Copa Libertadores Brazilian selects five Argentines
Ahead of Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final between Santos and Palmeiras, Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario caused a surprise with his team from the tournament.
Despite the final played between two teams from his native country, Ronaldo controversially included five Argentines in his dream team.
In addition to the five Argentines, Ronaldo nominated three Brazilians, two Paraguayans and one Venezuelan.
The finalists have two players each in the team, while Boca Juniors and River Plate also have two each.
The team in full: Gabriel Arias (Racing); Gonzalo Montiel (river), Gustavo Gomez (Palmeiras), Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca), Uendel (Inter de Porto Alegre); Eduardo Salvio (Boca), Ivan Ramirez (Libertad), Nacho Fernandez (river), Yeferson Soteldo (Santos); Luiz Adriano (Palmeiras) and Kaio Jorge (Santos).