13 civilian teams
13 civilian teams
Paraguayan Olympia...
Speaking of River Plate's opponent in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, I have to mention a short story.
This was in the 2002 Toyota Cup in Leon's previous life, when Paraguayan Olympia, who was the South American champion, challenged the king of Europe, the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid, at the National Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Because Paraguay Olympia's annual investment is only a few hundred thousand euros, many media joked at that time that the Paraguay Olympia team is not worth a finger of any superstar in Real Madrid.
Although the Paraguayan Olympia team eventually lost in the Toyota Cup match, don't forget that it was this civilian, low-investment team that defeated the South American heroes in 2002 and stood on the pinnacle stage of South America.
Before the game, the River Plate team's self-confidence had inflated to the extreme. They beat Boca in the domestic league, and then defeated Santos...
And in the thirteenth round of the league, the River Plate team won again!
They lead the Argentine spring league standings, and their morale is high!
No River Plate fans put their Copa Libertadores semi-final match in Paraguay's Olympia in their eyes.
If two years ago, this team had a genius named Roque Santa Cruz, then basically no one in this Paraguayan club can name them.
Lionwell's fiery state made River Plate blindly optimistic about the semi-finals.
So much so that when they lost the game in an upset, the whole of South America gasped in amazement!
From the moment they set foot on the turf in Asunción, Paraguay, the entire River Plate team was mired in the mud.
The Paraguayans are good at using tricks. They tossed the stadium turf before the game, and they were extremely low-key before the game...
Even their head coach said that he is a fan of River Plate.
When the proud Argentines thought they could easily enter the final, the Paraguayans in Asunción showed their hideousness!
Three wonderful counterattacks!
Three to zero, this is an unbelievable score!
On the poor field in Asunción, the River Plate team did not play their own advantages at all, their characteristics, and even Lionwell, the most stable player in their team, lost the feeling of playing on the field.
All of Argentina fell silent.
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"We were careless! Looking at the whole of South America, Paraguay is the only one that plays defensive and counter-attack football! How do Paraguayans play in the World Cup? Isn't it just relying on fierce defense and sharp counter-attack? The winning streak stunned each of us Now it seems that the low-key Paraguayans showed is to make us more arrogant. The proud soldier must be defeated! I have forgotten this thousand-year-old saying." After the defeat, Leon seemed a little annoyed.
Because recently, with the help of Ya Li, his physical fitness has been improving rapidly. Combined with his elegant skills, it is really difficult for him to find opponents in the A-League arena.
However, the game against Olympia in Paraguay taught Leon that he still needs to improve.
When the six defenders of the Paraguayan Olympia team lined up in the penalty area, Leon discovered that he could not find any passing points.
When they fell behind zero to one, the River Plate team was not vigilant. They hadn't conceded a goal for too long after entering the knockout round, so conceding one did not make them tighten up.
But after zero to two, the River Plate players became anxious, and even Leon, who had always been calm, followed suit.
And when the score was rewritten to zero to three, the River Plate team was kicked into a daze. In front of this civilian army, the proud River Plate lowered its head.
This is something that even Boca Juniors and Santos can't do! Now it was done by an unknown team.
"Little Qiuzi, you still have a chance to make a comeback, but in the history of the Copa Libertadores... such a comeback is unique." Ciciro also comforted him.
After all, since the beginning of Leon's career, he has never suffered such a tragic loss.
It's too smooth, Leon's career is too smooth, in the autumn league, the four kings of River Plate are invincible, in the spring league, the rise of San Lorenzo should have reminded River Plate to be vigilant, but the continuous progress and re-emergence in the Copa Libertadores Regaining the No. 1 position in the Spring League, coupled with the continuous winning streak, made Leon mistakenly think that everything was too easy.
This is football!
In football, everything changes rapidly.
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Who was the happiest when River Plate lost?
Undoubtedly a Boca Juniors fan!
For example, Amy, a brain-dead girl from Boca, finally let out a bad breath, although the bad breath was helped by the Paraguayans.
"The proud and conceited River Plate underestimated the Copa Libertadores! No wonder they have won the most championships in the A-League, but they only have two Copa Libertadores champions!" The media who supported Boca finally had the opportunity to jump out at this time!
Yes, they have been suppressed for too long.
Who told Lionwell to be in such a hot state for more than half a year? River Plate basically never lost well, they couldn't find any opportunities at all.
But now, Paraguayan Olympia sank the Ajia invincible battleship Riverbed 3-0...
Not one to zero, not two to zero, but three to zero!
This kind of score and this kind of game made the Boca people very excited.
"Let us win the Copa Libertadores! River Plate? They will only bully the weak and fear the strong! As for Leonville? It turns out that he is embarrassing!" At this time, in another semi-final match, Boca and Sao Paulo In the first round of the game, we temporarily led 1 to 0...
Boca do have the capital to laugh at River Plate, because they are approaching the final, and River Plate is drifting away from the final.
The Argentine's dream of Boca and River Plate meeting in the Copa Libertadores may be difficult to realize.
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In the fourteenth round of Ajia, River Plate, which had just lost the Copa Libertadores, unexpectedly lost at home to the Salade Arsenal...
With consecutive upsets, the River Plate team has only one point ahead in the spring league standings. San Lorenzo, who has been ranked second and is waiting for a chance, is approaching!
