| He conquers Cruzeiro and he is a champion of the Cup Liberating |
| Students it does not know of impossible |
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| Juan Sebastián Verón kisses the Cup Liberator. Foto:AP. |
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To pure heart and with a firm game and without fissures, Estudiantes went out champion of the Cup Liberator on having put of knees in his own fief the Cruzeiro of Brazil and to go down in history like the first team in catching the scepter after coming from the repechaje.
Thirty nine years after that historical tricampeonato that won between 1968-70, the "Pincharratas" turned again Olympian of the way most wished by any Argentine team: in Brazil, with the whole stadium in against and after being lose.
After being in disadvantage with Henrique's goal and before a Mineirao with more than 65 thousand persons, Estudiantes took the glass on Wednesday, the 15th on having conquered 2-1 with goals of Gastón Fernández and Mauro Boselli, with perfect passes of his figure Juan Sebastián Verón.
The going party in La Plata finished 0-0 and for the revenge Cruzeiro it was emerging like favorite, since in the Mineirao it had gained his six parties in the tournament of this year including 3-0 to Students in the groups stage.
At individual level, the principal praises they were taken by the "Brujita" Verón, which gained the same glass as his father Juan Ramón it took in 1968, 69 and 70.
“ This is for those who love me and for those who do not love me; that enjoy the glass”, he declared Verón after the party.
Boselli, who disembarked in Students full with being in Mouth Juniors in the shade of Martín Palermo, is different that took the palms, also a check of the organization for 30 thousand dollars for having been the maximum gunner of the glass with eight goals, including that of the victory before Cruzeiro.
“ This is dreamed, to gain the glass, to be the scorer... We are champion deserts, this is incomparable”, said Boselli, of whom it is said that it is in the sight of Palermo of Italy.
Thanks to this consecration, Estudiantes will play the clubs world cup in United Arab Emirates from December 9 until next December 19 together with Barcelona of Spain, Atlante of Mexico, Auckland City of New Zealand and the place Ahli Dubai, in addition to a team of Africa and other of Asia that remain for qualifying.
Estudiantes will suffer the fall of a pair players who said goodbye before Cruzeiro: the archer Mariano Andújar sold at the Catania of Italy and the scorer Gastón Fernández will have to rejoin to the Tigers of Mexico.
| “We confirm the participation and we are only in expectation of the approval of the visas” Americans... |
| Firpo will play before DC United |
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| Firpo will play in the RFK 28. foto:AP |
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The runner-up of El Salvador Luis Angel Firpo accepted to take part in the Champions League and United enlists his artillery to face the DC.
“ We confirm the participation and we are only in expectation of the approval of the visas” Americans, made sure the manager of Firpo, Luis Octavio Santana.
Firpo, past runner-up of the Closing ceremony, was invited by the Concacaf after the desinscripción of the Chalatenango, which did not expire with the requisite of confirming on time his participation.
Chalatenango drags economic problems for one year and his players, who represent the team, they realize negotiations to sell the category.
Firpo, which the Peruvian Alberto Castillo directs, will have to visit on July 28 the DC United in Washington and the shock back is programmed for August 4 in the stadium Cuscatlán.
| In the Game of the Stars |
| Mariano Rivera does again of theirs |
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| Rivera shone like All Star. Foto:AP. |
For Eric Núñez
AP
Ninth inning, the difference is only one career in a Game of Stars and nothing more logical that to give the ball to Mariano Rivera.
The ending of the movie of Tuesday, the 14th in Busch Stadium was the same to those that the brilliant Panamanian relevista of the Yankee ones of New York has used to the world of the Big Leagues: 1-2-3 and to house.
Rivera preserved the victory of the American League for 4-3 and that stretched to 13 the gust of consecutive editions without losing of the young circuit, more prolonged in the history of the outstanding figure.
It was the bran number four for Rivera in Games of Stars. Another record for the right of 39 years that for moment kneaded the credentials to be exalted to the Lounge of the Reputation.
Rivera gave him the stroke to his new record scarcely a pair weeks after having turned into the second relevista in the history that comes to 500 rescue.
The possibility of reaching another milestone, as it admitted, it was fixedly in his mind.
" It was complying to that and I can only say that I am glad to have one more opportunity", said Rivera, who broke a tie with Dennis Eckersley and now it accumulates eight innings thrown in the outstanding figure without allowing clean careers.
Pressure? Do you doubt? Fear of failing?
Nothing of that. Simply it was raised to the hillock and demonstrated his steel nerve again to expire with his task and also one that takes with finished naturalness the one that is so domineering.
" It is something normal, I do not try to put any more than it is", pointed out Rivera. "Of another form, since perhaps it does not do the work, so I do it it is to take it as it is: one more game".
" It was necessary to gain, to have the advantage for the World Series", he added.
Carlos Peña, the first base Dominican of Rays de Tampa Bay, he emphasized the value of what Rivera does repeatedly.
" When the lomita is raised it is recogan his things and vámonos that the party was already finished", he said Rock. "That talent, that exploit".
Joe Maddon, the pilot of the American, credited the victory to his bullpen of "horses" with Rivera, Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelpon.
| Maxim covers with stars of new Real Madrid |
| Cristiano Ronaldo ready for the challenge |
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| Cristiano Ronaldo in the pre-season of the club meringue in Dublin. Foto:AP. |
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They all hope that Cristiano Ronaldo should lead to Real Madrid to the throne of the world soccer, and the Portuguese player is anxious for demonstrating that it can achieve it.
" The life is a challenge, and I am a challenges man", said Christian during the concentration of pre-season of Madrid in Dublin.
The end came to Madrid proceeding from the Manchester United in a historical transference for 131 million dollars. Together with Kaká, Karim Benzema and Raúl Albiol, Christian said that he and his partners have a work to be done when it starts the Spanish period next month.
" The new players we have to demonstrate that we were brought for a reason", he mentioned. "We have to gain the league".
The Barcelona gained the past period a historical qualifications triplete, on having been crowned in the Spanish league, the Champions League and the Cup of the King.
Christian hopes that the team could do meringue the same.
" Sometimes little luck is needed, but I believe that we have a good team and a good trainer. Why not?", it pointed out. "We have to think this way to win".
Christian discarded the reports of press of which there is already friction between the stars of the new age of the "galactic ones".
" We all have to concentrate together to gain championships. I am equal to the others, and I believe that together we can achieve it", he affirmed.
The Christian's first party with Madrid possibly will be Monday, when the Spanish team will play a friendly one against Shamrock Rovers. It indicated that the Chilean technician Manuel Pellegrini has not said to him if it will play in Rovers, where the organizers had to place special bleachers to accommodate to more than 10.000 fanatics who are waited.
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