The final of the Copa Libertadores moved 10,000 km to Spain

River Plate and Boca Juniors will play the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, more than 10,000 km from Buenos Aires.

Regarded as the biggest club match in the history of South American football, the highly anticipated match of Argentina was delayed twice last Saturday, then postponed to Sunday, and then canceled following the 39; River Plate supporters attack on the coach of the Boca team.

The board of directors of CONMEBOL announced Tuesday that the first leg would be held outside Argentina on Saturday, December 8 or Sunday, December 9. The capital of Spain has now been confirmed as the city where it will take place, from this date. at 20:30 local time.

Fans on both sides will receive an equal allocation, which means there is no "local" team.

The President of CONMEBOL, Alejandro Dominquez, issued Thursday night in a statement: "The administration has chosen to organize the return match at the Copa Libertadores, in front of the two groups of supporters, in Madrid, in Santiago Bernabeu .

"Those of us who know the beautiful game know that it is only about winning and losing, not killing or dying."

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, tweeted: "Spain is ready to organize the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate.The security forces have a great experience of these situations and are already working on the Deployments needed for the event is secure. "

The two Boca players were injured by splinters of glbad and tear gas, which were fired by the police to disperse the crowd in front of the River Plate El Monumental Stadium. .

It was hoped that the final of the South American equivalent of the Champions League, the first among the most famous clubs in Argentina, could be over Sunday, but Boca asked for another postponement because some of his players still suffered after-effects. tear gas.

River Plate has been fined 360,000 euros for the violence.

The champions of Real Madrid, champions of Europe, are in Liga in Huesca, in Lues, on the date of the Derby Superclasico exported, which will take place 6,237 miles of its traditional sites.

Paris, which has two big football stadiums in the Parc des Princes and the Stade de France, was seen as an alternative to Madrid.