The Spanish capital is gearing up for the explosive Final match of the Copa Libertadores between the arch-rivals from Buenos Aires, River Plate and Boca Juniors. The fear of Fankrawallen is great.
Whether Pedro Sanchez regrets his Tweet already? Eight days ago, on the way to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, the Spanish Prime Minister had tweeted that Spain was ready, the Final match of the Copa Libertadores between the Argentinian arch-rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors. The security forces of his country, Sanchez had enough experience to be possible excesses around the explosive duel Mr.
After the 2:2 in the first leg, that was actually for the 24. Scheduled for November, in the Argentine capital had been canceled after River Plate Fans had the Boca team bus on the way to the stadium throwing stones at them. Several players had been injured. The South American Federation CONMEBOL accepted the offer of the Spanish government, the heads of Sanchez and gave the decisive game for this Sunday (kick-off at 20:30, 20:15 CET on the DW-live Ticker) to Madrid. There is rampant now, the fear of massive clashes between the warring Fan groups of both Teams.
On separate Paths to the stadium
Attack on Boca team bus in Buenos Aires
You expect “the game with the greatest risk of Violence in the history of Spain,” – stated in the Ministry of the interior. In the context of the Argentine “super Clasico”, in Madrid, about 5000 security forces in the field, more than the Spanish “Clasico” between Real and FC Barcelona. The tickets for the final game of the Copa Libertadores are personalized, to be issued only on presentation of a passport and shall not be divulged. In order to separate the Fans of both Teams, you will be directed from different sides of the stadium. In Argentina, they would not meet at all during the game. There, the excesses in football, visiting fans in 2013, after numerous Violence from the stadiums banished.
Hooligan to Argentina sent back
The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, home of Real, holds around 81,000 people. In Spain, around 250,000 Argentines, many of whom want the opportunity not to be missed live, two Top-to watch Teams from your home in a final. Also the seats in the regular flights between Buenos Aires and Madrid were sold out in a trice, special flights were arranged. At the airport in Madrid, a notorious Boca was detained Hooligan at the entry and return to Argentina, sent. The mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, urged the supporters of both clubs to rest: “that there was, for heaven’s sake even the smallest act of violence! May the Best man win and all of this sporting event, enjoy!”
Training of River Plate in Madrid ahead of the Copa final
The players of both Teams try, meanwhile, to focus on the athletic task. “We must not think about what happened,” said Javier Pinola, a former Bundesliga player for 1. FC Nuremberg and today is a defender from River Plate. “We have to complete a game and hope it goes peacefully.” River Plate is aiming for his fourth title in the South American Champions League, Boca Juniors and River Plate it would be the seventh victory in the Copa Libertadores. “We need to keep a cool head and focus on the game focus”, called Boca striker Carlos Tevez.
Maradona insulted CONMEBOL officials
The 34-year-old Star, who used to be gone for Manchester City and Juventus hunting for goals, criticized the decision of the officials to move the game to Spain: “they stole the dream, to play the final in our country.” Similarly, Argentina’s soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona said. The 58-Year-old berated the officers at the CONMEBOL as “sons of Bitches”: “to see Boca against River, I need to travel with my family to Madrid? Her what is the cost?”
The South American Federation dismissed meanwhile, the request of the Boca Juniors, to be at the Green table to the winners of the Copa-final, declared. Club President Daniel Angelici is considering to pull out now before the International sports gerichshof (CAS) – regardless of how the “super Clasico” on Sunday in Madrid.