Entre el miércoles 22 y el jueves 30 de mayo se jugarán los 4°s de final de esta sorpresiva (en cuanto a resultados) Libertadores 2013. Miércoles 22: Real Garcilaso(PER) vs Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) En la fase de grupos empataron 1:1 en Perú. Fluminense(BRA) vs Olimpia(PAR) Justo estaré en Río de Janeiro esta semana, pero dudo que vaya al estadio esa misma noche. Jueves 23: Boca Juniors(ARG) vs Newell's old boys(ARG) Se volverán a enfrentar el domingo 26 por el Torneo Final argentino en Rosario. Tijuana(MÉJ) vs Atlético-MG(BRA) Veremos cuánto afecta el largo viaje al Campeón Mineiro y favorito. Martes 28: Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) vs Real Garcilaso(PER) En la fase de grupos ganó Independiente 2:0 en Colombia. Miércoles 29: Olimpia(PAR) vs Fluminense(BRA) La historia hasta ahora ha pesado poco. ¿Olimpia hará pesar la "historia"? Newell's old boys(ARG) vs Boca Juniors(ARG) 3er partido consecutivo entre ambos en apenas 7 días. Martino y Bianchi se conocen de memoria. Jueves 30: Atlético-MG(BRA) vs Tijuana(MÉJ) Ahora le podría pesar a los visitantes el largo viaje y la calidad de Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Diego Tardelli, Jó, Bernard, Gilberto Silva, Réver y cía.
Semifinals: Independiente Santa Fe, Fluminense, Boca Juniors, Atlético Mineiro. Final: Boca Juniors, Atlético Mineiro Champion: Boca Juniors
La CSF designó a cuartetos arbitrales sólo para 3 de los 4 partidos de esta semana R.Garcilaso(PER)-Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) Árbitro: Vuaden(BRA). Asistentes: Haussman(BRA) y Gill(BRA). 4° árbitro: Nascimento(BRA). Fluminense(BRA)-Olimpia(PAR) Árbitro: Silvera(URU). Asistentes: Espinosa(URU) y Changala(URU). 4° árbitro: Cunha(URU). Tijuana(MÉJ)-Atlético MG(BRA) Árbitro: Buitrago(COL). Asistentes: Navarro(COL) y Berrío(COL). 4° árbitro: Vélez(COL). Sólo faltaría definir el cuarteto de árbitros para Boca Jrs.-Newell's old boys.
I thought Newell's was very poor. Their goalie, Guzman, was flapping at crosses and constantly giving the ball away when playing with his feet. The occasion was way to big for him, but Boca hardly pressured him in the second half except for a few long shots. Newell's defenders also gave the ball right back to boca so many times, even really experienced players like Heinze and Mateo... For Boca, Riquelme was very poor in the second half. He literally couldn't make the final pass. Im sure his conditioning has a lot to do with why he fades in the second half of games Orion had one amazing save from Scocco, who was very quiet other than that volley
Miércoles 22: Real Garcilaso(PER) vs Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) 1:3 Goles de Medina(I), Meza(I), Cuero(I) y Ramúa(RG). Fluminense(BRA) vs Olimpia(PAR) 0:0 Jueves 23: Boca Juniors(ARG) vs Newell's old boys(ARG) 0:0 Tijuana(MÉJ) vs Atlético-MG(BRA) 2:2 Goles de Riascos(T), Martínez(T), Tardelli(AM) y Luan(AM, a los 92 minutos) Martes 28: Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) vs Real Garcilaso(PER) Miércoles 29: Olimpia(PAR) vs Fluminense(BRA) Newell's old boys(ARG) vs Boca Juniors(ARG) Jueves 30: Atlético-MG(BRA) vs Tijuana(MÉJ)
Boca wants no part of Carlos Amarilla, above all he likes to be the show. He'd make himself the figure yet again but probably the other way. These games should be fun though surely.
