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Mouth made history that on 28 November 2000 in Tokyo. Against all odds, the team directed by Carlos Bianchi defeated 2-1 at the galactic Real Madrid Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo and Raul, among other stars, and lifted up the Intercontinental Cup. Martin Palermo, twice, scored the goals for the winner. Juan Román Riquelme took in their booties the joystick of the game.
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Fernando Hierro is a legend of the White House. He played almost 600 games with the shirt of the Meringue and won 18 titles, including three Champions League and five league. Also two trophies intercontinental, but not that of the end face of the Xeneize. In dialogue with radio Continentalthe Spanish defender recalled that duel and praised profusely, the statement of your opponent and the performance by the organiser of the game: the aforementioned Riquelme.
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“Boca had a great team in 2000. We arrived to Tokyo after a party, and the Mouth was three weeks preparing. We left very cold and we found ourselves 0-2”analyzed, in reference to the cries in advance of Palermo, the 3 and the 6 minutes of action. Then descontaría Roberto Carlos the 12, but the Real Madrid failed to climb the slope.
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“The defeat with Mouth taught us and it helped a lot to win the Champion next. It was hard to take the ball to Riquelme, he knew at all times the timming to handle the game” admitted the defender, who was able to make his debut with the shirt of Valladolid and is removed with the Bolton in 2005. He then turned to the technical direction, task in which reached to lead to the Spanish selection in the World cup of Russia 2018.
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In his career on the turf, he had met with fast forward and midfielders offensive fearless, as told in the case of Riquelme. Also had the honor to be measured against Maradona. However, he failed to match in a playing field with Messi.
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“I consider myself privileged not to have played against Messi, ja. Maradona was my childhood idolI was able to get rid of one, but I was able to play with the other,” he said. “What is making Messi in the last 15 years is out of the ordinary”, he highlighted on the Flea, despite the fact that it is a landmark of Barcelona, the club opposed to Real Madrid which represented.
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Another definition, that of the Libertadores Cup 2018, to be played in which was his home: the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. “The end of 2018, I saw in my house, you could see the passion of the fan of argentina. Had a great performance in Madrid, but at the same time was sorry to not have been able to play in your country”, he posed.
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And was invited to give to know what the argentine team will generate more sympathy. “I had the opportunity to learn about the stadium of River cuandi I visited Argentina. I always said that I would have liked to see a River-Boca in the court of the Mouth. Could not choose between one of the two” concluded, diplomat.
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