Chapter 204: Infighting? (Guaranteed second update)
Because Boca Juniors has a high win rate against Brazilian teams in the final, because Argentine teams have a high win rate against Brazilian teams in the final, because Boca Juniors coach Bianchi has a high win against Brazilian teams in the final.
So despite Sao Paulo's good performance, the Brazilian media are also pessimistic about this match.
"Boca Juniors are the biggest 'killers' of the Baxi Club!" This was the pre-match comment of the newspaper Folha de São Paulo.
The bookmakers' latest odds suggest they are favoured by Boca Juniors to win the trophy for the fifth time, with Bianchi claiming the quadruple.
It was also clear within the São Paulo squad how tough the game was.
They would prefer to face the defeat of the Cali American team.
Playing against Boca Juniors, the Brazilian is naturally a little unconfident.
This tension grows as the final draws closer.
The players seemed to get nervous during training.
Fabiano and Lugano also got into skirmishes during training.
Because when defending Fabiano, Lugano moved a little big.
This made Fabiano, who had missed the final of the national championship due to injury, nervous, and he shouted loudly for Lugano to look at the point.
As a result, Lugano was also a grumpy.
The two men stood up on the training ground.
If it weren't for the teammates who quickly pulled the two apart, maybe the skirmish would have turned into a big clash of the two.
The scene happened to be filmed by the media outside the training ground.
"It's not a good sign that something like this happens before the finals......"
Outside the stadium, reporters were worried.
In the venue, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
Brazilians are a very superstitious people, and this fact has really cast a shadow on everyone's hearts.
Even Kaka frowned slightly.
The only exception is Rookie Glory.
He looked at Fabiano, who limped to the sidelines to find the team doctor, and then looked at Lugano, who was gloomy and silent.
I don't understand how the atmosphere suddenly took a turn for the worse when I was so good before.
After training, in the locker room, Fabiano and Lugano made a peace at the behest of captain Cheney. The two hugged each other and patted each other's backs and shoulders as if they were normal.
However, Rongguang was still keenly aware that the atmosphere in the more meaningful sense was not as relaxed as before.
"What's wrong with everyone?" He asked Lucas beside him.
"Finals......" In such an atmosphere, Lucas's voice was a little tense.
"But before the finals of the São Paulo Championship and the final of the National Championships, it wasn't like this......" Rong Guang still couldn't understand.
"How can those finals compare to the Copa Libertadores?" Lucas smiled wryly. "Who can compete with Boca Juniors?"
He was also the one who played in both finals, but even in the final of the Brazilian National Championship, he didn't feel nervous at all. But the Copa Libertadores is different. He's going to start this game and he's got a lot of jumbled thoughts in his head right now – am I going to be too bad and then replaced early? Will I score in the game? Will we be able to beat Boca Juniors to win the title?
The media's portrayal of Boca Juniors' victory over the Brazilian team also made him a little unconfident.
These thoughts filled his mind, making him feel his heart beat faster just by thinking about the Copa Libertadores final.
Glory still can't understand Lucas, and everyone's thoughts.
Is the Copa Libertadores final remarkable?
Before participating in the Copa Libertadores, he thought it was the top stage in South America and it must be full of strong players.
But after playing the Copa Libertadores final, his opinion changed.
Whether it is the Cali Americas, or the Uruguayan nationals, whether it is the Mexican Blue Cross or the Medellín independence, in his opinion, it is nothing more than that.
It's not as scary as Godot says.
Based on his experience – it's a bit ridiculous to say that Glory is a rookie with experience, but it's true – he's disappointed in the Copa Libertadores, so he doesn't think the final opponent Boca Juniors is too good......
If Rongguang's idea is known to others, he will definitely look at him with the eyes of "really a rookie".
If Boca Juniors are not very good, there are no "good" teams in this South American football.
But that's what Glory thinks.
He is immersed in training and playing football every day, he doesn't care who his opponents are, and his understanding of the sport is still very shallow, not even as good as that of an ordinary fan.
He didn't know the status of the teams he had beaten in South American football.
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Back at Sun Fengyang's home, Rongguang also felt the same atmosphere.
On the terrace, Sun Fengyang and Rong Guang talked about the finals, and his expression was also very solemn. Although Sun Fengyang's expression is usually serious enough, this time it is extremely serious.
"I heard that there was a brawl between the players in your team during training?" Sun Fengyang is very concerned about this issue.
Rong Guang was surprised: "How do you know the Dao? ”
"The media has reported it! It's a good multimedia, there are photos and pictures. ”
"And you still ask me?"
"Didn't I want to hear accurate information from the insiders closest to the scene of the incident?"
"Hey, nothing's fine. They reconciled after training. Glory waved his hand nonchalantly.
Sun Fengyang also nodded when he heard Rongguang say this.
He really wished nothing had happened.
If there are internal problems in São Paulo, the chances of winning the title will be greatly reduced.
It doesn't matter if Sao Paulo doesn't win the championship, anyway, he Sun Fengyang is not a fan of Sao Paulo, the key is that Glory wants to win the championship. How else would he go to Europe?
Thinking that this championship is related to the glorious future, Sun Fengyang is a little nervous.
"It's the final in a few days......"
Even the speech is in this tone of wanting to speak and stopping.
"Are you ready, Glory?"
