Chapter 80: Ecuador's Overlord, Quito (1)

After the players of both sides entered the field, the Boca fans quickly picked up their equipment, and the square cards that had been prepared were pieced together into a huge skull pattern in the stands, the skeleton opened its mouth wide as if it was roaring something, but its empty eyes were shining with cold light and staring coldly at the Quido players from afar, making them shudder, and its own white skull was replaced by a huge blue and yellow Boca Juniors emblem at the moment, and the hanging star of honor made everyone see it at a glance.

The Candy Box Stadium is an architectural marvel that has amazed the world with its unique design. For avid soccer fans, the Candy Box Stadium is a must-visit destination of a lifetime.

The shape of the course is like the English letter D, which has a good sound gathering effect, and it is like entering a sea of enthusiasm when you are in it. Due to its unique appearance, the new course was eventually named the "Candy Box Course".

There is a well-known Argentine proverb that says, "When you come to the candy box, your legs and feet don't tremble." ”

Why not shiver? Because you have already been infected by the tsunami of shouts and cheers in the stadium, you have already thrown yourself into the sea of passion. Fans will spontaneously sing in unison, wave and applaud, jump in unison, and even make the stadium feel like a small earthquake when the huge shaking is so loud.

Crespo, a famous Argentine striker who has played for many years for Boca Juniors' rival River Plate, was also shocked by the Candy Box Stadium. "When I first walked into the Candy Box Stadium, I was completely blown away." Crespo recalled, "I was 18 years old and the experience at the Candy Box was horrible for me, it was definitely a tough game. ”

If the hostile climate at Quito Sports University has given it the devil's name, then the daunting Candy Box stadium is all carved out of the fanaticism of the fans.

The Candy Box Stadium has always been a disaster for foreign visiting teams in the non-Arab League, and if it weren't for a strong heart, it is estimated that the visiting players would have been so frightened that they couldn't even walk. The terrifying home atmosphere has helped Boca Juniors to achieve excellent results, losing only 11 games at the Candy Box and winning more than 80% of the matches in the long history of the Copa Libertadores.

Even if you're not watching the action, just looking at the frenetic fan atmosphere of Boca Juniors is worth buying a ticket to the Candy Box stadium. Boca fans are known as the team's "twelfth twelve", and even a 0-0 match will not make the fans less enthusiastic in the slightest. Although there are seats at every position in the stadium, the passionate fans often stand up and sing and dance, and the frenetic home atmosphere is a shame for many of Europe's biggest clubs.

Boca coach Ischea, who was fighting for the win in this game, lined up a 4-4-2 lineup, goalkeeper Migoliore, right wing-back vice-captain Ilava, left wing-back Monzon, and central defenders Paraguay national team captain Morel and Paletta. The core of the midfield remains the same, with Riquelme supplemented by Santiago, the two midfielders are Batagoria and Mexican Gracian, who have excellent headers, and the striker is Palacio, who has been a former South American footballer and has been playing for a stable team.

Unlike the well-known 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1, which were well-known in attack, the parallel 4-4-2 formation was a real surprise to those who followed the game.

After the opening, Boca's boys, as usual, carried a monstrous home advantage and immediately launched a thunderous offensive.

Riquelme, who received Palamo's kick-off pass, seemed to be unhurried on the side, but in fact, his legs had already completed his power unconsciously, and a wonderful performance shook off the big player of Quito who grabbed the ball and suddenly exploded in speed, unexpectedly long drive, and ran wildly with the ball.

This scene is not rare in Riquelme's personal career, let alone just opened?

In this regard, Saint-Tiago, who is on the other side of the field, smacks his lips, and it seems that the recent turmoil in the national team position has caused a lot of pressure on Romy! Although Argentine players have always been mavericks, it is not uncommon for them to quit the national team, with Redondo being the best example of this, and Riquelme has also done the same.

But then again, even if a player can refuse a call-up to play for his country, he can't refuse the attraction of the Hercules Cup, the highest team honor of his career, and besides, automatic withdrawal and abandonment are two different things!

"Santiago, you are the best! Kill these Ecuadorians! Damn Quito!! "Let them go home in the candy box, no one wants to go to their birdie home !!"

At the same time as Santiago was launched, the shouts of the fans on the sidelines also reached the ears of Santigo, and it was really a vendetta! The Ecuadorian Quito Stadium has left the Argentines in the sand on more than one occasion, even in important tournaments such as World Cup qualifiers and the Copa America, not to mention the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.

A series of grievances made the entire Boca hold back their energy, and they wanted to slaughter this group of new Copa Libertadores champions at home!

Riquelme and Santiago are separated from each other, not only in the role of commander but also in the role of moving forward. It is known that Quito Sports University is good at defensive counterattacks, and it is by virtue of this tactic that they finally won last season's Copa Libertadores and won the American continent.

However, because this game is a compact double game a week, it is obviously not possible for Boca, who has a low scoring rate at this stage and the defense has been frequently unstable in recent games, to continue to suppress brainlessly, so Boca is bound to ensure that the defense is in place at the same time, and strive to control the rhythm of the game to avoid a long-term wide open and closed situation, especially when the players in Quito find an opportunity to counterattack.

It's easy to set up, but it's really very demanding for Riquelme and San Tiago, who are separated from the two wings of the midfield, yes, the requirements for both of them.

The 4-4-2 in parallel naturally had to rely on two full-time midfielders to drive the fast attack while maintaining the number of players and coordination, so as to achieve the strategic goal of replacing the defense with attack, which is difficult for Riquelme in the attacking point and for Santhiago in terms of speed.

Originally, this tactical requirement was more in line with the personal characteristics of Cardoso, another young midfielder in Boca's team, but a young man like him who had not been polished too much still made it difficult for coach Ischea to take on the role of the continental competition, so the task naturally fell on the excellent performance of Santhiago.