Rodrigo Bueno ignores SPFC and elects ‘bogeyman’ in Libertadores

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Journalist named team capable of putting fear in all South American football teams

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Bruno Romão
on 04/25/2024 21:20 – Updated 31 seconds ago

Even without playing a brilliant game, Palmeiras showed that they can never be underestimated. After Verdão’s triumph over Del Valle, away from home, Rodrigo Bueno made a point of attaching the role of “bogeyman” of the Libertadores to Abel Ferreira’s team. Due to the Portuguese’s work, there was a sign that the coach is largely responsible for the change in status on the continent.

“Abel turned Palmeiras into the Libertadores’ bogeyman. This was after Abel. What was Palmeiras like in the Libertadores until Abel arrived? He had a title like Once Caldas, Vélez, Argentinos Jrs and Corinthians.”, said Rodrigo Bueno, on ESPN F90.

“Palmeiras was behind in titles from São Paulo, Grêmio, Santos, Cruzeiro, Inter… all the achievements were multiplied by Abel. Today, Palmeiras competes in history with Boca Juniors, River Plate, Peñarol, Independiente… Palmeiras has become the bogeyman of the Libertadores,” he added.

Unlike other clubs in Brazil, Rodrigo Bueno pointed out that Palmeiras does not tremble when playing in neighboring countries. In this scenario, the Palestrian team repeated the feat of beating Del Valle at the Ecuadorians’ home ground.

“Palmeiras was going to play in Ecuador and they weren’t scared. Palmeiras became what Boca was at the beginning of the century, Boca do Bianchi. Del Valle says: ‘This team is thick-skinned, they came here and beat us’. Palmeiras doesn’t perform well in Argentina, and other Brazilian teams suffer. São Paulo lost to Talleres, and Corinthians lost to Argentinos Jrs reserve,” he stated.

Abel’s influence on Palmeiras

Three-time champion of the Libertadores, Palmeiras became an indigestible opponent in the Libertadores. As the retrospective was different in the past, the rise was entirely attributed by Rodrigo Bueno to the work of Abel Ferreira.

“Palmeiras wins the final in a single game and scares America. The teams look at Palmeiras with fear, something that didn’t happen before Abel. The guys look at Palmeiras on another level. It became a bogeyman,” he highlighted.