

The Uventus players looked defeated as they rued their defeat while the Benevento players and fans did not care that they were in the Uventus home stadium.

They celebrated joyously, much to the annoyance of the Uventus fans who were now discussing among themselves about the causes for their defeat.

“I knew something bad was going to happen as soon as I saw that lineup man. Like come on, Rugani and Demiral at the same time?”

“If disaster didn’t strike, a catastrophe would have,” one fan sighed heavily as he sat down tiredly.

“As if Jason being injured wasn’t enough, the manager decided to take off almost all the game changers we had and played just about anyone,” another fan said in annoyance.

“Chiesa, Dybala, and Kulusevski are usually good, but today, they were just running around like headless chickens bro,” yet another fan shook his head depressingly .

“Nah, but for real, Morata might need to start answering some questions about why he would miss clear chances to help the team like that bro,”

“Hoe does he miss that kind of chance man?”

“Let’s just sell Mr. Spaghetti Legs,” the first fan scoffed.