As the core midfielder of Portugal's golden generation.
Rui Costa has battled on the field for many years and has seen all kinds of big games.
He understands what is coincidence and what is not.
Indeed, there are many variables on the football field, where a random factor can trigger a butterfly effect, resulting in a domino-like change.
If it wasn't for Tang Long's sudden diagonal transfer, Santon wouldn't have been able to receive the ball in the open space.
If it wasn't for Santon's dummy move and passing, cutting into the area of the penalty zone, Inter's attacking line wouldn't have been able to press multiple players to the front of the penalty area.
If it wasn't for Tang Long's amazing dummy, Gualin behind him wouldn't have had the opportunity to take an unmarked powerful shot!
In this series of processes, there indeed might be many coincidental factors.