"What's not going to be prepared for?" Rong Guang stretched out his hand and asked rhetorically.
"Even though the opponent is very strong, it is playing away again. But don't be nervous, take it easy, and keep your mind ......"
Rong Guang interrupted Sun Fengyang's words: "I think you are more nervous than me, Brother Sun." ”
Sun Fengyang was amused by Rongguang's words: "I'm a little nervous. ”
"This is my match, what are you nervous about?"
"Watching the ball is also nervous! And if you lose the final, Debora's efforts will be in vain! ”
After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at the window of Debola's room.
Glory also looked over, but he quickly withdrew his gaze.
"That's impossible." He pouted.
"Are you so sure?"
"Of course!"
"For what?"
"The Copa Libertadores is so boring, I'm going to Europe. They all say that Europe is the place where players should go! "Glory looks at the sky at a forty-five degree angle.
Glory is a very big word, and the big one can scare many people to death.
Sun Fengyang was also frightened.
After being stunned for a long time, he shook his head: "This kind of thing is only something that you rookie can say......"
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Debora sat at the table, flipping through the photo album.
She always carried these albums with her, and she never left her when she went to Munich.
For her, these photos are the most precious thing she has now.
Because it is all her memories, in her memories she has a beautiful and gentle mother, and a humorous and lovely father.
They are a family of three and very happy.
She looked at the picture of her father and was fascinated.
"Dad, do you know that the day after tomorrow is the Copa Libertadores final. The child you are most optimistic about is about to usher in the fateful moment...... He took the liberty of advocating running and making bets with people, saying that if you don't win the Copa Libertadores, you will stay in São Paulo, and you will work so hard that you will lose your life, isn't it just to let him go to Europe? He made such a bastard's promise without permission......"
In fact, I originally wanted to talk to my father, but I don't know what Lu Dao is for, and when she talks about it, it becomes her way of telling her father about her glory......
“…… He's really headstrong and stubborn. If he hadn't helped me in my most difficult time, I wouldn't have helped him to go to Europe! Staying with him always makes me feel angry. So Dad, if you have a spirit in the sky, remember to intercede with God and bless that little bastard to win the Copa Libertadores! So that he can go to Europe. And I've fulfilled my promise that I don't have to tie up with him anymore......"
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The clash within São Paulo's squad was the focus of media coverage that night.
Major television stations in São Paulo, Brazil, broadcast footage of Lugano and Fabiano with their heads together.
"It looks like Lugano and Fabiano are two angry bulls......"
The TV station commented.
Some media are worried about the team's prospects in the final when the team is about to start the final.
"Lugano and Fabiano are both important players in the team and now that something like this has happened with both of them, it is hard for us to believe that São Paulo is ready to challenge the strong Boca Juniors away from home......"
"Fabiano may have been resentful because he was taken away from the main position by the young Lucas after returning from injury, but his resentment should not be vented on his teammates......"
"What a joke for Argentinians! The newspaper Ole has been the first to publish the news about the brawl of players in São Paulo...... Now the whole of Argentina is probably laughing at us! ”
"It would have been difficult for the team to beat Boca Juniors away from home, but now it's nothing more than that...... Ah, I know, this must be São Paulo's reason for the loss - when they lose again to Boca Juniors, they can claim that they are not inferior to the Argentineans, but because they have infighting! ”
The evenings were filled with such buzz on television and radio.
The newspapers were slower to respond, and they had to publish tomorrow.
Therefore, newspapers are not as timely as television media, and their focus is on various analyses and digging deep into the stories behind the news.
As for the conflict between Lugano and Fabiano, the media may be able to dig all the way to the feud between Uruguayan and Brazilian football, and perhaps to the Maracanã in 1950.
When it comes to the Maracanã in 1950, these Brazilians are completely uncontrollable in their emotions like a broken faucet.
Such frenzied media attention is definitely not a good thing for São Paulo.
The biggest fear in pre-match preparation is distraction, and these media hype is helping to distract São Paulo.
So the matter about the conflict between Lugano and Fabiano must end there.
For this reason, Osvaldo decided to take advantage of the regular press conference in the middle of the week to address the issue in person.
At the regular press conference in the afternoon, Osvaldo brought Lugano and Fabiano to the press conference. He did this to show the media that there is nothing wrong with the Sao Paulo team and that you don't talk nonsense.
It's also sending a signal.
At the press conference, both Lugano and Fabiano said that this kind of conflict happens from time to time in training, because everyone wants to win, which is why they work so hard in training.
"But it's not a big deal, and it doesn't affect my relationship with Luis." Lugano said.
"Diego and I have reconciled a long time ago, and things are not as serious as you think. If you make such a fuss every time something like this happens, then you can't do anything else all day long. Fabiano said the same.
The reporters looked at each other.
They knew what Osvaldo's purpose was in arranging for Lugano and Fabiano to attend the press conference.
But it's hard to say whether the two of them have already released their previous suspicions.
Everyone can say the scene, and the ghost knows what they think in their hearts, and people's hearts are separated from their stomachs.
Besides, even if they really reconciled, deep down this matter has no effect at all?
It's just that it didn't show it, and it was one chance to break out.
Perhaps, when Sao Paulo does not play well in the final, the seeds of this contradiction will sprout and blossom......