After a slightly simpler award ceremony, River Plate returned to Buenos Aires overnight, and they did not choose to spend the night in São Paulo. In addition to not wanting to disappoint the fans who are eager to see them for the first time, the main thing is that they are not happy - they are all fighting at the home stadium of Santos, and they have not yet recovered from the football hooligans in Brazil, so they have to withdraw quickly.

Because there were no flights at this time, the joy of winning the championship was also rare for the club, and with a wave of Passarella's hand, the river bed got on and off the charter flight back to Buenos Aires, and the players could continue to party on the plane.

Before getting off the plane, Rafael turned around and glanced at the cabin, sincerely hoping that the airline wouldn't overcharge the club for cleaning.

At this time, it was already three o'clock in the morning in Buenos Aires.

Still, when the players came out of the exit, they were shocked by what they saw.

In the airport, except for the passage left for them, every place where they can get off is crowded with riverbed fans, and there is a sea of people, almost red and white as far as the eye can see, and there is no end in sight.

Not only the airport, but also the way out of the airport, the only thing that catches your eye is red and white.

In this way, River Plate fans welcomed the River Plate heroes who returned with honor.

Because it was too late, and the club did not hold a championship parade in such a hurry, the players were arranged with a hotel and let them rest first.

Despite living in the city, Raphael did not leave the group and went home to sleep, knowing that if he went out, the cliff would be drowned in the crowd.

The next day, Raphael also had a rare failure to follow his biological clock, and did not wake up until after eleven o'clock.

After washing, Rafael knew what the club was going to do next.

Considering that Argentina is about to hold the Copa America on its home soil, the club decided to hold a championship parade on the 23rd and a celebration banquet on the 24th, which is very tight, that is, two days after tomorrow. After that, there will be a long winter break, and the players will have nearly a month to make their own arrangements, whether to stay in China to play or watch the America's Cup, or go on holiday with their wives and children, it is up to each of them.

During lunch, the hotel also prepared a variety of sports newspapers for him, which were placed on his table, and the pages were all about River Plate's victory.

Maybe for others, a hard season, listening to others' affirmation and praise of themselves, it is simply not too comfortable and comfortable. But Raphael is not, he just looks at it and doesn't look at it in detail. For him, the game that has ended, that means that the dust has settled, and no matter how much honor or joy, it all belongs to yesterday. What he prefers is the feeling of repelling a strong enemy and winning the victory, the feeling of having a trophy in his hand, but this taste has been experienced yesterday and does not need the icing on the cake of the newspaper.

Oh, of course, he's not like an ancient well, like that derby he's been haunting for a long time, but he has seen too much news after this victory, and he knows what is written on it with his eyes closed.

When he took the newspaper away, he suddenly let out a "huh", and shook a newspaper open.

With the Copa Libertadores in hand, the value of the angel rose again, and Passarella insisted that Rafael was not for sale, suspected of having a secret agreement with his agent. ”

It was the front page of the Ole newspaper, which featured photos of Raphael lifting the trophy and Terri and Passarella talking in the box at the Pacaimbu Stadium.

Yesterday was a crucial match for Rafael, and even though he was busy like a spinning top, Terri still chose to come to watch the game and cheer him on.

Raphael waved to the box several times during his celebrations.

I don't want to disappoint my mother, who rarely came to see him play, which is one of the reasons why he was in such good form yesterday.

Santos only had one box for River Plate, so being photographed talking to the chairman of River Plate doesn't mean anything. Raphael was not puzzled by this, but by the author of the article.

Vicente.

This River Plate fanatic, columnist for the newspaper Ole.

Because of the good relationship, with the intention of the two parties, Raphael's newspaper interview rights in China were almost handed over to him. This also made Vicente's status in the Ole newspaper more and more rising, and now he has been promoted and raised, and has sat in the position of deputy editor-in-chief.