4°s de final, vuelta: Anoche: Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) vs Real Garcilaso(PER) 2:0 Goles de Jefferson Cuero y John Valencia. En el global ganó Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL) por 5:1, y jugará en semifinales contra Olimpia(PAR) o Fluminense(BRA). Newell's old boys(ARG) vs Boca Juniors(ARG) 0:0 En el global empataron 0:0, y en penales ganó Newell's old boys(ARG) por 10:9, por lo que jugará en semifinales contra Atlético MG(BRA) o Tijuana(MÉJ). Más tarde: Olimpia(PAR) vs Fluminense(BRA)
Wow, what a crazy shootout! Congrats to Newell's on making it through, but it's a heartbreaking way to go out for Boca the way it all unfolded. This competition always produces excitement and real displays of nerves. Looking forward to seeing what happens in the remainder of the games.
How is it heartbreaking? Bianchi wanted to go to penales from the first minute of the first game of the series, he never had any intention of winning it in regular time. Trust me, his strategy has always been to go to penalties. He played a 5-4-0 in the second half Newell's is the best team in Argentina and it would have been a travesty to lose to a team like Boca that is 19th in the league because they claim it is "too hard" to play two tournaments at once... I'm glad a coach like Tata Martino who built a project around young players from the youth system, playing a pressing, attacking, passing football... Its just a breath of fresh air in argentine football that haws become very negative in the last 5 years. Boca winning on penales? We've seen this before... Too many times. I'm glad their luck ran out and I'll have myself a glass of Fernet and cheers to that it doesn't come back to them.
En el 1er partido me pareció que Boca quiso más y Newell's no jugó en su estilo de pases, nunca pudo (y tal vez no quiso) atacar a Boca en B.Aires. Diría que en el 2° tiempo, cuando Boca se cansó, Newell's comenzó a atacar un poco y lo emparejó. Del partido de hoy no puedo opinar porque sólo pude ver los penales. 4°s de final, vuelta(jugando el 1er tiempo): Olimpia(PAR) 1 Fluminense(BRA) 1 Goles de Rhayner(F) y Juan Salgueiro(O). Fluminense(BRA) estaría clasificando a semifinales por gol de visita. PENAL PARA OLIMPIA! (mmmmmmmmmmm, NO FUE PENAL!)
4°s de final, vuelta(jugando el 1er tiempo): Olimpia(PAR) 2 Fluminense(BRA) 1 Goles de Rhayner(F), Juan Salgueiro(O) y Juan Salgueiro(O, de penal tras falta inexistente). Olimpia(PAR) estaría clasificando a semifinales por un global de 2:1 y jugaría contra Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL).
Which is why it's heartbreaking. They've basically put their whole season on the line with their entire focus being on making a run in the Libertadores while allowing the league campaign to go as bad as it has gone. It always meant that if they went out of the Copa, then they wouldn't have much to play for in the league once that's all there is left because of the terrible start they had by making it a non priority since they were active in the Libertadores. Besides it's far more heartbreaking to lose a shootout like this with the whole season on the line than losing 4-0 to the same opponent in a competition that you devalued from the beginning of the campaign. Trust me, I'm happy that Newell's won and they are the better side to have gone through with a sound game plan which many fans can enjoy to watch in comparison to Boca, but it is Boca's fault for letting their whole season come down to one game so early on and to take such a risk by letting a penalty shootout decide it as well, in which their luck ran out as you said. It is their own fault for such a poor approach to the last couple of months relying on the tightest of margins and smallest of details to be on their side to take them all the way in the Libertadores as if what happened in the past will repeat itself every time. They paid the price for it and quite frankly they only have themselves to blame for it. I'm personally happy that Newell's went through, they're probably my favorite pick to take it all this year.
4°s de final, vuelta: Olimpia(PAR) 2 Fluminense(BRA) 1 Goles de Rhayner(F), Juan Salgueiro(O) y Juan Salgueiro(O, de penal tras falta inexistente). Olimpia(PAR) clasificó a semifinales por un global de 2:1 y jugará contra Independiente de Sta.Fe(COL). SEMIFINALISTAS: Independiente de Santa Fe(COL) Newell's old boys(ARG) Olimpia(PAR) Mañana: Atlético-MG(BRA) vs Tijuana(MÉJ)