Copa Libertadores on BBC3

[Satriale's Pork Store]

In the Maracana...

Fluminense on their home turf v Boca Juniors.

Thousands of visiting Argies there, following their team. Impressive support.

Just going into extra time.

 

[Satriale's Pork Store]

Only me watching then

Unbelievable, John Kennedy of Fluminense has just scored to put them 2-1 up and then been sent off for running into the crowd

 

[Strahan92]

Remarkable game. Great skill, amazing passion and some absolute foolishness from a couple of these players now 10v10.

 

[Macseasider]

Just farcical the play acting and cheating.

 

[AlternativeSeaside]

Fluminense 2nd goal scorer to put them in front in extra time has just been sent off for second yellow for celebrating in the crowd, his first he was still on the bench.

It’s been lively few days in Rio

Edit to say I hadn’t seen your thread so started another one and wrote this

Gotta love South American Football, I love going to games, I’ve never seen anything remotely as passionate and as crazy in my life apart from a few away days with the Pool back in the eighties.

 

[Strahan92]

Just farcical the play acting and cheating.

It does make it hard to watch.

 

[Satriale's Pork Store]

The Fluminense guy who was bitch-slapped went down like he had been hit by Tyson Fury!

 

[Dark_Side_of_the_Lune]

I went to a few of those in the 90s when I lived in S America. My white ensign 12ft flag was challenging to say the least in Argentina when I was with Chileans. I survived