Rafael quickly reintegrated into the team after returning to River Plate, and to Capa's relief, Rafael was as good as ever in training, and River Plate was not affected by the "FIFA virus".

As the name suggests, the FIFA virus refers to the injuries and fatigue caused by players in the national team competition, which in turn affects the club's performance, so it is jokingly called the "FIFA virus" by the public.

Because the players in River Plate are basically Argentine local players, only Rafael was selected for the national team this time, and he was almost unaffected, as long as Rafael is okay, everything is OK.

Those European giants are the hardest hit areas by the "FIFA" virus.

However, to be on the safe side, Capa put Rafael on the bench in the next day's league game.

Rafael had no problem with that, and although he didn't play in the second round of international friendlies, the frequent long-haul flights were very easy to cause mental and physical fatigue.

Lamela, Bonanot and Caruso started the game, with goalkeeper Carriso returning from injury in the first two games and playing well, with River Plate being unbeaten.

The opponent in this round was the relegation weaker Quilmes, and in the 12th minute, Lamela successfully instigated an attack and helped Ferrari score a goal.

Rafael applauded his team's lead on the sidelines.

River Plate's commentator Carroll was also full of praise for Lamela's watch at this time: "Lamela's assist helped the team temporarily lead Quilmes. His growth is obvious and worthy of his title of the Golden Boy of River Plate. ”

He changed his tone and went on to explain the current situation of River Plate: "A series of defeats in the summer championship have made many sports pundits negative about River Plate's prospects this season, and Bo Cai is 1:5.75 for River Plate to defend the title and 1:10 to win the Copa Libertadores. However, the River Plate players are clearly not convinced, they are not willing to give up any game, and everyone is fighting for victory. ”

Pavoni was substituted in the last round of the league due to injury, and he suffered a torn muscle in his left leg and will miss all the next games for more than a month, which will undoubtedly cast a shadow over River Plate's title race. I wonder if Passarella will regret the decision of not replenishing the players in the first place, and the director is now unavailable......"

"Thankfully, the angels of River Plate have returned, and God knows how scared I was when I saw him race against the black and strong men in America. Carol, a real brainless fan, confided in his voice as a fan without paying attention, "However, it's really cool to watch him play, hahahaha, if I were Messi, I think I would throw him on the grass and kiss him hard, hahahaha." ”

Because he was sure of winning the game, Carroll involuntarily tilted the theme of the commentary to Rafael on the bench, and the Cermes fans did not hesitate to call to complain.

Rafael and Lanzini replaced Caruso and Lamela in the 76th minute of the game, and within two minutes of playing, Rafael pulled a cross from the side, Lanzini tacitly inserted in the middle, the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Rafael, who appeared on the right side of the forbidden area, raised his foot to make up for the shot, extending the goal advantage to two goals.

In the 87th minute, Quilmes, who still hoped to fight hard, counterattacked, the ball was picked up by Carriso, Acevedo made a long pass in the backfield, and Rafael, who got rid of the defense, stopped the ball perfectly in the middle, created a single knife, and scored another goal.

When Rafael threw his trademark flying kiss into the stands, the previously slightly silent stands were instantly detonated!

"That's the feeling!That's the feeling! Only Rafael can give us! Hearty goal! Unbeatable victory!!" Carroll shouted excitedly.

Not to mention that football needs to have a back and forth, the fruits of victory after overcoming obstacles will be more sweet and intoxicating, and that is for neutral fans. For fans who have the home team in their hearts, who doesn't want their team to be invincible?!

If you have to force a back and forth to fight a weak brigade, it will be too cold.

If the strong dialogue brings them frustration and suffering, the occasional slump from the rest of the team gives them trepidation, and the relief of a tough win.

Then there is no doubt that Raphael will be able to satisfy all their desire and passion for a good victory!

Rafael's return to the league sent River Plate into a frenzy.

Once again, he showed his unrestrained firepower.

3:0 home win over Quilmes!

2:1 away to Banfield!

River Plate, who have won four consecutive league games, regained the top spot.

"It's much harder for Raphael not to let him score than for him to score!" - Ole

"So far, I haven't seen any team that has managed to limit Rafael...... At the beginning of the season, the rhetoric of other teams was already a joke. -- The Nation

"Bo Cai Company once again lowered the odds of River Plate to win the championship, and the odds adjustment is like a link to the one-man table in the team. - The Clarion

Raphael's strong performance made the domestic media sing the praises en masse.

But is there really no team that can limit him?

The Brazilian media intervened sideways and mocked: "The higher you stand, the worse you fall!"

As for why the Brazilians are paying attention to this unpleasant neighbor again - because the final round of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores is coming!

