Can Boca not show up? – 27/11/2018

Maybe you can call it operative revenge (for the pepper gas of 2015), strict adherence to regulations, defense of its players and rights, etc., but there is something that is already undeniable: Boca's bet is extreme.

He says of the statement: go everywhere. But … is it possible to go back? Is there a plan B (without a game of letters)?

It is clear that the Conmebol wants the opposite of Boca: that is to say that the second Superfinal is played, that the champion is consecrated in a court and not in a desk. Most of the forecasts indicate that the disciplinary court would decide in this direction, transferring the club headed by Angelici to another instance: the appeal before the same body, with little chance.

Then it would go to CAS, an international sports field that usually takes time to decide.

And times are more than an asterisk. The Conmebol has set the possible date (Saturday 8 or Sunday 9 December) as it has little leeway it insists because it believes in its idea of ​​playing a weekend day. And this is the last reason, because on Wednesday 12, the World Club Cup will start in the United Arab Emirates, although the South American champion made his debut on Tuesday 18.

What will Boca do if he adds chess and Conmebol confirms the date of the final? Will he be encouraged to push his rebellion to the extreme by not showing up? Will it increase its risks by risking a possible five-year international exile? Is this really what fans are waiting for?

Angelici defends his political capital by betting all on the success of a single ball: the victory over River, but in a field that is not the field. The disqualification of his rival and the Copa Libertadores is explained by the objectives of his lawyers and the madness of a group of River Plate fanatics.

That would be the mandate of the partners, at least the one the president interprets as a guide. Also from his staff and from the technical body. It seems that no one in Boca imagines the possibility of playing, not even on neutral ground, and winning with the ball.

The paradox is that it can also happen: finally, Boca football prevails. Or is it not possible?