Chapter 168: State Champion (First Update)
After the first leg of the final against Corinthians, Sao Paulo played in the third round of the Copa Libertadores group stage away from home.
In this match, many of the players who participated in the first leg of the final did not travel with the team to Ecuador.
In the end, Sao Paulo, who came on as a full substitute, drew 0-0 with the national newspaper team away.
But Osvaldo didn't care about that, and neither did the media.
For now, the focus is on the final of the São Paulo State Championship.
There is still one game left before the final decision is made.
However, everyone knows in their hearts that Corinthians will never be able to turn the tables at Sao Paulo's home stadium unless there are no surprises.
If the opponent was not Corinthians, Palmeiras, or San Caetano, there would still be some suspense in this match, but if it was Corinthians, everyone would have sentenced them to death in advance.
This, of course, would make many Corinthians supporters quite unhappy.
But who told São Paulo to have a Corinthian nemesis?
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The second leg of the final was still at the Morumbi Stadium, but this time it was São Paulo's home stadium.
This time, at São Paulo's home stadium, the club opened its doors to sell tickets, and more than 71,000 fans flocked to the stadium.
Witnessed by these crazy São Paulo fans, São Paulo defeated Corinthians 2-0 at home to win the championship for the third time in the final with an aggregate score of 5:0!
When captain Cheney lifted the trophy, the São Paulo fans in attendance let out a huge cheer.
Rong Guang and his teammates also jumped on the podium and raised their arms and shouted.
Although the schedule is short and perfunctory, for the São Paulo players, the state championship is no less than the others.
At a time when the Brazilian national championship was not yet in vogue, the state league was the foundation of a team. It's a bit like English football back then, with the FA Cup being far more valued and popular than League One, and having a longer history.
In Brazil, state leagues are also valued more than national competitions.
Even now, state competitions are getting more attention than national competitions.
Because the Brazilian national competition is so chaotic that there is no authority at all, the gold content of the championship is naturally low. If it weren't for the fact that qualification for the Copa Libertadores is determined by national competitions, few of those teams would have been willing to participate in the national competition......
Rongguang doesn't know much about this, he is happy just because he won the championship, there is a championship bonus, and the championship is equal to money!
So he loves champions.
Even if he thinks the São Paulo State Championship is a bit of a frustration, he is now celebrating the championship with great devotion.
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After an almost frantic celebration, Glory said goodbye to his teammates and returned to his apartment, Godot's home, alone.
When you open the door, the room is pitch black, with only the neon lights of the skyscrapers opposite, casting colorful lights into the empty room.
Rongguang stood at the door and was stunned for a moment before turning on the light.
He remembered that Godot hadn't come back yet, so there was no way anyone was waiting for him at home.
No one was the first to congratulate him on winning the third title of his career.
He closed the door, threw his backpack on the floor, changed his shoes, and walked to his bedroom.
But as soon as he got to the bedroom door, he heard the phone ringing, he jumped on the spot, ran back to the living room, and then when the phone rang a second time, he grabbed the microphone.
"Hello? Gordo! ”
Godot's big laugh rang on the other end of the line: "I guess you must have just come home, right?" ”
Rong Guang was surprised: "How do you know the Dao?" ”
"After winning the championship, you must celebrate, isn't it time to come back after celebrating?" Godot said.
"You guessed it, Godot, I've just come back. How's it going, are you doing well over there? ”
"Of course! São Paulo won the São Paulo state championship, which is quite a big publicity for yourself. I'm in Germany right now and some clubs have already expressed interest in you...... I don't think it will be long before I can be back, and I should have a clear future by then! ”
Listening to this excited voice of Godot, Glory was also very happy.
Today is a double happiness!
first had a champion, and then heard the news that he was going to Europe to play.
What a perfect day!
Then Godot congratulated Rongguang on winning the championship, then told him to pay attention to his body, and asked Cruyff how he practiced the two skills of turning and pedaling.
Glory answered truthfully, and wished Godot all the best.
Then the two of them hung up.
Rongguang hummed a song and went to take a bath, and his mood suddenly improved.
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Godot leaned into his hotel room, put down the phone, and turned the lamp out.
He also wanted to continue sleeping for a while.
I'm going to take the train to Munich today.
But when he lay down, he tossed and turned, but he couldn't sleep again.
When he thought of glory and his future, he was free from sleep.
I just tossed and turned for a while, but I still couldn't sleep, and when I turned my head to look at my watch, it was almost six o'clock.
