COPA LIBERTADORES 2009-grp stage (r)

Discussion in 'Copa Libertadores / Sudamericana' started by Mengão86, Feb 4, 2009.

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  1. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Against Brazilian teams, yes.
     
  2. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    Of the 2, Sao Lourenco looks like the better choice even though they played disastrously yesterday at home (although Liberdade was a very tough opponent and although Sao Lourenco pressed in the end). I just don't think Estudantes can do much - if Veron gets injured tonight, then what? They still have to face unbeaten Cruzeiro, albeit at home.

    Rio da Prata, well, they have a good team and Gallardo is good. But they lost 5-1 to Sao Lourenco the other day... which doesn't mean much because Lanus is tops in your country's league yet floundering in the Libertadores. Let's just see if Rio da Prata can do better than last year (probably one of the more unforgettable games I've seen in recent memory not involving Brazilians).
     
  3. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Even FIFA is blatantly spelling SP incorrectly. Ridiculous.

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  4. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    It's an Argentine from Fox Sports, I bet. ;)
     
  5. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    San Paulo. LOL!

    That's Blatter trying to work up a compromise. :D
     
  6. el Rafaa

    el Rafaa Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 7, 2007
    Somewhere in MA
    Club:
    Universitario de Deportes
    Nat'l Team:
    Peru
    they get Florianopolis right but they get "Sao" a three letter word wrong, ummmmmmmmmmmmm very questionable
     
  7. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    They also placed Rio Branco in the wrong state, which is a dumb mistake. Just look at a map FIFA!
     
  8. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    And all this time I thought it was Florianapolis. 'Figueirense Florianapolis'. :D

    I guess you learn something new every day.

    Oh and Estudiantes is looking good tonight so far. Up 3-0 in the first half.
     
  9. superfrantheman

    superfrantheman Red Card

    Nov 11, 2006
    Olvidados de Dios
    Club:
    Sporting Cristal Lima
    Nat'l Team:
    Peru

    jejeje


    sao lourenco, rio da prata, estudantes

    this guy is just funny
     
  10. superfrantheman

    superfrantheman Red Card

    Nov 11, 2006
    Olvidados de Dios
    Club:
    Sporting Cristal Lima
    Nat'l Team:
    Peru
    ok apart from this controversy, i know fifa sucks, that's why i played winning eleven

    AYYYYYYYYYY

    how many cities can brazil have?


    i would choose


    RJ, SP, Recife, Fortaleza, Belem, Manaus, Salvador, Brasilia, Goais? , Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Porto Alegre

    that's 12 cities... plus 2 stadiums for RJ and SP
     
  11. HeartandSoul

    HeartandSoul Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 25, 2007
    The Garden State
    Club:
    CD Colo Colo
    Nat'l Team:
    Chile
    Santos in 2007
     
  12. locoxriver

    locoxriver Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 22, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CA River Plate
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Yeah, that's the only one I remember. River finished undefeated with 16 points in 2005, and so did Velez in 2006 (also 16 points). Both teams used subs in their last game, in which they tied.. if they would have used their starters they probably would have finished with 18 points as well. Either way, though, both still finished undefeated.

    Santos is the only one that finished with 18/18 points if I'm not mistaken.
     
  13. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Boca Juniors is halfway there. They got 9/9, and should be favored to win 6/6 at home. But getting 3/3 in Ecuador will be tough.
     
  14. Latin Pride

    Latin Pride Member

    Aug 1, 2004
    In your house
    Club:
    Olimpia Asuncion
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Their not doing too well in the league, their in 7th place but I can see them getting their act straight and going back to the top pretty soon.

    Nacional and Guarani are just humiliating the Paraguayan league. Cerro Porteno, Luqueno, and even the new Olimpia would have performed better.
     
  15. HeartandSoul

    HeartandSoul Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jan 25, 2007
    The Garden State
    Club:
    CD Colo Colo
    Nat'l Team:
    Chile
    Great crowd for the Nacional v. River Plate game, was looking forward to this one.
     
  16. superfrantheman

    superfrantheman Red Card

    Nov 11, 2006
    Olvidados de Dios
    Club:
    Sporting Cristal Lima
    Nat'l Team:
    Peru
    america de mexico was once 16 points, i think in 2002 when they had river, tallares an cortulua

    another team was palmeiras 2001 with 16 points, cruziero 16 points, and vasco de gama with 18 points, probably thr best brazilian clubs participation in a while, well 2005 was a final disputed by brazilians but 3 points that made more than 15 points!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  17. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Flamengo had 5 wins, 1 draw, 16 pts in 2007.
     
  18. locoxriver

    locoxriver Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 22, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CA River Plate
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Exageradisimo el resultado del partido de Nacional-River, pero bue.. River no merecio los tres puntos, pero tampoco era para goleada de los Uruguayos. Ahora hay que obtener los puntos en casa si o si.
     
  19. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    River was pressing for the tie, and I thought it was coming, when disaster happened. I still don't understand what exactly your goalie tried to do in that play. He's definitely a candidate for Goat of the Week.
     
  20. locoxriver

    locoxriver Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 22, 2005
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CA River Plate
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Yeah, Barbosa had a really poor match. Gorosito has mentioned several times that the best GK will start. Does Barbosa's performance tonight mean that Ojeda or Vega will be given another shot on Sunday.
     
  21. superfrantheman

    superfrantheman Red Card

    Nov 11, 2006
    Olvidados de Dios
    Club:
    Sporting Cristal Lima
    Nat'l Team:
    Peru
    i like fabbiani
     
  22. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    Glad you like it... until Spanish America writes Portuguese names in PORTUGUESE and not a Spanish version, I'm doing the same... ;)
     
  23. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    Do you guys have a short memory or something? ;)

    Vasco da Gama went 6 for 6 in 2001, including a win in Montevideo vs. Penarol. Romário still had some game in him then, but if I recall correctly, he was injured and hence unavailable when Vasco faced Boca in the quarterfinals. Boca won in both Rio and Buenos Aires.
     
  24. Century's Best

    Century's Best Member+

    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    In your team's defense, anyone who watched the match will agree that Rio da Prata was going on offense aggressively, pressing Nacional, and they were preventing the hosts from doing much in the second half. I for one thought a draw was a matter of time given the manner your team was approaching Nacional's net and the tough saves your players forced Nacional's goalkeeper to make with longer-range shots.

    Give credit to Nacional, as well, though: they capitalized when they had those chances.

    This was perhaps one of the more entertaining games to watch in this Libertadores, the score notwithstanding. It was, IMO, vintage Libertadores: 2 teams with a "warrior" attitude, neither giving up, players fighting for each possession (and of course, the rough and tough physical play - what else to expect when Uruguayan and Argentine soccer teams meet?), a few "misunderstandings" between both teams, trash talk, and at least one ejection. Not to mention great fan atmosphere, and in a classic South American venue: Centenario.

    That young Uruguayan player was foolish. It was bad enough he was involved in that shin collision with that CARP player - what was he thinking talking trash with him on the ground in pain in the referee's full view, a few feet away?

    I won't forget to watch the return match in Rio da Prata's stadium. It will probably be even more hard-fought.
     
  25. argentine soccer fan

    Staff Member

    Jan 18, 2001
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Club:
    CA Boca Juniors
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Not to mention that he also kicked him in the ass in front of the ref, while the guy was laying on the floor. Yeah, it was dumb.
     

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