The Final match of the Copa Libertadores, the South American club championship between River Plate and Boca Juniors is again moved. River Plate Fans attacked the team bus of the local rivals.
The final of the Copa Libertadores between the Argentine city rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors has once again been postponed. The game in Buenos Aires was postponed at the request of Boca Juniors after the serious riots on Saturday at a not yet specified date. The President of the South American Confederation CONMEBOL, Alejandro Domínguez said on Sunday.
Originally, the Final should be played-back game on Saturday. After an attack by River Fans on the Bus to the Boca-professionals, the game was moved to first on Sunday.
The Copa Libertadores is the South American counterpart to the European Champions League. The first leg between the two clubs, whose Fans are extremely hostile, was assumed to be 2:2. Before the game River Plate supporters had pelted the team bus of opponent in the final to Boca with stones.
According to media, at least four Windows of the vehicle were reports in the process, destroyed through the Openings of pepper spray or tear gas had penetrated into the Bus. In addition, the Boca captain Pablo Perez was brought in with lacerations and eye-complaints in a hospital.
No guest fans allowed
The stadium was Packed with 66,000 spectators. The tickets for the return match for the title of South American Champions League exclusively at River Plate-Fans sold. Since 2013, due to numerous acts of violence, no visiting fans allowed in the whole of Argentina into the stadium. In the crucial return game 2100 police officers in the use of.
Boca had initially made the request to postpone the game, the South American football Association also agreed to. The Association had declared that his players were not aground after the attack. Initially, it was expected to Reconvene the following day, in the current Declaration, the Association now reads as follows:
“Yesterday afternoon, the Boca Juniors have requested to postpone the game due to the incidents, and it was set as a priority, that it can be played under the same conditions. After the suffered violence in the vicinity of the stadium and the determination of the extent and severity, as well as the resulting consequences of Boca is of the opinion that these conditions are not met and calls for the repeal of the game.”
Now the Confederation of CONMEBOL is discussed together with club representatives about a Revaluation.
to/asz (sid, dpa)