Five friends, fifty, very football fans. Their names coincide with the teams of which they are fans. Curious coincidence. Batista Juárez is from Boca Juniors, Ricardo Portela from River Plate, Ramiro Carminatti from Racing Club and Carlos Alberto Infante from Club Atlético Independiente. They got together to watch the match(es) at Rubens Jaramillo’s house, neutral ground because Rubens is Uruguayan, a fan of Rampla Juniors.
This is a brief summary of what they talked about.
IN THE PREVIOUS.
RJ: Are River and Independiente going to the front?
CAI: I want Independiente to go to the front, I don’t care if Racing wins. A bad symptom of a society if the defeat of the other matters more than its own victory.
BJ: Don’t be tricky. In reality, what you want is to ruin Boca’s championship because you have as much anger against it as Racing with that of who has more cups. If they played with Argentinos Juniors, surely you would not think the same.
CAI: I don’t know, I don’t know.
RP: I’m done with Gallardo’s farewell, the rest is secondary. As I heard the journalist Alejandro Fabbrti say the other day, from Boca champion, if Boca comes out, they will forget the next day.
BJ: Uh Fabbri, another anti-Boca. Alberto Jota was right. The goals that are shouted the most are those of Boca and then come those that are made to Boca.
RC: For me, having come this far is already a phenomenon. I remain calm because I know that Independiente is going to give us a hand.
CAI: Yes, sure. We are not the same. You played nothing with Quilmes to push us down.
RC: It was the barra brava that squeezed the players, not the real fans.
BJ: I know that Boca was not the best team in the championship, but I want it to win so that the macrismo never returns.
RP: That’s a good excuse, you want Boca to come out because you’re a boster. And if it is true, they were not the best.
BJ: Well, you said that they were going to be champions by 20 points, may I remind you.
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IN THE BETWEEN TIME (after seeing everything from Boca and a synthesis of the arrivals in Racing)
CAI: After 10 minutes, Independiente was more…
BJ: But he didn’t deserve more. The 1 to 1 is fine until here.
RP: Arias saved Racing
RC: But watch out, Racing also arrived, huh!
BJ: What between Villa!, please.
CAI: You better pray to Rossi because in the second half they’re going to die, they’re shot losa bosteros.
IN THE LAST MINUTES (with the TV in the Bombonera and a cell phone in the Cylinder).
CAI: Goolllll, let’s go red damn, 2 to 2.
BJ: $#/&”¡?//=
RC: Penalty for Racing!!!! Let’s go
RP: Un penalty.
BJ: “#$%&&(((*** you mother.
RP: If Armani cuts him off, are you going to yell at him?!
BJ: Never.
RC: Uhhhh Armani stopped, the repu”#!°//&&%%))%
BJ: Vamooooo
RP: Wasn’t it that you weren’t going to scream?
CAI: The Bombonera is going to have to be baptized Alberto J. Armani
RC: I can’t believe it, River’s goal now 2 to 1.
Bj: Dale campeoooooo…
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AL FINAL
BJ: Give it champion, give it champion, give it champion….
CAI: I am happy for the dignity of Red.
RP: And I, with River’s. We covered the mouths of those who said we were going to deliver the game. Some newspaper would have to headline: “Boca, dashing champion.” Ha.
RC: I am bitter because we were just there for the title, but as I said before the game I am proud of the team
RJ: You should all celebrate with your arms around each other. Today Argentine football gave an extraordinary display of decency. Let’s celebrate with some matecitos.
BJ, RP, CAI and RC: For football and friendship!