It is precisely because he has been right nine times out of ten that he has reported about Rafael's movements, and in the hearts of many fans, Vicente is like Rafael's mouthpiece. In order to maintain this authority, and the future depends on Raphael, Vicente never makes up his news, and after serving as deputy editor, he will also ventilate with Terri in advance on some controversial press releases, and even if he has to, he will never sign his name.

Although Rafael never directly expressed his intention to go, he also revealed his tone to Vicente, admitting that the Copa Libertadores is his biggest wish to stay in River Plate.

This is already an obvious hint, even if Vicente is not sure that he will definitely go, how can he not issue such a press release with the opposite attitude, right?

Raphael felt strange.

But before he could take a closer look, a soft voice came from far and near, with a smile: "Yes, it's all nutritious meals, very well-behaved." ”

Yesterday's intense consumption made Raphael order more meat today, but it was specially cooked, less oil and no spicy.

Raphael, who heard this, had a bitter face, it was really a ...... for such a big person to be said to be well-behaved The point is that he is still weak-hearted, and God knows how much he wanted to go to the buffet area for barbecue just now.

He looked up and called obediently, "Mom." ”

Terri, who came to the hotel to meet her son today, was wearing a blue professional suit, with long hair coiled up and light makeup on her face, looking less feminine softness, more shrewd and capable, and the sleepiness of sleeping last night was not visible to her at all.

"You had a great performance yesterday and watching you run around the arena made me realize that you have really grown up. She sat down across from Raphael and sighed, and although she was strict with her son, she did not hesitate to praise her, which made Raphael embarrassed for a while.

Terri chatted with Raphael as a mother, and when he finished eating, she quickly got into the state of work, and she was here today, of course, not just for small talk.

Rafael thought it was a transfer, but he was obviously more assertive about his career plan than about advertising endorsements and sponsorships: "Coach Pellazzo told me that the Under-20s will start training as early as mid-July to prepare for the World Youth Championships, so I hope my transfer will be finalized as soon as possible. Mom, I wonder how many clubs I can consider right now?"

The World Youth Championship will start at the end of July, and Rafael, who has no hope of the Copa America, has already set his sights on this event. And after experiencing the feeling of being on the top of South America yesterday, if the original Rafael was still a little hesitant to start a new challenge as soon as possible, he can't wait.

Terri paused as she took the water cup, looked at her son deeply, and shook her head: "No, you don't need to think about the World Youth Championships, because you don't have the energy and physical strength to participate in this, what you need to go to is the America's Cup." You know, the Copa America is about to start, there's not much time left, and tomorrow after a day off, you're going to report to the Ezeiza base, and it looks like you're going to have to miss the club's celebrations. ”

Raphael listened carefully at first, but then he was dumbfounded, why did he understand every word his mother said, but when it was connected together, it became an alien language? He couldn't help but raise his hand: "Wait, wait, Mom, what are you talking about? How did I go to the Copa America? I don't think I made it to the squad." ”

Terri took a sip and said lightly: "No, the 23-man Copa America squad will be announced on the AFA official website on the 26th, and you will be one of them." Her tone was so affirmative.

Raphael's lips were slightly open, his face was incredulous, and he had the illusion that he was daydreaming, and then he heard his mother continue: "Of course, there will be no transfers, at least you can't consider transfers during this winter break." ”

The excitement that had just risen involuntarily in Raphael's heart immediately sank.

Terri smiled slightly and took his hand: "Baby, don't have this expression, the reason why I tell you is because I think you are already an adult, and I believe that you will not be influenced by emotions in your judgment." I've analysed with you a long time ago, now is not the best time for you to leave, first of all, River Plate is negotiating with their sponsors to increase the sponsorship fee, you are their biggest bargaining chip, they will not let you go at this juncture, unless there is a club willing to spend more than 30 million euros to take you away, so that they can get greater benefits, but as far as I know, no. ”

This is the sadness of being too young, even if Rafael performs brilliantly, there are still many clubs who hide their worries about his early death, spending 30 million euros or more to buy a little beet who is not even 18 years old, which is too much of a test of their courage and finances. Look at Neymar, who is only two years older than him next door, is now worth more than 45 million, although the identity of the main player of the Brazilian national team has added a lot of points to the opponent, but age is also an unavoidable factor.

