Because Rosario Central beat its opponents 5-0 in the semifinals, many media still believe that Rosario Central is stronger and has a higher chance of winning in their game previews.
However, the Hurricanes Athletics' record of overturning four consecutive Class A teams should not be underestimated. Especially since the Hurricanes are from the second division, many neutral media, or media from Rosario Central's rivals, are naturally more willing to see the Hurricanes win the cup.
It can even be said that, except for the die-hard supporters of Rosario Central, the vast majority of other media are supporting the Hurricanes to win the cup, because everyone prefers to see miracles.
"Tonight at 20:00, the 2013/2014 Argentine Cup final will start at the Candy Box Stadium, the home of Boca Juniors. However, there will be no Boca Juniors, but Rosario Central from the first division VS Rosario Central from the second division. Hurricane Athletics.”
"Rosario Central defeated River Plate in the quarter-finals, and even beat Independiente Argentina 5-0 in the semi-finals. We entered the final with an unrivaled attitude, aiming to win the championship."
"Of course, Atlético Huracán is not bad either. Although they did not win by more than three goals in the Argentine Cup, they eliminated four A-League teams including Boca Juniors and finally advanced to the final. Created a super dark horse legend of a second-division team reaching the final."
"From the overall strength point of view, Rosario Central in Class A should be stronger than Hurricanes Athletics. The Hurricanes can only compete with Rosario Central's lineup in limited positions such as Alan Velarde. rival."
"But Rosario Central is currently only ranked third from the bottom in the A-League, which is lower than the four A-League teams eliminated by Atletico Hurricanes. Therefore, it is unscientific to say that Atletico Hurricanes will definitely lose."
"It's just that, judging from the state of the semifinals, Rosario Central is clearly better."
"But the game is not clear. Many times there will be situations where you worked too hard in the previous game and scored too many goals, and then failed to score a goal in the next game."
"Therefore, when it comes to the final, there is some doubt whether Rosario Central will still be as ferocious as the semifinals."
"The Hurricanes Athletic Team has been performing steadily, eliminating four A-League teams in a row and ranking first in the A-League. This proves that the Hurricanes are already qualified to play in the A-League."
"If Atletico Hurricanes really goes all out in the end, defeats Rosario Central and wins the Argentine Cup, it will create a miracle of winning the top domestic cup as a second division team."
"After winning the championship, Atletico Hurricanes will be able to directly participate in the CONMEBOL Cup as a newly promoted team next season."
"This is undoubtedly another miracle."
"Let us wait and see what the outcome of the final will be."
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Tens of thousands of Hurricanes fans and Capitals neutral fans descended on Candy Box Stadium in the afternoon.
The Hurricanes are the capital team and occupy the status of the "underdog" of the second division team. It is not only the fans of the Hurricanes who hope to see the Hurricanes upset and perform a miracle, but also tens of thousands of Buenos Aires. Common fans of Leith.
Many people went to the scene to cheer for the Hurricanes with the mentality of supporting the Hurricanes to perform a miracle.
Rosario Central comes from the city of Rosario in central Argentina, so it is naturally not that convenient for fans to come to the capital to support the team.
Therefore, only about 10,000 fans who finally entered the Candy Box Stadium were die-hard fans of Rosario Central. Most of the remaining 30,000 people were die-hard Hurricanes fans, and thousands more were neutral fans. .
This is the final, and if you win, you will win the championship. Therefore, Hurricanes fans have made this their home stadium, and their enthusiasm is different from that in the 1/16 finals.
In this game, not only Krisna, Alyssa, Bertha, and Desia, but also Simpson Henderson entered the stadium with his bodyguards to cheer for Willard with his daughter and others. cheer
Alyssa and Bertha met Simpson Henderson for the first time. Even though they already knew about Desia's family background, they were still a little scared when they saw Henderson's strong aura.
Fortunately, Henderson was very kind to the two of them, and with Desia's comfort, they could barely sit and watch the game together. However, there was a barrier between Desia and Krisna, otherwise they would not dare to sit next to Henderson.
Half an hour before the start of the game, when players from both teams began to enter the stadium for pre-match warm-ups, nearly 30,000 Hurricanes fans burst into cheers, which shocked Henderson.
Although he owns a casino and participates in football betting, and occasionally watches live broadcasts of Argentina's El Clásico, Copa Libertadores, Champions League, America's Cup, World Cup and other games, he has not been to watch a game in person. Today is the first time.
If you have never watched a game live, or experienced the feeling of a packed stadium, you will never know how exciting it is to watch a game live.
Seeing and hearing so many fans at the scene, holding banners supporting Alan Willard, pulling his portraits, chanting his name, pinning the team's hope of winning on him, Hund Sen did have an intuitive feeling for the influence of a football star for the first time.
"You are still playing in the second division and you have such a big influence. This kid, Willard, really has a bright future in the football industry!" Henderson said to Desia with a sigh.
"The man I like cannot be an ordinary person." Daicia replied slightly proudly.
Alyssa and Bertha, who were separated from Krisna, both felt a little sour when they heard Desia's answer, but they didn't feel too disgusted.
