there is river, at his house, in Monumental. Win again at Liberators and becoming the best first in the group stage… That’s it San Lorenzoin San Pablo, in the difficult Allianz Parque and against the mighty Palmeiras. Pope Francis’ miraculous team drew 0-0 in that unfavorable environment and qualified for the round of 16… They are the two greats of Argentine football in the highest international competition. Both are successful, each with their weapons and style.
River’s thing, too, sounds out of place. It came from two blows: the elimination of the Argentine Cup against a rival from the Second Division and then another cruel defeat against Argentinos Juniors who were playing at a terrible level. That’s why before the 2-0 victory over Táchira the fans whistled again to Martín Demichelis, the coach of this River who two hours later would be the most effective in the Libertadores. Strange… Or not: people never forgave him for his irregularity and some painful setbacks.
Then, River did the right thing: win fairly to close the accessible group H. And it also confirmed the strong relation of Miguel Borja. The Colombian scored both goals. Enjoy a moment of excellence. Diablito Claudio Echeverri also played well.
San Lorenzo in San Pablo is exciting. He knows how to fight the differences in hierarchy and budget that separate him from the mighty Palmeiras. And he got the tie he needed. It was 0-0 with almost no fear.
El Ciclón fired their iconic coach Rubén Insua after the second game. And in the third he experienced a very difficult defeat in Uruguay with Liverpool. But with three remaining games they added seven points, finished second in Group F and went into the second round, something they failed to achieve five years ago. All credit to the new coach, Leandro Romagnoli, another mega idol. El Pipi calms the climate. He saved the players who were released and now they are the key like Eric Remedi and Alexis Cuello. And there’s Storm, shedding her skin, with personality and courage, dreaming…
Now we have to see what the draw has in store for River and San Lorenzo. The millionaires will go to Pot 1 with the other first teams: Fluminense, San Pablo, Palmeiras, Mineiro, Bolívar and Junior. The cuervos are in Pot 2, the second, along with Flamengo, Botafogo, Nacional, Peñarol, Colo Colo and Talleres.
Group C has two games pending and one qualifier, The Strongest, still has no defined position. The other place is contested by Huachipato and Gremio. The eyes will come. The best is yet to come in the Libertadores.
Source: La Verdad
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