Boca Juniors win Copa Libertadores
June 21, 2007
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Boca Juniors has won the Copa Libertadores after two Juan Roman Riquelme second half goals. The Argentinians won with a total 5-0 on aggregate the final against Brazilian rivals Gremio Porto Alegre, Ronaldinho’s first club.
Riquelme, the Argentinian midfielder played his last game at Boca. His loan from Spanish side Villareal expires this summer and Riquelme will return to Spain. He first scored in the 69th minute with a long range shot. The 2nd goal came nine minutes from time after a rebound. The chance of a 3-0 win was missed by famous Boca Juniors striker Martin Palermo, who missed a penalty kick in the 85th minute. Palermo is also known from an incredible Copa America final, when he missed 3 penalty kicks in the same game.
The win over Gremio rounds up the 6th Copa Libertadores trophy for Boca. The record is though holed by their compatriots Independiente with seven titles. The second leg of the final was played at Gremio’s home place, where 45,000 spectators hoped for a miracle after their favourites 3-0 defeat in Argentina.
Boca encountered hostility in Brazil
First some brazilians fans wanted to do everything in order to make their favourite club an easier game and decided to let off firecrackers in front of the hotel, where Boca’s staff was sleeping. After that on the stadium the Argentinian national anthem was
whistled by the home crowd. But all this couldn’t lead Gremio to a much desired victory. Their only major chance was when Diego Souza hit the crossbar just before half time. Rolando Schiavi’s header hit the post after the break and Diego Souza’s missed the rebound, signing a second major scoring chance for Boca. And this was the last Gremio chance before Riquelme’s fiesta began.
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More about the Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores is an international club competition played by top South American football clubs and some top Mexican teams. It is also known as the Copa Libertadores de America, Libertadores Cup or South American Cup.
The tournament is organized by the CONMEBOL, the South American football Confederation.
The name of the cup Libertadores, means in spanish Liberators. It is a tribute to the main leaders of the Latin America independence war: Sim??Â?n Bol??Âvar, Pedro I of Brazil, Jos??© de San Mart??Ân, Antonio Jos??© de Sucre, Bernardo O’Higgins, Jos??© Miguel Carrera and Jos??© Gervasio Artigas.
It was founded in 1960 and it’s current sponsor is Toyota. The start of the competition sums up 32 teams in a fisrt group stage.
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Im from Argentina.My name is Francisco.
My favourite team is Boca ,sure, the best.
Here in South America, the Libertadores Cup, is like The champions League there in Europe, because play the best teams.And im sorry for the european people but here the people really sing to the team with really songs.
BYE BYE
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