Re: Copa Libertadores Final 2018: Boca Juniors vs River Plate

by Firenze Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:09 pm

River Plate Supporter taping banned flares to a little girl to sneak into the stadium. Madness pic.twitter.com/Kqb1gB7bcD
— Ives Galarcep (@SoccerByIves) 24 November 2018

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:20 pm

They should postpone it to another day and play it in an empty stadium. Ridiculous.

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:43 pm

Now they're saying 6.20 local time... suits me fine they should wait until the supporting act Atleti-Barca is finished

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:54 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/nov/24/river-plate-v-boca-juniors-copa-libertadores-final-second-leg-live

good live ticker

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:10 pm

Argentine minister of security Patricia Bullrich in the pre-match: "We are about to host the G20. You think we won't be able to dominate a simple football match?"

Well how could this have ended any other way...

by McLewis Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:17 pm

So am I reading this situation correctly? It seems like Argentina are willing to sacrifice the well being of pro footballers just to show the world (or just the most powerful countries) that they deserve a seat at the geopolitical table.

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:20 pm

Hard to tell what the government wants. Clearly it would be embarrassing if it were suspended, but Macri is a former president of Boca and as such one would expect him to want what they want.

It's CONMEBOL's decision at the end of the day. Their doctors say the players are fit to play. But even if that's true I can't imagine they would be mentally ready after just going through that.

by urbaNRoots Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:23 pm

As of right now, game starts in 50 minutes right?

by Perucho21 Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:26 pm

530 PM start time here. It's perfect. What a story it would be if Boca win this one

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:31 pm

urbaNRoots wrote:As of right now, game starts in 50 minutes right?

Yeah

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:35 pm

McLewis wrote:So am I reading this situation correctly? It seems like Argentina are willing to sacrifice the well being of pro footballers just to show the world (or just the most powerful countries) that they deserve a seat at the geopolitical table.

Guardian says CONMEBOL and FIFA are the ones pushing for go ahead

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:38 pm

Have the feeling this will still be called off though

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:39 pm

My siblings have been waiting outside for a few hours now

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:44 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:My siblings have been waiting outside for a few hours now

And your little niece is getting wary of carrying those flares beneath her jacket all this time

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:45 pm

Boca players warming up...

Shit decision by CONMEBOL. If this had been a normal game the fans of the losing team would have rioted anyways. Now if Boca loses they will raze downtown...

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:50 pm

Hapless_Hans wrote:
BarrileteCosmico wrote:My siblings have been waiting outside for a few hours now

And your little niece is getting wary of carrying those flares beneath her jacket all this time

Man they don't appreciate the risk she is taking!

According to my brother they're not letting anyone else into the stadium. They paid 500 USD each (huge for argentina) and are livid.

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:51 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:
Hapless_Hans wrote:
BarrileteCosmico wrote:My siblings have been waiting outside for a few hours now

And your little niece is getting wary of carrying those flares beneath her jacket all this time

Man they don't appreciate the risk she is taking!

According to my brother they're not letting anyone else into the stadium. They paid 500 USD each (huge for argentina) and are livid.

They're not letting people with tickets in anymore? All the while postponing the match for hours?
This is terrible stuff, this is tragic. 500 USD is not huge only for Argentina btw Laughing

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:54 pm

Yeah apparently the stadium is already full, which is either an excuse or they let in a lot of hooligans without tickets

by urbaNRoots Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:18 pm

Did the game get postponed again? BT Sport not showing the game as advertised.

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:23 pm

SUSPENDED!

by Hapless_Hans Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:26 pm

Good.

by Unique Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:11 am

Argie thugs ruin it for everyone

by BarrileteCosmico Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:23 am

I'm getting whatsapp audio forwards from alleged hooligans that say they planned this whole thing because 2 days ago the police seized a few million pesos and tickets for resale. Interesting...

According to some the police contributed because they got a cut from the resale, which would explain why the bus was crossing a curve 10 meters from the hooligans.

by McLewis Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:42 am

Hapless_Hans wrote:
McLewis wrote:So am I reading this situation correctly? It seems like Argentina are willing to sacrifice the well being of pro footballers just to show the world (or just the most powerful countries) that they deserve a seat at the geopolitical table.

Guardian says CONMEBOL and FIFA are the ones pushing for go ahead

Geez that's even worse.

by elfmeter Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:06 pm

I have read a few things today about fans not being allowed in stadiums today and police not interested in policing this, the Mother of all Copa Libertadores finals.

What seems to happen in these instances-and dont get me wrong, I get the fury and passion in Argentina, I spent some time in Chile- is that you have these groups of people trying to live up to this reputation and just taking the craziness to that level, cus it is what is expected of them. It is like when I go out for drinks on a Friday night, I may not even feel like drinking, but I have a reputation to uphold and will force glass after glass of drink, just to not lose my reputation.

by elfmeter Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:37 pm

And the game for today, is called off. Not sure if or when they will play the second leg.

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