The five keys to thrill the decisive case of an everlasting and controversial river-Boca

The longest final in the world between decisive hours. The decision of the disciplinary court, expected today afternoon or Friday morning, will have a spill effect: it can determine that

Stuffy

is the new champion of

Libertadores Cup

. Or that the title must be set in the field.

The Xeneize club, in this case, will be at a crossroads: does it appeal to Conmebol's call room and send the team to the chosen city to play? Or do you bet all in a legal way and incur a penalty that prevents you from participating in international tournaments in the next few years?

In addition, on the way to offices, it is possible to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), although the files generally last between three and four months. In the middle, an evening, an indefinite place, the defense presented by

River

yesterday and a sports show that also represents a multi-million dollar company.

1 | What can happen with the failure

Eduardo Gross Brown (Paraguay), Amarilis Belisario (Venezuela) and Cristóbal Valdés (Chile) have since Monday the record gathered by the secretary of the Disciplinary Unit following the complaint of Boca. The club presented Sunday a 20-page document detailing the aggression suffered by the bus that carried its players nearby and the entrance to the river stadium. On Tuesday, Boca expanded the documentary evidence with an additional 26 pages and a USB key filled with videos. The decision was delayed because River had to respond to this extension. And yesterday, around 6 pm, the court had access to the answers of the club of millionaires. If the resolution requires playing the game, Boca will indicate the Court of Appeal. The speculation is that if there is a call, it will be resolved between December 6th and 7th. If the result is negative for Boca, you will barely have one (or two, if the game is scheduled on 9) days to decide whether to play or not, with all the logistical problems that entails.

2 | Medellín or Doha, the possible places

"There is no chance that the match will return to Argentina," insisted yesterday at the South American football headquarters. All this after the national government and the city of Buenos Aires again asked for the meeting to take place at its initial headquarters. The Conmebol is clear that the final will leave the Argentine territory. Genoa (Italy), Miami and New Orleans (United States), Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo (Brazil) are just some of the cities that have offered to host the match. Only two candidates remain in the race to host the missed final: Doha (Qatar) and Medellín (Colombia). If both fail, Plan C is Asunción del Paraguay.

Doha brings financial strength and political proximity. A succulent increase in prices and the possibility of transferring fans and teams to an airline that is "tournament sponsor" of the Conmebol are their positive points. Its main drawbacks are distance and costs: a return ticket to the capital of the emirate varies between $ 80,000 and $ 120,000. Medellin, on the other hand, is much closer. Relations between Alejandro Domínguez and Ramón Jesurun (President of the Colombian Football Federation) are excellent. "Colombia gives us the certainty: people respect their security forces and they have a football badociation that is very good," they said yesterday at Conmebol headquarters.

3 | What does the flow of the river say?

Núñez's club responded to Boca's accusations yesterday afternoon. The axis continues to be the club's lack of accountability in the failed police operation. To be clear, remember that the incidents did not happen "neither in the stadium" nor by "elements launched by a partner". One argument of River is that the device was so chaotic that he had to resign from a city minister (Martín Ocampo, Security). In his statements yesterday, River President, Rodolfo D'Onofrio, stressed that the security operation Saturday at the Monumental had been organized by Conmebol. It was a message to the Confederation. And also, a way to reinforce that the club had nothing to do with the incidents, the key point that will be judged by the disciplinary court.

4 | The economic implications

River will have to return the $ 100 million it had collected for the deciding game. You can even expose yourself to the demands of your own partners. He also spent $ 20 million on the two failed security operations. The red figures can inflate even more if the match is not contested: there will be a champion at the ticket office who deserves his prize, just like the finalist. The one who is responsible for paying them is the Conmebol. What will happen to Fox's television rights? This may be another request at the door. It was the last match of a contract that also ends. Conmebol begins a new business cycle in 2019 and has signed new agreements for its Libertadores (Fox and Facebook) and South America. Channels from abroad (Europe, Asia) who have purchased the broadcast rights will also have the right to claim compensation.

5 | The crossroads of Boca

Boca looks forward with optimism to the resolution of the Conmebol Disciplinary Unit. In the club, they consider that today, in Asunción, they can announce the disqualification of River and declare it champion of Copa Libertadores. In a way that has never been in anyone's plans, but that before the acts of violence suffered Saturday at the arrival of the microphone with the Monumental campus, is part of the regulation.

The club's lawyers consider that the arguments are advanced for this scenario. Not only that. In Brandsen 805, we are convinced that if this episode had occurred in the eighth, quarter or semi-finals, Boca had already moved on to the next stage. But it is the economic interests that are involved in one last attempt against the application of common sense.

In this context, and while still able to exhaust court proceedings in the event of rejection of the application, Boca is also aware of everything that he has gained from Saturday to today. It is a fact that the final will not be disputed at Monumental, with which River will not be able to play the game in front of its public. You will have two chances to win the Copa Libertadores: first on the field and if the result is unfavorable, the claim will continue through the legal route. In addition, he explained to Conmebol his continental strength. Because the xeneize are not alone in this battle, and there are many bodybuilding clubs in the region that have supported their claims: Palmeiras, Gremio, Cruzeiro, Atletico Mineiro, Peñarol, Deportivo Cali, Olimpia and Cerro Porteño.

On the players' side, they feel that they have no choice. As club employees, they will comply with the decision of their leaders. Although the discomfort is enormous, they believe that no idea has been taken as to the seriousness of what happened on Saturday.

With regard to Rodolfo D'Onofrio's first statements, the position was to remain silent and that Angelici did not respond, under a historical sentence of paradoxes of life, to Napoleon Bonaparte: "N & # 39; Never interrupt your opponent when you are wrong. "The River President's subsequent excuses were interpreted as an interpretation that he had lost the dialectical battle.