Maximiliano Uria
07/23/2021 4:23 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 07/23/2021 4:23 PM
When the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana were raffled on June 1, it was logically said that they were tournaments mostly starring clubs from Argentina and Brazil. And it is that there were 9 Argentine casts that appeared on the list and 10 Brazilians; 6 and 6 in Libertadores, 3 and 4 in the Sudamericana. But after the round of 16 of both contests, only River and Rosario Central are still "alive" in the competitions, while the Brazilians qualified all except Gremio, which fell to the Quito League of Ecuador, and Inter de Porto Alegre, which remained out on penalties against Olimpia. With the exception that the rematch in Rio de Janeiro between Fluminense and Cerro Porteño is missing, which had the Cariocas winning as visitors 2-0.
Something happens to Argentine football compared to Brazilian football, then. Vélez, Argentinos, Racing, Defensa y Justicia and Boca stayed in the path of Libertadores; only River could overcome the phase, and he did it by facing the Bug, a compatriot. Instead, Atlético Mineiro, San Pablo, Flamengo and Palmeiras entered the quarters of the maximum continental tournament. And surely they will be joined by Fluminense, which is a favorite against Cerro, a game that will be played on Tuesday, August 3. For South America, meanwhile, Arsenal and Independiente were eliminated and Rosario Central follows alone, who will face Bragantino in the quarterfinals.
It is true that in the heads-up between one and the other there were no big differences:
Boca deserved to beat Atlético Mineiro
if it had not been for the VAR, Racing played a great game in San Pablo and Independiente alternated good and bad against Santos.
Only Flamengo easily surpassed Defense and Justice.
But those of the neighboring country always prevailed.
Racing tied in San Pablo but played badly in Avellaneda and was left out of the Libertadores.
Photo: Germán García Adrasti.
The lack of filming, the economic gap between countries and questionable planning can be an important part of the explanation of the differences between one football and the other.
"It is not good that the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana is our first official match of the semester. I would have liked us to have filming. The Argentine teams take an advantage when we arrive at the international games with rhythm because the level of local competition is very high Afterwards, you go on to play against teams from other countries, where football has a different rhythm, and you have that bonus of playing week after week with high-level teams,
"explained Sergio Rondina before the series that Arsenal lost to Sporting Cristal de Peru.
The biggest difference in filming, the same, occurred in the crosses in which Argentines were measured against Brazilians.
The clubs of our country started the semester in the first leg of the round of 16, while those of Brazil
had already played 11 days of the Brasileirao.
Boca eliminated in Brazil: in his case the difference was made by the VAR, both in the first leg and in the return leg.
Télam.
The economic factor is also decisive. The distances are abysmal between the greats of Brazil and those of Argentina. Palmeiras, the champion of the last Libertadores, has Crefisa as its main sponsor
and therefore receives 21 million dollars per year
. With royalties, the figure can climb to 32. But the issue does not end there: the credit company has contributed extra money to close incorporations and do business with players. For example, they were the ones who bought the Colombian Miguel Borja. In addition, in 2020 Palmeiras pocketed $ 6 million from Puma.
If the magnifying glass is put on Flamengo, the numbers are just as impressive.
The
Fla
receives around 28 million dollars between all the sponsors
; Adidas also pays him $ 7,500,000. The main sponsor of the Rio de Janeiro cast is Banco de Brasilia, the city where those led by Renato faced Defense and Justice with 18,000 spectators. The club and the entity formed the BRB FLA society, which already has one million clients. And the market value is 960 million dollars.
São Paulo is going through a very big economic crisis: it owes more than 100 million dollars.
But in recent days he signed an agreement until 2024 with the Sportsbet.io betting company.
Although the numbers have not yet been published, it is presumed that the contract will be a millionaire.
The team that Hernán Crespo directs, and that is close to hiring Darío Benedetto, is dressed by Adidas in exchange for 5 million dollars.
River and his goal cry in La Paternal: he went to the quarterfinals and will face Atlético Mineiro, Boca's executioner.
Photo: Marcelo Endelli / POOL / AFP.
The reality is the opposite in Argentina.
Boca receives $ 6 million per year from Qatar Airways and River has just signed with Codere, which will pay $ 3,500,000 to appear on the front of the shirt.
Yes, very far from the 21 million that Crefisa pays to Palmeiras.
It is known: Adidas dresses both clubs.
He pays River 9 million in foreign currency and Face Up 12. But a clarification: the dollar ceiling that President Daniel Angelici signed at the time is 70 pesos per dollar.
Racing's charges are even lower: it receives 5 million dollars between Kappa and Aeroset.
Emiliano Vecchio scored 1-0 for Rosario Central against Tachira, who qualified for the quarterfinals of the Sudamericana.
Photo: MARCELO MANERA / AFP.
TV rights revenues are larger in Brazil than in Argentina. And competitions tend to give out more money. The data does not lie. River beat Central Córdoba the last edition of the Argentina Cup, in 2019, and took 6 million pesos. In the same year's edition of the Brazil Cup, Athletico Paranaense beat Inter de Porto Alegre
and won $ 13 million in prize money
.
Finally, the issue of planning goes hand in hand with economics, but it is surprising that Argentine teams start with good squads in January and disarm in July, when the most decisive begin.
For example, River lost the striker Rafael Santos Borré and in Boca Carlos Tevez and Mauro Zárate said goodbye, among others.
Much more: the modalities of the local tournaments that change semester by semester and the itinerant calendar are something very similar to a joke.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, president of Flamengo's victory over Defense and Justice, in Brasilia.
Photo: EFE / Adriano Machado.
As can be seen, different are the factors that cause soccer in Brazil each year to distance itself a little more from that of Argentina and the rest of South America.
It is no coincidence that 3 of the last 4 Libertadores champions are Brazilian
(Gremio, Flamengo and Palmeiras).
Nor is it whimsical that River is the remaining winner.
The difference grows year after year and meanwhile the Argentines, due to their DNA, compete.
Although of course: it is becoming more and more difficult for them.
