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The management of Conmebol decides today on the future of the final between Boca and River Plate.

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AFP

The long Copa Libertadores final between Argentine rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate, hit by serious acts of violence, will stop today at the Conmebol ticket offices to try to set a new date for the suspended decisive duel. but nothing is guaranteed.

The prelude to the meeting scheduled in Asunción between the presidents of Boca, Daniel Angelici, River, Rodolfo D'Onofrio and that of Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez, is beset by conjectures, rumors, pressures and cross-charges.

The world of football was paying attention to the unprecedented super final, but the scandal revealed the widespread violence in Argentine football.

The attack with stones and sticks against the bus that went to the campus of Boca al Monumental, which forced the superclbadic to be suspended, took place with the presence in the stadium of the president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, bad sign for a country offers as the main venue to organize the World-2030 with Uruguay and Paraguay.

Points or expulsion
Boca is firm in the badertion that points are awarded during the final retaliation for the badault with sticks and stones at the bus that moved to his campus Saturday at the Monumental stadium and was forced to suspend the meeting twice at the end of the month. week after a draw in the 2-2 home leg.

Dr. Onofrio, meanwhile, felt betrayed when he felt that his counterpart Angelici had violated the "gentleman's agreement" signed so that the meeting takes place on Sunday after the suspension that the leader of the River supported the day before.

Before filing in Conmebol's disciplinary court, Angelici had received an avalanche of social media criticism for agreeing to play Sunday, just one day after his players had suffered a major shock, including an injury. in the left eye of the captain, Pablo Pérez.

"There is no chance of winning the match against Boca, and if that happens, it will be an absolute and total shame, one of the greatest betrayals anyone can do," D'Onofrio told America.

"There is a presentation of Boca which will be studied by the Disciplinary Tribunal of Conmebol, an independent body composed of 10 representatives," AFP quoted a source from the South American confederation as saying.

The source explained that the proceedings before this court and the meeting of presidents were different. The court's judgments are mandatory, he added.

Boca is covered by Article 18 of the regulation, which provides, among the most important sanctions, the "deduction of points", the "determination of the outcome of a match", "the obligation to play a game in camera "and" disqualification ". current competitions and / or the exclusion of future competitions ".

Genoa is offered as party headquarters
"Dear Presidents, because of the historical, cultural and sporting links with Buenos Aires, this city feels deeply connected to these two prestigious clubs founded by our compatriots who emigrated to Argentina in the early twentieth century," writes the letter. Stefano Anzalone, sports advisor for Genoa, offered the city "his maternal home", as a seat for "organizing such a prestigious celebration".