Two consecutive losses, this is the first time that River Plate has suffered two consecutive losses in more than a year!
On the football field, it is not uncommon to lose a game and then lose the entire season. People can't help but guess at this time, is the River Plate team going to collapse?
Head coach Carlos Babinton showed manliness at this time, and he took all the responsibility on himself in the press conference.
But this didn't seem to stop the collapse of the River Plate team. In the fifteenth round of the A-League, the River Plate team naturally handed over their top position in the A-League after a draw! Four days later, River Plate will face Olympia in Paraguay without a win in the past three rounds!
They were overtaken by San Lorenzo in the standings by one point!
With only four rounds left in the league, they handed over the initiative to win the championship.
In the last three games, Leonwell has rarely assisted or scored.
The performance of the noble son of the river plate seems to have become a microcosm of the whole team of the river plate - terrible.
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"Leon! What's wrong with you? I'm trying my best at the negotiating table! You have to work hard!" Leon's agent Mendes also made the eighteenth call within a week!
Mendez is in a hurry! Because originally he took the absolute initiative on the negotiating table, but now, because of the poor performance of the River Plate team in the past three rounds, this initiative has been handed over again...
Leon was also a little helpless. In fact, it wasn't that he played badly alone, but that the whole team played badly.
River Plate can't seem to find the feeling of winning now...
On the streets of Buenos Aires, Leon, wearing sunglasses, also decided to relax by shopping and shopping.
Tomorrow is the match against the Paraguayan Olympia team, but River Plate is extremely underestimated...
Judging from the odds offered by the bookmaker, their chances of advancing to the final are not even one in a thousand...
"Well, Ciciro, my strength has reached the fifth level of top professional players! And I also feel that I am actually more dominant on the court, but why..." Leon frowned.
Ciciro also shook his head: "Perhaps this is why Argentina and France were out of the World Cup in 2002..."
Leon was not talking, but quietly looked at the clothes in the clothing store alone.
Buenos Aires is too small, oh no, it should be said that the world is too small.
"Hey! Isn't this the great genius of the River Plate team?" Just as Leon was looking at his clothes, suddenly behind him, Amy, the brain-dead girl from Boca, appeared.
Leon looked back at Amy and ignored her.
"Humph! Ignore people if you lose. Hey, what about your arrogance? A genius?" Amy finally found a chance to pull back!
I'm so lucky today, I ran into this big idiot every time I went shopping! Amy doesn't want to miss this great opportunity to complain about Leon!
You know, the last time Leon asked her to wear the River Plate jersey to watch the National Derby, she still remembers it in her heart!
humiliation! Absolute humiliation!
For any Boca fans, that is an unprecedented humiliation!
And for a proud girl like her to wear that almost dress-like outfit...and stand among the River Plate fans and watch Boca get raped...
Humiliation!
"Your expression is really like the current situation of the River Plate team! Humph! Now that you have lost, you can't be arrogant? Look, we Boca will take back the Copa Libertadores! You River Plate, try hard to catch up with San Lo Renzo!" Amy couldn't be happier now! I don't know why, since the last time, as long as she sees that arrogant Leon in decline, she is quite happy.
At this time, Leon, who was flipping through his clothes, looked back at Amy: "You lost to me last time. I haven't looked for you yet. I didn't expect you to come to me on my own initiative..."
"You!" Thinking of what happened last time, Amy's teeth itch with anger: "Hmph, who came to you on the initiative? I just came out to go shopping and saw you, a badass!"
Leon smiled, and then patted Amy on the shoulder: "Boca's brain-dead girl, do you dare to make another bet with me?"
Amy also smiled, "Why don't you dare! Do you want to bet with me that the river bed can be reversed?"
Leon nodded, he reached out and touched Amy's forehead, "It seems that you are not stupid, how do you know?"
Amy pushed Leon's hand away, and then said: "You are stupid! Huh, can you reverse? Since the establishment of the Copa Libertadores, it is impossible to reverse after falling behind zero to three!"
Leon didn't answer, but was quiet for a while.
"What's the matter? What a genius! Silence? Didn't you clamor to bet with me just now? Humph, you really are a useless guy!" Amy looked at the silent Leon with her arms in her arms. Said.
"Whether I'm useful or not, don't you know if you come to experience it yourself?" Leon stared at Amy with a smirk and said, "Why are you dressed so neutrally, you are actually quite feminine. "
"You!" Amy wanted to slap Leon, but Leon grabbed her hand in mid-air, "Rogue! Shameless! Huh! You are useful, why don't you dare to bet with me ?"
Leon let go of Amy, "Who said I dare not? I'll bet you that we will be able to reverse and advance tomorrow!"
"Okay! What about the bet?" Amy asked, looking at Leon with her chest up.
"The bet is you... If we reverse and advance to the final, you have to do what I want you to do! Even if you feel ashamed of your conscience, you have to do it!" Leon said.
"Okay! If you lose! You have to do whatever I want you to do! Even if you feel ashamed of your conscience!" The proud Boca woman is not afraid of the rebellious River Plate man at all.
"Okay, deal!" Leon smiled, maybe he knew why he was not in a good state recently.
Thank you, Boca Brat.
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