Comments on: Not so scary anymore?

By: hastaelgolsiempre

hastaelgolsiempre — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:02:18 +0000

Atul, again – I’ve now seen the video. Dátolo didn’t dive, he just stumbled over a pretty clumsy challenge. But the defender got quite a lot of contact on the ball.

The ref made a cock-up, but it wasn’t due to Dátolo trying to fool him, and I apologise to the player for spreading the mis-reporting of his actions to the English-language world (not that I suspect he’d care).

By: hastaelgolsiempre

hastaelgolsiempre — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:51:21 +0000

Atul, as regular readers are aware I’ve been in Lisbon. I wasn’t able to see the game, but I read two or three reports of it and all of them said Dátolo had taken a dive (and no, none of them were from River fansites before you ask, though one of them was from Globo!).

Gabriel, I take exception to the suggestion that I didn’t mention River’s elimination because of a bias against Boca. As I explained in the final paragraph of this story, that match was still twenty minutes away from kicking off when I had to go to bed (at gone 2am) last night in order to get up at 7 this morning to catch my flight home. I’ve just arrived home and found out the River score myself about ten seconds before seeing your comment.

Seba, of course the part of me that supports River is disappointed (though not in the least bit surprised) that they’re out, and covering a super is always fun, but in essence I agree with everything you’ve said in your comment.

By: Seba

Seba — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:07:05 +0000

I’m glad both Boca and River were knocked out of the Copa Sudamericana.

I’m glad because Conmebol’s and FOX Sports’ pockets will be emptier by missing out on that anticipated Boca-River semifinal.

I’m glad both will miss out on the chance to cash in a couple of extra superclasico’s ticket sell and I’m happy because the fans won’t get ripped off two more times (home and away legs).

Not only these two teams get an invitation by the Conmebol (to my knowledge they are the only cases in which teams are INVITED and don’t have to qualify for an international cup), but they also get automatic second-round (or quarter-finals) qualification while teams such as Arsenal (last year), Estudiantes and Argentinos Juniors had to played a previous knock-out stage to get to where Boca and River got effortless.

Now one from Estudiantes and Argentinos are going to represent Argentina in the Copa Sudamericana final and I’m glad they’re not going to go head-to-head with the two giants.

Copa Sudamericana is (and will forever be as long as they keep inviting Boca and River) a complete joke!

And the worst thing is that both Boca and River would almost every year qualify by their own right on points accumulated (making that invitation look even more stupid).

By: GabrielT

GabrielT — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:17:22 +0000

For your information… as it seems you haven’t seen it (too busy writing about how bad Boca does)… River has been kicked out as well… by a Brazilian team? by another Argentinian team? o no… by a MEXICAN team!!!
River played a beautifull first half… I don’t know what Simeone told the guys during half time… but they seemed to had forgoten how to play football… well looking at their position on the league… the had forgoten how to play football for a loooooooong time now!!!

By: Nolan

Nolan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:19:06 +0000

At least los bosteros can make excuses like that…I don’t have any words to describe the depressing defending against Chivas…at least things can’t get any worse…

By: atul b

atul b — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:28:05 +0000

biased as ever sam. if u look closely how did jesus dive did the defender touch the ball yes or no. Also carlos and the boys have bigga fish to fry in the league campaign. hala boca!!!!