Corinthians had two missed penalties by Benedetto in the decisive match of the Libertadores round of 16 to qualify for the next phase
The organized crowd of Corinthians you have a new partner! On Tuesday night, the 5th, the team overcame the Boca Juniors, playing away from home and with many absences, and qualified for the quarterfinals of Libertadores. Responsible for missing two penalties in the confrontation, the forward Benedetto fell in favor of the crowd for having “helped” the Alvinegro team on the field.
To give you an idea, Benedetto wasted a chance with the ball still rolling, and in addition to missing the penalty in regulation time, he also missed the penalty that could have classified Boca Juniors during the penalty shootout. Of course, this “force” given by the player did not go unnoticed on social networks, which went crazy with the vacancy.
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After departure, the Corinthians used his official profile on “Twitter” to make a light provocation to the Argentine striker, and published a membership card of the club’s main organized supporters, Gaviões da Fiel, but with the photo and full name of Benedetto counting on the field corresponding.
The whole situation gained even more strength due to the fact that before the two missed penalties in this Tuesday’s match, the number 9 of Boca Juniors was the executioner of Corinthians’ main rival, the palm treesin the 2018 Libertadores semifinal. Because of this, there were a lot of fans who bet saying that Benedetto was a Timão fan.
In addition to the healthy jokes on social networks, the famous Argentine newspaper “Olé” also did not mince words to criticize the striker for what was classified by them as a ‘petty mistake’, in addition to stating that the Argentine “had everything to win, but he left crying”, commenting on the player’s crying after confirming the elimination.
THANKS!#DayDeCorinthians#Go Corinthianspic.twitter.com/Q667HjL2wn
— Corinthians (@Corinthians) July 6, 2022
Now with its place in the quarter-finals of Libertadores heroically guaranteed, Corinthians awaits the definition of the match between Flamengo x tolima, which takes place this Wednesday, 6th, at the Maracanã stadium at 21:30 (Brasília time). In the first game, Rubro-Negro did better, winning 1-0 in Colombia.
Source: sportbuzz
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