BEIJING (CHINA) - It was the night of the nights in Beijing. A full Worker’s Stadium watched a master class from Argentina against useless Ronaldinho’s Brazil. Kun Aguero (2) and Riquelme penalty kick put the defending gold medal champions into the Beijing Summer Olympics final.

A personal nightmare for me since I bet with this Argentinean journalist that each goal would of the final would turn into a scorpion-in-a-stick. Thanks a lot Ronaldinho! I had three and my stomach woke up very happy this morning.

Anyway, about the crowed and the experience: very nice. Chinese people were really (I mean reaaaally) divided into the two teams.

They probably wanted to see a good game only and maybe some Ronaldinho-Riquelme-Messi action. It is funny to see them watching the game. A throw in is already something to be cheered.

There were a few Brazilians and Argentineans among the 50 thousand fans in the game. You don’t’ need more than a hundred of them to make a lot of noise. During the first half the Chinese decided they had to watch the fans and not the game.

They were absolutely right as the game was zero entertainment. In the crowd, however, every PUTA or CARALHO or BOLUDO were celebrated by them. The Chinese definitely like Spanish and Portuguese dirty words. That was all new for them, like a movie or a joke. 

They also were introduced to people that doesn’t know how to loose. Brazilian’s anger with their own team is probably new for them team. Chinese have been so supportive with all their athletes, even the losers that they will never forget this moment. “How come your are offending Ronaldinho?” It takes a Brazilian to answer this question!

But, since I got here, let’s say, this is the first time I see a HOLA (Mexican wave) done without the big screen asking for it. Like a NBA show, here in Beijing, at Basketball, track n’ field, table tennis, beach volleyball, tennis and all others events I watched, the crowed had to be asked to do something. Nothing is spontaneous. Not very football, right? A football fan doesn’t need a D-FENCE sign to know when it is time to shout or not. But this time was different. The HOLA was started alone and the Chinese just forgot the game after that for at least round 10 laps.

In the second half, the game finally began. I mean Argentinean’s game, of course. Aguero twice (one out of play) and two shots by Brazil at the bar (Brazilian’s single two shots) made the boring game transform into real action. Brazil tried to do something but Ronaldinho and his young friends couldn’t show some offensive game.

The third goal, penalty kick from Riquelme, came out and Brazil completely lost its nerves. Lucas and Thiago Neves got red cards for violent plays and Brazil is now going for bronze against Belgium while Argentina and Nigeria will repeat 1996 Atlanta final when the African’s with inspired Kanu got the gold medal. Party that I had to watch the players doing at the bus.

After the game, I went to the press conference and mixed zone. Carlos Dunga, Brazilian Coach, said he will keep working with the team, but serious rumors put him out of his position after the bronze medal game or maybe against Chile, in Santiago, for the 2010 World Cup Qualifying.

I asked Lucas from Liverpool why he lost it after 3-0 and he was quite upset about it. He looked into my eyes and said it was completely unfair his red card (!!??). I don’t know what kind of football he had been playing in Liverpool but it seemed to me a red card call indeed.

Anderson from Man United said the score could not mirror what the game had been so far. Pato was sad cause he thought he had to play more minutes (Dunga put him on the bench after two terrible first games in the competition). 

Lots of excuses, but where Ronaldinho was? He didn’t show up. He was at the doping room, pissing, while Brazil’s 180 million people are quite pissed about him!