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Soccer => Soccer Forum => Topic started by: redsforlife on Dec 13, 2012, 05:36: AM
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Who do you guys want to win? I am picking Corinthians.
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Always the european team.
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Hate Chelsea... come on Corinthians! :grin:
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Tigre's refusal to play the second half of the Copa Sudamericana final's second leg after accusing police of pointing a gun at their goalkeeper and attacking them in the dressing room during halftime resulted in Sao Paulo being awarded the trophy. With Sao Paulo leading 2-0 at home, there was a scuffle at the end of the first half in which the police intervened (video below). From there, the Argentines say the cops made things worse by attacking them.
"They pulled two guns on us, the rest of the match is not going to be played," Tigre coach Nestor Gorosito told Fox Sports.
"They ambushed us and one of them pulled out a revolver and put it against (goalkeeper) Damian Albin's chest. Their security and police also hit us, there were around 20 of them."
After Tigre failed to reemerge for the second half, Sao Paulo were declared winners and handed the trophy.
Tensions rose even before kick-off after officials tried to stop Tigre from warming up on the pitch, though players managed to dodge them by leaping over advertising hoardings.
The first leg ended 0-0 following an early red card for each side, so tensions were running high then as well. It seems likely that Tigre will challenge this result once they're back on safer turf. But making the whole situation even stranger is the fact that it was Lucas' final match with Sao Paulo before leaving for PSG in January. He scored the match's first goal.
... what the heck?! :sign0065:
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I heard about the Copa Sudamericana incident. Where's the video? It says it's below, but it's not. Post it.
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im cheering for corinthians but i honestly think chelsea will win
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I heard about the Copa Sudamericana incident. Where's the video? It says it's below, but it's not. Post it.
São Paulo 2 x 0 Tigre, CONFUSÃO SUL-americana 2012 (FINAL) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j4HceJNVdKA#)
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VAI VAI CORINTHIANS!!!! CAMPEAO DO MUNDO 2012!!!!
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ahh thats great!!!!
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Chelsea... embarassing!!! :grin:
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I'm actually getting pissed at how many people are trying to take away from Corinthians's victory by saying Chelsea didn't care or this competition isn't important. Corinthians were actually better than Chelsea, and the South American teams need to be given respect they deserve. I know the money isn't as big, but the quality is definitely there. Anyone that watched the game could tell you how much quality is on the Corinthians team. They are great.
I actually think the Champions League and Copa Libertadores are bigger competitions, but sour British people have been pissing me off. They would have been celebrating if Chelsea had won, but instead they try to deny importance of Corinthians winning.
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Chelsea is rubbish. They started off well this season, but I have no idea what happened. Poor team spirit.
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Chelsea is rubbish. They started off well this season, but I have no idea what happened. Poor team spirit.
See, here's the thing. I think alot of Europeans think the South American teams are a joke. This is far from the truth. I think Corinthians are genuinely a better team than Chelsea. If you watched the game, you would understand why I'm saying this. Corinthians have extremely technical and efficient players. They are deserved champions.