After getting along for this period of time, both of them already knew that Desia's feelings for Willard were serious and not a joke. And Willard couldn't refuse Desia. Alyssa and Bertha don't know how long they can persist in rejecting Desia.
For the sake of their feelings, Willard has never accepted Desia, which is certainly worthy of their happiness. But if they continue to ignore Willard's feelings and reject Desia, they don't know if Willard will change his attitude towards them one day.
This is what they are more worried about.
Looking at the powerful Simpson Henderson and Desia father and daughter, and the bodyguards already standing around, Alyssa and Bertha couldn't help but have an idea in their minds: if they accept Desia, there will be Henderson By providing bodyguards to protect Willard, the boyfriend's safety will be much more assured.
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Willard naturally didn't know what Alyssa and Bertha were thinking when they met Henderson for the first time. Now he just wanted to prepare for the game wholeheartedly.
After completing the pre-match warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the locker room, and the head coach began to make final mobilization.
Mario Binco said: "Everyone, today's game is of great significance. It is definitely the most important game of our season."
"Everyone knows that it is not very important whether we win the league championship or not. The most important thing is to be promoted to the A-League."
"And we have already achieved this goal."
"Now, our most important goal is to win this game, win the championship, perform the miracle of the second division team winning the Argentine Cup, and advance to the South American Football Confederation Cup next season."
"It would be a great feat if it came to fruition."
"Your name will be celebrated not only in Argentina but throughout the world."
“This is a game to make a name for yourself.”
"I hope that everyone will go all out, unite, work hard for a common goal, win the game, win the championship, stand on the podium, and win applause from the world."
Originally, on such occasions, the head coach usually gave a speech, and then the captain or the most senior player stood up to encourage him, but after Mario Binco finished speaking, Mancinelli seemed to have nothing to say.
Seeing this, Willard, whose mental age is in his thirties, had no stage fright and clapped his hands unceremoniously. After attracting everyone's attention, he said:
"As everyone knows, I like Chinese culture recently and have bought many translated Chinese books."
"When I was reading Chinese history, there was a piece of history about the process of two peasant uprisings at the end of the Qin Dynasty. The leader of the uprising army shouted the slogan: Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed?"
"The meaning is, are princes and generals born? No, any of us can be princes and generals."
"China's history proves that this is indeed the case. The most extreme example is Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He grew up from a hungry beggar with no culture and background to the leader of an uprising army and led a peasant uprising army to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Establish a unified Ming Dynasty."
"Do you know what country the Yuan Dynasty was?"
"This is the country founded by the descendants of Genghis Khan who conquered most of Eurasia on horseback."
"The slogan "Princes, Generals and Prime Ministers, Ning You Hu" tells us that no one is born to be a prince, general or prime minister, and no one is born to be a wealthy family or a champion."
"Even though we are a second-division team today, we are weak and weak in the eyes of many people, and should be the loser. But can we admit it ourselves?"
"cannot."
"We must have the temperament of princes, generals, and nobles. We must have the courage to be willing to be killed and dare to pull down the emperor. We must have the courage to stand on the highest podium."
"Zhu Yuanzhang can be an emperor even if he is a beggar. We are a second-division champion team that overturned four first-division teams. We overturned Rosario Central, which was ranked third in the first-division team. We won the final and won the championship. No. Is it a matter of course?"
"Besides, this is our blessed land. We defeated Boca Juniors here."
"Even Boca Juniors, who play at home and are ranked higher than Rosario Central, were overthrown by us. Are you still afraid of Rosario Central?"
The teammates shouted: "Don't be afraid!"
Willard nodded and said: "That's right! We're afraid of their eggs, so let's go out and kill them! Win the championship!"
Everyone in the locker room shouted excitedly: "Okay!"
Finally, everyone put their hands together and shouted together: "We must win! We must win! We must win!"
Then, Mario Binco and other coaches and substitute players left the locker room first and went to sit on the bench, waiting for the game to start.
Velarde and other starting players, led by captain Mancinelli, came to the player tunnel, held the little ball boys, and prepared to go out with the referee team.
In the players tunnel, someone actually knew the players from Rosario Central, but neither party said hello. After all, the two sides are now enemies, and what they are about to compete for is the championship trophy.
At this time, it is best not to say hello.
As the game time approached, the referee team led the players from both sides out of the tunnel to the applause of nearly 50,000 fans at the scene.
At the entrance of the players' tunnel, there was the Argentina Cup championship trophy placed on a standing table, but when the players from both sides passed by the trophy, no one touched the trophy.
Because there is a saying in football today that in the finals, whichever team touches the trophy has a high chance of losing.
Although this curse is not scientific, there are many examples. The most famous one is the 2005 Champions League final and the night in Istanbul. AC Milan's Kaka touched the trophy when passing by it, which led to the final reversal by Liverpool. , staged the famous Miracle of Istanbul.
Since then, almost no one has dared to touch the trophy as they pass it during the finals entrance ceremony. If you touch it, it will be fine if you win the championship. Once you lose, you may become the target of public criticism and be sprayed by the media and fans. No one is willing or necessary to challenge this risk.
