River and Boca Oppose Conmebol's Decision to Play Final in Another Country – 11/27/2018

Asunción burns. And not only because of high temperatures. The heat is felt as soon as you leave the airport and that a few kilometers are made and you enter Luque, where is the headquarters of Conmebol, which was yesterday the epicenter of all eyes in America. South. Was the meeting held to see what was done with the superfinal, which for many was to be the end of the world and became the role of the universe, after being suspended twice, after the Attacking fans of River the microphone that moved Boca players. Then, the South American entity has taken to Argentina this super-final that was talked about so much. If there is a match, it will be played abroad.

"The conditions to play in Argentina are not given," said Conmebol President Alejandro Dominguez in his impromptu speech to a large number of media here in Paraguay and in our country, among which Clarín.

He added: "Football is not won with stones or aggression, it is won by the players in the field.All South American football players unite to put an end to the violence, either violence will be responsible for ending South American football. "

That yes, true to the strange communication style of the Conmebol, Introduces an asterisk: "The challenge of the party is subject to the decision of the Disciplinary Unit".

At that time, Rodolfo D'Onofrio and Daniel Angelici had already left the headquarters of Conmebol. After a tense meeting during which the faces were reviewed after the suspension and the treason charges, none of them left the agreement of the meeting (there were also the presidents of AFA, Claudio Tapia and the Paraguayan Soccer Federation, Robert Harrison) with Domínguez.

For River, it's a blow to not having the location. This represents a great economic loss and also sports without the ability to define at home, with his audience.

And in Boca, they felt like an incongruity Be aware that the game will be played abroad before the disciplinary unit decides on the presentation. Has the Xeneize Club requested that the return meeting be permanently suspended, that River be disqualified and that Boca be proclaimed champion.

Angelici ratified it at a press conference in the lobby of the hotel located in front of the headquarters of Conmebol, where the leaders of both clubs remained. "We do not accept to play any match and I hope they will take the time to review all the tests we present. If the decision is not favorable, we will appeal and if necessary, we will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, "badured the holder Xeneize before leaving Asunción (with the third vice-president of the club, Darío Richarte, the secretary Christian Gribaudo and lawyer Javier Medín), leaving the feeling that Boca does not want to play the game and that he wants everything to be resolved in the office.

Dr. Onofrio (he was with the secretary of River, Ignacio Villarroel, and lawyer Gonzalo Mayo), who was starting Monday afternoon, went directly from the headquarters of the Conmebol to the airport without making a statement.

When he arrived in Buenos Aires, he spoke and said, "It was said that President Mauricio Macri wanted the final to be played at River and with the public." With this idea, he was thinking of becoming the president of River from Paraguay, but the chances of playing Monumental were far from Dominguez's words.

Meanwhile, the Conmebol had let slip that the decision would leave Tuesday night. However, hours later, they officially announced that he was late. The reason? Boca yesterday expanded its presentation with a new record of 46 folios and a transfer of this document was made to River, which had to respond within a maximum of 24 hours. The same thing happened in the case of Gremio with River and the sanction inflicted on Gallardo.

There is no certainty as to when it will come out. It is badumed that this Wednesday or at the latest Thursday. In Boca, they badure that They provided very solid evidence. In the river they believe that They have no means of sustenance.

Diego Pirota will not vote because he is Argentinian and four other members, three will do it. In case of lack of unanimity, it will not be divided.

These are Paraguay Eduardo Gross Brown (President of the Tribunal), Chilean Cristóbal Valdés and Venezuelan Amerilis Belisario. The ball did not fall for the Brazilian Antonio Meccia, who could be in favor of Boca. Would that possibly influence the pressure of the Brazilian Football Confederation, facing Dominguez, the owner of the Conmebol?

What will happen then with the superfinal? Will it be possible to play someday? Everything indicates that if nothing strange happens, the failure goes in that direction. In fact already some places have been thought. One of them was Asunción, precisely. From Conmebol, they asked the commander of the Paraguayan police, Walter Vázquez, if he could organize it in the Defensores del Chaco. His answer was yes. However, after the announcement, he informed the Paraguayan press that if it were played here, he does it without an audience and closes the border. And they started to transcend the chances of transferring it to Miami or Doha. The capital of Qatar gives more strength to itsercanía (554 kilometers) with Abu Dhabi, venue for the Club World Cup. Far from Argentina.

Special envoy to Asunción