The brawl was quickly overwhelmed by the staff of both sides, and as the award ceremony was about to begin, River Plate players lined up on either side of the road to the podium, smiling and applauding with a slightly serious look on their faces.

At the beginning, some young players were still a little reluctant, and there was such a big conflict just now, and they applauded in response to themselves.

To this the captain said: "Do you want them to be standing on the sidelines and applauding now?"

Pereira and the others had a grim expression, and the applause was much warmer.

This is a round of applause for the runner-up.

Also applaud yourself.

No matter what just happened, Santos in the game is a team that deserves their respect, and respecting their opponents is respecting themselves. And as a winner, shouldn't it be more deserving?

The Santos generals took the stage to receive the medal, their faces dark and devastation, and the double blow on and off the field made their expressions look ugly as if they were attending their own funeral.

If they could, they would really want to just throw their hands back in the lounge, but think about the consequences of Boca Juniors in '04 - being dubbed a "loser who can't afford to play" in South American football, and to this day it is still mentioned from time to time.

Today's Santos also has to worry about his reputation.

The runner-up medal was embarrassing, and the officials of the South American Football Federation who presented the award were also in a hurry.

Neymar didn't even bow his head, but directly took the medal and held it in his hand.

In football, the winner is king, and the runner-up doesn't mean anything.

Santos quickly left the field after receiving the medal, and the River Plate players looked at each other, their serious expressions instantly uncontrollable, and their faces showed excitement and pride.

The Copa Libertadores, it's theirs!

River Plate's trophy ceremony took place in the middle of the stadium, with Capa stepping on the podium first, followed by the others one by one, suppressing their excitement and proudly holding their heads high, walking towards the podium step by step, they were waiting, waiting for the moment when the captain won the cup.

Even Rafael was very excited in his heart, because he knew that every step he took was heading towards the top of South America.

That's the goal he's set for himself this season, and now, it's finally time to reap the rewards.

From the conquest of Argentina, to the conquest of South America, and later, he will also conquer Europe and thus the world.

Although the stands were mostly empty, this still did not affect the mood of the River Plate general, let alone the remaining nearly 10,000 River Plate fans, even if they cheered for the team for more than 90 minutes, they still did their best to make this cold stadium glow with the excitement that belongs to River Plate.

When receiving the medal, Rafael was sandwiched between Lamela and Afrancino, Afracino's feet were wrapped in gauze, Raphael half-hugged him, and his face showed concern: "Your injury is okay, be careful, don't cause secondary damage." ”

Afrancino couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and his body couldn't help but writhe with his teammates, and he almost jumped up: "It's okay, it's scary to look at, but it doesn't hurt my muscles and bones." Saying that, there was a little regret on his face, "Originally, I thought about it, if I won the championship, I would dance a tango on the spot, but now it seems that it will not work." ”

Lanzini, who was behind Raphael, heard it and leaned over with a grin: "Tango......? Who are you going to ask for a female step?"

Afrancino's eyes widened, apparently he hadn't thought about the serious question, and then he looked around for a while, finally fixing on Raphael's face.

Raphael shuddered, let go of his hand without thinking, and looked at the other party vigilantly.

"Be reasonable, I'll have nightmares when I dance with other people!"

"Be reasonable, I'm afraid of nightmares when I dance with you, okay!" Raphael rubbed his arms as if he wanted to rub the goosebumps off them, "If you dance women's steps and I dance men's steps, you can still think about it." ”

Lanzini hooked Raphael's neck from behind, bared his teeth and laughed: "Be reasonable, if he jumps a woman's step, we will all have nightmares......"

"But why do I have to dance women's steps, just because I'm more handsome than you?" snorted Raphael.

His teammates choked and were shocked by his brazenness.

Lanzini sighed softly: "It's over, we can't fight Raphael in terms of thickness." ”

Raphael hehe: "Actually, I think Eric is also good, Facundo you can think about it." ”

Afráncino really thought about it.

Lamela, the innocent melon-eating crowd who was innocently affected, hated itchy, and her eyes paused from Raphael and then slid to Afrancino: "Facundo, how long will it take for your injuries to heal?"

"Huh? The team doctor said two weeks. "Afurancino doesn't know why.

"But I don't think two weeks will be fine if you want to dance with me, maybe two months. Lamela said with a serious expression, unusually serious.

The corners of Afrancino's mouth twitched, and he wiped the non-existent sweat: "Hey man, don't do this, I just think, I just think! I'm a patient now! How can I go to tango!"

