Libertadores is not for everyone – 7/1/2023 – Juca Kfouri

… a fiasco!

The sad exception was on account of who knows?

Of course you do.

The question should be read in a falsetto tone, almost a mockery, although it can also be understood as a melodramatic outburst, the author being who he is.

Corinthians is really a serious case, a victim of its greatness because it is a permanent object of the worst in São Paulo’s top hat — and it takes a lot of effort to reach the highest point of the podium in terms of effrontery.

Despite spending the money they don’t have, the result of obvious unscrupulous partnerships in favor of the most diverse pockets and to the detriment of the alvinegro coffer, the club managed once again not to reach the round of 16, although in a group of the least difficult ones.

as in this Sheet slippage takes precedence, the column with mediocrity opens, to deal with virtue next.

Virtue in terms, register, as surviving the group stage is kind of mandatory in the continental tournament whose access is a wide avenue for Brazilian teams.

In any case, of the six classified, four finished in first place.

One of the Atléticos would even have to be the second for being in the same bracket as the other, with which only Flamengo left something to be desired, but behind the heavy shirt of Racing, world champion in 1967, despite being in 15th place in the championship of the current three-time Argentine world champions.

More: Palmeiras is the leader in the general classification and the only reason they didn’t finish undefeated is because they chose, correctly, to debut with the reserves in the altitude of La Paz, when they ended up defeated by Bolívar, to defeat them easily in the green house.

Give it up for Inter, the only unbeaten player alongside the Paraguayan Olimpia, even if in fits and starts.

Fluminense achieved the feat of finishing ahead of the mighty River Plate, in which they applied a historic rout at Maracanã, unforgettable 5-1, on a gala night by Argentine Germán Cano, with three goals, and Colombian Jhon Arias, who scored the other two .

Among the Atléticos, the com h, the Paranaense, did better, increasingly firm in the scenario of the Americas, with Mineiro again able to react and escape having the same end as the other alvinegro, the paulista.

With the boots warmed up, the real Libertadores will start now, and having finished in first place could reserve bad news in the draw on Wednesday (5), because River Plate and Galo are in pot 2, waiting for an indigestible cross.

If the miners are still unknown, in search of Felipão’s cupbearer spirit, the porteños are firm and strong and equal to any opponent in pot 1.

The good news for Brazilian football comes from Gávea, more specifically from the millionaire bank of Flamengo, from where Bruno Henrique shows signs of being 100% recovered, the best possible reinforcement in Flamengo to try, like Palmeiras, the unprecedented fourth championship for our clubs.

Let’s remember: Fluminense is looking to lift its first cup and thus be able to look more proudly at rivals Flamengo and Vasco, both already champions; Internacional is running in search of the third championship, to equal Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo, Grêmio and Palmeiras and, fundamentally, equal to Grêmio, as Atlético wants to equal Cruzeiro twice.

Finally, Hurricane, who has already been vice-president twice, longs for the so-called “eternal glory”.

Corinthians, on the other hand…

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