Bad memories: River against Boca in the Copa Libertadores

This time the city rivals from Buenos Aires are already competing in the semi-finals of the South American Champions League and are bringing back bad memories before the duels in October.

The league duel will take place on Sunday in the Monumental Stadium, for which around 1500 security forces will be mobilized. The final second leg was supposed to take place at the same venue on November 24th last year, but the Boca bus was attacked by River fans on the way to the stadium. Several players then complained of injuries caused by shattered windows and tear gas used by the police.

Last year the final took place in Madrid To ensure security, the game was then moved to Madrid, where River Plate won South America's most important club trophy for the fourth time on December 9th after a 2-2 draw in the first leg with a 3-1 draw. This year, the first game of the new meeting will take place on October 1st at the Monumental Stadium, before the second leg takes place on October 22nd in Boca's atmospheric football bowl Bombonera.

While a 3-0 draw against the Ecuadorians at home on Wednesday was enough for the Juniors after a 0-0 draw at LDU Quito, River Plate completed the classic a day later with a 1-1 draw at Cerro Porteno from Paraguay (first leg 2-0). . In the second semi-final, Brazil's top clubs Gremio Porto Alegre and CR Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro face each other.

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Bad memories: River against Boca in the Copa Libertadores

Almost ten months after the scandalous bus attack and the final that was subsequently moved to Spain's capital Madrid, Argentina's football superpowers River Plate and Boca Juniors will meet again in the Copa Libertadores.

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