Real Madrid and Manchester City, the promise payers – 05/10/2023 – Juca Kfouri

The 1-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu did not decide anything, leaving everything for Wednesday (17th), in Manchester.

It was supposed to be like that. The game of the year having only 90 minutes would be little for our appetite.

They will have the expected 180, and if Kevin De Bruyne and Vinícius Júnior, to name just two of the protagonists of the match in Madrid, repeat what they did in the draw, we will be sated.

The tension radiated by the pitch, televised to the world and socialized in the stands, would have been enough to sensationalize the derby between the Spanish and English teams, disputed with the intelligence of chess players (what is Gündogan?), the coolness of golfers ( what is Modric?), the skill of dancers (what is Vinicius Junior?) and the marksmanship of snipers (what is De Bruyne?).

All this in front of a wall on each side, Courtois and Ederson, although the Brazilian’s 1.88m seems little compared to the Belgian’s 2m.

Rarely has the progress of a game, dominated by City for 35 minutes, shown so clearly that the first to change the score would be Real, the result of Vini’s magic.

As, on the contrary, it is common to see the team that approached to extend the advantage suffer the tie of the only foot that could decree it, and in the only space where the ball could enter, as the goal of De Bruyne.

Everything planned?

Yes, everything, up to page 3.

Because if Ederson hadn’t had his vision covered, he might have defended Vini’s tyranny; because if Bernardo Silva didn’t save a loose ball that would come out (in fact, didn’t it?), by the side, in a gigantic effort, De Bruyne would fail to beat his fellow countryman Courtois.

Neither Carlo Ancelotti nor Pep Guardiola can plan what chance determines.

They can only predict, and believe the rare reader, that the remaining 90 minutes will be even more unmissable. Or the 120, because overtime is on the horizon. Even penalties.

IN SAN SIRO

Milan and Inter are far from the quality of Real and City.

That didn’t mean they made the Milan Derby a despicable spectacle. Quite the contrary.

Inter’s first ten minutes, when they made it 2-0, were simply fabulous, and the only reason the first half didn’t end 4-0 was because the crossbar and VAR saved Milan — the crossbar was not to blame, poor thing; the VAR for being meddlesome, yet capable of influencing a personalityless whistle blower.

Predictably, Milan returned to the second half less groggy, had chances to lessen the disaster, almost conceded another goal —which would be catastrophic— and left San Siro breathing on machines, but alive.

In any case, neither Inter nor Milan seem to be able to stand up to Real and City.

Up to page 5.

COUNCIL TO THE OPPOSITION

If the opposition has a minimum of intelligence, it will fail to summon Minister Flávio Dino for clarification in the National Congress.

With which you will no longer be embarrassed and humiliated with class, grace, a lot, and absolute control of your nerves.

RITA LEE

Corinthian Democracy muse, sweetest transgressor in the history of Brazil, Rita Lee left on the day that Little Richards, in 2020, took the same path, aged 87.

Coincidence or not, Rita Lee formed, in 1973, the band Tutti-Frutti, the name of the rock that Little Richards made the world sing from 1955 onwards.

Rita Lee tasted all the fruits to absolve us, with her joy, of all sins. Amen.

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