River Plate's opponent is the Cruzeiro team from the state of Baca Mineiro.

This team poured River Plate 5 goals at home!

Cruzeiro may not be well-known internationally, but it is an established powerhouse in South America, being one of three clubs in the Brazilian league that have never been relegated, the other two being Internacional Brasil and Flamengo.

Cruzeiro who played away this time was not low-key at all, very arrogant.

Their head coach Alexis Stival said in an interview before the game that the Argentines are so friendly to their new star, Rafael Yun has become famous so far, except for an inconsequential back injury, it is an impossible miracle to be put in the Brazilian league, even the Brazilian demon boy Neymar is also a small injury.

In the end, he said with a smile on his face that the absence of angels in the last round of the game made him and his disciples very regretful, and hoped that they could have a happy duel this time.

But in the eyes of River Plate fans and the Argentine media, the words were full of malice.

What does it mean that Rafael has not been injured and that the rest of Argentina is too friendly?

What does it mean to be a miracle in Brazil?

Doesn't this mean, hehe, if you dare to let the angels play, don't blame us for malicious fouls?

The words are so fresh and refined, it's really different from those demons outside!

Capa only replied to the other party's provocation, why do you say so much nonsense, see the real chapter on the court!

Of course, Kappa isn't that direct, but that's pretty much what it means.

Although the Argentines hated the Brazilian team, all of a sudden, everyone was paying more attention to the group stage than ever before.

It feels like it's going to be a fierce showdown!

However, as soon as the start of the game was announced, fans found out that they had been tricked.

Cruzeiro is on the full bench and River Plate is on the full bench......

MDZZ, this is completely different from what was said,!

What about your pre-match tensions!

The body reviewer smiled, and the Too young, too simple Tucson broke.

Don't you even look at the current shape shì?

After the first five rounds of group stage competition, Cruzeiro has 13 points with 4 wins and 1 draw, River Plate has 8 points with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and Tolima is in third place with 5 points, but because River Plate has 1 win and 1 draw against Tolima in a favorable position in the relationship between victory and defeat, even if Tolima gets 3 points in the end, they still can't qualify.

So why should River Plate fight Cruzeiro to the death, winning is still second in the group, but if it loses the big player in the team, it will be too much to lose.

Crozero's agitation didn't work for Capa at all.

But Raphael was a little annoyed.

He told Capa that he wanted to play and get a feel for the quality of Brazilian football.

But Capa refused him without any room for manoeuvre.

"Rafael, since you think you should be the core, then you should know how important you are to the team, playing against a group of substitutes, they can play without any scruples, but if you get injured, what happens to the team next?"

"But there's no point in backing down, it just makes them think I'm scared of getting hurt. ”

"Why care what other people think? You know you're not afraid, and that's it. ”

But Raphael saw it as a good opportunity to set an example.

The strength of Cruzeiro's substitute team is definitely not comparable to the strength of the first team in the A-League, if Cruzeiro dares to use foul tactics, he will let the other party know how to write the word shame, and when there are teams that dare to use foul tactics against him in the future, then it is time to weigh it well.

However, the manager is Capa, and he is just a player.

So Rafael had to sit on the bench for 90 minutes, and in the end River Plate lost 0-1 at home to Cruzeiro.

Rafael was right, and although Coach Cruzeiro's pre-match remarks looked like he was here to set off smoke and fog, he poked open a layer of window paper.

That is, since conventional means can't stop Raphael, why not use foul tactics outright?

In fact, this method was implemented by teams last season, but it was only superficial for many reasons.

First of all, Rafael has a very good image, in addition to the grievances between clubs, his personality and principles make many players love, so far he has not received a yellow card, he does not talk trash on the field, seeing him is like seeing the cleanest football, so they have to endure mental torture when they get off the feet.

Secondly, last season Rafael was more of a substitute, he was not the core, if he was prevented to death, River Plate would have to change another offensive core and let Rafael change positions, such as with Ortega, Pavoni, etc. But now that Pavoni is injured, Ortega is subletting, the others, Lamela and Lanzini are too immature, Bonanot's body is worse than Rafael, and in the end, only Rafael is left to take the lead, and at this time, he will be strictly guarded, and the income will obviously be higher.

Finally, there are reasons such as the strength of the team and the scale of referees.

But now, it's a different story.

Most importantly, they knew that Capa could be more careful with Raphael's body than with his own.

See, Cruzeiro coach said that Capa left Rafael on the bench for a full 90 minutes, which is the first time this season in the current relatively relaxed schedule.

As Rafael thought, his situation became difficult again in the next game.

Cruzeiro's goal was achieved.