champion light

Chapter 202
Sao Paulo beat Medellin Independiente 3-0 at home. This score has already thought that the second round of the game has lost suspense.

Carrera, the head coach of Medellin Independiente, was comforting his players. His eyes fell on Roberto Carlos who was sitting on the ground in a daze.

Looking at him like this, he looks like a bereaved dog. He is completely different from the confident and high-spirited person before the start of the game.

He shook his head.

He also didn't expect Roberto Carlos to suffer such a heavy blow in the game.

He thought that even if he lost, it should be just a loss. He could cheer up Roberto Carlos again by saying a few words at that time, and maybe he could make Carlos explode directly in the second round of the game and defeat Rongguang...

This is Carrera's wishful thinking.

Who would have thought that Rong Guang would lose all confidence in Roberto Carlos in this match!

It also caused the team to be completely defeated. In this way, his carefully prepared second round was meaningless at all.

Before, the media said that Medellin was independent and good at making a comeback at home, and that's how Gremio died.

I don't know if Sao Paulo heard this comment, so he did his best to kill the suspense of the game in the first round.

Carrera is also very helpless about this.

This Sao Paulo is really strong...

He couldn't complain that Carlos' mental quality was too poor.Because after watching the second half of the game, he had to admit that if he was replaced, he might not be able to last for 45 minutes and would ask for a substitution...

Carlos was able to withstand 45 minutes, and it is already very good that he did not collapse.

When encountering a monster, there is nothing wrong with anyone.

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A week later for the second leg, Roberto Carlos disappeared from the starting line-up.

Carrera didn't put him in the starting list, because Rong Guang has proved that he is not afraid of that Roberto Carlos at all.Moreover, Carlos seems to have a shadow on Rongguang. If he is allowed to continue to play, there is a high chance that he will behave abnormally when facing Rongguang.

At this time, there is no need for Carlos to be tortured and mocked.

Instead of this, it is better to take him down directly.

Although already behind by three goals, Medellín is indeed very tenacious independently at home.They didn't give up the game just because they looked like they had lost hope of qualifying.

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, they were still fighting against Sao Paulo according to the coach's pre-match arrangement.

It's a pity that there is still a big gap between the strengths of the two sides.

Kaka scored a goal in the first half and the second half, and scored twice to help Sao Paulo beat Medellin Independence 2-0 away.

Rong Guang's performance in this match was mediocre, far less active than in the previous round.

Perhaps it was because Roberto Carlos was not there.

He was a little unmotivated.

Although he was very upset that Roberto Carlos had connected him three times in the first round, it was precisely because of Roberto Carlos' performance that he aroused Rongguang's fighting spirit and anger.

And in this game, the opponent was replaced by an ordinary person.

There are no outstanding features, and it is inevitable that Rong Guang will not be excited enough when facing him.

In essence, Rong Guang is the kind of player who is strong when he is strong. When the opponent is strong, he will often perform at a super level.

Otherwise, why would he be called "Mr. Key to St. Paul"?

With no goals or assists, Rongguang played for 10 minutes and was replaced by head coach Osvaldo.

Of course, the head coach replaced him not because his performance was not good enough, but because Sao Paulo already had the chance to win the final and it was a foregone conclusion.

Rong Guang was the first to go off the field, and after 5 minutes, Kaka, who scored only two dollars in this game, was also replaced.

Sao Paulo fans have already started celebrating the victory early.

The Medellin independent fans in the stands were much quieter than when the game just started.

At that time, they were more or less lucky. Maybe the team performed well at home, played at a super level, and reversed and eliminated Sao Paulo with four goals?
But now, with the cruel reality in front of them, they were a little bit discouraged.

When Medellin Independence and Cali America reached the semi-finals, Colombian fans had imagined that the two teams would meet in the final, turning the Copa Libertadores final into a Colombian civil war.

But now, the dream is shattered.

The great revival of "coffee football" seems to be postponed...

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After the game in Sao Paulo, Boca Juniors and América de Cali also came to an end.

In the first round, Boca Juniors defeated Cali America 2:0 at home, and there was basically no suspense.

In the second leg, Boca Juniors seemed to want to demonstrate to their final opponents, sweeping the América de Cali 4-0 away.

With a total score of 6:0, they also entered the final.

Will compete with Sao Paulo for the Copa Libertadores.

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There are two Colombian teams in the semi-finals of this Copa Libertadores, which is somewhat surprising.Some media even considered Medellin's independent breakthrough into the semi-finals as an "upset".

