章 183: Italy(3)

In the 35th minute, Italy attacked Japan. The attack was started by Buffon, who threw the ball to Barzagli. Barzagli brought the ball forward and gave Chiellini a pass. Chiellini dribbled the ball across the halfway line and faced Kagawa.

He then pushed the ball to the left. As he was about to leave the field, Chiellini grabbed the ball and dribbled the ball quickly into the middle. Kagawa managed to follow Chiellini's movement but the next second, Chiellini gave Candreva a pass.

Candreva received Chiellini's pass and ran past Freddy. He dribbled the ball into the penalty box. Konno left his post to close Candreva's path, then Candreva provided Pirlo's pass. But Honda appeared to cut the pass and sent the ball far forward. Honda was adjusting his position with the estimated place where the ball fell. After got the ball, he sent a pass to Yuya Osaka.