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According to information from the Argentine TV channel TN, the game will continue, "100%"December 8th or 9th and out of Argentina.
There is of course a precedent in Boca's claim that River be disqualified from the tournament. In 2015, Conmebol disqualified Boca in the round of 16 after the attack of River players in a pepper tunnel in the La Bombonera tunnel.. River led 1-0 overall at that time and the match was suspended before the second half after the incident. As Boca noted in a statement to Conmebol: "Any sanction different from that applied to Boca would bring a clear and unjust gap".
And some River fans could not resist … some signs in the stadium said "Thank you for playing, Gimnasia."
River was eliminated from Copa Argentina by Gimnasia La Plata on Wednesday, first loss of Los Millonarios in national cup since 2014-15. This means that if the Copa Libertadores final continues, the only way for River to go to next year's tournament will be to beat Boca.
Good news for Boca: midfielder Pablo Pérez was released from the hospital following the attack on the Boca bus. However, he will not be able to play a role in the Primera División match against Independiente scheduled for Sunday. Defenders Julio Buffarini and Leonardo Jara were also injured during the troubles last weekend and are unlikely to be in the team.
Argentinian media TyC Sports reports that Conmebol will do everything in its power to organize at least the game in South America or as close to the match as possible. Asunción, Medellín and Miami currently among the potential host cities.
It has just been confirmed that Argentine President Mauricio Macri will meet his Fifa counterpart, Gianni Infantino today in a last attempt to make sure that the game is organized in Argentina.
As things stand, Boca has asked that the game be awarded to them and River has filed a counter-argument against his disqualification and the assignment of the tie and title to his rivals in Buenos Aires.. A decision on the decision to disqualify River is expected today, and if that does not happen, it will then be decided where and when the meeting will take place, with Doha, venue of the Club World Cup where the final winner of the Libertadores will be competing – the favorite at the moment with a proposed date of December 8th.
The problem began to be felt since the beginning of the match last weekend, after the bus attack of the Boca team. en route to El Monumental de River stadium, leading to the suspension of the match. All the developments of yesterday are available here.
Keep up-to-date with the latest news of the Copa Libertadores return match between River Plate and Boca Juniors Conmebol is about to decide today where and when the match will take place.
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