"The club is reluctant to let go, if you really want to leave, you can only express your opinion to the media, and then strike the game, compete with the club and patiently force them to compromise, but this will undoubtedly hurt your fans and worsen the relationship between the two sides, Rafael, are you really willing to do this?"

Playing football is for fun, but also to bring happiness to the fans, this is Rafael's original intention, this kind of nakedness|||Of course, he can't do the betrayal of the naked, he just wants to get together with Riverplate.

Raphael frowned and did not speak.

"The second is the Arab Football Association, they don't want you to go, in addition to commercial interests, but also because of the Super Derby. If you leave this season, River Plate fans will definitely be angry with them, and it will be very damaging to their image, which is not what they want to see. ”

Obviously, Rafael's inclusion in the 23-man squad for the Copa America is a compromise and compensation for the Copa America. It can also be seen that if he dares to go, it will not be so easy to enter the national team in the future, you know, Argentina has never lacked strikers.

Rafael is not stupid, he knew that he could go to the Copa America without AFA's participation, and laughed directly: "What are you kidding, isn't the selection of people something that Coach Batista and his coaching staff can do?" His expression was like eating a fly.

"If you change to a tough manager, maybe, but it's a pity that ......," Terri shook her head slightly, "Batista can't compete with Grondona." ”

After more than half a year of work, Terri is no longer the housewife who knows little about football, she has a thorough understanding of the current situation of domestic football.

Why did the head coach of the Argentine national team choose Batista after Maradona? You know, there are more Argentine coaches with a higher level of coaching and good qualifications than Batista, but why are there no famous coaches who are willing to compete or even avoid them? Because they can't tolerate that they still have a emperor on their heads, and this person is Grondona.

The dictator of Argentine football for 32 years - the president of the Argentine Football Federation and the first vice president of FIFA.

Maradona's departure so quickly was not unrelated to the deterioration of his relationship with Grondona.

Because of this, Grondona is very repulsive to Maradona's descendants such as Aguero and Tevez, especially Tevez, the thorn in his eye, Batista can keep the other party out of the national team and cannot do without his support. Now, Batista's re-recruitment of Tevez out of compromise with popular voices has caused Grondona's dissatisfaction, and at this time Grondona wants to let someone in, and Battista will not say much in order to ease relations.

Not to mention that Rafael is not a parallel import, his strength is obvious to all, if it weren't for his age, Batista himself would have been recruited, so it is not a difficult thing to agree, and the reason why he has not released the 23-man squad for the Copa America is precisely because of this.

"It turns out that I still need to go through the back door to enter the national team......" Rafael was speechless, annoyed and disgusted.

"Why do you think that? They just gave you the opportunity in advance, and your strength can make any reason less important. ”

Raphael didn't like to deceive himself, he turned his head in disgust and said stiffly, "I don't need to!"

While he did want to play in the America's Cup, it wasn't that way.

Terri smiled, "So you're going to refuse the call-up?"

Raphael was stunned for a moment.

"Or are you going to strike and leave River Plate?"

Raphael stopped talking again.

Terri sighed, it was a happy annoyance to have a son who couldn't wait to spread his wings and fly high, and who was amazingly talented: "Raphael, don't be rash, just a year, or even half a year, and no one can stop you from leaving, including me." ”

In fact, what Terri didn't say was that if Rafael had to leave now and sacrifice some personal interests, she could still run him away, but she hoped that her baby son's football career would go smoothly and a little smoother, whether it was in the club or in the national team, and the benefits of sacrificing this short period of one year would be far greater than if he left now.

This is not only out of the consideration of the agent, but also out of the selfishness of a mother.