Now, judging from the opponents in the final, the traditional pattern of the Copa Libertadores has finally been restored.

A duel between the Brazilian and Argentine giants.

Both giants showed a good competitive state before the final. One eliminated the opponent with a total score of 6:0, and the other advanced to the final with a total score of 5:0.

The state shown by the two giants makes everyone look forward to this Libertadores Cup final.

The first leg of the final will be a week later.

Sao Paulo played away first.

This schedule is more favorable for them.

Boca Juniors' sweets and stadiums are not so easy to capture.

Even if Sao Paulo has a very good away record in this Copa Libertadores, these past data will lose their meaning in the final.

Osvaldo's plan for the team is to not lose in the away game, or to lose a small goal.

Waiting to return to the home court to decide the outcome.

So in the away game, Sao Paulo will play a defensive counterattack.The tactics at home are determined by the results of the first leg.

For a whole week, Sao Paulo has been training anti-reverse.

The Brazilians don't like the routine of defensive counterattack, but Osvaldo insisted on counterattack in Sao Paulo, for which he was often criticized by the media.

But the facts speak louder than words. Sao Paulo, who plays defensive counterattacks, has won all the championships they can win in the past year.

Now it is very hopeful to get the Copa Libertadores.

Regardless of whether the Brazilian fans and the media are willing to accept it, defense is equal to the championship. This sentence is very suitable for Sao Paulo now.

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From the end of the semi-finals, the media began to hype the final of the Copa Libertadores.

Because this is a standard strong dialogue.

I won't talk about Sao Paulo's performance, everyone knows it.

Let's talk about Sao Paulo's opponent Boca Juniors.

Let's not talk about the current state of Boca Juniors, just talk about their historical record, which can be called brilliant in the Copa Libertadores.They have won the Copa Libertadores a total of four times in history, second only to Argentina's seven-time champion Independiente and Uruguayan Penarol's five-time champion.

They have won the Copa Libertadores twice in the last three years.

It can be said to be the golden age of Boca Juniors.

Now the head coach of this Boca Juniors team is the famous coach "Governor" Bianchi.

Boca Juniors have won two championships in the last three years under his leadership.

He has an extraordinary status in Boca Juniors just like his nickname-"Governor".

Naturally, there are strong people gathered in the formation.

At present the most limelight is a young man, this person is called Carlos Tevez, he is a talented player who has attracted the attention of European scouts.

He has scored three goals in the knockout stages.

In addition, other players are not weak.

The goalkeeper is Abangdan Sheri, who will be the national gate of Argentina in the future.

At the right back position is Hugo Ibarra, the most popular defender in the history of the Boca Youth team, who will be selected by the fans in the future, and is also the vice-captain of Boca Youth.

The central defender is Roland Schiavey, who later became the captain of Boca Juniors and also transferred to Shanghai Shenhua.

Another central defender is the Argentine international Nicolas Burdisso, who will become famous in the future and played for Inter Milan.

The left back is Argentine domestic rookie Clement Rodriguez, who later participated in the 2004 Athens Olympics with the team and won the Olympic gold medal.

As for the striker, there are even more masters, in addition to Tevez, there is also the later Argentine international Marcelo Delgado.

And veteran striker Guillermo Xieluoto, who has played for Boca Juniors for many years.

The substitute goalkeeper is also the future star Caballero.

And their head coach, Bianchi, is still a typical "Brazilian nemesis". Bianchi had led his team to win the Copa Libertadores three times before, and two of them were won by the Brazilian team.During his tenure as coach of Sarsfield, he stepped on the shoulders of Sao Paulo to win the championship for the first time - Sao Paulo again.

In 2000, he coached Boca Juniors and led the team to defeat Palmeiras and win the Copa Libertadores.

Boca Juniors also had a good winning percentage when they faced the Brazilian team in the final.They have won four titles, two of which came after beating Brazilian sides. In 1977 they beat Gremio, in 2000 it was Palmeiras.

The Brazilian team met the Argentine team in the final and has repeatedly become the "sparing partner" of the Argentines.The Brazilian has lost six of the nine finals between the two sides.The largest city, Sao Paulo, has become an ominous place for the Brazilians, losing four of the six finals at their own gates.The only two home victories are Sao Paulo's win over Newell's Old Boys in 1992 and Palmeiras' win over Calais in 1999.

The Brazilian team once again faced the arch-rival and bitter host Argentina in the final. In the end, it was the winner, which made people full of expectations.

(End of this chapter)