Boca Juniors v River Plate - Copa Libertadores final

[RandomGuy. 15,933]

17 minutes ago, 7-2 said:

So behind closed doors then. 

Yes, but not in that country.

[Distant Doonhamer 3,169]

6 hours ago, RandomGuy. said:

Even if it was behind closed doors the fans would still attack the players on their way to the stadium.

And again, both sets of fans have being doing this to the teams for years.

Neutral venue with no fans is the only way to stop any issues.

Not playing it at all would avoid any issues. Might send an appropriate message.

[senorsoupe 1,688]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46337788

Not pulling any punches, spot on

[Robin.Hood 5,264]

P. Pérez “Who’s going to guarantee our safety if we were to win in their stadium? We saw the fans before the match, imagine if we were to win. I have a wife and 3 kids, I can’t play football like this. My daughter was crying when she saw me and hugged me”
https://t.co/RLqOJWjXIb

Pretty sad stuff

[7-2 5,413]

Game to be played on 8 or 9 of December outside of Argentina, venue yet to be confirmed.

[Steve McQueen 545]

18 minutes ago, 7-2 said:

Game to be played on 8 or 9 of December outside of Argentina, venue yet to be confirmed.

Given the World Club Cup starts on the 12th in the UAE, I'd guess somewhere in the middle east?

[7-2 5,413]

29 minutes ago, Steve McQueen said:

Given the World Club Cup starts on the 12th in the UAE, I'd guess somewhere in the middle east?

It was mentioned on Sunday night that Dec 8 in Abu Dhabi was being strongly rumoured even before the game was called off again so you may well be right.

[Robin.Hood 5,264]

Genoa I read were looking to want to host it.

This is all bullshit

[Barry Ferguson's Hat 1,610]

Yemen, apparently. 

[HibeeJibee 8,408]

41 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said:

Yemen, apparently. 

Better send for...




Back in 1934 the North American qualifying for the World Cup got left so late that Mexico and USA both had to travel to Italy and held their playoff in Rome on the Thursday night before the tournament began on the Sunday with a full raft of knockout R1 ties. Mexico lost the playoff and went home immediately, USA were thrashed by Italy in R1 and so weren't far behind them.

[Enigma 3,323]

Should have it behind closed doors at Central Park for a laugh, early KO so it doesn’t run into the stock cars.

[Jeek 619]

Should have it behind closed doors at Central Park for a laugh, early KO so it doesn’t run into the stock cars.

It'd be too intimidating for the players imo

[Ross. 3,975]

6 hours ago, Jeek said:

It'd be too intimidating for the players imo

Apart from Tevez. They'd all just assume he was a local.

[JMDP 547]

Apparently being played in Madrid a week on Sunday. I really hope this is true as the bernabau as a fifteen minute walk from me.

[Distant Doonhamer 3,169]

1 hour ago, JMDP said:

Apparently being played in Madrid a week on Sunday. I really hope this is true as the bernabau as a fifteen minute walk from me.

According to BBC that is indeed the case.

ArgieBargie

Edited November 29, 2018 by Distant Doonhamer

[7-2 5,413]

1 hour ago, Distant Doonhamer said:

According to BBC that is indeed the case.

ArgieBargie

Both sets of supporters will be given an equal allocation of tickets for the match in the Spanish capital.

Good move...

[Honest_Man#1 2,715]

7 hours ago, 7-2 said:

Both sets of supporters will be given an equal allocation of tickets for the match in the Spanish capital.

Good move...

That is fucking mental. Host it in a different country to avoid chaos again, then decide to go back to allowing both sets of fans in. 

[jamamafegan 6,300]

That is fucking mental. Host it in a different country to avoid chaos again, then decide to go back to allowing both sets of fans in. 

It will just be full of tourists. There won’t be nearly the same amount of trouble as there would be back in Argentina.

[Honest_Man#1 2,715]

9 minutes ago, jamamafegan said:

 

It will just be full of tourists. There won’t be nearly the same amount of trouble as there would be back in Argentina.

 

I think you might be surprised how many travel. It’s like Celtic vs Rangers in their only ever time meeting in a Champions League final, when they’ve not been allowed to have fans in the same stadium for years.

[accies1874 4,688]

Both sets of supporters will be given an equal allocation of tickets for the match in the Spanish capital.
Good move...

What if the equal allocation is zero?