Chapter 106: Strong Enemies

In the early twentieth century, three young people living in São Paulo came to Porto Alegre to play football, but there was no club to take them in, because they were new immigrants, so they formed a new club, which was called Internacional Brasil.

In 1975, the newly immigrant club became the first club from Rio Grande do Sul to win the national league. However, the club continued to be ostracized from the football world in the following decade, but instead of defeating the tenacious fans of Fiel Brasil, they continued to swim against the tide to make these fans more and more excited and crazy.

The 56,000-seat home stadium is a second-tier stadium even in Europe's top leagues, not to mention the more than 50,000 fans at the Stadio Vilario during matches.

90,000 is the highest attendance record at the Stadio Vilario, and the frenetic atmosphere is one of the most feared in South America, only to be revised to 56,000 according to FIFA standards. Even so, FIFA rules can't restrain the fanatical fans here, and the frenzied influx of nearly 70,000 people in this match between Internacional and Boca Juniors shows the appeal of this match.

And for this game, Boca is also the main force, under the arrangement of coach Ischia, whether it is Santo Tiago, Riquelme, who has recently been caught in public opinion, or Caceles, who has just returned from injury, have all entered the starting lineup.

Before the match, there was speculation in the media that Boca would do his best in the first leg against Internacional Brasil, and now Ischia has proved everything with the most tangible arrangement, Boca will fight for every inch of territory!

As we all know, although Brazil and Argentina are known as the two South American giants, the reputation of Boca and River Plate in the club is also resounding in world football, faintly overpowering the Brazilian league. However, from the club side, in the final analysis, Brazilian clubs are not easy to mess with, so the Argentine domestic media who have followed this match generally believe that Boca will focus on the second leg of the candy box matchup, and as for the first leg, they will try to keep the draw or not be pulled away.

After all, the home advantage of Internacional Brazil is one thing, and in terms of fixtures, Boca Juniors will face San Lorenzo, who are second in the league in two days' time. If such a close continuous battle allows the main team to start all the games, then the physical exertion of the players is absolutely huge, and it is almost impossible to recover in just two days.

In such a situation, there are very few chances of winning against a strong opponent like San Lorenzo!

In addition to the most well-known Boca and River Plate, plus the ** Athletic Club, Atlético Argentina, and San Lorenzo, these five strong teams are actually the real traditional strong teams in the La Liga, and they have always been known as the top five teams in the La Liga. And unlike Boca's strong Italian immigrant color, the San Lorenzo Club has a strong Basque Country color.

The Basque Country is a region between Spain and France, and its politics are aside, but when it comes to football, the Basque Country has a very commendable football. The most famous of these is Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, a La Liga club in the Basque Country that has always adhered to the tradition of using only Basque natives, and has never recruited other players in a big way, and it is precisely this that has not been relegated from La Liga for more than 80 years, which is enough to show its uniqueness and strong football talent of the Basque people.

Although San Lorenzo, which has a strong Basque immigrant color, does not maintain a tradition like Athletic Bilbao, it also relies on its super strength to stabilize the Diaoyutai of the Ajia and can compete with the other top four. This season, they have been in the standings with consistent results, until Boca's strong winning streak relinquished the top spot.

It is conceivable that when Boca was facing a cruel schedule of two matches in three days, San Lorenzo was holding his breath and wanted to take this opportunity to regain the top spot in the standings, so the San Lorenzo club even rejected Boca's application to the official La Liga for a postponement under the pressure of public opinion!

So when Boca played in Brazil, everyone wondered if they could finish their game and wipe out Internacional Brasil in one game! After all, once it fails, it will also be an extremely fatal blow to the morale of the battle of Tianwang Mountain two days later!

"In this game at home to Boca, the Brazilian international team, who have been gaining momentum recently, surprisingly put out a 4-1-4-1 formation that they were not good at before, and they arranged four players at the back, five players in midfield, and only one player in the front court to play as a striker! Because of the dense number of players in the midfield, this formation undoubtedly has the characteristics of intensive defensive counterattacks.

In today's world football game, intensive defensive counter-attacking is a relatively popular style of play, and both strong and weak teams are well aware of the importance of solid defense. At the same time, five players are arranged in the midfield, and on the basis of solid defense, they can still take active and bold attacks, so it cannot be said that this is a conservative formation! “

"The close connection between the forward line and the back line is not only good for shrinking the defense, but also further complements the ground transmission tactics that Boca is good at! Internacional Brasil has done their homework for this match!! “

Unlike the surprise and admiration in the mouths of commentators, when the match began, Santhiago looked at his opponent who was ready to go, and his heart could not hide his jealousy.

In the tactics set by Ischea before the game, Boca was actually going to play against Internacional Brazil in the opening game, relying on the personal strength of the striker and Riquelme and Santo Thiago to go toe-to-toe with the enemy at their home stadium. The advantages of this are self-evident, and the disadvantages are also obvious, but what Boca did not expect was that Internacional Brasil, which has always adopted aggressive tactics at home, this time it was extremely abnormal to discharge 4-1-4-1 and start a defensive counterattack tactic!

This is no longer about doing your homework before the game, but simply hitting the pain point of Boca! It is to let Boca exhaust his physical strength in this game, so that Santiago and others are in a dilemma, and they cannot advance or retreat!!