River Plate fans attack before the Copa Libertadores final

It could very well be the biggest game in the history of South American club football. River Plate vs Boca Juniors. The Superclasico, the fiercest rivalry of Argentina, participates for the first time in the final of the Copa Libertadores – the "Superfinal". The decisive return match was to start at 15 hours. AND Saturday at River's Monumental Stadium.

But the idiotic fans of River would not let him sweat in all his splendor without violence.

They lined the streets surrounding the stadium and attacked the Boca Juniors bus to the Monumental, which would have injured players and forced officials to delay the long-awaited match. It was the horrible scene in the Boca locker room on arrival:

Despite the chaos and Boca officials who made it clear that the club wanted the match to be postponed, CONMEBOL, the South American Football Authority, announced at 2:42 ET that the match was yet to be played Saturday, with knocked postponed. at 4 pm ET.

Videos of the bus attack

A few hours before the kickoff, as Boca's bus was heading towards the stadium to avoid trouble, River Plate fans broke the windows and used some kind of pepper spray or tear gas:

Boca Juniors' distressed players reportedly hospitalized

The bus arrived on the ground, but not without the attacks being felt. The Boca players, including Carlos Tevez, landed in distress:

It is unclear whether tear gas / tear gas came from River Plate supporters or police trying to disperse and dissuade fans. Whatever the case may be, this has clearly affected the players.

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Perez was seen leaving the locker room and reportedly ruled out because of an eye injury – if the match goes as planned.

Damage on the bus

A video of the interior of the Boca Juniors bus a few hours later showed the damage to the bus:

But the damage done to the players is at the heart of the decision: to play or to postpone?

Will the game be played?

The match, for the moment, has yet to be played Saturday, but will not start at 17h. local time (3 ET). Even after CONMEBOL announced that the kickoff would be postponed for at least an hour, the presidents of both clubs and CONMEBOL officials were stuck in discussions about how to proceed.

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