……

While Rafael was frolicking, River Plate captain Almeida in the centre had already lifted the Copa Libertadores trophy at the Stadio Pacaembo in São Paulo, and the atmosphere was at its peak. River Plate's players, both starters and substitutes, put one arm around their teammate's shoulder and waved the other wildly, reveling in their shared championship.

River Plate fans in the stands bloomed on the spot, lit the fireworks sticks they brought, and sprinkled white notes from the stands.

It's their favorite way to celebrate, and the more "snowflakes" there are, the more excited their mood becomes.

In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, at the end of the night, countless fanatical River Plate fans who could not attend the game had already rioted, chanting "Long live River Plate", pouring out of their homes and slowly gathering into the streets, under the night sky, the song of "Himno a River Plate" resounded throughout the city, echoing the cheers in the distant Brazilian city.

Fifteen years of waiting, just for this moment, just to witness the return of River Plate to the top of South America!

In the stands, Oriel was still shouting hoarsely, the words "Raphael", "River Plate", and "Champion" were repeated repeatedly, irregularly, and her expression was crazy and exaggerated, making her look not like a beautiful beauty at all, but like a fanatical madman.

But it doesn't matter, because there are all such crazy people around.

They are afraid that they are not fanatical enough to express one ten-thousandth of their hearts.

Originally, she couldn't be here today because her father didn't get a ticket for the much-anticipated final, but Rafael accidentally learned about it and gave her two tickets.

That's why she was able to witness the miracle on the spot, to witness the brilliant goal of the Angels to turn the tide, to witness River Plate's final victory, and even to witness Rafael's sharp counterattack to protect her teammates in the group just now - you must know that she almost jumped from the stands in anger just now, if it wasn't for her dad holding her.

All of this made her feel uncomfortable.

The boy on the field is only a little older than her, but he has become a god-like existence in her mind.

She waved the flag of the river plate vigorously, her flag was a little different from the others, the biggest difference was that there were several huge ghost-like symbols in the middle.

It took Oriel a lot of effort to embroider Raphael's signature on it - although Raphael himself saw it, it is estimated that he is a little unrecognizable - but this is already Oriel doing her best to restore it with her own stitches.

That's how she told others that she, Oriel, was Rafael's deserving number one fan.

In her frenzy, she thought that even if Raphael was no longer in River Plate, she would not be able to help but love him.

Next to Oriel, her father Ivan was also in tears, but unlike Oriel, who was crazy about people, he was crazy about the team.

His hands were clasped tightly and he prayed with great devotion to thank God for His protection.

As a die-hard River Plate fan, it is precisely because of the glory that I have experienced that I am more mediocre and turbulent and painful, and I am more eager for the return of the throne.

The crisis of relegation had once made him panic and angry, fearing that the riverplate would sink to ...... However, nothing is more inspiring than one victory after another, nothing is more reassuring than one trophy after another, victory is the ladder to honor, and weighty trophies are the foundation of the giants!

No matter how loyal the superstar is, no matter how suitable the coach is, they will all leave one day, only the trophy will remain in the honor room of River Plate forever, and only the name engraved on it will remain in their memory forever, and the fireworks released at this moment will be with them.

Like Ivan, there are countless River Plate fans, and even the players can't control themselves.

The moment Almeida lifted the trophy, tears fell involuntarily, and a thousand words could not reach his red eyes.

He lifted the Copa Libertadores fifteen years ago, when he was just 23 years old. It was with this trophy that he got a ticket to Europe, went to Spain, went to Italy, went around and around, time flies, fifteen years passed, when he thought that he would end his football career with the relegation of River Plate, he once again lifted the Copa Libertadores, as if going back in time, everything had not yet begun, he returned to the high-spirited green age, his journey was just beginning, his ambition was growing.

That moment of trance passed quickly, time is the most ruthless, time is the fairest, he is now 38 years old.

His gaze touched the teenager, and in the midst of the revelry, he handed the trophy to the other party, a powerful hug, a kiss on the cheek: "Thank God, thank you, the present, the future belongs to you like this trophy." ”

The hug was very short, and after leaving, he reverently drew a cross on his chest, as if to be the best blessing to the other party.

The trophies kept changing hands, and the coaches and players began to take pictures with the trophies.

At this time, Raphael's super popularity was revealed, and he became the busiest one on the field, no matter who he was, he was inevitably invited to take a group photo together.

But the most impressive thing is the photo of him holding the trophy with Lamela and Lanzini and the scene where he kisses the trophy.

The previous one was later turned out by the British media, calling it "the three golden boys of River Plate gathered in England".

The latter one is named "The Cornerstone of the Angels."