São Paulo: the last frustrations unite to Libertadores – Football



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The debut of São Paulo in the Copa Libertadores of America this Wednesday at 9:30 against Talleres, Argentina. This is the beginning of the Tricolor's quest for the title four times.

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starting with Hernanes. In his fourth visit to Sao Paulo, the prophet pursues the title he has always dreamed of and never conquered. He played three editions of Libertadores, stopping in the quarterfinals in 2008, with a spectacular defeat for Fluminense and 2009 for Cruzeiro.

The day the tricolor flag fell into the hands of the Gauchos, the Prophet bade farewell to the club to defend Lazio from Italy. He played as never before in Morumbi, but saw the team eliminated by the opposing goal and left the field in tears, kissed by goalkeeper Rogério Ceni.

Two other references of the current distribution based in São Paulo are getting closer and closer. from a Copa Libertadores. In 2003, Nene was still a newcomer to Santos de Diego and Robinho, but helped Peixe make his decision against Boca Juniors. The midfielder came to play in the return leg of the final, curiously at Morumbi, but did not avoid the Argentine conquest.

Diego Souza is also defeated for Boca Juniors. The defensive midfielder from São Paulo was a young Grêmio finalist in 2007 and decisive in the semifinal against Santos.

Diego would still be scoring a goal lost during the 2012 Libertadores, when he defended Vasco da Gama. He left alone in the counterattack and, against Cássio, stopped to defend the Corinthian archer, future champion of this edition.

Until then, this mission had been traumatic for the Corinthians. And what the now tricolor Jucilei felt on his skin. In 2010, the centennial year of Alvinegros, the midfielder integrated an experienced team, which had up to Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos, but succumbed to the eighth finals for Flamengo.