He simply sat up.
After a moment of staring in the darkness, he turned and turned on the lamp again.
Then he picked up a map on the bedside table.
This is a folded map of Germany.
He has already drawn a lot of things on the map.
There are crosses and ticks.
Obviously, though, there are a lot more crosses than ticks, and if you glance at them, you won't even see a tick...... Things didn't go as smoothly as Godot told Glory about.
On this trip to Europe, he kind of understood.
For what Juan Figer can be a predator of the South American broker.
For what so many players would be willing to be under him.
Because people have a wide range of doors and connections.
From South America to Europe, he has a way.
I didn't have it myself.
I can't even get into the door of the club without a way!
The managers of those clubs don't just work with someone who claims to be a Brazilian agent.
There are many agents in Brazil, but there are very few agents who have international agent qualifications and can engage in cross-border player transactions.
These European clubs are reluctant to deal with them, because they are not famous, they have no way, they may talk to them for a long time, waste time and money, and at the end of the day, they will not be able to successfully bring in players. Because you find out that the other person has moved the player relationship to another place......
There are also some who are just here to cheat money.
As an unknown agent, Godot still has no way out even if he has an international agent license, because he is not well-known and European clubs do not recognize him.
They only do business with Figer.
With the exception of Figerta, they don't recognize any other Brazilian agent at all.
When you contact them, they will ask you directly if you are one of Figel's men, and if not, they will politely or outright reject you.
Godot did not dare to pretend to be Figer's man, because if he was found out, he would be unlucky.
In Brazil, Figer takes it all in black and white, and those who offend him do not end well.
So Godot can only honestly state that he is an independent agent.
And then...... There is no then.
European clubs are not fools and they will not easily let an agent of unknown origin sell them a player.
So most of the time, Godot failed in Europe without even entering the club gates.
I had to change my home.
That's the way out.
And how did the door come about?
When you succeed in doing business with a club, you open a door and have a way in Europe.
It's your own relationship.
As more and more European clubs do business with you, your network will become closer and closer, and the path will naturally become wider and wider.
Isn't that how Figer got up?
Godot wished he could open his way to Europe with glory, but for now, the reality seems harsh.
The rest of Europe has come full circle, and there are no more than five teams showing interest in glory.
In Germany, only one Werder Bremen has left a glorious video disc of the game, saying that it will see it.
Still, Godot was excited.
But so far, he has not received any calls from the Bremen club.
He felt that this matter was basically yellow.
Maybe the other party threw it away after getting the disc, otherwise the best result would be nothing more than pressing into a large pile of videotapes and discs, and they would never be found again.
He has already bought a train ticket to Munich and plans to try it out with two professional teams in Munich, one is Bayern Munich and Serie A is Munich 1860. Bayern Munich is a giant, maybe they will eat behind closed doors again, but they always have to try, if they don't try, they will never know how far they can go.
Godot still pinned more hopes on Munich 1860.
Munich 1860 is also currently playing in the Bundesliga, but its reputation is much worse than that of Bayern Munich, and the hope of glory in this team is greater than that of going to Bayern Munich.
Godot stared at the part of the map that was Munich in distraction.
What will he encounter there?
Is it another closed door, or is there a turnaround?
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After Rongguang took a bath, it was not too early to see that it was almost early in the morning, and he didn't even bother to dry his hair, so he climbed directly into bed.
Lying under the covers, with the longing for the cup of the Libertadores, he soon fell asleep.
In his dream, he lifted the Copa Libertadores - because he had never seen what the Copa Libertadores looked like, in his dream, the Copa Libertadores looked like the winner of the Brazilian National Championship.
Then he dreamed that Godot had returned from a stay in Europe with dozens of people from European clubs, standing in a row in front of him, and letting him pick whatever he wanted.
The managers of those clubs tried their best to convince themselves to join their teams.
Glory interrupted their chatter with a wave of his hand, and the surroundings fell silent.
Glory looked at them, was very satisfied with their performance, and then said loudly: "Don't fight!" I'll come up with an idea, who gives more money! I'll play for whomever I want! ”
The managers of those clubs looked at each other for a moment, and then quickly launched a "bid" and shouted their own offers.
Rongguang listened to the numbers and kept jumping up, and he didn't have the slightest intention of slowing down, and laughed happily.
Smugly, he didn't notice that he was beside him, and Godot disappeared at some point......