Those of River do not doubt: they want Flamengo

That River fans have chosen by a large majority, in the poll of Ole, Flamengo as the rival they wish to face in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores can only be explained in one way: desire for revenge. Blood in the eye Because otherwise it is not understood how they want to meet the current Brazilian soccer champion and that a week ago he was consecrated in Carioca, which comes from being 1st in a very tough group (Vélez qualified 2nd and LDU, to the South American) , who is undefeated in the CL with 14 goals in favor (5 against) and who also has the top scorer in the tournament. A certain Gabigol …

There is something certain: since that fateful final in Lima between River and Fla, there was the feeling that everyone in Núñez awaits a wink from fate to be able to reissue that crossing, but this time with the possibility of having a rematch. Yes, back and forth. And in fact, talking about rematch at the macro level also makes sense. Why? From that squad led by the Portuguese Jorge Jesús (now the DT is Rogerio Ceni) there are several figures: Diego Alves, William Arao, Filipe Luís, Everton Ribeiro, De Arrascaeta, Diego, Gerson, Bruno Henrique and Gabriel Barbosa, the man who with his double in four minutes denied Gallardo’s team the possibility of adding the third Libertadores of the cycle …

Anyway, the results of the survey Ole They were conclusive: 21% of the 11,962 voters want a River-Flamengo crossing to be confirmed in the draw that will take place this Tuesday in Paraguay. Below are Argentinos Juniors and Racing (16%). Palmeiras, the last Brazilian team that eliminated River in the last CL? 13% of voters choose him as a potential rival on duty … And the case of Inter de Porto Alegre is striking, which was the one that scored the fewest points of the eight qualifiers (barely 10) and the one that fans prefer to avoid: it only received 4% of the clicks …

In short, the data show that the vast majority of River fans want to go for the bravest and incidentally seek to remove the thorn that they have nailed since that lost final. This Tuesday, for now, it will be known if that wish becomes reality …

Gallardo after the final lost with Flamengo