The underrated Brazil No9, the silver boot of the World Cup and Serie A, can't stand bad luck

In the green world, luck, this mysterious and mysterious factor, absolutely cannot be ignored. No player, no matter how talented, can stand up to bad luck. If someone does not believe, may wish to take a look at the story of the hero of this article, although he has a skill, expensive for the World Cup and Serie A double silver boots, but he has not achieved a reputation that matches its strength, is seriously underestimated by the world:

Antonio Carreca was born on October 5, 1960 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a natural goalscorer embryo, a good sense of front, shooting ability is very strong, at a young age started his own name, became an important member of the Guarani team, for the team to win the Barca League championship made great contributions.

Careca's brilliance will naturally be seen by bigger clubs and the Brazilian national team. He not only received an invitation from the old giants Sao Paulo, but also knocked on the door of the Selecao Army and was highly expected by the legendary coach Santana.

With Santana's regard for Carreca, the Brazilian marksman's inclusion in the Selecao's 82 World Cup squad is no surprise.

Moreover, Kaleka is likely to be the Selecao's starting striker during the World Cup.

However, seeing the World Cup was about to start, Kaleka was unfortunately injured.

This Brazilian team in 82 years, with Zico, Falcao, Socrates and other midfield masters in peak condition, is not only strong enough, but also very interesting to watch, is a typical historical team.

A large part of the reason why this team failed to win the championship is actually because of the weakness of the front line after Kaleka's injury.

Take the game in which they were eliminated by Italy, for example, Brazil's goals were scored by Socrates and Zico, the two midfield masters, their front line not only did not collect any particles, but also wasted a lot of goals.

On the other hand, the opponent Italy, their striker Rossi directly scored a hat-trick, the contrast is simply not too obvious.

To some extent, Kaleka's unfortunate injury before the World Cup changed the fate of many people. If he plays in a healthy state, with the lineup configuration of the Brazilian team at that time, there is really a high probability of laughing to the end.

Zico, Falcao and other midfield masters may not have to suffer the tragic fate of a lifetime without the World Cup.

After the 82 World Cup, Kaleka continued to play in the Brazilian league. His form is as consistent as ever and he is the most dazzling marksman in the Brazilian league.

In that era, the brain drain from the Brazilian league was far less severe than it is today. The ace striker of the Brazilian league, still has a lot of gold. Against this background, Careca's position in the Brazilian national team is secure.

Four years later, in the 86 World Cup, a healthy Carreca, wearing the Brazilian No. 9 shirt, appeared in his dream World Cup stage. However, compared to four years ago, the Selecao's overall strength is in decline.

The key factor in this is that the Brazilian team's Zico, Socrates, Falcao and other midfield masters, at this time have been over thirty years old, and the state has declined significantly. Zico, in particular, is not only older, he is injured and he is not the same as his prime.

Even so, the Selecao are still favourites to win the title.

As the No. 9 of Brazil, Kaleka definitely deserves his shirt, scoring five goals in five games, and also scoring the first goal against France. However, Zico, who was out of form, missed the crucial penalty that allowed the Selecao to progress in the 90th minute. Brazil were dragged to a penalty shootout and then lost miserably.

Can you blame Kaleka for this? Obviously not. He's even a victim. Had it not been for Zico's poor form and missing a crucial penalty, Brazil would have definitely had a chance to go further, and Kaleka would have definitely had a chance to score more goals, and would not have been beaten by Lineker on the scoring list and could only have won the silver Boot of the World Cup.
A year after the World Cup, Carreca accepted Napoli's invitation to play alongside Maradona in Serie A.

Why would the Brazilian No9 want to join Napoli and not another team? One of the most important reasons is that he wants to play with Maradona.

For a striker, it is really a pleasant thing to be at the front with such an organizational genius as Maradona.

But everything has two sides, and Maradona was already the king of the game. Before Carreca arrived at Napoli, he had already won the Serie A title. Carreca's departure to Napoli in this context will only be seen as the icing on the cake and will naturally be underestimated.

In fact, during his time at Napoli, Carreca did quite well. In his first season, he averaged one goal in two games, and in his second season, 1988-89, he was in even better form, scoring 19 league goals and equalling Marco Basten in the scoring charts.

You know, Basten at this time, that is recognized as a historical striker. And Basten's Milan, also has Gullit, Rijkaard this historical level of teammates, behind him to deliver shells. Kaleka can pay the same data sheet as Basten in this state, enough to prove how excellent he is.

What is the concept of 19 goals in a single season in Serie A in the 1980s? From 1980 to 1889, only two Serie A Golden Boots scored more than 19 goals. Logically speaking, Kaleka scored 19 goals, and the probability of sharing the glory of Serie A golden boots with Basten? But the reality is, he's just a silver boot.

Why is that? Let's just say Kaleka had bad luck. In the 1988-89 season, Inter Milan's Aldo Serena suddenly broke out, scoring 22 goals in the entire season, which is also the most goals in the 1980s Serie A Golden Boot winner...

If, Serena has always been the kind of goal efficiency of the striker, that is not enough. However, the Italian native striker only broke out this season. After all, Serena's entire career, he scored double in Serie A, in fact, only four seasons.

His second highest scoring season was 11 goals.

However, our hero, Kaleka, happened to meet the Serena explosion this season. That kind of luck, that's pretty much nobody. In stark contrast to Kaleka's misfortune is his club mate Diego Maradona. He scored 15 goals in the 1987-88 season to enjoy the glory of the Golden Boot of Serie A.

It should be that sentence: people than people, angry people......

The comparison between Carreca and Maradona is not over yet. At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the two clubs met in the knockout stage. To be honest, Careca's Brazil team was able to hold down Argentina for most of the game. However, the Kaleka team had bad luck and struggled with the goalposts.

In contrast to Maradona, he actually created a golden opportunity in the whole game, but Kanigia seized it.

In this way, Kaleka can only suffer the fate of early return home. In the days after, the Brazilian No. 9 has witnessed Maradona bid farewell to Napoli, witnessed the strong rise of Romario, and his own age has come up, and his era has passed.

What can you say? Can only say: heroes have heroic skills, heroes must also have heroic luck. Poor Kaleka has the skills of a hero, but no hero's luck...


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