Libertadores 2016 [R]

Discussion in 'Brazil: Clubs and Competitions' started by Mengão86, Dec 23, 2015.

  1. Emperor Adriano

    Emperor Adriano Member+

    Jun 17, 2009
    Utica NY (the refugee city)
    Club:
    Santos FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    I think it was more weak opposition.
     
  2. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA

    The ease of last night's result itself is a rebuke to the failure to win in Venezuela.

    All eyes are now on next week's home game against River Plate, who will be many times more difficult than Trujillanos. Having said that, River is on a 6-game winless streak, with a defeat to Patronato (which I assume is a relatively modest team) this past weekend; of the past 12 matches, River has only won 2 (with 1 of these being against Trujillanos as a visitor).

    If Edgardo Bauza deploys the team the way he did yesterday, I'll have reasons to be (very cautiously) optimistic on the upcoming game in Morumbi. We did not lose to River in Argentina and if not for that odd own goal, we would have won.
     
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  3. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    ERRATA:

    ... of the past 12 matches, River has only won 3 (with 1 of these being against Trujillanos as a visitor).

    02/08/2016: 5-1 vs Quilmes
    02/26/2016: 0-4 at Trujillanos
    03/01/2016: 1-0 vs Independiente
     
  4. Emperor Adriano

    Emperor Adriano Member+

    Jun 17, 2009
    Utica NY (the refugee city)
    Club:
    Santos FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    As much as I want to watch Corinthians @ Santa Fe , seeing palmeiras's libertafores dreams be killed in Argentina is just too tempting.
     
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  5. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Rosario 1 x 2 Palmeiras - HT

    I bet we park the bus again and let them tie the game again.
     
  6. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Gabriel just hit the post. Damn it ... that was the game !!!
     
  7. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Another FK, another goal from Rosario.
     
  8. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Stupid PK. Typical mental mistake. Just gave a winnable game away.
     
  9. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Argentino FDP. Gabriel Jesus ingenuo.
     
  10. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Unfortunately a tie does very little. Need to find a 4th somehow.
     
  11. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Our defense is soooooo bad. They make the most elementary mistakes. Even when they have to defend for a few minutes to hold the result.
     
  12. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    Quietly progressing to the second round.
     
  13. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    I didn't watch Rosario Central vs. Palmeiras, but it's too bad Palmeiras didn't win. I was upset when a Nacional fan made monkey gestures at a Palmeiras during a match in Uruguay, and I began to want Palmeiras to advance.

    Celito says Palmeiras made naive mistakes. If so, it shows that in the Libertadores, against the most malandro of opponents, this can mean life or death.

    Palmeiras' group is quite embolado now. I hope Palmeiras advances - despite their "naive mistakes," they are a good team. I only hope SPFC does the same - River Plate got the same 6-0 we did and we have to defeat them AND The Strongest - in the Bolivian altitude.
     
  14. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Gonna need a combination of results which will probably be unlikely.
     
  15. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    Palmeiras or SPFC?
     
  16. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Palmeiras reminds me of Fla when they reach the Libertadores. On paper, they have a solid team that could compete, but they end up making the group stage more complicated than it should be.
     
  17. celito

    celito Moderator
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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Palmeiras ... regardless of the result today. We will need a win and also make up some goal difference.
     
  18. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    São Paulo defeats River Plate 2-1. A pivotal win against a tough opponent. How poetic that a player who last played in Argentina with Boca Juniors scored the two goals.
     
  19. Gasol_16

    Gasol_16 New Member

    Apr 16, 2010
    Brazil
    Club:
    Sao Paulo FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Uruguay
    And finally the season starts for São Paulo.
     
  20. celito

    celito Moderator
    Staff Member

    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Miracle ain't happening tonight.
     
  21. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    Sinto muito, Celito. Era pro teu time ter ganhado do Nacional em casa. Keep your head up - there's still Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Brasileiro. I myself may lament a first-round elimination next week if SPFC doesn't at least draw at The Strongest.
     
  22. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Two eliminations back-to-back this week for @celito . Ouch.
     
  23. Emperor Adriano

    Emperor Adriano Member+

    Jun 17, 2009
    Utica NY (the refugee city)
    Club:
    Santos FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Atletico is probably the best team to watch in South America right now. Probably top ten world wide. Watching junior urso , Rafael Carioca , cazares, and Robinho on the pitch at the same time with pratto to aim at is high class stuff to watch. It's a more balanced team this year also.
     
  24. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    I have questions about their CBs and Aguirre, but I agree.
     
  25. AcesHigh

    AcesHigh Member+

    Nov 30, 2005
    Novo Hamburgo
    Club:
    Gremio Porto Alegre
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    real mistery is how Atletico pays for all those players. They still have not paid Victor to Grêmio!
     

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