The once every 4 years World Cup is approached and it is the 21st World Cup in 2018 held in Russia. Thirty-two national teams will fight for a championship. The audience will enjoy the excitement and match will make the audience enjoyable. The World Cup event is the most important big match in this year, therefore, before this football feast begins, we may wish to review the past events of the previous World Cup.

In the previous article, we reviewed the hero stories of recent World Cups, as well as an ancient famous player Eusebio. There is still a long period of time between these two time periods. Today, the author will take everyone to do it once. This player can be said to be the most influential football idol before Messi and Ronaldo. Presumably many people have already guessed, he is the Italian Robert — Baggio!

With a handsome face, a melancholic look, and a graceful ponytail, Roberto Baggio has the appearance of a standard Italian handsome guy. However, God also gave him his superior football skills. The Vicenza Club took out 1.3 million U.S. dollars in 1980 and signed Baggio, who is only 13 years old. This is undoubtedly a high degree of recognition for this genius.

Later in the club career, Baggio relied on his unique combination with ball’s skill, and was praised as an artist comparable to Raphael on the football pitch. However, because his core gameplay requires a lot of ball power, Baggio can’t take long for a number of giant clubs. Instead, he played well in the clubs of Brescia, Bologna and other small and medium-sized clubs, and often shows his superior ability to hold the ball.

The influence of Italians’ playing style on their professional development is most evident in the Italian national team. People’s impression of Roberto Baggio’s in national team will always stay in the “Summer of America” in 1994. In the 1992–1993 season, Baggio played for Juventus scored 21 goals in 27 appearances and won the European Footballer’s Golden Globe Award and being the world’s top footballer.

Such excellent performance also made Baggio into the list of Italy’s 1994 World Cup by head coached Ariga Sacchi. However, the Italian team’s group stage is not going smoothly. They did not show any advantage in the match with Mexico and Ireland. In the end, it only scored 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. At that time, Baggio, who was the core of the team, was widely questioned by the society.

However, everything changed afterwards. The “Blue Army” displayed the qualities of a traditional giant, and Robert Baggio’s performance was decisive. Italy’s opponent in the 1/8 final was the African team Nigeria. In the match, Italy not only fell behind 1:0 but also was fined one person. It was forced to a desperate situation.

At this time Robert — Baggio stood up, he scored a goal in the 88th minute of the game, completely dragged the game into the extra time. At this time, Baggio’s moment came. In the first half of the extra time, Robert Baggio broke into the penalty zone and caused a Nigerian defender foul, causing the referee to make a penalty. Then, Italy’s №10 Baggio stood on the free throw point and penalized the ball, Italy also because of Baggio’s outstanding play miracle into the World Cup 8.

The subsequent two rounds of knockouts became Robert Baggio’s personal stage. Italy defeated Spain in the quarter-finals 2 to 1 to qualify for the semi-finals. Roberto Baggio scored a winning streak in the 88th minute of the match. In the semi-finals, Italy 10 once again scored a good second score, helping the Italian team beat Bulgaria 2–1 to reach the final.

Many people did not expect that the staggering Italian team that played in the group match had burst into explosive energy in the knockout round, and Robert Baggio, who scored five goals in three games, also became the biggest hero. In the World Cup finals, Italy’s opponent was a strong Brazilian team. Both sides were anxious during the game. 0 to 0’s score continued into the penalty shootout.

With teammates having missed two goals, Robert Baggio stood on the 12-yard line for the fifth time, and this moment is destined to become the most shocking moment in the history of the World Cup. Baggio shoot the ball out of the crossbar, and Italy eventually finished second with a score of 2 to 3. At this time, Baggio’s desolate figure became eternal, and the melancholy eyes could hardly hide their tears. The name of the “Melancholy Prince” came from this.

However, in terms of individual player performance, Baggio’s World Cup trip was absolutely successful. He won the World Cup Silver Boot with 5 goals and was selected as the World Cup best team. However, the penalty shot that last shot also attracted the criticism of many people. Is it a hero or a sinner? This controversy has been around since Baggio never stopped.

Later, Baggio’s career was also affected more or less. Due to his free style and rebellious character, he also had problems with world-class marshals such as Lippi and Sacchi. Just when people mocked the last penalties for missing, did anyone ever think that Baggio had saved the Italian team many times in the knockout? Even if he did not win the championship, he was already a well-deserved hero in the hearts of those who love him!

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