Official: River-Boca to be played at the Santiago Bernabeu - 7M sport

Official: River-Boca to be played at the Santiago Bernabeu

On Sunday, December 9, at 20.30


Posted Friday, November 30, 2018 by Marca.com

Official: River-Boca to be played at the Santiago Bernabeu

The Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate has taken another twist, as it has emerged that the match will be played at Real Madrid's Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

With security at the Estadio Monumental not guaranteed, the various parties agreed the solution this evening.

Jugones de La Sexta reported that Real have given the okay, and that Conmebol, FIFA and the Spanish Federation agreed to the proposal.

This Thursday in Asuncion, the decision was made whether or not the final was to be played at all.

Real Madrid play away at Huesca over the weekend of December 8 and 9, which is the new date that has been scheduled in for the south American showpiece.

Conmebol preferred the Bernabeu to Doha, although economically Qatar would have paid approximately 14 million euros for the privilege, free transfers for a delegation of 40 people per team and their stay.

The reason was that Qatar Airways are the most important sponsors of Conmebol and Boca.

Florentino Perez has a strong relationship with the presidents of River and Boca, Rodolfo D'Onofrio and Daniel Angelici, and besides the prestige of playing at the stadium of the triple champion of Europe, there is an Argentine colony in Madrid of 71,000 registered inhabitants that will receive the final with open arms.



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