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River Plate president Rodolfo D'Onofrio has called on his Boca Juniors counterpart, Daniel Angelici, to honor his "word" and to play in the final Copa Libertadores return leg.
The clash between the two Argentinian rivals was set to take place in Buenos Aires on Saturday, but was suspended after Boca players were injured in an attack by River fans on the bus of the team that was fighting. headed to the Monumental stadium.
The two presidents have reached an agreement to postpone the match in order to prevent River from gaining an unfair advantage, but Angelici has since asked the governing body of South American football, Conmebol, to make the decision. Expel River and win the victory without playing.
"If Boca's president is watching me … Stop it, stop calling, come play," said Onofrio at a press conference.
"Let's play the game, do not invent, you signed (a deal) with me." You gave us your word to me and to the president of Conmebol (Alejandro Dominguez) and now you are doing something you should not not to do."
The second leg, which was to be played two weeks after the 2-2 draw at Boca (Bombonera) in the first leg, was first postponed to Sunday and then indefinitely after Boca refused to play.
Their players suffered cuts due to shards of glbad and smoke inhalation after their bus was bombarded with objects thrown by River fans, smashing the windows.
At a meeting held at Conmebol's headquarters in Asuncion on Tuesday and attended by the two club presidents, the governing body announced that the match would be played on December 8 and 9, but outside Argentina.
Angelici, however, said Tuesday that Boca "has no plans to play another final".
He even promised to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport where he owed it.
On Monday, D'Onofrio had already accused Angelici of "treason" by submitting the appeal to Conmebol's independent disciplinary body.
The Mayor of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, and even Argentine President Mauricio Macri, a fan and former president of Boca, have accepted responsibility for "the failure of security" during the match.
The security minister of the Argentine capital, Martin Ocampo, has even resigned.
The Conmebol Disciplinary Commission is expected to rule on Boca's appeal on Wednesday.
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