Copa Libertadores Final 2018: Boca Juniors vs River Plate

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

The 30th of February imo

Whoever threw those rocks should be found arrested and banned tbh

Perucho21 wrote:Whoever threw those rocks should be found arrested and banned tbh

it was the police

Perucho21 wrote:Whoever threw those rocks should be found arrested and banned tbh

it was the police

Perucho21 wrote:Whoever threw those rocks should be found arrested and banned tbh

They arrested like 50 people , although knowing Argentina they are probably back on the streets now

Riquelme: The Libertadores final doesn’t matter anymore

By Tomás Pavel Ibarra Meda - 8:35 pm - November 25, 2018

Boca legend Juan Roman Riquelme, believes that the Copa Libertadores final is no longer important after the events from this Saturday.

As the whole country of Argentina is still living one of its most embarrassing moments in history, legends such as Juan Roman Riquelme are talking about the lack of importance that the Copa Libertadores final has after the events that took place this Saturday.

As we’ve been reporting all night, the second leg of this historic final had to be suspended and postponed for this Sunday after the River Plate fans decided to attack Boca Juniors’ bus as it arrived at the Monumental Stadium in the Nuñez neighborhood from Buenos Aires.

This incident was also followed by several meetings in which there were two postures, the one from Conmebol who wanted the match to be played, and the one from both clubs that felt the opportunity had passed and it needed to be postponed.

After getting together to convince the federation, both squads were finally able to convince everybody that the best decision was to not play the match and the announcement was made after several hours of the fans waiting inside the stadium.

But just like Juan Roman Riquelme said during a program for Canal 13 in Argentina, the game itself lost all of its importance because the violent people who kept creating chaos outside of the stadium turned this celebration into a surreal spectacle.

“I’m exhausted and tired of looking at everything that happened, of seeing the people throwing rocks at a bus, I can’t believe it, and the people next to them who didn’t stop them,” he told Canal 13 via Clarin.

“We should be happy that we don’t have a Boca player severely injured. In the 2015 match, the same thing happened and there were people injured or dead. They are people. This game doesn’t matter anymore. What’s important is that no players are severely injured.”

“I feel Boca is going to want to play in normal conditions, and the other team too. I have no doubt that the River manager wants to play when the Boca players are in the right condition to play. I don’t see [River boss Marcelo] Gallardo being any other way,” he added.

As things stand right now, the Buenos Aires Government still hasn’t pushed back its decision to keep the Monumental Stadium on lockdown.

River Plate will keep fighting for the game to happen on Sunday but there is still no confirmation on that, although Conmebol has stated that the game will take place without any problems.

However, the city’s Government doesn’t have the ability to reassure the safety of all the people who attend the match and several fans have already been robbed of their ticket as they left the stadium.

In reports from the local police, only five people were arrested throughout the whole incident and they will most likely be released in just a few hours.

Riquelme is completely spot on with every word he said, the Copa Libertadores final is no longer important because violence has stained it.

All that matters now is that nobody else gets hurt, and that the people who make the decisions understand that the match can’t be played on Sunday in the same stadium.

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A disgrace for Argentina. Unfortunately people see these nutcases and think all Argentines are like this.

Unfortunately the football culture especially in Buenos Aires is rotten. People from the rough barrios like Boca or Baracas are the die hard fans and they are very hostile, low-life, financially/culturally/sexually frustrated guys in their 20s. My father never took me to a stadium in Argentina because he deemed it was too dangerous. Fans insulting each other, being physically aggressive to one another, provoking and humiliating. I was gobsmacked when I went to watch a match in Emirates. Arsenal vs Spurs. The fans didn't even poke one another.

The second leg is due to be played outside Argentina, on either December 8th or 9th.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/27/copa-libertadores-final-moved-from-argentina-as-boca-demand-river-thrown-out?CMP=share_btn_tw

Nothing is official yet. Boca are appealing for the game to be canceled outright, giving Boca the title. We have to go through the Discipline committee and then 2 rounds of appeals.

according to Josep Pedrerol, the second leg of the final could take place in the Santiago Bernabeu. FIFA, Conmebol and River are ok with that, and they are just missing Boca's ok

All but confirmed now. Waiting on the official statement but it's looking like the Bernabeu will be hosting the 2nd leg

so instead of the fans smashing up shit in argentina they will smash shit up in spain.

Unique wrote:so instead of the fans smashing up shit in argentina they will smash shit up in spain.

Poor fuckers will be too cold to smash anything up

Conmebol have yet to confirm. What a strange decision.

official now, will be in the bernabeu

no doubt our high tech urinals clinched it for us

Copa Libertadores is named that in honour of liberators from Spanish domain.

It's going to be played exactly in Spain.

Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin disapprove of this

Bullshit decision. If River are found responsible of the rock throwing, they should be disqualified. If they're not, then the match should be played at the Monumental.

There was a rumor its gonna happen in Doha so better than that I guess.

danyjr wrote:A disgrace for Argentina. Unfortunately people see these nutcases and think all Argentines are like this.

Well I did see one Top Gear episode...

Robespierre wrote:Copa Libertadores is named that in honour of liberators from Spanish domain.

It's going to be played exactly in Spain.

Exactly. Oh, the irony!

River reportedly refusing to accept venue change for the final and wont play

The saga continues

Tickets were on sale last night for 740 USD and that is cheapest ticket you could find.

They should just have had the match at Vélez Sarsfield with 50-50 supporters between Boca and River to punish the latter. Basically a neutral ground.

What shambles typical of South America. Oh well at least I'm not Venezuelan.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Bullshit decision. If River are found responsible of the rock throwing, they should be disqualified. If they're not, then the match should be played at the Monumental.

Glad to see the team is thinking along the same lines

That being said I think they're just voicing their discontent, but are still planning to send the players up

Ronaldo will not attend the final.

It was planned that he was going to sit next to Messi to honor the two greatest players of this generation but Ronaldo avoiding Madrid at all cost. Lol.

I'm sad because he was my fav player after Marcelo in Madrid but he is ruining his legacy at this point. Rape allegations AND now he won't show no love to the club he spent a decade in. Idiot.