Copa Libertadores 2013 (1/4 finals discussion) [R]

Could it be? no Brazilian clubs in the Semifinals?

 

Nah. Atletico Mineiro should dispatch those dogs tomorrow.

Semis should be Tata Matino vs. Cuca, and Huguito Almeida vs. Wilson Gutierrez.

 

Go Santa Fe!

 

With Boca out, we're the only former champion left in the tournament.

Dale O!!!!!

 

Didn't watch the Olimpia vs. Fluminense 2nd half, but too bad Fluminense couldn't hold on. Had it advanced, we would've had a final four without any previous Copa titles, which would've added an extra measure of competitiveness.

As for Newell's vs. Boca, justice was done. Boca did not even deserve to be in the quarterfinals if we look at the return match in Brazil. Boca won fair and square in its ground in the first match, but Carlos Amarilla "garfou" (stuck a fork in) Corinthians, as we say in Brazil - a slang for robbed/ripped off. The non-called PK, the wrongfully disallowed goal turned the match around. Granted, Riquelme's goal was class. But had Marin been called for that handball, he would've had a red-card, as he'd been given a yellow 1 minute earlier.

Yesterday, Boca played a hard match, and showed resolve in the PK shootout until Martinez (a former Corinthians player - ah, the irony of fate) choked. Newell's Old Boys, the top-ranking team in its country's league, goes through, and deservingly so.

A justiça tarda, mas não falha (justice tarries, but fails not).

 

I won't speak of the red card in the first match because I didn't see highlights, and I did read that Boca played well at home. Yesterday, Boca did have that header strike the woodwork, but Clemente Rodríguez committed an unnecessary and stupid act by "chesting" the referee. It was a deserved red card.

If I spoke of justice, and if anyone will point at the red cards as Carlos Bianchi himself has since last night, one should also look at the refereeing in the matches that allowed Boca to reach the quarterfinals. Thus, if better refereeing might have altered the destiny of the Newell's vs. Boca quartefinals, better refereeing would almost certainly have ensured that this matchup would not have even happened - Boca with 10 men, with Marin with two yellow cards, plus a PK and highly probably goal for Corinthians in the return leg - from the 9th minute.

 

It's a shame that such a powerful and elite futbol country like Brasil doesn't have the sufficient infrastructure to give our teams the courtesy of proper training facilities. There is no doubt that Brasilian clubs are superior and richer than Liga MX clubs so why stoop so low? I would expect this from Bolivia (no offense) or Argentina but not Brasil.
Say what you want about CONCACAF but this would never happen here; not even in the central American countries. This is why Mexican Clubs don't care about Libertadores - there is no "prestige", as many South Americans claims, when things like this (picture), biased referring, and violence are a common occurrence, just $ signs.

 

Olimpia wasted at least _three_ clear chances to make it 3-1.

If somehow the Xolos manage to get rid of Dinho & co., it'll be the first time in years that ALL the favorites get eliminated before semis (Boca, Corinthians, Mineiro, Fluminense, Velez, U de Chile, Millonarios, Libertad, Nacional y Peñarol).

 

Jajaja someone's mad about the last two world cups, with the little Argentina tossed in there. now Mexico is too good for the Libertadores too, with Brazil. Scratch the fact that the club is just an elaborate drug cover, they should feel blessed they even exist to play organized football, let alone a Libertadores.

Also I have no comment at this point on Boca, they know what happened. Play against, not for penalties.

 

I don't support Xolos so their affairs non of my concern but to be fair to them and their fans they were created with a bunch or Liga MX/MLS rejects and old South Americans and still managed to do pretty good. One thing's for sure, at least they aren't funded by their tax payers money *cough-Argentina-cough*.


Keep your Libertadores. It's clear CONMEBOL will never allow another Sudamericana 2006 to occur so there is no point in even continuing in your tournament.

And about WC, yeah Argentina is the better team. I'm not delusional enough to think otherwise.

 

Lol, they should've trained during the day...

 

Yes they were Liga MX Champions.

 

well said good sir

 

Man of the match, and deservingly so.

The semifinals will be extremely competitive. We have the top 3 ranked teams from the group stage, and a team that only achieved the 12th overall ranking in the group stage, but which is on pace to win the tournament of its country's league.

I predict a "slugfest" type of contest between Santa Fe & Olimpia, whereas Newell's vs. Atl.-MG is potentially more open. Newell's is a team that goes forward and tries to win; Atl.-MG kept going forward for the second goal tonight even when it had the not-so-comfortable 1-1 advantage. Its many goals in the group stage demonstrate the offensive style of its soccer.

 

LOL.

Oh yeah, the vast, conference-wide conspiracy to prevent Mexican teams from winning. This reminds me of the kind of talk from Americans that is mercilessly mocked over in World Rivalries. The entire world is out to get you because they're afraid you'll dominate too much.

But seriously though, Riascos missed the series-winning PK. Where's he from? Colombia. Open your eyes, people!

 

dude's on crack

 

Mexican teams participating in the Conmebol is like a Wild Hair in your ass.

 

Yup.

I don't want to hear any Mexicans cry about the officiating anymore.
They were given a penalty by the officials and they could not take advantage of it.