Conmebol opens disciplinary process at River Plate – International Soccer – Sports

The Conmebol disciplinary unit has announced the opening of an ex officio process against Club Atlético River Plate incidents that prevented him from playing the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between this team and Boca Juniors on Saturday.

Fans of the river attacked with stones the bus that transported the Boca Juniors team to the Monumental stadium. Some of them, including Boca captain Pablo Pérez, were injured.

"The South American Football Confederation – CONMEBOL – informs that the Disciplinary Unit has opened an administrative disciplinary procedure against Club Atlético River Plate, due to incidents occurring on November 24, 2018, date scheduled for the return leg CONMEBOL Libertadores 2018. The club has been informed and has a period of 24 hours from the notification to formulate its allegations and present the evidence which, in its defense, seems appropriate to him. ", says the brief statement of the entity.

This Tuesday, the presidents of the two clubs and the owner of the club Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez, will meet to determine the date and time of the return match of the final. Boca Juniors has already submitted a document requesting the points of the match and, consequently, the title of champion.

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