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On Tuesday, the South American umbrella organization, CONMEBOL, must now decide whether and when the final first leg (2: 2) between rival rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors will be cleared. 2,000 security men on Saturday were apparently not enough to ensure the safe arrival of Boca's team in the match.
Stones and other objects jumped on the team bus, some detainees suffered cuts. Two players, including Captain Pablo Perez, were taken to the hospital with cuts and vision problems. Even star striker Carlos Tevez has reached the Buenos Aires stadium with breathing problems, as shown by the TN TV channel. In the fog of pepper spray and tear gas, the Boca pilot fainted. A manager ran the bus 200 meters from the stadium.
The game should take place anyway
This was followed by lively debates between the clubs and the organizers linked to television contracts to organize the match. It is only after the hours followed on Saturday that the transfer to Sunday. The next day, discussions resumed before CONMEBOL relinquished Boca's motion for another change. If it is the top of Boca, River Plate will be punished for the riots on the green table and Boca after the 2: 2 of the first leg without a fight declared winner of Copa.
More likely, however, the return match is constituted. The date is December 8 in conversation. Before a new start is not possible. On November 30 and December 1, the G20 summit will meet in Buenos Aires. The area around the stadium will therefore be strictly closed on Thursday.
"Diseases of the security forces"
The upsetting events of the weekend, however, raised doubts as to how this major political event should take place on stage, while the police were already escaping the protection of a football match. Former Security Secretary Sergio Berni has already criticized "the operational clumsiness of our security forces". Just a few weeks ago, current Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said that protecting the Copa finals was an easy thing to do in relation to the G-20 summit.
But Bullrich apparently had not considered tolerance of Argentine politics against the Fangenwalt. A few years ago, British experts, with their experience in fighting hooligans on the island, should help design a similar plan for Argentina. They quickly left frustrated. The "Barrasbravas", the local hooligans, are too networked with politics and other powerful people and also help politicians in the election campaigns.
Also the black market flourishes
At an event organized in Buenos Aires by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, under the reign of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, for example, fans of the Second Division All Boys filled the empty seats to testify to the popularity of both Presidents. In private, they sell tickets for matches, but also sell drugs around and in the stadium.
On Friday, during a house search, the judiciary seized 300 tickets for the Copa final. The owner of the apartment is one of the leaders of the Ultras River, which usually infiltrates about 300 "Barrabravas" in the stadium. He was not arrested. His people were missing the tickets. Many supporters of River were deprived of their tickets Saturday in front of the stadium.
Close integration with the policy
"Nobody can be naive enough not to badociate this (seizure of Friday notes, note) to Saturday's incident," said Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta. It was unclear why the security forces had acted in such a way that the bus attack of the team was possible.
Even the leaders of the Boca Juniors Club and River Plate are closely linked to politics. President Mauricio Macri once led the Boca Juniors for ten years and used it as a stepping stone for his political career. As a fan on the outside, Macri was not allowed to return to the finals at the River Stadium. Invited followers have been banned from arenas since 2013 due to conditions in Argentine football.
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