Theres a huge game tonight in Brazil and will be on Fox Sports Espanhol. A Brazil x Argentina matchup in the SulAmericana Cup semifinal. Boca Juniors (ARG) x Inter (BRA) in Porto Alegre. The stadium has been sold out for 3 days now. What may be Tevez's last game for Boca before joinging Corinthians, Inter needs to win by 2 (to go to PKs) while by 3 they go straight to the Finals. The atmosphere is electric. Inter fans will go wild tonight despite the 4x2 loss in Buenos Aires and will try to show that they can make noise just like the Argies in the Bombonera. Boca has taken precaution including not drinking water supplied by the Sheraton Hotel in Porto Alegre. Instead they went to the supermarket and bought lots of water for their players. Supposedly Inter has miked the upper deck to add fan noise on the field via loudspeakers, this supposedly in response to the same action by Boca at their stadium. Fans slept outside the stadium to guarentee tickets. The Beira Rio which once held 105,000 fans now holds about 50k. All this while Inter Bitter crosstown rival Gremio (Ronaldinho Gauchos team) was relegated to the Brazilian 2nd division this week and Inter fans are even more excited. Its been a while since Inter has held an important International match (11 years) and tonight (630PM EST Fox Sports Espanhol) the stadium will either explode in extasy or .... Its a tough game to predict. Inter will come out smoking looking for 2 fast goals. Boca will counter and try to hold back Inter's initial outburst. It has everything to be a great match. Tevez arrives in Porto Alegre, Brazil and is frightened by Inter fans. Inter x Boca The Beira Rio stadium.
Normally I wouldn't make a big deal of the Copa Sudamericana, as it doesn't have the prestige of the Copa Libertadores. But Boca has had a horrible season in argentina, and this is their chance to win something and regain some honor. With a two goal lead coming in, I expect them to make it to the final, but they have not been playing well.