The Conmebol has decided that the final of the Copa Libertadores will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu, in Madrid, on December 9

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it is played in the stadium Santiago Bernabéu, in Madrid, as could have known LA NACION according to the sources of the entity. The match will be played at 8:30 pm Spanish time (4:30 pm in Argentina) on Sunday, December 9th.

The trading advanced on Wednesday and was finalized today. Yesterday

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I already had the approval of UEFA, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and even the Spanish club chaired by Florentino Pérez. Even at the last minute yesterday, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between all parties has progressed.

The final decision was postponed because of a lack of green light: that of Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, who participated yesterday in the flight to Buenos Aires to participate in the G20. The election of the venue of the competition and the date of the final are subject to the decision of the Discipline Court of Conmebol, which is expected for today.

According to the newspaper Marca, representatives of the government delegation in the Spanish capital, the national police and Real Madrid met during the afternoon to talk about the security device.

Doha, Medellin and Miami have been dismissed for different reasons. The capital of the emirate organizing the 2022 World Cup has always been the most solid option for economic reasons. It offered an irresistible incentive to clubs and Conmebol. The distance with South America and the logistical difficulties have brought down the proposal. Miami, who was once the favorite, has not been approved by US Soccer, the country's football federation. "Carlos Cordeiro (the president of US Soccer) did not want to", was the answer used by Conmebol to explain Miami's rejection.

According to estimates of the Argentine Embbady in Spain, 350,000 Argentines live in this country. And in Madrid, they live between 90,000 and 100,000.

Medellín, in contrast, was the closest tender. In addition, the president of the Colombian federation, Ramón Jesurun, is a strategic ally of Alejandro Domínguez, the Paraguayan who heads the Conmebol. And even the mayor of this Colombian city was made available for the organization of the party.

In addition to its stadium and the close relations between Alejandro Domínguez and Florentino Pérez, Madrid has a large Argentinean colony and the airport with the largest number of connections to Latin American countries.